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Bill Roberts

1912 - 2001

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William Roberts (5 April 1912 – 5 December 2001) was an English sprinter and winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay for Great Britain at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Born in Salford, Lancashire, William Roberts won the British AAA championships in 440 yd (400 m) in 1935 and 1937. At the 1934 British Empire Games, Roberts finished second in 440 yd (400 m) behind Godfrey Rampling, but turned the silver into the gold medal in the next British Empire Games in 1938 in Sydney, Australia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Roberts has received more than 4,675 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Roberts is the 486th most popular athlete, the 3,486th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 20th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 46.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.46

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.32

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bill Roberts ranks 486 out of 3,059. Before him are Lillian Copeland, Helena Fibingerová, Yordanka Blagoeva, Joseph Alzin, Galina Zybina, and Ethel Catherwood. After him are Erik Adlerz, Norbert Schemansky, Don Thompson, Gjermund Eggen, Márta Rudas, and Jacques Noël.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Bill Roberts ranks 262. Before him are Daniel Mann, Charles Augustus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Leonardo Cilaurren, Horace W. Babcock, Teuvo Aura, and George Mikes. After him are Santiago Lovell, György Sándor, Frank Oppenheimer, Julián Berrendero, Gordon Parks, and Alfred Aston. Among people deceased in 2001, Bill Roberts ranks 209. Before him are Stanislav Rostotsky, Mario Perazzolo, Boris Rybakov, Salahuddin of Selangor, Juan Acuña, and Eudora Welty. After him are Thomas Sebeok, Édouard Artigas, Luise Krüger, Joe Fagan, Michael Dertouzos, and Christl Haas.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bill Roberts ranks 3,486 out of 7,765. Before him are Alfred Maudslay (1850), Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland (1341), Florence Green (1901), Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), G. M. Trevelyan (1876), and Elizabeth Goudge (1900). After him are Rose Leslie (1987), Steve Perryman (1951), Peter Molyneux (1959), Kenneth Frampton (1930), Don Thompson (1933), and Seán Lester (1888).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Bill Roberts ranks 20. Before him are Robert Lindsay (1890), Wyndham Halswelle (1882), Robert Kerr (1882), Edwin Flack (1873), Tommy Hampson (1907), and Albert Hill (1889). After him are Don Thompson (1933), John Rimmer (1878), Charles Bennett (1870), George Larner (1875), Zara Tindall (1981), and David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905).

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