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Tommy Burns

1881 - 1955

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Tommy Burns (born Noah Brusso; June 17, 1881 – May 10, 1955) was a Canadian professional boxer. He is the only Canadian-born World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Burns made 13 title defences against 11 different boxers, despite often being the underdog due to his size. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Burns has received more than 12,107 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Burns is the 14,436th most popular politician (down from 13,636th in 2019), the 352nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 360th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Canadian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.93

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.40

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tommy Burns ranks 14,436 out of 19,576. Before him are José Graziano da Silva, William M. Evarts, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, William Huskisson, Samuel Dexter, and Christian Schwarz-Schilling. After him are Lothar Metz, Giuseppe Lepori, Ernst Wetter, Roy Jenkins, Yacouba Isaac Zida, and Yousaf Raza Gillani.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Tommy Burns ranks 171. Before him are Harry Edwin Wood, Mordecai Kaplan, Abdulla Shaig, Patrick Ryan, Benjamin Jekhowsky, and Francis Ford. After him are Walter Krueger, Eugénie Cotton, Abram Deborin, Eleanor Farjeon, Allauddin Khan, and Robert Esnault-Pelterie. Among people deceased in 1955, Tommy Burns ranks 127. Before him are Margaret Abbott, Leonardus Nardus, James Agee, František Janda-Suk, Fumio Hayasaka, and Johannes de Jong. After him are Constantin Argetoianu, Charley Toorop, Johan Jarlén, Luís de Freitas Branco, Shemp Howard, and Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Tommy Burns ranks 352 out of 1,622. Before him are Richard Manuel (1943), Jean-Marc Vallée (1963), Harry Saltzman (1915), Donal Logue (1966), Hal Foster (1892), and Bernie Shaw (1956). After him are A. J. Cook (1978), R. B. Bennett (1870), Edward Belcher (1799), Howie Mandel (1955), Duncan McNaughton (1910), and Guy Lafleur (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Tommy Burns ranks 27. Before him are Terry Sawchuk (1929), John Diefenbaker (1895), Robert Borden (1854), Michael Ignatieff (1947), John Abbott (1821), and Arthur Meighen (1874). After him are R. B. Bennett (1870), Julie Payette (1963), Jacques Parizeau (1930), Ted Cruz (1970), Patricia Jones (1930), and Brock Chisholm (1896).

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