ATHLETE
William Hoyt
1875 - 1954
William Hoyt
William Welles Hoyt (born May 7, 1875, in Glastonbury, Connecticut; died December 1, 1954, in Cambridge, New York) was an American track and field athlete. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Hoyt has received more than 3,982 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. William Hoyt is the 270th most popular athlete (down from 166th in 2019), the 4,721st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,208th in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Athlete.
Memorability Metrics
4.0k
Page Views (PV)
51.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
9.58
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, William Hoyt ranks 270 out of 6,025. Before him are Dimitrios Golemis, Milka Babović, Harold Osborn, Karen Harup, Adolphe Grisel, and Vladimir Melanin. After him are Harald Grønningen, Oscar Pistorius, Sergey Litvinov, Blanka Vlašić, Zoltán Horváth, and Alexander Ragulin.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDimitrios Golemis
1874 - 1941
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 264
Milka Babović
1928 - 2020
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 265
Harold Osborn
1899 - 1975
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 266
Karen Harup
1924 - 2009
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 267
Adolphe Grisel
1872 - 1942
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 268
Vladimir Melanin
1933 - 1994
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 269
William Hoyt
1875 - 1954
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 270
Harald Grønningen
1934 - 2016
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 271
Oscar Pistorius
1986 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 272
Sergey Litvinov
1958 - 2018
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 273
Blanka Vlašić
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 274
Zoltán Horváth
1937 - Present
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 275
Alexander Ragulin
1941 - 2004
HPI: 51.04
Rank: 276
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1875, William Hoyt ranks 112. Before him are Alexander Goldenweiser, Henri Callot, Kunio Yanagita, Italo Montemezzi, Leonor Michaelis, and Friedrich von Huene. After him are Otto Strandman, Adolfo Díaz, Ramiro de Maeztu, Elisabeth von Gutmann, William D. Leahy, and Fritz Manteuffel. Among people deceased in 1954, William Hoyt ranks 92. Before him are Oswald de Andrade, Vilhelm Buhl, Mikhail Prishvin, Agus Salim, Franz Josef Popp, and Theodore Lyman IV. After him are Werner Bischof, Jacques Mieses, Zofia Nałkowska, Tang Enbo, Leonard Eugene Dickson, and Pyotr Leshchenko.
Others Born in 1875
Go to all RankingsAlexander Goldenweiser
COMPOSER
1875 - 1961
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 106
Henri Callot
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 107
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 51.20
Rank: 108
Italo Montemezzi
COMPOSER
1875 - 1952
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 109
Leonor Michaelis
CHEMIST
1875 - 1949
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 110
Friedrich von Huene
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1969
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 111
William Hoyt
ATHLETE
1875 - 1954
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 112
Otto Strandman
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 113
Adolfo Díaz
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1964
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 114
Ramiro de Maeztu
WRITER
1875 - 1936
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 115
Elisabeth von Gutmann
NOBLEMAN
1875 - 1947
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 116
William D. Leahy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1959
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 117
Fritz Manteuffel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 118
Others Deceased in 1954
Go to all RankingsOswald de Andrade
WRITER
1890 - 1954
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 86
Vilhelm Buhl
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1954
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 87
Mikhail Prishvin
WRITER
1873 - 1954
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 88
Agus Salim
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1954
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 89
Franz Josef Popp
BUSINESSPERSON
1886 - 1954
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 90
Theodore Lyman IV
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1954
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 91
William Hoyt
ATHLETE
1875 - 1954
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 92
Werner Bischof
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 1954
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 93
Jacques Mieses
CHESS PLAYER
1865 - 1954
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 94
Zofia Nałkowska
WRITER
1884 - 1954
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 95
Tang Enbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1954
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 96
Leonard Eugene Dickson
MATHEMATICIAN
1874 - 1954
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 97
Pyotr Leshchenko
SINGER
1898 - 1954
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 98
In United States
Among people born in United States, William Hoyt ranks 4,721 out of 20,380. Before him are Jesse Eisenberg (1983), Gene Tunney (1897), Theodore Lyman IV (1874), Thomas Friedman (1953), Robert Leckie (1920), and Stormy Daniels (1979). After him are Claudette Colvin (1939), David Geffen (1943), Bill Goldberg (1966), John Singleton Copley (1738), IShowSpeed (2005), and Willie Garson (1964).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJesse Eisenberg
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 4,715
Gene Tunney
BOXER
1897 - 1978
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 4,716
Theodore Lyman IV
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1954
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 4,717
Thomas Friedman
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 4,718
Robert Leckie
WRITER
1920 - 2001
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 4,719
Stormy Daniels
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 4,720
William Hoyt
ATHLETE
1875 - 1954
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 4,721
Claudette Colvin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 4,722
David Geffen
BUSINESSPERSON
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 4,723
Bill Goldberg
WRESTLER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 4,724
John Singleton Copley
PAINTER
1738 - 1815
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 4,725
IShowSpeed
GAMER
2005 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 4,726
Willie Garson
ACTOR
1964 - 2021
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 4,727
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, William Hoyt ranks 61. Before him are Ben Adams (1890), Francis Lane (1874), Evelyne Hall (1909), Donald Lippincott (1893), Ed Ablowich (1913), and Harold Osborn (1899). After him are Alice Coachman (1923), Mildred McDaniel (1933), Rafer Johnson (1935), Helen Stephens (1918), Albert Tyler (1872), and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962).
Ben Adams
1890 - 1961
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 55
Francis Lane
1874 - 1927
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 56
Evelyne Hall
1909 - 1993
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 57
Donald Lippincott
1893 - 1962
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 58
Ed Ablowich
1913 - 1998
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 59
Harold Osborn
1899 - 1975
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 60
William Hoyt
1875 - 1954
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 61
Alice Coachman
1923 - 2014
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 62
Mildred McDaniel
1933 - 2004
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 63
Rafer Johnson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 64
Helen Stephens
1918 - 1994
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 65
Albert Tyler
1872 - 1945
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 66
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1962 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 67