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Peter Radford

1939 - Today

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Peter Frank Radford (born 20 September 1939) is a former British sprinter, who competed at 100 and 200 metres (and 100 and 220 yards), broke world records, and won Olympic medals, despite having been seriously ill as a child due to a hole in his kidney. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Radford has received more than 53,117 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Radford is the 3,027th most popular athlete, the 6,543rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 108th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 53k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.64

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Peter Radford ranks 3,027 out of 6,025Before him are Betty Heidler, Kathy Hammond, Hiromi Taniguchi, Grigoriy Yegorov, Andrew Valmon, and Dae-ho Lee. After him are Nafissatou Thiam, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Clarence DeMar, Thomas Johanson, Fred Kerley, and Sergei Tchepikov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Peter Radford ranks 635Before him are Tom Harkin, Zelmo Beaty, Barry Cunliffe, Barry Mann, Ben Cayetano, and Leonel Maciel. After him are Bill Bridges, Robbie Brightwell, Frank McLintock, Chuck Robb, Jerry Allison, and Kit Bond.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Radford ranks 6,543 out of 8,785Before him are Paul Hunter (1978), Tom Rob Smith (1979), Paul Robinson (1979), Danny Rose (1990), Stan Anderson (1933), and Ben Elton (1959). After him are Freddie Stroma (1987), Samantha Ronson (1977), Joleon Lescott (1982), Charlie Brooker (1971), Martin Buchan (1949), and Andy Goram (1964).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Peter Radford ranks 108Before him are Sylvia Cheeseman (1929), Steve Cram (1960), June Foulds (1934), John Disley (1928), Sandra Chick (1947), and Colin Jackson (1967). After him are Carole Quinton (1936), Eileen Hiscock (1909), Alan Pascoe (1947), Walter D'Hondt (1936), Brendan Foster (1948), and Sheila Sherwood (1945).