ATHLETE
Thane Baker
1931 - Today
Thane Baker
Walter Thane Baker (born October 4, 1931) is an American former sprinter and winner of the gold medal in the 4x100 m relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, with a new world record of 39.5 seconds. At those Olympics Baker also won a silver medal in the 100-meter and a bronze in the 200-meter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thane Baker has received more than 40,296 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Thane Baker is the 1,934th most popular athlete (down from 1,417th in 2019), the 11,073rd most popular biography from United States (down from 10,319th in 2019) and the 332nd most popular American Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
40k
Page Views (PV)
42.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.44
Effective Languages (L*)
2.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Thane Bakers by language
Over the past year Thane Baker has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 4,607 views, followed by Chinese (810), and German (549). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (24.93%), Ukrainian (24.48%), and Polish (15.36%)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Thane Baker ranks 1,934 out of 6,025. Before him are Joseph Vissers, Burton Jastram, Claudia Testoni, Jasna Kolar-Merdan, Miroslav Poljak, and Hugo Wieslander. After him are Vitold Kreyer, Jean Gachet, Bob Schul, Jess Thorup, Serafim Todorov, and Peter Donlon.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJoseph Vissers
1928 - 2006
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,928
Burton Jastram
1910 - 1995
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,929
Claudia Testoni
1915 - 1998
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,930
Jasna Kolar-Merdan
1956 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,931
Miroslav Poljak
1944 - 2015
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,932
Hugo Wieslander
1889 - 1976
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,933
Thane Baker
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,934
Vitold Kreyer
1932 - 2020
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,935
Jean Gachet
1894 - 1968
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 1,936
Bob Schul
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 1,937
Jess Thorup
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 1,938
Serafim Todorov
1969 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 1,939
Peter Donlon
1906 - 1979
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 1,940
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Thane Baker ranks 559. Before him are Tadeusz Rut, Maxine Singer, Gianuario Carta, Bill Hoskyns, Clifford Jordan, and Arne Nordheim. After him are Isidore Mankofsky, Werner Israel, Bassano Staffieri, Ernie Banks, Teresa Brewer, and Thomas Shardelow.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsTadeusz Rut
ATHLETE
1931 - 2002
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 553
Maxine Singer
BIOLOGIST
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 554
Gianuario Carta
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 555
Bill Hoskyns
FENCER
1931 - 2013
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 556
Clifford Jordan
MUSICIAN
1931 - 1993
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 557
Arne Nordheim
COMPOSER
1931 - 2010
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 558
Thane Baker
ATHLETE
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 559
Isidore Mankofsky
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2021
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 560
Werner Israel
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2022
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 561
Bassano Staffieri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2018
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 562
Ernie Banks
BASEBALL PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 563
Teresa Brewer
SINGER
1931 - 2007
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 564
Thomas Shardelow
CYCLIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 565
In United States
Among people born in United States, Thane Baker ranks 11,073 out of 20,380. Before him are Al Foster (1943), Balthazar Getty (1975), Matt Hardy (1974), Richard Edson (1954), James H. Billington (1929), and Soraya (1969). After him are Barney Bigard (1906), Kristine Lilly (1971), Oguchi Onyewu (1982), Sidney Wood (1911), Wilfred Benítez (1958), and Eleanor Holm (1913).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAl Foster
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,067
Balthazar Getty
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,068
Matt Hardy
WRESTLER
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,069
Richard Edson
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,070
James H. Billington
HISTORIAN
1929 - 2018
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,071
Soraya
SINGER
1969 - 2006
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,072
Thane Baker
ATHLETE
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,073
Barney Bigard
MUSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,074
Kristine Lilly
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 11,075
Oguchi Onyewu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 11,076
Sidney Wood
TENNIS PLAYER
1911 - 2009
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 11,077
Wilfred Benítez
BOXER
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 11,078
Eleanor Holm
SWIMMER
1913 - 2004
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 11,079
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Thane Baker ranks 332. Before him are Al Joyner (1960), Henry Proctor (1929), Edwin Graves (1897), Ron Freeman (1947), Allyson Felix (1985), and Burton Jastram (1910). After him are Bob Schul (1937), Peter Donlon (1906), George Simpson (1908), Forrest Towns (1914), Louis Wilkins (1882), and John Mulcahy (1876).
Al Joyner
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 326
Henry Proctor
1929 - 2005
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 327
Edwin Graves
1897 - 1986
HPI: 42.40
Rank: 328
Ron Freeman
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 329
Allyson Felix
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 330
Burton Jastram
1910 - 1995
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 331
Thane Baker
1931 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 332
Bob Schul
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.26
Rank: 333
Peter Donlon
1906 - 1979
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 334
George Simpson
1908 - 1961
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 335
Forrest Towns
1914 - 1991
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 336
Louis Wilkins
1882 - 1950
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 337
John Mulcahy
1876 - 1942
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 338