1893 - 1983
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 28,899 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). George Hodgson is the 33rd most popular swimmer (down from 23rd in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Canada (down from 335th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Swimmer.
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Among swimmers, George Hodgson ranks 33 out of 392. Before him are Frederick Lane, Helene Madison, Kusuo Kitamura, Clarke Scholes, Ferenc Csik, and Ian Thorpe. After him are Max Schöne, Hilde Schrader, Albina Osipowich, Åke Borg, Vladimir Salnikov, and Tetsuo Okamoto.
1880 - 1969
HPI: 46.38
Rank: 27
1913 - 1970
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 28
1917 - 1996
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 29
1930 - 2010
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 30
1913 - 1945
HPI: 45.97
Rank: 31
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.93
Rank: 32
1893 - 1983
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 33
1880 - 1961
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 34
1910 - 1966
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 35
1911 - 1964
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 36
1901 - 1973
HPI: 45.23
Rank: 37
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 38
1932 - 2007
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 39
Among people born in 1893, George Hodgson ranks 208. Before him are Oscar Torp, Alexander Ostrowski, John Norton, Harald Cramér, Blind Blake, and Ragnar Malm. After him are Stasys Girėnas, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Steingrímur Steinþórsson, Elizabeth Cotten, Marguerite Broquedis, and Fernando Altimani. Among people deceased in 1983, George Hodgson ranks 181. Before him are Jacqueline Logan, Luís Mesquita de Oliveira, Nikolaus Pevsner, Jaime Lazcano, Anton Buttigieg, and José Bergamín. After him are Buster Crabbe, George O. Abell, Nils Engdahl, Pentti Saarikoski, Earl Tupper, and Christopher George.
1893 - 1958
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 202
1893 - 1986
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 203
1893 - 1979
HPI: 46.19
Rank: 204
1893 - 1985
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 205
1893 - 1934
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 206
1893 - 1959
HPI: 45.92
Rank: 207
1893 - 1983
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 208
1893 - 1933
HPI: 45.42
Rank: 209
1893 - 1987
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 210
1893 - 1966
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 211
1893 - 1987
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 212
1893 - 1983
HPI: 45.14
Rank: 213
1893 - 1963
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 214
1904 - 1983
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 175
1911 - 1983
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 176
1902 - 1983
HPI: 46.12
Rank: 177
1909 - 1983
HPI: 46.04
Rank: 178
1912 - 1983
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 179
1895 - 1983
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 180
1893 - 1983
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 181
1908 - 1983
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 182
1927 - 1983
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 183
1898 - 1983
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 184
1937 - 1983
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 185
1907 - 1983
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 186
1931 - 1983
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 187
Among people born in Canada, George Hodgson ranks 385 out of 1,350. Before him are Alex Wilson (1905), Louise Penny (1958), Megan Follows (1968), Todd McFarlane (1961), Anke Engelke (1965), and Grimes (1988). After him are Chad Kroeger (1974), Alissa White-Gluz (1985), Jack Pickford (1896), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), A. J. Cook (1978), and Calixa Lavallée (1842).
1905 - 1994
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 379
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 380
1968 - Present
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 381
1961 - Present
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 382
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 383
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 384
1893 - 1983
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 385
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 386
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 387
1896 - 1933
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 388
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 389
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 390
1842 - 1891
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 391
Among swimmers born in Canada, George Hodgson ranks 1. After him are Alexandre Despatie (1985), Carolyn Waldo (1964), Mark Tewksbury (1968), Penny Oleksiak (2000), Brent Hayden (1983), Kylie Masse (1996), Ryan Cochrane (1988), and Taylor Ruck (2000).
1893 - 1983
HPI: 45.75
Rank: 1
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.73
Rank: 2
1964 - Present
HPI: 29.72
Rank: 3
1968 - Present
HPI: 22.32
Rank: 4
2000 - Present
HPI: 18.87
Rank: 5
1983 - Present
HPI: 18.56
Rank: 6
1996 - Present
HPI: 17.16
Rank: 7
1988 - Present
HPI: 17.14
Rank: 8
2000 - Present
HPI: 8.57
Rank: 9