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Carl Robie

1945 - 2011

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Carl Joseph Robie III (May 12, 1945 – November 29, 2011) was an American competitive swimmer, who swam for the University of Michigan and was first a silver medalist in the 1964 Olympics, and then a gold medalist in the 1968 Olympics. He was a three-time world record-holder in the 200-meter butterfly, continuing to lower his times from 1961-63. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Robie has received more than 33,228 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Carl Robie is the 191st most popular swimmer (down from 111th in 2019), the 12,674th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,953rd in 2019) and the 72nd most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.96

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Carl Robie ranks 191 out of 709. Before him are Ute Geweniger, Jörg Woithe, Kathleen Nord, Marie Corridon, William Yorzyk, and Shane Gould. After him are Enith Brigitha, Paul Biedermann, Jerry Heidenreich, Kevin Berry, Yana Klochkova, and Bill Tuttle.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Carl Robie ranks 637. Before him are Mike Mullane, József Csermely, Ron Glass, Miriam Defensor Santiago, Ronald J. Grabe, and Mohamed Osman Jawari. After him are Tariq Anwar, Ray LaHood, Dennis Burkley, Annie Dillard, Kevin Berry, and Larry Craig. Among people deceased in 2011, Carl Robie ranks 465. Before him are Pavol Demitra, Pertti Purhonen, Fe del Mundo, Stefan Liv, Neil Young, and Tomoko Kawakami. After him are Charlie Callas, Margaret Whiting, Zbigniew Jaremski, Mika Myllylä, Samuel Wanjiru, and Frank Kameny.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Robie ranks 12,674 out of 20,380. Before him are Sheri Moon Zombie (1970), Twiggy Ramirez (1971), Billy Miller (1979), Sean Hayes (1970), Don L. Lind (1930), and Hamza Yusuf (1958). After him are Michael Mukasey (1941), Dorothy Davenport (1895), Andrea Anders (1975), Robert Bork (1927), Walter Payton (1954), and Sid Wilson (1977).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Carl Robie ranks 72. Before him are Brenda Helser (1924), Mike Troy (1940), Stephen Rerych (1946), Doug Russell (1946), Marie Corridon (1930), and William Yorzyk (1933). After him are Jerry Heidenreich (1950), Bill Tuttle (1882), Sybil Bauer (1903), Dana Vollmer (1987), Jane Barkman (1951), and Allison Schmitt (1990).

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