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Forrest Smithson

1884 - 1962

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Forrest Custer Smithson (September 26, 1884 – November 25, 1962) was an American athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born in Portland, Oregon, Smithson was a student of theology from Oregon State University and an AAU champion in 1907 and 1909 in the 120 yd (110 m) hurdles. At London, the main favourites were Smithson's teammates John Garrels and Arthur Shaw, who had earlier equaled Alvin Kraenzlein's world record of 15.2 seconds. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Forrest Smithson has received more than 25,763 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Forrest Smithson is the 389th most popular athlete (down from 334th in 2019), the 5,673rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,661st in 2019) and the 94th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.65

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Forrest Smithson ranks 389 out of 6,025. Before him are Pat McDonald, Arvo Askola, Sara Simeoni, George Saling, Team Hoyt, and Henri Jobier. After him are Dimitrie Popescu, Galina Bystrova, Jack Broughton, Emerson Spencer, Edwin Flack, and Allen Woodring.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, Forrest Smithson ranks 148. Before him are Harry Langdon, Dobri Bozhilov, Nicholas Charnetsky, Martin Klein, Fritz Noether, and Joseph Pholien. After him are Ludwik Hirszfeld, Sophie Liebknecht, Frederick Grace, Konstantinos Tsaldaris, Arnaud Denjoy, and Alice Milliat. Among people deceased in 1962, Forrest Smithson ranks 136. Before him are Ossip Bernstein, Snub Pollard, Paul Götz, Fred Pentland, Max Švabinský, and Fidel Dávila Arrondo. After him are Florence Lee, Louis Abell, Hans Rosbaud, Roger Ducret, Bidhan Chandra Roy, and Morris Louis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Forrest Smithson ranks 5,673 out of 20,380. Before him are George Saling (1909), Harry Morgan (1915), Carl Lumbly (1951), Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), Kenneth Noland (1924), and Anita Borg (1949). After him are Henry Knox (1750), Paul Sweezy (1910), Roger Sherman (1721), Emerson Spencer (1906), Allen Woodring (1898), and Bobby Morrow (1935).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Forrest Smithson ranks 94. Before him are Chris Dickerson (1939), Honus Wagner (1874), Earle Meadows (1913), Charles Dvorak (1878), Eddie Tolan (1908), and George Saling (1909). After him are Emerson Spencer (1906), Allen Woodring (1898), Bobby Morrow (1935), Otis Davis (1932), Sidney Johnson (1877), and Jim Lightbody (1882).

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