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Michael Johnson

1967 - Today

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Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is an American retired sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Johnson has received more than 180,067 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Michael Johnson is the 219th most popular athlete (down from 123rd in 2019), the 4,300th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,713th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 180k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michael Johnson ranks 219 out of 6,025. Before him are John Paine, Carl Diem, Karin Balzer, Otto Herschmann, Natalya Lisovskaya, and Janusz Kusociński. After him are Éva Székely, Gottfried Diener, Karl Staaf, August Nilsson, Ethel Smith, and Romuald Klim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Michael Johnson ranks 116. Before him are Satya Nadella, Naser Orić, Yordan Letchkov, Sue Gardner, Chris Benoit, and Layne Staley. After him are Ardem Patapoutian, Melanie Thornton, Olafur Eliasson, Steve Zahn, Jonathan Littell, and Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Johnson ranks 4,300 out of 20,380. Before him are Layne Staley (1967), India Summer (1975), Edmund Gettier (1927), Hugh McDonald (1950), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), and Don Nelson (1940). After him are Billy Hayes (1947), John Tukey (1915), Lee Wallard (1910), Ray Dalio (1949), Eve Meyer (1928), and Meriwether Lewis (1774).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Michael Johnson ranks 50. Before him are Parry O'Brien (1932), Lee Evans (1947), Harry Hillman (1881), Charlie Logg (1931), Samuel Jones (1880), and John Paine (1870). After him are Evelyn Furtsch (1914), Arthur L. Newton (1883), Walter Tewksbury (1876), Frederick Lorz (1884), Ben Adams (1890), and Francis Lane (1874).

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