1944 - Today
Tommie C. Smith (born June 6, 1944) is an American former track and field athlete and former wide receiver in the American Football League. At the 1968 Summer Olympics, Smith, aged 24, won the 200-meter sprint finals and gold medal in 19.83 seconds – the first time the 20-second barrier was broken officially. His Black Power salute with John Carlos atop the medal podium to protest racism and injustice against African Americans in the United States caused controversy, as it was seen as politicizing the Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommie Smith has received more than 1,332,258 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommie Smith is the 41st most popular athlete (up from 44th in 2019), the 2,075th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,069th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Tommie Smith ranks 41 out of 3,059. Before him are Ben Johnson, Sohn Kee-chung, Shizo Kanakuri, Vasily Alekseyev, Coroebus of Elis, and Ivan Patzaichin. After him are Mark Phillips, Jānis Lūsis, Theagenes of Thasos, Alberto Juantorena, Peter Norman, and Valeriy Brumel.
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 35
1912 - 2002
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 36
1891 - 1983
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 37
1942 - 2011
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 38
800 BC - 800 BC
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 39
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 40
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 41
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 42
1939 - 2020
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 43
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 44
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 45
1942 - 2006
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 46
1942 - 2003
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 47
Among people born in 1944, Tommie Smith ranks 136. Before him are Carlos Pace, Gianfranco Ferré, John Entwistle, Alice Walker, Kemal Sunal, and Johnny Winter. After him are Brian Tracy, Richard Leakey, Pattie Boyd, Agnes Baltsa, Jon Kabat-Zinn, and Jon Anderson.
1944 - 1977
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 130
1944 - 2007
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 131
1944 - 2002
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 132
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 133
1944 - 2000
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 134
1944 - 2014
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 135
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 136
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 137
1944 - 2022
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 138
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 139
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 140
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 141
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 142
Among people born in United States, Tommie Smith ranks 2,075 out of 18,182. Before him are Georgina Spelvin (1936), Walter Tevis (1928), Alan Menken (1949), Madeleine Stowe (1958), Leland Stanford (1824), and Perry Como (1912). After him are Teri Hatcher (1964), Candice Bergen (1946), Tanya Roberts (1955), Harpo Marx (1888), John Derek (1926), and Lewis Hine (1874).
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 2,069
1928 - 1984
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 2,070
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 2,071
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 2,072
1824 - 1893
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 2,073
1912 - 2001
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 2,074
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 2,075
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 2,076
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 2,077
1955 - 2021
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 2,078
1888 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 2,079
1926 - 1998
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 2,080
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 2,081
Among athletes born in United States, Tommie Smith ranks 14. Before him are Mike Powell (1963), Ray Ewry (1873), Thomas Burke (1875), Larry Scott (1938), Al Oerter (1936), and Frank Zane (1942). After him are Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Eddie Eagan (1897), Irving Baxter (1876), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Wilma Rudolph (1940), and Jim Thorpe (1887).
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 8
1873 - 1937
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 9
1875 - 1929
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 10
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 11
1936 - 2007
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 12
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 13
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 14
1874 - 1949
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 15
1897 - 1967
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 16
1876 - 1957
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 17
1876 - 1928
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 18
1940 - 1994
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 19
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 20