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Mike Tyson

1966 - Today

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Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1985 to 2005. Nicknamed "Iron Mike" and "Kid Dynamite" in his early career, and later known as "The Baddest Man on the Planet", Tyson is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. He reigned as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mike Tyson has received more than 50,261,360 page views. His biography is available in 76 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Mike Tyson is the 3rd most popular boxer (up from 4th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from United States (down from 406th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Boxer.

Mike Tyson is most famous for being a boxer who was the youngest heavyweight champion in history, and for biting off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear during a boxing match.

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  • 76

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.77

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.57

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Mike Tyson ranks 3 out of 326Before him are Muhammad Ali and Rocky Marciano. After him are Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, Floyd Mayweather Jr., George Foreman, Max Schmeling, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sonny Liston, Jake LaMotta, and Jack Dempsey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, Mike Tyson ranks 1After him are Sophie Marceau, Salma Hayek, Romário, George Weah, Jimmy Wales, Roman Abramovich, Mikhail Mishustin, Vincent Cassel, Hristo Stoichkov, Helena Bonham Carter, and Adam Sandler.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Mike Tyson ranks 427 out of 18,182Before him are Alexander Calder (1898), John Tyler (1790), Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (1959), Albert Fish (1870), William G. Morgan (1870), and Caitlyn Jenner (1949). After him are Frank Abagnale (1948), Willem Dafoe (1955), Kip Thorne (1940), Joe Frazier (1944), Jessica Lange (1949), and Viggo Mortensen (1958).

Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Mike Tyson ranks 3Before him are Muhammad Ali (1942) and Rocky Marciano (1923). After him are Joe Frazier (1944), Joe Louis (1914), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), George Foreman (1949), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Sonny Liston (1932), Jake LaMotta (1922), Jack Dempsey (1895), and Evander Holyfield (1962).

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