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Mel Pender

1937 - Today

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Melvin Pender Jr. (born October 31, 1937, in Atlanta, Georgia) competed as a runner in the 1964 and 1968 Olympics, winning an Olympic gold medalist in the 4x100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Pender has received more than 50,989 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Mel Pender is the 2,326th most popular athlete (down from 2,265th in 2019), the 12,628th most popular biography from United States (up from 14,367th in 2019) and the 410th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 51k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 40.19

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Mel Pender ranks 2,326 out of 6,025. Before him are Simon Dickie, Marshall Wayne, Mary Washburn, Nikolai Sologubov, David Curtiss Munson, and Maureen Gardner. After him are Abel Kiviat, Lorne Loomer, Margit Schumann, Lyubov Gurina, Celina Jesionowska, and Nikolaos Kaklamanakis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Mel Pender ranks 534. Before him are David Seidler, Del Harris, Elinor Donahue, Bruce Johnstone, Jenő Kamuti, and Bessie Head. After him are Lorne Loomer, Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri, Jarosława Jóźwiakowska, Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Eleanor Holmes Norton, and Bob Boozer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mel Pender ranks 12,628 out of 20,380. Before him are Aaron Stanford (1976), Stephen Robinson (1955), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), David Anders (1981), Martha Tilton (1915), and Mike Bookie (1904). After him are Sid Eudy (1960), Brad Little (1954), Fidel LaBarba (1905), Carlene Carter (1955), J. Farrell MacDonald (1875), and David Wolf (1956).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Mel Pender ranks 410. Before him are Wayne Frye (1930), Ryan Crouser (1992), Nate Brooks (1933), Marshall Wayne (1912), Mary Washburn (1907), and David Curtiss Munson (1884). After him are Abel Kiviat (1892), Jim Bausch (1906), Shawnacy Barber (1994), Charles Austin (1967), Wilbur Thompson (1921), and Michael Marsh (1967).

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