ATHLETE

Willie Steele

1923 - 1989

Photo of Willie Steele

Icon of person Willie Steele

William Samuel Steele (July 14, 1923 – September 19, 1989) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. Steele won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1948 London Olympics. A two-time USA Outdoor champion, Steele was the 1948 Olympic Trials champion and a two-time NCAA long jump champion. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Steele has received more than 35,702 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Willie Steele is the 1,105th most popular athlete (up from 1,187th in 2019), the 8,449th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,337th in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 36k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.64

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.79

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Willie Steele ranks 1,105 out of 6,025. Before him are Finn Haunstoft, Thomas Munkelt, Tore Berger, Willie Davenport, Cliff Bourland, and Yvette Williams. After him are Irina Beglyakova, Carl Goßler, Inha Babakova, Béla Békessy, Imre Harangi, and German Sveshnikov.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Willie Steele ranks 382. Before him are Giorgio Pellini, Nena, Larry Storch, Tom M. Apostol, Ine Schäffer, and Atilio Cremaschi. After him are Yevgeny Vesnik, Gunnar Åkerlund, Rosy Varte, Willem Slijkhuis, Hans Wetterström, and Adolphe Hug. Among people deceased in 1989, Willie Steele ranks 247. Before him are Fernando Martín Espina, Lynn Bari, Lee Calhoun, Jean Despeaux, Ansa Ikonen, and Virgil Thomson. After him are Norma Varden, Marshall Harvey Stone, Édouard Candeveau, Georgy Tovstonogov, M. King Hubbert, and George Coulouris.

Others Born in 1923

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1989

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United States

Among people born in United States, Willie Steele ranks 8,449 out of 20,380. Before him are Willie Davenport (1943), Lawrence Bender (1957), Judy Tyler (1932), Phillip Rhee (1960), Cliff Bourland (1921), and Judith Krantz (1928). After him are William Bradford (1755), Theobald Smith (1859), Alex Raymond (1909), Tim Keller (1950), Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden (1829), and King Kong Bundy (1955).

Others born in United States

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Willie Steele ranks 215. Before him are Lee Calhoun (1933), Herbert Jamison (1875), Fred Hansen (1940), Annette Rogers (1913), Willie Davenport (1943), and Cliff Bourland (1921). After him are Jay Silvester (1937), Paul Drayton (1939), Joseph Dempsey (1875), Jack Shea (1910), Alvah Meyer (1888), and Ivan Brown (1908).

American born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous