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George Cornet

1877 - 1952

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George Thomson Cornet (15 July 1877 – 22 April 1952) was a Scottish sportsman. He was the only Scottish person in the Great Britain water polo team that won gold in the 1908 Summer Olympics and the 1912 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Cornet has received more than 12,329 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Cornet is the 1,759th most popular athlete, the 5,145th most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 68th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.62

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  • 1.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Cornet ranks 1,759 out of 6,025Before him are Frank Schepke, Lídia Sákovicsné Dömölky, Tatyana Lebedeva, Jaroslav Skobla, Brit Pettersen, and Marilee Stepan. After him are Joyce King, Hans Grodotzki, Ardalion Ignatyev, Jean-Jacques Guissart, Joseph Stadler, and Anna-Maria Müller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, George Cornet ranks 189Before him are Šatrijos Ragana, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Laura Knight, Ruurd Leegstra, Tom Crean, and Albino Jara. After him are Montagu Love, Edward Barrett, Adolf Möller, Lloyd C. Douglas, Norman Pritchard, and Robert F. Wagner. Among people deceased in 1952, George Cornet ranks 170Before him are François Gagnepain, Willie Brown, Gus Dillon, Mary Engle Pennington, Alice Austen, and Gertrude Lawrence. After him are Ted Morgan, Robert P. Patterson, Philip G. Epstein, Delfina Bunge, Frank Kugler, and Elizabeth Kenny.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, George Cornet ranks 5,145 out of 8,785Before him are Sonya Walger (1974), Philip Massinger (1583), Frederick E. Morgan (1894), Paul Scott (1920), Jimmy Gallagher (1901), and Alex Stepney (1942). After him are Michael Drayton (1563), James Larkin (1876), Harold Whitlock (1903), Jet Harris (1939), Pip Torrens (1960), and Nick Lowe (1949).

Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, George Cornet ranks 68Before him are Queenie Newall (1854), Gordon Pirie (1931), Ann Packer (1942), Audrey Williamson (1926), Peter Wright (1970), and David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter (1905). After him are Harold Whitlock (1903), Janet Simpson (1944), Basil Heatley (1933), Michael Wheeler (1935), Tony Nash (1936), and George Goulding (1884).