SWIMMER
Murray Rose
1939 - 2012
Murray Rose
Iain Murray Rose, (6 January 1939 – 15 April 2012) was an Australian swimmer, who swam for the University of Southern California, and worked as an actor, sports commentator and marketing executive. He was a six-time Olympic medalist (four gold, one silver, one bronze), and at one time held the world records in the 400-metre, 800-metre, and 1500-metre freestyle (long course). He made his Olympic debut at the 1956 Summer Olympics as a 17-year-old and won three Olympic medals, all gold. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Murray Rose has received more than 180,858 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Murray Rose is the 109th most popular swimmer (down from 64th in 2019), the 4,741st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,367th in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Swimmer.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
44.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
3.53
Effective Languages (L*)
3.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Murray Rose ranks 109 out of 709. Before him are Georg Hoffmann, Frances Schroth, Lyn McClements, Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher, Lance Larson, and Debbie Meyer. After him are Leslie Boardman, Belle Moore, Harry Hebner, Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Oleksandr Sydorenko, and Oscar Grégoire.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorg Hoffmann
1880 - 1947
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 103
Frances Schroth
1893 - 1961
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 104
Lyn McClements
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 105
Irma Heijting-Schuhmacher
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 106
Lance Larson
1940 - 2024
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 107
Debbie Meyer
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 108
Murray Rose
1939 - 2012
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 109
Leslie Boardman
1889 - 1975
HPI: 44.08
Rank: 110
Belle Moore
1894 - 1975
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 111
Harry Hebner
1891 - 1968
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 112
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
1903 - 1986
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 113
Oleksandr Sydorenko
1960 - 2022
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 114
Oscar Grégoire
1877 - 1947
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 115
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Murray Rose ranks 503. Before him are Josef Černý, Humberto Cruz, Pierluigi Pizzaballa, Bernd Cullmann, Jose Maria Sison, and David Ray Griffin. After him are Yoseph Imry, Don Williams, Anne Heggtveit, Göran Sonnevi, Zbigniew Namysłowski, and Erik Pevernagie. Among people deceased in 2012, Murray Rose ranks 401. Before him are Rodolfo Quezada Toruño, Joel Goldsmith, Dolphy, Ruy de Freitas, Margaret Osborne duPont, and Boris Razinsky. After him are Mike Sparken, Jose Tomas Sanchez, Deborah Raffin, Norman Alden, Klaus Köste, and Geoffrey Hughes.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsJosef Černý
HOCKEY PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 497
Humberto Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 498
Pierluigi Pizzaballa
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 499
Bernd Cullmann
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 500
Jose Maria Sison
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 501
David Ray Griffin
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 502
Murray Rose
SWIMMER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 503
Yoseph Imry
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 504
Don Williams
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 505
Anne Heggtveit
SKIER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 506
Göran Sonnevi
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 507
Zbigniew Namysłowski
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2022
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 508
Erik Pevernagie
PAINTER
1939 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 509
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsRodolfo Quezada Toruño
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - 2012
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 395
Joel Goldsmith
COMPOSER
1957 - 2012
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 396
Dolphy
COMEDIAN
1928 - 2012
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 397
Ruy de Freitas
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1916 - 2012
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 398
Margaret Osborne duPont
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2012
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 399
Boris Razinsky
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 400
Murray Rose
SWIMMER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 401
Mike Sparken
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 402
Jose Tomas Sanchez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 403
Deborah Raffin
ACTOR
1953 - 2012
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 404
Norman Alden
ACTOR
1924 - 2012
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 405
Klaus Köste
GYMNAST
1943 - 2012
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 406
Geoffrey Hughes
ACTOR
1944 - 2012
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 407
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Murray Rose ranks 4,741 out of 8,785. Before him are Philip Hall (1904), William Cobbett (1763), Bob Gerard (1914), Henry Seebohm (1832), Peter Kemp (1878), and Terry McDermott (1951). After him are Tony Woodcock (1955), Samantha Morton (1977), Mark Lester (1958), Pete Quaife (1943), George Rodger (1908), and Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsPhilip Hall
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 1982
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 4,735
William Cobbett
WRITER
1763 - 1835
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 4,736
Bob Gerard
RACING DRIVER
1914 - 1990
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 4,737
Henry Seebohm
EXPLORER
1832 - 1895
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 4,738
Peter Kemp
ATHLETE
1878 - 1950
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 4,739
Terry McDermott
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 4,740
Murray Rose
SWIMMER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,741
Tony Woodcock
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 4,742
Samantha Morton
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,743
Mark Lester
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,744
Pete Quaife
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2010
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,745
George Rodger
JOURNALIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,746
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1871
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 4,747
Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom
Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, Murray Rose ranks 6. Before him are Henry Taylor (1885), John Derbyshire (1878), John Arthur Jarvis (1872), Irene Steer (1889), and Frederick Holman (1885). After him are Belle Moore (1894), Jennie Fletcher (1890), Valerie Davies (1912), Lucy Morton (1898), Annie Speirs (1889), and Judy Grinham (1939).
Henry Taylor
1885 - 1951
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 1
John Derbyshire
1878 - 1938
HPI: 47.58
Rank: 2
John Arthur Jarvis
1872 - 1933
HPI: 46.97
Rank: 3
Irene Steer
1889 - 1977
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 4
Frederick Holman
1885 - 1913
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 5
Murray Rose
1939 - 2012
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 6
Belle Moore
1894 - 1975
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 7
Jennie Fletcher
1890 - 1968
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 8
Valerie Davies
1912 - 2001
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 9
Lucy Morton
1898 - 1980
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 10
Annie Speirs
1889 - 1926
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 11
Judy Grinham
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 12