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Thomas Burke

1875 - 1929

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Thomas Edmund Burke (January 15, 1875 – February 14, 1929) was an American sprinter. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Burke has received more than 21,200 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Burke is the 14th most popular athlete (up from 25th in 2019), the 1,314th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,646th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Athlete.

Thomas Burke is most famous for his book, "The Outlaw's Journal," which was published in 1837. The book is about a man who is on the run from the law and is not afraid to rob, steal, or kill to get what he wants.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.36

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thomas Burke ranks 14 out of 6,025. Before him are Dick Fosbury, Ronnie Coleman, Usain Bolt, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Javier Sotomayor, and Ray Ewry. After him are Felix Baumgartner, Mike Powell, Stefka Kostadinova, Florence Griffith Joyner, Ellery Harding Clark, and Iolanda Balaș.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Thomas Burke ranks 38. Before him are Albert Marquet, Anatoly Lunacharsky, Othenio Abel, Sisowath Monivong, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, and Cléo de Mérode. After him are Rudolf von Sebottendorf, Mistinguett, Franco Alfano, Birsa Munda, Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg, and Nobuyuki Abe. Among people deceased in 1929, Thomas Burke ranks 29. Before him are Charles Cooley, Franz Rosenzweig, Habibullāh Kalakāni, Arthur Scherbius, Gyula Andrássy the Younger, and Prince Henry of Prussia. After him are Richard Réti, Stepa Stepanović, Asa Griggs Candler, Jan Baudouin de Courtenay, Liang Qichao, and Tanaka Giichi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Burke ranks 1,314 out of 20,380. Before him are Philip Johnson (1906), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Wallace Carothers (1896), Norman Mailer (1923), Angela Bassett (1958), and Kathleen Turner (1954). After him are Gene Tierney (1920), Sarah Jessica Parker (1965), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), Eliot Ness (1903), Larry King (1933), and James Spader (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Thomas Burke ranks 7. Before him are Jesse Owens (1913), Bob Beamon (1946), Carl Lewis (1961), Dick Fosbury (1947), Ronnie Coleman (1964), and Ray Ewry (1873). After him are Mike Powell (1963), Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Frank Zane (1942), Larry Scott (1938), and Max Emmerich (1879).

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