Athlete
Javier Sotomayor
1967 - today
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Javier Sotomayor
His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2024). Javier Sotomayor is the 39th most popular athlete (down from 12th in 2024), the 23rd most popular biography from Cuba (down from 19th in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Athlete.
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Among Athletes
Among athletes, Javier Sotomayor ranks 39 out of 6,025. Before him are Tamara Press, Ray Ewry, Dana Zátopková, Jonathan Edwards, Greg Bell, and Ellery Harding Clark. After him are Marita Koch, Alvin Kraenzlein, Sohn Kee-chung, Aladár Gerevich, Leonidas of Rhodes, and Arthur Blake.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Tamara Press
1937 - 2021
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 33
Ray Ewry
1873 - 1937
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 34
Dana Zátopková
1922 - 2020
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 35
Jonathan Edwards
1966 - Present
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 36
Greg Bell
1930 - 2025
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 37
Ellery Harding Clark
1874 - 1949
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 38
Javier Sotomayor
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 39
Marita Koch
1957 - Present
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 40
Alvin Kraenzlein
1876 - 1928
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 41
Sohn Kee-chung
1912 - 2002
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 42
Aladár Gerevich
1910 - 1991
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 43
Leonidas of Rhodes
200 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 44
Arthur Blake
1872 - 1944
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Javier Sotomayor ranks 40. Before him are Benicio del Toro, Néstor Carbonell, Michael Johnson, Anna Nicole Smith, Matthias Sammer, and Adam Savage. After him are Claudio Caniggia, Sung Jae-gi, Richard Z. Kruspe, Laura Dern, Denis Villeneuve, and Serj Tankian.
Others Born in 1967
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Benicio del Toro
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 34
Néstor Carbonell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 35
Michael Johnson
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 36
Anna Nicole Smith
CELEBRITY
1967 - 2007
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 37
Matthias Sammer
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 38
Adam Savage
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 39
Javier Sotomayor
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 40
Claudio Caniggia
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 41
Sung Jae-gi
BUSINESSPERSON
1967 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 42
Richard Z. Kruspe
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 43
Laura Dern
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 44
Denis Villeneuve
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 45
Serj Tankian
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 46
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Javier Sotomayor ranks 23 out of NaN. Before him are Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919), Juan Almeida Bosque (1927), Alicia Alonso (1920), Ibrahim Ferrer (1927), Teófilo Stevenson (1952), and Rita Marley (1946). After him are Gerardo Machado (1871), Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819), Vilma Espín (1930), Aleida March (1936), Tomás Estrada Palma (1835), and Ramón Grau (1881).
Others born in Cuba
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Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1983
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 17
Juan Almeida Bosque
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 18
Alicia Alonso
DANCER
1920 - 2019
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 19
Ibrahim Ferrer
SINGER
1927 - 2005
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 20
Teófilo Stevenson
BOXER
1952 - 2012
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 21
Rita Marley
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 22
Javier Sotomayor
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 23
Gerardo Machado
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1939
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 24
Carlos Manuel de Céspedes
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1874
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 25
Vilma Espín
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 26
Aleida March
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 27
Tomás Estrada Palma
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1908
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 28
Ramón Grau
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1969
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 29
Among Athletes In Cuba
Among athletes born in Cuba, Javier Sotomayor ranks 1. After him are Alberto Juantorena (1950), Iván Pedroso (1972), Ana Fidelia Quirot (1963), María Caridad Colón (1958), Alejandro Casañas (1954), Silvio Leonard (1955), Roberto Hernández (1967), Maritza Martén (1963), Ángel Herrera Vera (1957), Ariel Hernández (1970), and Luis Delís (1957).
Javier Sotomayor
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 1
Alberto Juantorena
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 2
Iván Pedroso
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 3
Ana Fidelia Quirot
1963 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 4
María Caridad Colón
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 5
Alejandro Casañas
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 6
Silvio Leonard
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 7
Roberto Hernández
1967 - 2021
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 8
Maritza Martén
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 9
Ángel Herrera Vera
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 10
Ariel Hernández
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 11
Luis Delís
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 12
