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Eric Liddell

1902 - 1945

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Eric Henry Liddell (; 16 January 1902 – 21 February 1945) was a Scottish sprinter, rugby player and Christian missionary. Born in Qing China to Scottish missionary parents, he attended boarding school near London, spending time when possible with his family in Edinburgh, and afterwards attended the University of Edinburgh. At the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris, Liddell refused to run in the heats for his favoured 100 metres because they were held on a Sunday. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eric Liddell has received more than 2,662,343 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Liddell is the 115th most popular athlete (down from 89th in 2019), the 656th most popular biography from China (down from 606th in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Eric Liddell ranks 115 out of 6,025. Before him are Donald Arnold, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Haile Gebrselassie, Egil Danielsen, Ivanka Khristova, and Sherm Clark. After him are Michel Jazy, Alajos Szokolyi, Jim Thorpe, Aleksandr Privalov, Ron Clarke, and Friedrich Traun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Eric Liddell ranks 125. Before him are Mortimer J. Adler, Andrew Irvine, Regina Jonas, Peng Zhen, Tallulah Bankhead, and Toyen. After him are Boris Barnet, Josef Krips, Nordahl Grieg, Virginio Rosetta, Shigeyoshi Suzuki, and Louis Beel. Among people deceased in 1945, Eric Liddell ranks 182. Before him are Paul Giesler, Günther Lützow, Heinrich Ehrler, Peter Högl, Volin, and Halid Ziya Uşaklıgil. After him are Karl Fritzsch, Wincenty Witos, Ada Negri, Stamen Grigorov, Petar Bojović, and Gustav Cassel.

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In China

Among people born in China, Eric Liddell ranks 656 out of 1,610. Before him are Emperor Mingyuan of Northern Wei (392), Jung Chang (1952), Wang Huning (1955), Li Bingbing (1973), Jimmy Wang Yu (1943), and Empress Wang (-8). After him are Cai Yuanpei (1868), Liu Yuxi (772), Huang Tingjian (1045), Cheng Hao (1032), Zhang Zhidong (1837), and Fritz-Julius Lemp (1913).

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Among ATHLETES In China

Among athletes born in China, Eric Liddell ranks 1. After him are Karen Lachmann (1916), Liu Xiang (1983), Wang Junxia (1973), Zhu Jianhua (1963), Guo Jingjing (1981), Wang Yifu (1960), Qu Yunxia (1972), Huang Zhihong (1965), Yi Siling (1989), Wang Yan (1971), and Li Meisu (1959).

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