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Bill Bruce

1923 - 2002

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Theodore William Bruce (28 July 1923 – 1 August 2002) was an Australian athlete who mainly competed in the men's long jump. He represented Australia at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he won the silver medal in his specialty. Competition in the long jump was particularly keen at the London Games. Willie Steele of the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Bruce has received more than 12,588 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Bruce is the 1,286th most popular athlete, the 281st most popular biography from Australia and the 13th most popular Australian Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bill Bruce ranks 1,286 out of 6,025. Before him are Loren Murchison, Arthur Tell Schwab, Dieter Kottysch, József Rády, Hasely Crawford, and Dagmar Käsling. After him are Mildred Wiley, Robert Benson, Lennart Strand, Lyudmila Pinayeva, Carla Bodendorf, and Otto Nilsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Bill Bruce ranks 405. Before him are Paavo Lonkila, Ruth Williams Khama, Avram Davidson, Robert Sabatier, Aleksandr Alov, and Dolores Fuller. After him are Jorge Romo, Doc Watson, James Stockdale, Vic Seixas, Isaac Schwartz, and Alex Hannum. Among people deceased in 2002, Bill Bruce ranks 284. Before him are Lily Carlstedt, Regīna Ezera, Ruth Williams Khama, José Hierro, Daniel Pearl, and Katya Paskaleva. After him are Erna Bogen-Bogáti, Geoffrey Crossley, Hellmuth Marx, Jovdat Hajiyev, Alex Hannum, and R. A. Lafferty.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Bill Bruce ranks 281 out of 1,143. Before him are Vern Schuppan (1943), John Broughton (1952), Markus Zusak (1975), Frank Hurley (1885), Dave Power (1928), and Jason Donovan (1968). After him are Stephen Laybutt (1977), Kyrie Irving (1992), Cathy Freeman (1973), Lenka (1978), Andrew Lesnie (1956), and John Devitt (1937).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, Bill Bruce ranks 13. Before him are Shirley Strickland (1925), George Parker (1896), Fleur Mellor (1936), Judy Amoore (1940), Herb Elliott (1938), and Dave Power (1928). After him are Cathy Freeman (1973), Nick Winter (1894), Bobby Pearce (1905), Betty McKinnon (1925), Pam Kilborn (1939), and Marilyn Black (1944).

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