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Joe Louis

1914 - 1981

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Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949. He was victorious in 25 consecutive title defenses, a record for all weight classes. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Louis is the 6th most popular boxer (up from 7th in 2019), the 893rd most popular biography from United States (down from 657th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Boxer.

Joe Louis was a heavyweight boxing champion from 1937 to 1949. He was the first African American to win the heavyweight championship of the world.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Joe Louis ranks 6 out of 496. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Joe Frazier, Mike Tyson, and George Foreman. After him are Sugar Ray Robinson, Max Schmeling, Ján Zachara, Vitali Klitschko, Floyd Mayweather Jr., and Sonny Liston.

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Among people born in 1914, Joe Louis ranks 29. Before him are Karl Carstens, Willi Stoph, Bohumil Hrabal, Lída Baarová, Abd al-Karim Qasim, and Joe DiMaggio. After him are Max Perutz, Aribert Heim, Demetrios I of Constantinople, William Vickrey, Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover, and Arthur Kennedy. Among people deceased in 1981, Joe Louis ranks 26. Before him are Karl Böhm, Natalie Wood, A. J. Cronin, Eugenio Montale, René Clair, and Joseph Murphy. After him are Omar Bradley, Samuel Barber, Georges Brassens, William Saroyan, Miroslav Krleža, and Duško Popov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Louis ranks 893 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan J. Heeger (1936), David Koch (1940), Jack Palance (1919), Frederick Reines (1918), Ray Kroc (1902), and John Deere (1804). After him are Dick Van Dyke (1925), Frank Abagnale (1948), Sidney Lumet (1924), Harry Belafonte (1927), Patrick Leahy (1940), and Stanley Cohen (1922).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Joe Louis ranks 6. Before him are Muhammad Ali (1942), Rocky Marciano (1923), Joe Frazier (1944), Mike Tyson (1966), and George Foreman (1949). After him are Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Sonny Liston (1932), Rubin Carter (1937), Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954), and Jake LaMotta (1922).

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