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Tommy Kono

1930 - 2016

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Tamio "Tommy" Kono (Japanese: 高野 民夫, June 27, 1930 – April 24, 2016) was an American weightlifter of Japanese descent. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tommy Kono has received more than 506,665 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Kono is the 1,794th most popular athlete (down from 1,435th in 2019), the 10,678th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,418th in 2019) and the 309th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 510k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.28

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tommy Kono ranks 1,794 out of 6,025. Before him are Carl-Friedrich Freiherr von Langen, Tom Price, Christine Stückelberger, Friedrich Waller, Niels Fredborg, and Günther Haase. After him are Nikolai Puchkov, Guillermo Douglas, Allen Johnson, Shaun White, Yevgeny Maskinskov, and Gordon George Avery.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Tommy Kono ranks 554. Before him are Geeta Bali, Ardalion Ignatyev, Leila Seth, Geeta Dutt, Suzanne Morrow Francis, and Gordon Pinsent. After him are Nikolai Puchkov, Yevgeny Maskinskov, Lorraine Hansberry, Frank Perry, Satya Vrat Shastri, and Gun Röring. Among people deceased in 2016, Tommy Kono ranks 505. Before him are Ernestine Anderson, Andrew Sachs, Joseph Mascolo, Ashot Anastasian, Anatoli Isayev, and Terry Wogan. After him are Fyvush Finkel, Yngve Brodd, Riki Sorsa, Jonathan Riley-Smith, Jo Cox, and Lou Pearlman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tommy Kono ranks 10,678 out of 20,380. Before him are Dave Coulier (1959), Eric Mabius (1971), Brewster H. Shaw (1945), Lyle Campbell (1942), Adrian Grenier (1976), and Ron Underwood (1953). After him are Arthur Fiedler (1894), Noname Jane (1977), Kathy Griffin (1960), Lisa Rinna (1963), Tamara E. Jernigan (1959), and Alex Chilton (1950).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Tommy Kono ranks 309. Before him are Joseph Stadler (1880), Louis Kuehn (1901), Lesley Ashburner (1883), Edward Ferry (1941), Benjamin Bradshaw (1879), and Tom Price (1933). After him are Allen Johnson (1971), Shaun White (1986), Charles Dumas (1937), Merritt Giffin (1887), Mildrette Netter (1948), and Francis Tyler (1904).

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