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Avery Brundage

1887 - 1975

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Avery Brundage (; September 28, 1887 – May 8, 1975) was the fifth president of the International Olympic Committee, serving from 1952 to 1972, the only American and only non-European to attain that position. Brundage is remembered as a zealous advocate of amateurism and for his involvement with the 1936 and 1972 Summer Olympics, both held in Germany. Brundage was born in Detroit in 1887 to a working-class family. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Avery Brundage has received more than 1,114,799 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Avery Brundage is the 6,086th most popular politician (down from 3,634th in 2019), the 1,940th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,199th in 2019) and the 132nd most popular American Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Avery Brundage ranks 6,086 out of 19,576. Before him are Souvanna Phouma, George IV of Georgia, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Odvar Nordli, and Richard of Conisburgh, 3rd Earl of Cambridge. After him are Princess Leopoldina of Brazil, Kurt Huber, Shukri al-Quwatli, Reccared II, Muryeong of Baekje, and Otto Braun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Avery Brundage ranks 76. Before him are Hermine Reuss of Greiz, René Spitz, Prince August Wilhelm of Prussia, Tetsu Katayama, Vasily Chapayev, and George, Crown Prince of Serbia. After him are Leonard Bloomfield, Hugo Steinhaus, Simko Shikak, Paul Wittgenstein, Korechika Anami, and Prince Yasuhiko Asaka. Among people deceased in 1975, Avery Brundage ranks 53. Before him are Rex Stout, Al Lettieri, Guy Mollet, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, Marguerite Perey, and Luigi Dallapiccola. After him are Henry Calvin, Lyubov Orlova, Gunnar Gunnarsson, Elijah Muhammad, Robert Stolz, and Leroy Anderson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Avery Brundage ranks 1,940 out of 20,380. Before him are Moby (1965), Mick Foley (1965), Connie Francis (1938), Jim Henson (1936), Wilbur Scoville (1865), and Martha Stewart (1941). After him are Sequoyah (1770), Lee Majors (1939), Carl Andre (1935), Robert E. Park (1864), Donna Karan (1948), and Robert Fogel (1926).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Avery Brundage ranks 132. Before him are Sam Houston (1793), Ben Carson (1951), Ron Paul (1935), Cyrus Vance (1917), Jim Garrison (1921), and Henry A. Wallace (1888). After him are Pontiac (1714), Samuel Adams (1722), Hubert Humphrey (1911), William H. Seward (1801), Elijah Muhammad (1897), and Paul Bremer (1941).

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