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George Hodgson

1893 - 1983

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George Ritchie Hodgson (October 12, 1893 – May 1, 1983) was a Canadian competition swimmer of the early 20th century, and considered by many to be the greatest swimmer in Canadian history. Hodgson won the two longer freestyle swimming gold medals at the 1912 Olympics, the only categories in which he competed. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Hodgson has received more than 32,403 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). George Hodgson is the 23rd most popular swimmer (up from 33rd in 2019), the 292nd most popular biography from Canada (up from 384th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Swimmer.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, George Hodgson ranks 23 out of 709. Before him are Ken Walsh, Otto Wahle, Charles Daniels, Don Schollander, Arvo Aaltonen, and Katalin Szőke. After him are Ilona Novák, Helen Johns, István Bárány, Kornelia Ender, Đurđica Bjedov, and Ethelda Bleibtrey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, George Hodgson ranks 188. Before him are Amílcar Barbuy, J. G. Strijdom, Hilda Geiringer, Konstantin Muraviev, Enrique Peñaranda, and Gyula Breyer. After him are Woldemar Hägglund, Kurt Martti Wallenius, Jamil Mardam Bey, Dora Carrington, Harry Stenqvist, and Gabrielle Petit. Among people deceased in 1983, George Hodgson ranks 149. Before him are Harry James, Émile Veinante, Higinio Morínigo, Rudolf Wolters, Semyon Ignatyev, and Arvīds Pelše. After him are Rodolfo Volk, John Bodkin Adams, Larysa Hienijuš, Clemens Holzmeister, Bep Voskuijl, and Sven Jacobsson.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, George Hodgson ranks 292 out of 1,622. Before him are Yannick Bisson (1969), Édouard Gagnon (1918), Terry Sawchuk (1929), Bill Brack (1935), John Diefenbaker (1895), and Natasha Henstridge (1974). After him are Sunny Leone (1981), Terry Jacks (1944), Katherine DeMille (1911), Robert Borden (1854), Robin Sharma (1965), and Mordecai Richler (1931).

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Among SWIMMERS In Canada

Among swimmers born in Canada, George Hodgson ranks 1. After him are George Vernot (1901), Sylvie Fréchette (1967), Carolyn Waldo (1964), Anne Ottenbrite (1966), Alexandre Despatie (1985), Brent Hayden (1983), Mark Tewksbury (1968), Katerine Savard (1993), Kylie Masse (1996), Ryan Cochrane (1988), and Summer McIntosh (2006).

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