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George Calnan

1900 - 1933

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George Charles Calnan (January 18, 1900 – April 4, 1933) was a United States Navy officer who also competed for the United States as a fencer. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he earned three bronze medals (Individual épée: 1928, Team foil: 1932, Team épée: 1932) A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Calnan did not start fencing until he was a student at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. By the time he was a senior, he was captain of the Navy's fencing team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Calnan has received more than 14,832 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. George Calnan is the 18th most popular fencer, the 5,573rd most popular biography from United States and the most popular American Fencer.

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  • 48.33

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.15

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among FENCERS

Among fencers, George Calnan ranks 18 out of 174. Before him are Attila Petschauer, Lucien Gaudin, Manuel Díaz, János Garay, Aldo Nadi, and Gaston Alibert. After him are Herman Georges Berger, Henri Anspach, Ellen Preis, Ellen Osiier, Rudolf Kárpáti, and Jacques Ochs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, George Calnan ranks 192. Before him are Itzik Feffer, Jacques Moeschal, Adlai Stevenson II, Pyotr Gavrilov, Richard Hughes, and César Espinoza. After him are Hendrik van Gent, Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen, Teodoro Picado Michalski, Roland Penrose, Charles Jewtraw, and Ioannis Theodoropoulos. Among people deceased in 1933, George Calnan ranks 91. Before him are Friedrich von Ingenohl, José Malhoa, Renée Adorée, Antonín Švehla, Alexander von Krobatin, and Mahmud Tarzi. After him are Kamini Roy, Sara Teasdale, Steponas Darius, Lilla Cabot Perry, Alfréd Haar, and Anthony Hope.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Calnan ranks 5,573 out of 18,182. Before him are Tony Accardo (1906), Ray Allen (1975), Daniel Webster (1782), Zane Grey (1872), Robert Towne (1934), and Wendell Willkie (1892). After him are Paul Theroux (1941), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), Joseph Brant (1742), Bonnie Bartlett (1929), and John Randolph (1915).

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Among FENCERS In United States

Among fencers born in United States, George Calnan ranks 1. After him are Albertson Van Zo Post (1866), Ibtihaj Muhammad (1985), Mariel Zagunis (1985), Race Imboden (1993), Alexander Massialas (1994), Lee Kiefer (1994), Maya Lawrence (1980), Rebecca Ward (1990), Gerek Meinhardt (1990), Kelley Hurley (1988), and Courtney Hurley (1990).

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