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Barney Ewell

1918 - 1996

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Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (February 25, 1918 – April 4, 1996) was an American athlete, and winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born into poverty in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ewell was one of the world's leading sprinters of the 1940s. Ewell attended John Piersol McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barney Ewell has received more than 54,300 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Barney Ewell is the 1,103rd most popular athlete (down from 1,013th in 2019), the 9,088th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,397th in 2019) and the 204th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 54k

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  • 42.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Barney Ewell ranks 1,103 out of 3,059. Before him are Vilho Niittymaa, Morris Kirksey, Sven-Åke Lundbäck, Jack Shea, Gerhard Auer, and Gaston Strobino. After him are Donovan Bailey, Jörg Drehmel, Willi Horn, Helga Seidler, Oscar Dessomville, and Emil Hirschfeld.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Barney Ewell ranks 249. Before him are Alan Jay Lerner, Tony Rolt, John Bromwich, Göte Hagström, Allan Arbus, and Eero Kolehmainen. After him are Balasaraswati, Anne Gwynne, Tranquilo Cappozzo, Douglas Bennett, James Daly, and Duncan White. Among people deceased in 1996, Barney Ewell ranks 263. Before him are George Kojac, Raymond Salles, Garrett Birkhoff, Tommy Lawton, Christine Pascal, and Otto Licha. After him are Sarah Palfrey Cooke, Mavuba Mafuila, Virginia Christine, François Picard, Eleazar de Carvalho, and Eddie Harris.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barney Ewell ranks 9,088 out of 18,182. Before him are Red Amick (1929), Robert Elswit (1950), Teri Polo (1969), Jelena Jensen (1981), Richard Tucker (1913), and Kawhi Leonard (1991). After him are Jon Seda (1970), Tracy Scoggins (1953), Stacy Valentine (1970), Roy A. Tucker (1951), Sidney Darlington (1906), and Tom Shadyac (1958).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Barney Ewell ranks 204. Before him are John Cregan (1878), Mildred Wiley (1901), Steve Anderson (1906), Sabin Carr (1904), Morris Kirksey (1895), and Jack Shea (1910). After him are Commodore Cochran (1902), Shaun White (1986), Edith McGuire (1944), Arthur Harnden (1924), William Varley (1880), and Bob Schul (1937).

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