1945 - Today
Wyomia Tyus (pronunciation: why-o-mi; born August 29, 1945) is a retired American track and field sprinter, and the first person to retain the Olympic title in the 100 m (a feat since duplicated by Carl Lewis, Gail Devers, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Usain Bolt, and Elaine Thompson-Herah). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wyomia Tyus has received more than 149,835 page views. Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Wyomia Tyus is the 844th most popular athlete (down from 612th in 2019), the 8,104th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,486th in 2019) and the 161st most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Wyomia Tyus ranks 844 out of 3,059. Before her are Emilio Lunghi, Amelia Piccinini, Romeo Bertini, Herbert Jamison, Ugo Pignotti, and Imre Polyák. After her are Richard Gunn, Petter Hugsted, Renzo Minoli, Zvonimir Vujin, Maria Kwaśniewska, and Diana Yorgova.
1887 - 1925
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 838
1917 - 1979
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 839
1893 - 1973
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 840
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 841
1908 - 1989
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 842
1932 - 2010
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 843
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 844
1871 - 1961
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 845
1921 - 2000
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 846
1904 - 1965
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 847
1943 - 2019
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 848
1913 - 2007
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 849
1942 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 850
Among people born in 1945, Wyomia Tyus ranks 436. Before her are François Bourgeon, Hugo Fernández, Toshikatsu Matsuoka, Carlos Reinoso, Jacqueline Wilson, and Vincent Nichols. After her are Claude Barthélemy, Millie Hughes-Fulford, Judith O'Dea, Tony Duvert, Susan Tyrrell, and Paola Pigni.
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 430
1945 - 2022
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 431
1945 - 2007
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 432
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 433
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 434
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 435
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 436
1945 - 2020
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 437
1945 - 2021
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 438
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 439
1945 - 2008
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 440
1945 - 2012
HPI: 43.93
Rank: 441
1945 - 2021
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 442
Among people born in United States, Wyomia Tyus ranks 8,104 out of 18,182. Before her are Professor Longhair (1918), Jesse Plemons (1988), Christian Camargo (1971), Leonard Mlodinow (1954), John Buscema (1927), and Jeff Hardy (1977). After her are Regina Hall (1970), Michael Shermer (1954), Jaime Pressly (1977), William C. McCool (1961), Tom DeLonge (1975), and Daryl Stuermer (1952).
1918 - 1980
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 8,098
1988 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 8,099
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 8,100
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 8,101
1927 - 2002
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,102
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,103
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,104
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 8,105
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,106
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,107
1961 - 2003
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,108
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 8,109
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 8,110
Among athletes born in United States, Wyomia Tyus ranks 161. Before her are James Juvenal (1874), John McLean (1878), Harriet Bland (1915), Jay Silvester (1937), Willie Davenport (1943), and Herbert Jamison (1875). After her are John Exley (1867), Marc Wright (1890), Oscar Olson (1878), Edward Lindberg (1886), Bill Nieder (1933), and Max Emmerich (1879).
1874 - 1942
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 155
1878 - 1955
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 156
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 157
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 158
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 159
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 160
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 161
1867 - 1938
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 162
1890 - 1975
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 163
1878 - 1963
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 164
1886 - 1978
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 165
1933 - 2022
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 166
1879 - 1956
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 167