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Allen Stack

1928 - 1999

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Allen McIntyre Stack (January 23, 1928 – September 12, 1999) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Stack won the gold medal in the men's 100-meter backstroke at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Four years later at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Allen Stack has received more than 23,467 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Allen Stack is the 93rd most popular swimmer (up from 95th in 2019), the 9,017th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,260th in 2019) and the 36th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 44.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.81

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Allen Stack ranks 93 out of 709. Before him are David Hammond, Max Hainle, Michael Gross, Eleanor Garatti, Helen Wainwright, and Mike Burton. After him are Nel van Vliet, Irene Steer, László Szabados, John Devitt, Frederick Holman, and Wally Ris.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Allen Stack ranks 490. Before him are Camilla Wicks, Antonio Ozores, André Strappe, George Deukmejian, Dave Power, and Lloyd Ruby. After him are Karin Söder, Cheikh Hamidou Kane, Albert Salmi, Peter Hacks, Walter Haummer, and Aleksandr Ivanov. Among people deceased in 1999, Allen Stack ranks 255. Before him are Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn, Ester Boserup, Kjell Rosén, Arturo Fernández Meyzán, Maria Sander, and Georges Gandil. After him are Mel Tormé, Hoyt Axton, Davor Dujmović, Zully Moreno, Walter Schleger, and Sulo Nurmela.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Allen Stack ranks 9,017 out of 20,380. Before him are Logan Lerman (1992), Loren Murchison (1898), Daniel Akaka (1924), Jeannie Pepper (1958), Mark R. Hughes (1956), and Ashley Benson (1989). After him are Mark Rober (1980), Frances Dee (1909), Norman Joseph Woodland (1921), Mel Tormé (1925), Hoyt Axton (1938), and Ray Evans (1915).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Allen Stack ranks 36. Before him are Matt Biondi (1965), Melissa Belote (1956), Don McKenzie (1947), David Hammond (1881), Eleanor Garatti (1909), and Helen Wainwright (1906). After him are Wally Ris (1924), Frances Schroth (1893), Lance Larson (1940), Debbie Meyer (1952), Harry Hebner (1891), and Jim Montgomery (1955).

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