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Tyson Gay

1982 - Today

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Tyson Gay (born August 9, 1982) is a retired American track and field sprinter who competed in the 100 and 200 meters. His 100 m personal best of 9.69 seconds is the American record and makes him tied for the second fastest athlete over 100 m ever, along with Yohan Blake of Jamaica. Gay has won medals in many major international competitions, which includes 3 gold medals in the 100 m, 200 m and 4 × 100 m relay at the 2007 Osaka World Championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tyson Gay has received more than 2,635,942 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Tyson Gay is the 433rd most popular athlete (down from 352nd in 2019), the 5,729th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,758th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Tyson Gay ranks 433 out of 6,025. Before him are Nam Sung-yong, Angéla Németh, Hallgeir Brenden, Edvin Wide, Jim Lightbody, and Leslie Laing. After him are Marianne Werner, Émile Champion, Joseph Benz, Afonso Costa, Wilhelmina von Bremen, and Albert Hill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Tyson Gay ranks 65. Before him are Natalia Vodianova, Yvonne Strahovski, Priyanka Chopra, Nicki Minaj, Eduardo Saverin, and Maarten Stekelenburg. After him are Shyla Stylez, Irakli Garibashvili, Buakaw Banchamek, Kristin Kreuk, Gina Carano, and Emina Jahović.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Tyson Gay ranks 5,729 out of 20,380. Before him are Francis Hunter (1894), Raymond J. Barry (1939), Reggie Miller (1965), Jack Bender (1949), Mickey Marcus (1901), and Christopher Guest (1948). After him are Oswald Veblen (1880), Helen Johns (1914), Barrington Moore Jr. (1913), Lou Thesz (1916), Joanna Moore (1934), and Raymond Cruz (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Tyson Gay ranks 101. Before him are Emerson Spencer (1906), Allen Woodring (1898), Bobby Morrow (1935), Otis Davis (1932), Sidney Johnson (1877), and Jim Lightbody (1882). After him are Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909), Jean Shiley (1911), Louis Abell (1884), Edward Cook (1888), Harry Stenqvist (1893), and Louis Clarke (1901).

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