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Otis Davis

1932 - 2024

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Otis Crandall Davis (July 12, 1932 – September 14, 2024) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals for record-breaking performances in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otis Davis has received more than 173,229 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Otis Davis is the 425th most popular athlete (up from 1,434th in 2019), the 5,696th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,417th in 2019) and the 98th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.37

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Otis Davis ranks 425 out of 6,025. Before him are Jack Broughton, Emerson Spencer, Edwin Flack, Allen Woodring, Bobby Morrow, and Willie Applegarth. After him are Sidney Johnson, Nam Sung-yong, Angéla Németh, Hallgeir Brenden, Edvin Wide, and Jim Lightbody.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Otis Davis ranks 285. Before him are Olga Fikotová, Michel Leblond, Billie Whitelaw, Tormod Knutsen, Edward Hardwicke, and Otto Schily. After him are Antonio Roma, Sígfrid Gràcia, Marc Fumaroli, Atef Ebeid, Kenneth Appel, and Francisco Umbral. Among people deceased in 2024, Otis Davis ranks 253. Before him are Rachid Mekhloufi, Daniela Hodrová, Olga Fikotová, Klaus Wunder, Neale Fraser, and Rolf Wolfshohl. After him are Léon Semmeling, Percy Adlon, Peter Sinfield, Michel Blanc, Breyten Breytenbach, and Ruth Westheimer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Davis ranks 5,696 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Stern (1953), James B. Donovan (1916), Eric Shinseki (1942), Sandra Bernhard (1955), Michael Spinks (1956), and John Patrick Foley (1935). After him are George Calnan (1900), Elizabeth Mitchell (1970), Sidney Johnson (1877), Amina Wadud (1952), David White (1916), and Harry Carey (1878).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Otis Davis ranks 98. Before him are Eddie Tolan (1908), George Saling (1909), Forrest Smithson (1884), Emerson Spencer (1906), Allen Woodring (1898), and Bobby Morrow (1935). After him are Sidney Johnson (1877), Jim Lightbody (1882), Tyson Gay (1982), Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), Jean Shiley (1911), and Louis Abell (1884).

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