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Frederick Lane

1880 - 1969

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Frederick Claude Vivian Lane (2 February 1880 – 14 May 1969) was an Australian swimmer who competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Lane, from Manly, New South Wales, was four years old when his brother saved him from drowning in Sydney Harbour, whereupon he decided to learn to swim. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frederick Lane has received more than 43,877 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Frederick Lane is the 37th most popular swimmer (down from 27th in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Australia (up from 183rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Australian Swimmer.

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  • 48.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.94

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Frederick Lane ranks 37 out of 709. Before him are Ann Curtis, Yasuji Miyazaki, Gérard Blitz, Ian Thorpe, Éva Novák-Gerard, and Judit Temes. After him are Clarke Scholes, Marie Braun, Irene Guest, Albina Osipowich, Willy den Ouden, and Alexander Popov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, Frederick Lane ranks 159. Before him are Lawrence Oates, Hans Moser, Xhafer Ypi, Kullervo Manner, Francis de Miomandre, and Knud Kristensen. After him are Dorothea Köring, Carl Skottsberg, Parashqevi Qiriazi, Philibert Jacques Melotte, Joe May, and George Van Biesbroeck. Among people deceased in 1969, Frederick Lane ranks 168. Before him are Zeki Rıza Sporel, Ludwig Berger, Margarita Xirgu, René Guillot, José Piendibene, and Miles Dempsey. After him are Mildred Davis, Chang Taek-sang, Leigh Harline, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Fred Hampton, and Ichikawa Raizō VIII.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Frederick Lane ranks 177 out of 1,143. Before him are Dawn Fraser (1937), Sidney Nolan (1917), Peter Carey (1943), Frank Sedgman (1927), Ian Thorpe (1982), and Harry Kewell (1978). After him are Rodney Heath (1884), Stan Rowley (1876), Alfred Deakin (1856), Abbie Cornish (1982), Rose Byrne (1979), and Alex O'Loughlin (1976).

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Among SWIMMERS In Australia

Among swimmers born in Australia, Frederick Lane ranks 2. Before him are Ian Thorpe (1982). After him are Fanny Durack (1889), John Devitt (1937), Lyn McClements (1951), Leslie Boardman (1889), Faith Leech (1941), Clare Dennis (1916), Harold Hardwick (1888), Mina Wylie (1891), Cecil Healy (1881), and Shane Gould (1956).

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