1911 - 1943
Foy Draper (November 26, 1911 – February 1, 1943) was an American track and field athlete who won a gold medal in 4 × 100 m relay at the 1936 Summer Olympics. As a University of Southern California student, Draper won the IC4A championships in 200 m in 1935. He reportedly held the world record for the 100-yard dash, at the time that would have been a hand timed 9.4, made all that more remarkable with Draper standing only 5'5".At the Berlin Olympics, Draper ran the third leg in the American 4 × 100 m relay team, which won the gold medal in a world record time of 39.8.During World War II, Draper served as a pilot on a twin-engine attack bomber A-20B 'Havoc' in Thelepte, Tunisia. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Foy Draper has received more than 66,407 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Foy Draper is the 1,507th most popular athlete, the 10,761st most popular biography from United States and the 278th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Foy Draper ranks 1,507 out of 3,059. Before him are Dennis Kipruto Kimetto, Ben Jipcho, Olavi Mannonen, Nodar Kumaritashvili, Anna-Maria Müller, and Carla Bodendorf. After him are Alberto Demiddi, Torben Grael, Inge Helten, Eva Korpela, Yevgeni Mayorov, and Bjørn Paulson.
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.28
Rank: 1,501
1943 - 2020
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 1,502
1930 - 2019
HPI: 40.27
Rank: 1,503
1988 - 2010
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 1,504
1949 - 2009
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 1,505
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 1,506
1911 - 1943
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 1,507
1944 - 2000
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 1,508
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 1,509
1950 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 1,510
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 1,511
1938 - 1997
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 1,512
1923 - 2008
HPI: 40.18
Rank: 1,513
Among people born in 1911, Foy Draper ranks 343. Before him are René Bougnol, Val Guest, Sidney Wood, Hank Greenberg, Mitch Miller, and Franz Wagner. After him are Hugh Marlowe, Ruth Ford, Joseph Pevney, Maribel Vinson, Vaughn Monroe, and Joe Fortenberry. Among people deceased in 1943, Foy Draper ranks 198. Before him are Charles Tate Regan, Frank Greer, Leonhard Stejneger, Montagu Love, Maurice Hemelsoet, and Stephen Vincent Benét. After him are Lorenz Hart, Dwight Frye, Arthur Streeton, and Sam Ruben.
1911 - 1956
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 337
1911 - 2006
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 338
1911 - 2009
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 339
1911 - 1986
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 340
1911 - 2010
HPI: 40.57
Rank: 341
1911 - 1974
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 342
1911 - 1943
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 343
1911 - 1982
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 344
1911 - 2009
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 345
1911 - 2008
HPI: 40.02
Rank: 346
1911 - 1961
HPI: 39.85
Rank: 347
1911 - 1973
HPI: 39.81
Rank: 348
1911 - 1993
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 349
1878 - 1943
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 192
1879 - 1943
HPI: 41.86
Rank: 193
1851 - 1943
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 194
1877 - 1943
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 195
1875 - 1943
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 196
1898 - 1943
HPI: 40.64
Rank: 197
1911 - 1943
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 198
1895 - 1943
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 199
1899 - 1943
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 200
1867 - 1943
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 201
1913 - 1943
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 202
Among people born in United States, Foy Draper ranks 10,761 out of 18,182. Before him are Kari Byron (1974), Eddy Arnold (1918), Richard A. Falk (1930), Otis Blackwell (1931), Bam Margera (1979), and Kathlyn Williams (1879). After him are Chester Morris (1901), Becky G (1997), Patti Davis (1952), Paul Westphal (1950), John Hiatt (1952), and Danny Pino (1974).
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,755
1918 - 2008
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,756
1930 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,757
1931 - 2002
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,758
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,759
1879 - 1960
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,760
1911 - 1943
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,761
1901 - 1970
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,762
1997 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,763
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 10,764
1950 - 2021
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 10,765
1952 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 10,766
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 10,767
Among athletes born in United States, Foy Draper ranks 278. Before him are Randy Matson (1945), Wesley Coe (1879), John Woodruff (1915), George Simpson (1908), Hector Dyer (1910), and Earl Eby (1894). After him are Jim Ryun (1947), Larry Black (1951), Charles Dumas (1937), Bill Toomey (1939), Edward Stevens (1932), and Greg Bell (1930).
1945 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 272
1879 - 1926
HPI: 40.62
Rank: 273
1915 - 2007
HPI: 40.58
Rank: 274
1908 - 1961
HPI: 40.56
Rank: 275
1910 - 1990
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 276
1894 - 1970
HPI: 40.30
Rank: 277
1911 - 1943
HPI: 40.25
Rank: 278
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 279
1951 - 2006
HPI: 40.14
Rank: 280
1937 - 2004
HPI: 40.12
Rank: 281
1939 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 282
1932 - 2013
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 283
1930 - Present
HPI: 39.97
Rank: 284