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Sim Iness

1930 - 1996

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Simeon "Sim" Garland Iness (July 9, 1930 – May 23, 1996) was an American discus thrower who won a gold medal at the 1952 Summer Olympics, breaking the Olympic record several times in the process. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sim Iness has received more than 41,058 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sim Iness is the 1,963rd most popular athlete (down from 1,218th in 2019), the 13,239th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,717th in 2019) and the 358th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 35.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Sim Iness ranks 1,963 out of 3,059. Before him are Eric Lamaze, Austra Skujytė, Pita Taufatofua, Robert Harting, Dmitri Sautin, and Selina Gasparin. After him are Yuko Arimori, Erhard Wunderlich, Carmelita Jeter, Tony Estanguet, Tomi Poikolainen, and Bart Veldkamp.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Sim Iness ranks 554. Before him are Frank Shakespeare, Bill Hougland, Timothy Findley, Shirley Williams, Don Edmunds, and Dave Sexton. After him are Richard Davis, Windsor Davies, Charles Rangel, Barbara Lawrence, Bill Brock, and Ivy Dumont. Among people deceased in 1996, Sim Iness ranks 300. Before him are Benny Brown, Joseph Bernardin, Dana Hill, Lyle Talbot, Lucille Bremer, and Silk Smitha. After him are Yevgeny Rodionov, Yaki Kadafi, Dunc Gray, and Beryl Reid.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Sim Iness ranks 13,239 out of 18,182. Before him are David J. Tholen (1955), Rachael Yamagata (1977), Austin St. John (1974), Susan Faludi (1959), Ian Gomez (1964), and Amber Liu (1992). After him are H. R. McMaster (1962), Zelda Williams (1989), Josh Kelley (1980), Karen McDougal (1971), Carmelita Jeter (1979), and Julia Sweeney (1959).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Sim Iness ranks 358. Before him are Vicki Draves (1924), George Woods (1943), Steve Lewis (1969), Michael Marsh (1967), Lauryn Williams (1983), and Joe DeLoach (1967). After him are Carmelita Jeter (1979), Ollan Cassell (1937), Andre Phillips (1959), Aries Merritt (1985), Roger Kingdom (1962), and Steven López (1978).

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