1959 - Today
Ambrose "Rowdy" Gaines IV (born February 17, 1959) is an American former competitive swimmer, U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame member, three-time Olympic gold medalist, and member of the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He is a swimming analyst for television network NBC. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rowdy Gaines has received more than 693,520 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Rowdy Gaines is the 238th most popular swimmer (down from 199th in 2019), the 15,922nd most popular biography from United States (down from 14,299th in 2019) and the 73rd most popular American Swimmer.
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Among swimmers, Rowdy Gaines ranks 238 out of 392. Before him are Camille Lacourt, Cameron van der Burgh, Chad le Clos, Bruno Fratus, Tiffany Cohen, and Jani Sievinen. After him are Filippo Magnini, Gregorio Paltrinieri, Otylia Jędrzejczak, Duje Draganja, Daniela Hunger, and Thomas Lurz.
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.96
Rank: 232
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.84
Rank: 233
1992 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 234
1989 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 235
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.75
Rank: 236
1974 - Present
HPI: 28.70
Rank: 237
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 238
1982 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 239
1994 - Present
HPI: 28.53
Rank: 240
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.53
Rank: 241
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.46
Rank: 242
1972 - Present
HPI: 28.41
Rank: 243
1979 - Present
HPI: 28.39
Rank: 244
Among people born in 1959, Rowdy Gaines ranks 693. Before him are Kevin Sheedy, Zainab Bangura, Kazuhiro Koso, Leila de Lima, Phil Brown, and Davis Phinney. After him are Judith Collins, Victoria Jackson, Jim McGovern, Keith Olbermann, Lynette Woodard, and Christin Cooper.
1959 - Present
HPI: 29.44
Rank: 687
1959 - Present
HPI: 29.21
Rank: 688
1959 - Present
HPI: 29.16
Rank: 689
1959 - Present
HPI: 29.13
Rank: 690
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.93
Rank: 691
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.79
Rank: 692
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 693
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.63
Rank: 694
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.55
Rank: 695
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.50
Rank: 696
1959 - Present
HPI: 27.89
Rank: 697
1959 - Present
HPI: 27.82
Rank: 698
1959 - Present
HPI: 27.68
Rank: 699
Among people born in United States, Rowdy Gaines ranks 15,922 out of 18,182. Before him are Darrell Issa (1953), Stephen Frick (1964), Vince Spadea (1974), Stark Sands (1978), David Smith (1985), and Aileen Quinn (1971). After him are Louie Gohmert (1953), Jimmy Shea (1968), Edwin Hodge (1985), Caitlin FitzGerald (1983), Jeh Johnson (1957), and Lauren Conrad (1986).
1953 - Present
HPI: 28.68
Rank: 15,916
1964 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 15,917
1974 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 15,918
1978 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 15,919
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.67
Rank: 15,920
1971 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 15,921
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 15,922
1953 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 15,923
1968 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 15,924
1985 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 15,925
1983 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 15,926
1957 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 15,927
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 15,928
Among swimmers born in United States, Rowdy Gaines ranks 73. Before him are Amy Van Dyken (1973), Rebecca Soni (1987), Martín López-Zubero (1969), Jon Olsen (1969), Gary Hall Jr. (1974), and Tiffany Cohen (1966). After him are Nathan Adrian (1988), Brendan Hansen (1981), Tracy Caulkins (1963), Angel Martino (1967), Mary T. Meagher (1964), and Rick Carey (1963).
1973 - Present
HPI: 30.99
Rank: 67
1987 - Present
HPI: 30.92
Rank: 68
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.82
Rank: 69
1969 - Present
HPI: 29.41
Rank: 70
1974 - Present
HPI: 29.04
Rank: 71
1966 - Present
HPI: 28.75
Rank: 72
1959 - Present
HPI: 28.66
Rank: 73
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.27
Rank: 74
1981 - Present
HPI: 27.93
Rank: 75
1963 - Present
HPI: 27.79
Rank: 76
1967 - Present
HPI: 27.10
Rank: 77
1964 - Present
HPI: 26.84
Rank: 78
1963 - Present
HPI: 26.47
Rank: 79