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Cliff Bourland

1921 - 2018

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Clifford Frederick Bourland (January 1, 1921 – February 1, 2018) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Los Angeles, California, of a German mother and an American father, Bourland ran in a competition for the first time in 1932. Graduating from Venice High School in Los Angeles, Bourland enrolled to University of Southern California and was coached by the famous Dean Cromwell. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cliff Bourland has received more than 35,779 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Cliff Bourland is the 1,103rd most popular athlete (up from 1,196th in 2019), the 8,447th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,384th in 2019) and the 214th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.22

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Cliff Bourland ranks 1,103 out of 6,025. Before him are Sueo Ōe, Käthe Krauss, Finn Haunstoft, Thomas Munkelt, Tore Berger, and Willie Davenport. After him are Yvette Williams, Willie Steele, Irina Beglyakova, Carl Goßler, Inha Babakova, and Béla Békessy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Cliff Bourland ranks 368. Before him are Jesse Helms, Mohammad Mohammadullah, Ettore Chimeri, Stan Mortensen, William Alston, and Susan Peters. After him are Rufina Gasheva, Paul Barth, Lloyd Bentsen, Mamie Till, Petter Hugsted, and Regina Bianchi. Among people deceased in 2018, Cliff Bourland ranks 401. Before him are Kurt Helmudt, Maria Rohm, Afonso Dhlakama, Tadeusz Kraus, Apisai Ielemia, and Ricky Jay. After him are Irina Beglyakova, David Goodall, Kate Wilhelm, Alfredo del Águila, William Blum, and Milunka Lazarević.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Cliff Bourland ranks 8,447 out of 20,380. Before him are Suzy Parker (1932), Kelly Curtis (1956), Willie Davenport (1943), Lawrence Bender (1957), Judy Tyler (1932), and Phillip Rhee (1960). After him are Judith Krantz (1928), Willie Steele (1923), William Bradford (1755), Theobald Smith (1859), Alex Raymond (1909), and Tim Keller (1950).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Cliff Bourland ranks 214. Before him are Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Lee Calhoun (1933), Herbert Jamison (1875), Fred Hansen (1940), Annette Rogers (1913), and Willie Davenport (1943). After him are Willie Steele (1923), Jay Silvester (1937), Paul Drayton (1939), Joseph Dempsey (1875), Jack Shea (1910), and Alvah Meyer (1888).

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