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Usain Bolt

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Usain St. Leo Bolt (; born 21 August 1986) is a Jamaican retired sprinter who is widely considered to be the greatest sprinter of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Usain Bolt has received more than 29,847,180 page views. His biography is available in 117 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 114 in 2019). Usain Bolt is the 10th most popular athlete, the 4th most popular biography from Jamaica and the most popular Jamaican Athlete.

Usain Bolt is a Jamaican sprinter and the fastest man alive. He has won nine Olympic gold medals, three in the 100 meter, three in the 200 meter, and three in the 4x100 meter relay.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.34

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 117

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 12.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.70

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Usain Bolt ranks 10 out of 6,025. Before him are Emil Zátopek, Bob Beamon, Carl Lewis, Spyridon Louis, Dick Fosbury, and Ronnie Coleman. After him are Fanny Blankers-Koen, Javier Sotomayor, Ray Ewry, Thomas Burke, Felix Baumgartner, and Mike Powell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Usain Bolt ranks 3. Before him are Richard Madden, and Sergio Ramos. After him are Drake, Rafael Nadal, Shia LaBeouf, Manuel Neuer, Lady Gaga, Olivier Giroud, Megan Fox, Amber Heard, and Edin Džeko.

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In Jamaica

Among people born in Jamaica, Usain Bolt ranks 4 out of 189. Before him are Bob Marley (1945), Stamford Raffles (1781), and Grace Jones (1948). After him are Peter Tosh (1944), Marcus Garvey (1887), Ben Johnson (1961), Jimmy Cliff (1948), Stuart Hall (1932), Liz Mitchell (1952), Violet Brown (1900), and Merlene Ottey (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In Jamaica

Among athletes born in Jamaica, Usain Bolt ranks 1. After him are Ben Johnson (1961), Merlene Ottey (1960), Asafa Powell (1982), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), George Rhoden (1926), Don Quarrie (1951), George Kerr (1937), Lennox Miller (1946), Yohan Blake (1989), Arthur Wint (1920), and Shawn Rhoden (1975).

Jamaican born Athletes

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