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George Baird

1907 - 2004

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George Hetzel Baird (March 5, 1907 – September 4, 2004) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking the world record in the process. A week later he helped to set another world record, at 3:13.4 in the 4×440 yard relay in London. Baird graduated from the University of Iowa and later took various jobs during the Great Depression. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Baird has received more than 4,427 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). George Baird is the 878th most popular athlete (up from 907th in 2019), the 8,243rd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,632nd in 2019) and the 168th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Baird ranks 878 out of 3,059Before him are Mirja Hietamies, Ingrid Gulbin, Vilhelm Carlberg, Britt Strandberg, Marita Lange, and Edward Gardère. After him are George Rhoden, Stig Sjölin, Charles King, István Szondy, George Goulding, and Janusz Sidło.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, George Baird ranks 304Before him are Vladimir Veksler, Alan Reed, Alexander Wood, Johnny Moss, Célestin Delmer, and Klaes Karppinen. After him are Ciro Verratti, Ann Todd, Maurice Cloche, Jules Roy, Barbara Kent, and Willy Busch. Among people deceased in 2004, George Baird ranks 231Before him are Yordan Radichkov, Mochtar Lubis, Zurab Sakandelidze, Marvin Heemeyer, Heinrich Mark, and Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy. After him are Veerappan, Mildred McDaniel, Jean Graczyk, Iris Chang, Kristian Henriksen, and Volodymyr Kaplychnyi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Baird ranks 8,243 out of 18,182Before him are Mary Ellen Mark (1940), John Debney (1956), David LaChapelle (1963), Shea Whigham (1969), John Sloan (1871), and Mark Schultz (1960). After him are Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), James Ewing (1866), Adam Maida (1930), Laura Secord (1775), George Herriman (1880), and Deborah Shelton (1948).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Baird ranks 168Before him are John Exley (1867), Marc Wright (1890), Oscar Olson (1878), Edward Lindberg (1886), Bill Nieder (1933), and Max Emmerich (1879). After him are Charles King (1880), Arnie Robinson (1948), Mildred McDaniel (1933), Dave Wottle (1950), Louis Abell (1884), and Burton Downing (1885).