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Bob Kiesel

1911 - 1993

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Robert Allan "Bob" Kiesel (August 30, 1911 – August 6, 1993) was an American sprinter who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics. He worked for a paint manufacturing company until 1941, then served in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Kiesel has received more than 19,295 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Bob Kiesel is the 354th most popular athlete (up from 536th in 2019), the 5,315th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,846th in 2019) and the 83rd most popular American Athlete.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 11.86

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Bob Kiesel ranks 354 out of 6,025. Before him are Franjo Mihalić, Tore Sjöstrand, Norman Read, Harri Larva, Morgan Taylor, and Magnar Solberg. After him are Tamara Tyshkevich, Aleksandra Chudina, Charley Paddock, John Winter, Livio Berruti, and Magdalena Georgieva.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Bob Kiesel ranks 197. Before him are Gavriil Kachalin, Paul Pietsch, Gustave Gilbert, Lisa Fonssagrives, Amir Hamzah, and Sándor Bíró. After him are Saalumarada Thimmakka, Antonio Guzmán Fernández, Ronald Neame, Carl Keenan Seyfert, Gustav Wetterström, and Kick Smit. Among people deceased in 1993, Bob Kiesel ranks 158. Before him are Roy Raymond, Paul Mebus, Eleanor Hibbert, Reuben Fine, Gordon Douglas, and Albert Collins. After him are Camargo Guarnieri, Giuseppe Occhialini, Fred Gwynne, J. R. D. Tata, Robert Jacobsen, and Pino Puglisi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bob Kiesel ranks 5,315 out of 20,380. Before him are Marie Colvin (1956), Jon Postel (1943), Bret Harte (1836), Robert Axelrod (1943), Elizabeth Perkins (1960), and Harry Langdon (1884). After him are Timothy Treadwell (1957), David Sanborn (1945), James Redfield (1950), Grant Green (1935), Eugene V. Debs (1855), and Dave Alexander (1947).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Bob Kiesel ranks 83. Before him are Bill Nieder (1933), Albert Gutterson (1887), Dexter Jackson (1969), Richard Sheldon (1878), Pat McCormick (1930), and Morgan Taylor (1903). After him are Charley Paddock (1900), Glenn Davis (1934), Ted Meredith (1891), Charles Bacon (1885), Chris Dickerson (1939), and Honus Wagner (1874).

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