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Aileen Riggin

1906 - 2002

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Aileen Muriel Riggin (May 2, 1906 – October 17, 2002), also known by her married name Aileen Soule (also Aileen Riggin Soule), was an American competition swimmer and diver. She was Olympic champion in springboard diving in 1920 and U.S. national springboard diving champion from 1923 to 1925. After retiring from competitions, she enjoyed a long and varied career in acting, coaching, writing and journalism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aileen Riggin has received more than 44,975 page views. Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Aileen Riggin is the 13th most popular swimmer (up from 56th in 2019), the 3,799th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,328th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 52.95

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Aileen Riggin ranks 13 out of 709. Before her are Duke Kahanamoku, Charles Devendeville, Rie Mastenbroek, Jimmy McLane, Fernand Feyaerts, and Roland Matthes. After her are Henry Taylor, Greta Andersen, George Kojac, Ken Walsh, Otto Wahle, and Charles Daniels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Aileen Riggin ranks 165. Before her are Francisco Ayala, Marian Spychalski, Eddie Albert, Jean Leray, Raymond Sommer, and Fred Lawrence Whipple. After her are Anšlavs Eglītis, José Della Torre, James Quinn, Olena Teliha, Fazıl Küçük, and Mario Soldati. Among people deceased in 2002, Aileen Riggin ranks 135. Before her are André Delvaux, Franjo Kuharić, Frances Ames, Yves Robert, Leo McKern, and Ernst Stojaspal. After her are Ibn al-Khattab, Yevgeny Svetlanov, Ted Williams, B. D. Jatti, Ramón Grosso, and Vitaly Solomin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Aileen Riggin ranks 3,799 out of 20,380. Before her are Bernie Mac (1957), Jim Croce (1943), Thomas Newman (1955), Robert Foxworth (1941), Michael Richards (1949), and Darlene Conley (1934). After her are Bruce Rauner (1957), Charles Fox Parham (1873), Ken Jenkins (1940), Norman Taurog (1899), Kylie Jenner (1997), and Sarah Michelle Gellar (1977).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Aileen Riggin ranks 7. Before her are Mark Spitz (1950), Michael Phelps (1985), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Amedee Reyburn (1889), Duke Kahanamoku (1890), and Jimmy McLane (1930). After her are George Kojac (1910), Ken Walsh (1945), Charles Daniels (1885), Don Schollander (1946), Helen Johns (1914), and Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902).

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