ATHLETE
Reggie Walker
1889 - 1951
Reggie Walker
Reginald Edgar Walker (16 March 1889 in Durban – 5 November 1951) was a South African athlete and the 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reggie Walker has received more than 40,709 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Reggie Walker is the 199th most popular athlete (down from 190th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 64th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular South African Athlete.
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41k
Page Views (PV)
52.22
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
7.78
Effective Languages (L*)
2.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Reggie Walker ranks 199 out of 6,025. Before him are Edgar Aabye, Adhemar da Silva, Harold Abrahams, Harry Hillman, Eliud Kipchoge, and Helge Løvland. After him are Veniamin Soldatenko, Henrik Sjöberg, Peter Norman, Imre Németh, Renate Stecher, and Charlie Logg.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdgar Aabye
1865 - 1941
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 193
Adhemar da Silva
1927 - 2001
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 194
Harold Abrahams
1899 - 1978
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 195
Harry Hillman
1881 - 1945
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 196
Eliud Kipchoge
1984 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 197
Helge Løvland
1890 - 1984
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 198
Reggie Walker
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 199
Veniamin Soldatenko
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 200
Henrik Sjöberg
1875 - 1905
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 201
Peter Norman
1942 - 2006
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 202
Imre Németh
1917 - 1989
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 203
Renate Stecher
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 204
Charlie Logg
1931 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 205
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Reggie Walker ranks 153. Before him are Alexander Vertinsky, Arnold Fanck, Claude Rains, Subhi Bey Barakat, Luo Yixiu, and Shōji Nishimura. After him are Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro, Antonio Caggiano, Robert Z. Leonard, Manuel Prado Ugarteche, Hans Tropsch, and Hulusi Behçet. Among people deceased in 1951, Reggie Walker ranks 96. Before him are Pedro Salinas, Robert Broom, José Enrique Varela, Selim Palmgren, André Gobert, and Mohammad-Taqi Bahar. After him are László Almásy, John Paine, Karl Koller, Henry Taylor, Gustave Sandras, and Angelos Sikelianos.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsAlexander Vertinsky
SINGER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 147
Arnold Fanck
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1974
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 148
Claude Rains
ACTOR
1889 - 1967
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 149
Subhi Bey Barakat
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1939
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 150
Luo Yixiu
WRITER
1889 - 1910
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 151
Shōji Nishimura
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1944
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 152
Reggie Walker
ATHLETE
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 153
Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1933
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 154
Antonio Caggiano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1889 - 1979
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 155
Robert Z. Leonard
FILM DIRECTOR
1889 - 1968
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 156
Manuel Prado Ugarteche
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1967
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 157
Hans Tropsch
CHEMIST
1889 - 1935
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 158
Hulusi Behçet
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1948
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 159
Others Deceased in 1951
Go to all RankingsPedro Salinas
WRITER
1891 - 1951
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 90
Robert Broom
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1866 - 1951
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 91
José Enrique Varela
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1951
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 92
Selim Palmgren
COMPOSER
1878 - 1951
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 93
André Gobert
TENNIS PLAYER
1890 - 1951
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 94
Mohammad-Taqi Bahar
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 95
Reggie Walker
ATHLETE
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 96
László Almásy
EXPLORER
1895 - 1951
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 97
John Paine
ATHLETE
1870 - 1951
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 98
Karl Koller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1951
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 99
Henry Taylor
SWIMMER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 100
Gustave Sandras
GYMNAST
1872 - 1951
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 101
Angelos Sikelianos
WRITER
1884 - 1951
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 102
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Reggie Walker ranks 57 out of 454. Before him are Frances Ames (1920), Piet Joubert (1834), Eugène Terre'Blanche (1941), Bruce Grobbelaar (1957), David Cooper (1931), and Trevor Jones (1949). After him are Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer (1907), Cyril Cusack (1910), Dave Matthews (1967), Abdullah Ibrahim (1934), Dingane kaSenzangakhona (1795), and Marlene Dumas (1953).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsFrances Ames
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2002
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 51
Piet Joubert
POLITICIAN
1834 - 1900
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 52
Eugène Terre'Blanche
EXTREMIST
1941 - 2010
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 53
Bruce Grobbelaar
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 54
David Cooper
PHYSICIAN
1931 - 1986
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 55
Trevor Jones
COMPOSER
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 56
Reggie Walker
ATHLETE
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 57
Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 2004
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 58
Cyril Cusack
ACTOR
1910 - 1993
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 59
Dave Matthews
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 60
Abdullah Ibrahim
MUSICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 61
Dingane kaSenzangakhona
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1840
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 62
Marlene Dumas
PAINTER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 63
Among ATHLETES In South Africa
Among athletes born in South Africa, Reggie Walker ranks 2. Before him are Esther Brand (1922). After him are Oscar Pistorius (1986), Sid Atkinson (1901), Bevil Rudd (1894), Marjorie Clark (1909), Cecil McMaster (1895), Lillian Board (1948), Lawrence Stevens (1913), Christian Gitsham (1888), Clarence Walker (1898), and Wayde van Niekerk (1992).
Esther Brand
1922 - 2015
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 1
Reggie Walker
1889 - 1951
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 2
Oscar Pistorius
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 3
Sid Atkinson
1901 - 1977
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 4
Bevil Rudd
1894 - 1948
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 5
Marjorie Clark
1909 - 1993
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 6
Cecil McMaster
1895 - 1981
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 7
Lillian Board
1948 - 1970
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 8
Lawrence Stevens
1913 - 1989
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 9
Christian Gitsham
1888 - 1956
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 10
Clarence Walker
1898 - 1957
HPI: 42.57
Rank: 11
Wayde van Niekerk
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 12