BOXER

Sam Langford

1886 - 1956

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Samuel Edgar Langford (March 4, 1886 – January 12, 1956) was a Canadian boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. Called the "Greatest Fighter Nobody Knows", by ESPN, Langford is considered by many boxing historians to be one of the greatest fighters of all time. Originally from Weymouth Falls, a small community in Nova Scotia, he was known as "the Boston Bonecrusher", "the Boston Terror", and his most famous nickname, "the Boston Tar Baby". Langford stood 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1.69 m) and weighed 185 lb (84 kg) in his prime. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sam Langford has received more than 683,535 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sam Langford is the 185th most popular boxer (down from 165th in 2019), the 615th most popular biography from Canada (down from 597th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Boxer.

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  • 50.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Sam Langford ranks 185 out of 496. Before him are Samuel Mosberg, Abel Laudonio, Henry Maske, Ruslan Chagaev, Hasim Rahman, and Guillermo Lovell. After him are Franco De Piccoli, Raúl Landini, Harry Mallin, Ted Morgan, Stanislav Stepashkin, and Claudio Barrientos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Sam Langford ranks 292. Before him are Karl Dane, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, Alexander Drankov, Jeanie MacPherson, Otto Authén, and Nellie Sengupta. After him are Spring Byington, Ronald Firbank, Aarne Pohjonen, Charlotte Mineau, Rudolf Degermark, and Pauline Bush. Among people deceased in 1956, Sam Langford ranks 213. Before him are Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Benno von Arent, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, John Garstang, Charley Grapewin, and Christian Gitsham. After him are René Fernández, Francis Tyler, Michael Arlen, Bob Sweikert, Margaret Wycherly, and Paul Kelly.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Sam Langford ranks 615 out of 1,622. Before him are Suzanne Clément (1969), Bernie Geoffrion (1931), Haji (1946), Guy Lombardo (1902), George Woodcock (1912), and Eva Dawes (1912). After him are Currie Graham (1967), Archibald MacKinnon (1937), Suzanne Morrow Francis (1930), Caroline Rhea (1964), Charles Tupper (1821), and Gordon Pinsent (1930).

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Among BOXERS In Canada

Among boxers born in Canada, Sam Langford ranks 3. Before him are George Chuvalo (1937), and Arturo Gatti (1972). After him are Horace Gwynne (1912), Mark Leduc (1962), David Lemieux (1988), Tammara Thibeault (1996), Anna Lysenko (1991), and Charlie Cavanagh (2000).

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