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Terry Fox

1958 - 1981

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Terrance Stanley Fox (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated due to cancer, he embarked on an east-to-west cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Although the spread of his cancer eventually forced him to end his quest after 143 days and 5,373 kilometres (3,339 mi), and ultimately cost him his life, his efforts resulted in a lasting, worldwide legacy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terry Fox has received more than 5,558,663 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Terry Fox is the 175th most popular athlete (up from 260th in 2019), the 210th most popular biography from Canada (up from 251st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 44

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Terry Fox ranks 175 out of 3,059. Before him are Viorica Viscopoleanu, Chris Dickerson, Helen Stephens, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, Pietro Mennea, and Faina Melnik. After him are Dorian Yates, Dorothy Manley, Carl Diem, Harry Porter, Inessa Kravets, and Ralph Rose.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Terry Fox ranks 109. Before him are Nancy Spungen, Colm Feore, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Domenico Dolce, Dragan Đokanović, and Didier Reynders. After him are Yoshito Usui, Michael Flatley, Kim Boo-kyum, Eric Heiden, Greg Mankiw, and Oscar Schmidt. Among people deceased in 1981, Terry Fox ranks 111. Before him are Boris Polevoy, Ivan Eklind, Lydia Lopokova, Jim Davis, Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, and Allan Dwan. After him are Agniya Barto, Michele Andreolo, Paul Anspach, Durgabai Deshmukh, Mario Camerini, and Julio Libonatti.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Terry Fox ranks 210 out of 1,350. Before him are Nathan Fillion (1971), Ethel Smith (1907), Naomi Klein (1970), Raymond Massey (1896), John van 't Schip (1963), and Richard Williams (1933). After him are Hume Cronyn (1911), Marc Singer (1948), Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907), John Draper (1943), Florence Lawrence (1886), and Roddy Piper (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Terry Fox ranks 2. Before him are Ethel Smith (1907). After him are Percy Williams (1908), Duncan McNaughton (1910), Étienne Desmarteau (1873), David Hall (1875), Alex Wilson (1905), Earl Thomson (1895), Walter Byron (1894), Jane Bell (1910), Donald Arnold (1935), and Edward Archibald (1884).

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