BOXER

Teófilo Stevenson

1952 - 2012

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Teófilo Stevenson Lawrence (Spanish pronunciation: [teˈofilo steˈβenson]; 29 March 1952 – 11 June 2012) was a Cuban amateur boxer who competed from 1966 to 1986. Stevenson won the Val Barker Trophy (1972) as well was honored with the Olympic Order (1987) and is one of only three boxers to win three Olympic gold medals – alongside the Hungarian László Papp and the fellow Cuban Félix Savón. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Teófilo Stevenson has received more than 695,210 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Teófilo Stevenson is the 18th most popular boxer (up from 19th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Cuba (up from 26th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Boxer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 42

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Teófilo Stevenson ranks 18 out of 496. Before him are Carlos Monzón, Evander Holyfield, Jack Dempsey, Primo Carnera, Roberto Durán, and Larry Holmes. After him are Rubin Carter, László Papp, Ingemar Johansson, Floyd Patterson, Vitali Klitschko, and Ken Norton.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Teófilo Stevenson ranks 75. Before him are Paul Stanley, Alain Giresse, Gus Van Sant, Abbas al-Musawi, Guillermo Vilas, and Santillana. After him are Diana Gabaldon, Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev, Udo Dirkschneider, Christine Baranski, Robin Hobb, and Joe Strummer. Among people deceased in 2012, Teófilo Stevenson ranks 74. Before him are Chaleo Yoovidhya, Chris Marker, David Kelly, Warda Al-Jazairia, Gustav Leonhardt, and Omar Suleiman. After him are Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Santiago Carrillo, Paul L. Smith, Kathryn Joosten, and Miguel de la Madrid.

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In Cuba

Among people born in Cuba, Teófilo Stevenson ranks 23 out of 300. Before him are Juan Almeida Bosque (1927), Sergio Oliva (1941), Javier Sotomayor (1967), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Alicia Alonso (1920), and Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1956). After him are Tomas Milian (1933), Gerardo Machado (1871), Juanita Castro (1933), Alberto Juantorena (1950), Aleida March (1936), and Wifredo Lam (1902).

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Among BOXERS In Cuba

Among boxers born in Cuba, Teófilo Stevenson ranks 1. After him are José Nápoles (1940), Félix Savón (1967), Benny Paret (1937), Orlando Martínez (1944), Roberto Balado (1969), Emilio Correa (1953), José Gómez Mustelier (1959), Jorge Hernández (1954), Guillermo Rigondeaux (1980), Hipólito Ramos (1956), and Andrés Aldama (1956).

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