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Scott Hamilton

1958 - Today

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Scott Scovell Hamilton (born August 28, 1958) is a retired American figure skater and Olympic gold medalist. He won a gold medal in the 1984 Winter Olympics, four consecutive World Championships (1981–84) and four consecutive U.S. championships (1981–84). His signature move, the backflip, a feat few other figure skaters could perform at the time, is against U.S. Figure Skating and Olympic competition rules. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott Hamilton has received more than 39,628 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Scott Hamilton is the 221st most popular skater (down from 215th in 2019), the 14,604th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,978th in 2019) and the 31st most popular American Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 40k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Scott Hamilton ranks 221 out of 483. Before him are Artur Dmitriev, Dianne Holum, Ye Qiaobo, Maxim Marinin, Chad Hedrick, and Ådne Søndrål. After him are Petr Barna, Maurizio Margaglio, Povilas Vanagas, Gabriella Papadakis, Jacqueline Börner, and Dagmar Lurz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Scott Hamilton ranks 694. Before him are Roberto Tozzi, Barry Adamson, Kathrin Schmidt, Rick Snyder, Peter Del Vecho, and Pedro Cateriano. After him are Eufemio Cabral, Vagif Sultanli, Jacqueline Hewitt, Lilya Budzhurova, Sandi Toksvig, and Stuart Adamson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Scott Hamilton ranks 14,604 out of 20,380. Before him are Sheridan Downey (1884), Carl Hayden (1877), Elizabeth Kostova (1964), Derek Fisher (1974), John Hoeven (1957), and Quincy Watts (1970). After him are Jacob Batalon (1996), Julia Garner (1994), Pat Quinn (1948), Ramon Estevez (1963), James Craig (1912), and John Thune (1961).

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Among SKATERS In United States

Among skaters born in United States, Scott Hamilton ranks 31. Before him are James Grogan (1931), Eric Flaim (1967), Sasha Cohen (1984), Michelle Kwan (1980), Dianne Holum (1951), and Chad Hedrick (1977). After him are Kristi Yamaguchi (1971), Shani Davis (1982), Dan Jansen (1965), Linda Fratianne (1960), Tara Lipinski (1982), and Nathan Chen (1999).

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