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Benny Brown

1953 - 1996

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Benny Brown (Benjamin Gene Brown; born September 27, 1953 San Francisco, California – February 1, 1996 Ontario, California) was an Olympic gold-medal winner in the 1976 4x400 Men's Relay running the second leg. He teamed with Herman Frazier, Fred Newhouse and Maxie Parks. Previously he had finished in 6th place at 440 yards in a very tight finish at the 1971 CIF California State Meet while running for the now closed Sunnyvale High School (California). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Brown has received more than 34,291 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Benny Brown is the 2,214th most popular athlete (down from 1,792nd in 2019), the 12,165th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,219th in 2019) and the 382nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Benny Brown ranks 2,214 out of 6,025Before him are Simon Eder, Józef Zapędzki, Nina Zyuskova, Fermín Cacho, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen, and Charles Manring. After him are Svetla Otsetova, Rusty Wailes, Nobutaka Taguchi, Torben Grael, William Gilmore, and Arto Härkönen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Benny Brown ranks 575Before him are Pedro Ignacio Wolcan Olano, Stanislava Staša Zajović, Greg Evigan, Lynn Whitfield, Carmen Posadas, and The Honky Tonk Man. After him are Jeff Kober, Christopher Fairbank, Kay Stenshjemmet, Joaquim Rafael Branco, Ralf Rothmann, and Benno Magnusson. Among people deceased in 1996, Benny Brown ranks 336Before him are Nino Borsari, Jean Muir, Eddie Harris, Dunc Gray, Aldo Montano, and Audrey Meadows. After him are Silk Smitha, Gulab Bai, Allenby Chilton, Sim Iness, Vince Edwards, and Juliet Prowse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benny Brown ranks 12,165 out of 20,380Before him are Deran Sarafian (1958), Mike Johnson (1972), Aimee Mullins (1975), Franklin Graham (1952), Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872), and Aunjanue Ellis (1969). After him are Kim Thayil (1960), Beverly Cleary (1916), Patty McCormack (1945), Paula Cole (1968), John Shelby Spong (1931), and Rusty Wailes (1926).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Benny Brown ranks 382Before him are John McLean (1878), Frank Havens (1924), Daniel Frank (1882), Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), David Goggins (1975), and Charles Manring (1929). After him are Rusty Wailes (1926), William Gilmore (1895), Jon Drummond (1968), Robert Stangland (1881), Martha Hudson (1939), and Mack Robinson (1914).