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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 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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  • 21

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, George Hodgson ranks 33 out of 392Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1893, George Hodgson ranks 208Before 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 181Before 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.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, George Hodgson ranks 385 out of 1,350Before 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).

Among SWIMMERS In Canada

Among swimmers born in Canada, George Hodgson ranks 1After 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).