CYCLIST
Ronald Stretton
1930 - 2012

Ronald Stretton
Ronald Charles "Ron" Stretton (13 February 1930 – 12 November 2012) was a track cyclist from Great Britain, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. There he won the bronze medal in the men's 4,000 metres team pursuit, alongside Donald Burgess, George Newberry, and Alan Newton. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ronald Stretton has received more than 8,168 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Ronald Stretton is the 384th most popular cyclist (down from 310th in 2019), the 5,496th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,848th in 2019) and the 18th most popular British Cyclist.
Memorability Metrics
8.2k
Page Views (PV)
49.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
8.74
Effective Languages (L*)
1.48
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Ronald Stretton ranks 384 out of 1,613. Before him are Yaroslav Popovych, Edwig Van Hooydonck, Charly Mottet, Marco Giovannetti, Dimitri Konyshev, and Sven Nys. After him are Reno Olsen, Rolf Sørensen, Andreas Klöden, Nairo Quintana, Bruno Risi, and André Greipel.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYaroslav Popovych
1980 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 378
Edwig Van Hooydonck
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 379
Charly Mottet
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 380
Marco Giovannetti
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 381
Dimitri Konyshev
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 382
Sven Nys
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 383
Ronald Stretton
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 384
Reno Olsen
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 385
Rolf Sørensen
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 386
Andreas Klöden
1975 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 387
Nairo Quintana
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 388
Bruno Risi
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.40
Rank: 389
André Greipel
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 390
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Ronald Stretton ranks 585. Before him are Don Meineke, Jim Nabors, Jiří Skobla, Jerry Vale, Miguel Seijas, and Yuriy Tyukalov. After him are Mike Gravel, Luki Botha, Elaine Stewart, John Landy, Troy Ruttman, and Barry Unsworth. Among people deceased in 2012, Ronald Stretton ranks 452. Before him are Phyllis Thaxter, Josef Kloimstein, Alan G. Poindexter, Phillip V. Tobias, Stanford R. Ovshinsky, and Milt Campbell. After him are Barry Unsworth, Joe Paterno, Les Leston, Andrew Sarris, Tommy Godwin, and Helen Gurley Brown.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsDon Meineke
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1930 - 2013
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 579
Jim Nabors
ACTOR
1930 - 2017
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 580
Jiří Skobla
ATHLETE
1930 - 1978
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 581
Jerry Vale
SINGER
1930 - 2014
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 582
Miguel Seijas
ATHLETE
1930 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 583
Yuriy Tyukalov
ATHLETE
1930 - 2018
HPI: 49.50
Rank: 584
Ronald Stretton
CYCLIST
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 585
Mike Gravel
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 586
Luki Botha
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 2006
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 587
Elaine Stewart
ACTOR
1930 - 2011
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 588
John Landy
ATHLETE
1930 - 2022
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 589
Troy Ruttman
RACING DRIVER
1930 - 1997
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 590
Barry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 591
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsPhyllis Thaxter
ACTOR
1919 - 2012
HPI: 50.01
Rank: 446
Josef Kloimstein
ATHLETE
1929 - 2012
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 447
Alan G. Poindexter
ASTRONAUT
1961 - 2012
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 448
Phillip V. Tobias
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1925 - 2012
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 449
Stanford R. Ovshinsky
INVENTOR
1922 - 2012
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 450
Milt Campbell
ATHLETE
1933 - 2012
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 451
Ronald Stretton
CYCLIST
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 452
Barry Unsworth
WRITER
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 453
Joe Paterno
WRITER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 454
Les Leston
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 455
Andrew Sarris
WRITER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 456
Tommy Godwin
CYCLIST
1920 - 2012
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 457
Helen Gurley Brown
WRITER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 458
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ronald Stretton ranks 5,496 out of 8,785. Before him are Compton Mackenzie (1883), David Thompson (1770), Dick Gibson (1918), John Crome (1768), John Skelton (1460), and Kevin Warwick (1954). After him are David Hobbs (1939), William Moseley (1987), Martin Whitmarsh (1958), Ian Mosley (1953), Fanny Kemble (1809), and John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute (1958).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsCompton Mackenzie
WRITER
1883 - 1972
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 5,490
David Thompson
EXPLORER
1770 - 1857
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,491
Dick Gibson
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 2010
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,492
John Crome
PAINTER
1768 - 1821
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,493
John Skelton
WRITER
1460 - 1529
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,494
Kevin Warwick
ENGINEER
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,495
Ronald Stretton
CYCLIST
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 5,496
David Hobbs
RACING DRIVER
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 5,497
William Moseley
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.45
Rank: 5,498
Martin Whitmarsh
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 5,499
Ian Mosley
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 5,500
Fanny Kemble
ACTOR
1809 - 1893
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 5,501
John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute
RACING DRIVER
1958 - 2021
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 5,502
Among CYCLISTS In United Kingdom
Among cyclists born in United Kingdom, Ronald Stretton ranks 18. Before him are Phil Anderson (1958), Gordon Thomas (1921), Harry Ryan (1893), Geraint Thomas (1986), Donald Burgess (1933), and Alan Geldard (1927). After him are Bryan Steel (1969), George Newberry (1917), Max Sciandri (1967), Chris Boardman (1968), Jamie Staff (1973), and Adam Yates (1992).
Phil Anderson
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 12
Gordon Thomas
1921 - 2013
HPI: 50.97
Rank: 13
Harry Ryan
1893 - 1961
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 14
Geraint Thomas
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 15
Donald Burgess
1933 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 16
Alan Geldard
1927 - 2018
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 17
Ronald Stretton
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 18
Bryan Steel
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 19
George Newberry
1917 - 1978
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 20
Max Sciandri
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.91
Rank: 21
Chris Boardman
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.88
Rank: 22
Jamie Staff
1973 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 23
Adam Yates
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 24