1964 - 2019
Pernell Whitaker Sr. (January 2, 1964 – July 14, 2019) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and subsequently worked as a boxing trainer. He was a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the undisputed lightweight title; and the lineal lightweight and welterweight titles. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pernell Whitaker has received more than 2,206,499 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Pernell Whitaker is the 149th most popular boxer (down from 123rd in 2019), the 9,441st most popular biography from United States (down from 8,418th in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Boxer.
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Among boxers, Pernell Whitaker ranks 149 out of 326. Before him are Antal Kocsis, Søren Petersen, Franco De Piccoli, Cosimo Pinto, Boris Lagutin, and Ray Mercer. After him are Francisco Cabañas, Wolfgang Behrendt, Antonio Tarver, Stanislav Stepashkin, Jan Szczepański, and Miguel Cotto.
1905 - 1994
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 143
1894 - 1945
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 144
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 145
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 146
1938 - 2022
HPI: 42.25
Rank: 147
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 148
1964 - 2019
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 149
1912 - 2002
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 150
1936 - Present
HPI: 41.88
Rank: 151
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 152
1940 - 2013
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 153
1939 - 2017
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 154
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 155
Among people born in 1964, Pernell Whitaker ranks 367. Before him are Debi Mazar, Andrea Chiesa, Dunja Mijatović, Anfisa Reztsova, René Pape, and Gustavo Dezotti. After him are Pavel Ploc, Victor Wooten, Pascal Richard, Gérald Passi, María Dueñas, and Mark Valley. Among people deceased in 2019, Pernell Whitaker ranks 427. Before him are Julie Gibson, Elwyn Berlekamp, Gennadi Manakov, Neil Innes, Norma Croker, and Roky Erickson. After him are Eddie Money, Therese Zenz, Borka Pavićević, D. M. Jayaratne, Vasil Metodiev, and Heather Harper.
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 361
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 362
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 363
1964 - 2023
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 364
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 365
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 366
1964 - 2019
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 367
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 368
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 369
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 370
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 371
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 372
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 373
1913 - 2019
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 421
1940 - 2019
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 422
1950 - 2019
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 423
1944 - 2019
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 424
1934 - 2019
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 425
1947 - 2019
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 426
1964 - 2019
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 427
1949 - 2019
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 428
1932 - 2019
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 429
1947 - 2019
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 430
1931 - 2019
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 431
1935 - 2019
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 432
1930 - 2019
HPI: 41.95
Rank: 433
Among people born in United States, Pernell Whitaker ranks 9,441 out of 18,182. Before him are Dustin Poirier (1989), Donald Trump Jr. (1977), Janice E. Voss (1956), Michael O'Hare (1952), Jena Malone (1984), and Lizzy Caplan (1982). After him are Brandon Call (1976), William Frawley (1887), Dale Gardner (1948), James Gibbons (1834), Julie Strain (1962), and Victor Wooten (1964).
1989 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,435
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,436
1956 - 2012
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,437
1952 - 2012
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,438
1984 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,439
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,440
1964 - 2019
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 9,441
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 9,442
1887 - 1966
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 9,443
1948 - 2014
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 9,444
1834 - 1921
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 9,445
1962 - 2021
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 9,446
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 9,447
Among boxers born in United States, Pernell Whitaker ranks 56. Before him are James Smith (1953), Laila Ali (1977), Harry Spanjer (1873), Emanuel Steward (1944), Bert Schneider (1897), and Ray Mercer (1961). After him are Antonio Tarver (1968), Miguel Cotto (1980), Fidel LaBarba (1905), Micky Ward (1965), Michael Moorer (1967), and Carmen Barth (1912).
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 50
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 51
1873 - 1958
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 52
1944 - 2012
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 53
1897 - 1986
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 54
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.21
Rank: 55
1964 - 2019
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 56
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 57
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 58
1905 - 1981
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 59
1965 - Present
HPI: 41.34
Rank: 60
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 61
1912 - 1985
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 62