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Edward Lindberg

1886 - 1978

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Edward Ferdinand Jacob Lindberg (November 9, 1886 – February 16, 1978) was an American Olympic athlete, winner of the gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He was born in Cherokee, Iowa and died in Highland Park, Illinois. Lindberg was a member of Big Ten champion track & field teams at the University of Illinois in 1906 and 1909 and won the AAU championships in 440 yd in 1909 and 1911. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Edward Lindberg has received more than 23,446 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Edward Lindberg is the 639th most popular athlete (up from 866th in 2019), the 6,653rd most popular biography from United States (up from 8,192nd in 2019) and the 138th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Edward Lindberg ranks 639 out of 6,025. Before him are Alan Helffrich, Arthur Barnard, Wyndham Halswelle, Eric Backman, Olivér Halassy, and Heikki Liimatainen. After him are Aleksandr Baryshnikov, István Somodi, Hal Connolly, Mary Carew, Ira Murchison, and Emmett Toppino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1886, Edward Lindberg ranks 230. Before him are Eugene Burton Ely, Elise Ottesen-Jensen, Philip K. Hitti, Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman, Angela Piskernik, and Barbara Karinska. After him are Hans von Blixen-Finecke, Francis Biddle, Kōsaku Yamada, Reinhold Schünzel, Henry Lehrman, and Arvid Holmberg. Among people deceased in 1978, Edward Lindberg ranks 179. Before him are Victor Hasselblad, Alexander Belov, Jānis Daliņš, Philip K. Hitti, Ahmad al-Ghashmi, and Sandy Denny. After him are John Lyng, Philip Ahn, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Willy Hansen, Carlos Torre Repetto, and Ivan Kavaleridze.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Edward Lindberg ranks 6,653 out of 20,380. Before him are Clarence Williams III (1939), Buddy Adler (1906), Lyle Lovett (1957), Fred Agabashian (1913), Jenna Fischer (1974), and Stanley G. Weinbaum (1902). After him are Mississippi John Hurt (1892), George Herbig (1920), Todd Haynes (1961), Jack Gilford (1908), Francis Ford (1881), and Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Edward Lindberg ranks 138. Before him are Richmond Landon (1898), Lindy Remigino (1931), Leo Sexton (1909), George Baird (1907), Alan Helffrich (1900), and Arthur Barnard (1929). After him are Hal Connolly (1931), Mary Carew (1913), Ira Murchison (1933), Emmett Toppino (1909), Marc Wright (1890), and Wyomia Tyus (1945).

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