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Roy Sullivan

1912 - 1983

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Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was an American park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was claimed to have been struck by lightning on seven occasions, surviving all of them. For this reason, he gained the nicknames "Human Lightning Conductor" and "Human Lightning Rod". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Sullivan has received more than 3,059,236 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Roy Sullivan is the 79th most popular celebrity (down from 47th in 2019), the 4,191st most popular biography from United States (down from 2,088th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Celebrity.

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  • 51.04

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Roy Sullivan ranks 79 out of 181. Before him are Denise Perrier, Ethel Kennedy, Lindow Man, Joseph Augustus Zarelli, Michel Lotito, and Hana Brady. After him are Walther Kadow, Kim Ung-yong, Johnny Appleseed, Apasra Hongsakula, Herbert Norkus, and Norma Cappagli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Roy Sullivan ranks 164. Before him are Nick Cravat, Aleksandr Danilovich Aleksandrov, Winthrop Rockefeller, Ferdinand Leitner, Erich Leinsdorf, and Moses Finley. After him are Maguba Syrtlanova, Pierre Grimal, Heikki A. Alikoski, Alfred Deller, Michele Andreolo, and Xavier Montsalvatge. Among people deceased in 1983, Roy Sullivan ranks 118. Before him are Manuel Ferreira, Gabrielle Roy, Anthony van Hoboken, Juan Carlos Zabala, Herman Kahn, and József Takács. After him are Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Cathy Berberian, Raymond Massey, Bill Brandt, Rudolf Wolters, and Nichita Stănescu.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Sullivan ranks 4,191 out of 18,182. Before him are Christopher Cross (1951), Gary Kildall (1942), Erika Eleniak (1969), Elbert Hubbard (1856), Thomas Jane (1969), and Frank Carlucci (1930). After him are Jersey Joe Walcott (1914), John Mayer (1977), Billy Sheehan (1953), Gary Burton (1943), William Stewart Halsted (1852), and Michael Chang (1972).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Roy Sullivan ranks 31. Before him are Madeleine Astor (1893), Sally Hemings (1773), Evelyn McHale (1923), Kourtney Kardashian (1979), Ethel Kennedy (1928), and Joseph Augustus Zarelli (1953). After him are Johnny Appleseed (1774), William Masters (1915), Jeane Dixon (1904), Genie (1957), Virginia Dare (1587), and Carol Morris (1936).

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