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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 11,347 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Burns is the 13,684th most popular politician (down from 11,867th in 2019), the 361st most popular biography from Canada (down from 296th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Canadian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 11k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tommy Burns ranks 13,684 out of 15,577Before him are Miquel Crusafont i Pairó, Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Icel of Mercia, Ashur-rim-nisheshu, Lyudvig Chibirov, and Roy Jenkins. After him are Refat Chubarov, Viola Amherd, Johnny Isakson, Hamilcar I of Carthage, Gyude Bryant, and Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Tommy Burns ranks 157Before him are Henri Laurent, Heinrich Burger, Henri Grégoire, Robert Esnault-Pelterie, Eleanor Farjeon, and Benjamin Jekhowsky. After him are Lou Tellegen, Eugénie Cotton, Eulalio Gutiérrez, Clive Bell, Abram Deborin, and Huseyn Arablinski. Among people deceased in 1955, Tommy Burns ranks 119Before him are Luís de Freitas Branco, James Agee, František Janda-Suk, Constantin Argetoianu, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, and Arturo Coddou. After him are Charley Toorop, Constance Collier, Major Ritchie, Johan Jarlén, Alexei Ivanovich Abrikosov, and Georges Johin.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Tommy Burns ranks 361 out of 1,350Before him are Mort Sahl (1927), Michel Tremblay (1942), Wyndham Lewis (1882), Étienne Desmarteau (1873), Feist (1976), and Kate Nelligan (1950). After him are Mary Pierce (1975), Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975), Alannah Myles (1958), Steven Ogg (1973), Carole Laure (1948), and Gordon Neufeld (1947).

Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Tommy Burns ranks 31Before him are Julie Payette (1963), Brock Chisholm (1896), Myrtle Cook (1902), R. B. Bennett (1870), Robert Borden (1854), and Arthur Meighen (1874). After him are Jacques Parizeau (1930), François Legault (1957), John Sparrow David Thompson (1845), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Scotty Bowman (1933), and Ian Millar (1947).