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Willye White

1939 - 2007

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Willye Brown White (December 31, 1939 – February 6, 2007) was an American track and field athlete who took part in five Olympics from 1956 to 1972. She was America's best female long jumper of the time and also competed in the 100 meters sprint. White was a Tennessee State University Tigerbelle under Coach Ed Temple. An African-American, White was the first U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willye White has received more than 75,920 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Willye White is the 2,514th most popular athlete (down from 2,123rd in 2019), the 13,032nd most popular biography from United States (up from 13,907th in 2019) and the 432nd most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 76k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.70

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.17

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Willye White ranks 2,514 out of 6,025. Before her are João Silva, Julius Kariuki, Jesús Ángel García Bragado, Martín Fiz, Christophe Lemaitre, and Egil Gjelland. After her are Tapio Kantanen, Zemfira Meftahatdinova, Gladys Davis, Suleiman Nyambui, Angelika Bahmann, and Chris Tomlinson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Willye White ranks 614. Before her are Cleavon Little, Maury Povich, Carole Shelley, Jim Baxter, Salvatore Nunnari, and Renée Schuurman. After her are Jagdeep, Leon Brittan, Baldur Preiml, Mary K. Gaillard, John H. Sununu, and Pilar Roldán. Among people deceased in 2007, Willye White ranks 403. Before her are Satymkul Dzhumanazarov, Murat Nasyrov, Tony Wilson, Kelly Johnson, John Compton, and Dorrit Hoffleit. After her are John Woodruff, Ian Porterfield, Phil O'Donnell, Janet Blair, Joe Rantz, and Burkhard Gantenbein.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willye White ranks 13,032 out of 20,380. Before her are David Sedaris (1956), Frederica Sagor Maas (1900), D. B. Sweeney (1961), DJ Shadow (1972), Adrienne Shelly (1966), and Lyle Waggoner (1935). After her are Montel Vontavious Porter (1973), Amanda Lepore (1967), J Dilla (1974), Payne Stewart (1957), Neil Strauss (1969), and Isabella Abbott (1919).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Willye White ranks 432. Before her are Peter Mueller (1954), Joe DeLoach (1967), Fortune Gordien (1922), Alonzo Babers (1961), Joan Benoit (1957), and Norvel Lee (1924). After her are John Woodruff (1915), Mads Pedersen (null), Jennison Heaton (1904), Tim Montgomery (1975), Gerry Ashworth (1942), and Fred Newhouse (1948).

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