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George Kojac

1910 - 1996

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George Harold Kojac (March 2, 1910 – May 28, 1996) was an American competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and former world record-holder in two events. Kojac represented the United States at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. As a member of the winning U.S. team in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, he received a gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Kojac has received more than 27,879 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). George Kojac is the 16th most popular swimmer (up from 61st in 2019), the 5,158th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,599th in 2019) and the 8th most popular American Swimmer.

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  • 50.38

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.48

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, George Kojac ranks 16 out of 709. Before him are Jimmy McLane, Fernand Feyaerts, Roland Matthes, Aileen Riggin, Henry Taylor, and Greta Andersen. After him are Ken Walsh, Otto Wahle, Charles Daniels, Don Schollander, Arvo Aaltonen, and Katalin Szőke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, George Kojac ranks 202. Before him are Aldo Donati, Viggo Kampmann, Princess Eugénie of Greece and Denmark, So Yamamura, Paul Chocque, and Francisco Coloane. After him are Adoniran Barbosa, Gaston Defferre, Anita Page, Peter Pears, Gunnar Thoroddsen, and Rodolpho Barteczko. Among people deceased in 1996, George Kojac ranks 177. Before him are Joanne Dru, Laurens van der Post, Gottfried von Einem, George Burns, Kenneth Bainbridge, and Rob Hall. After him are Veronica Guerin, Eno Raud, Tomás Gutiérrez Alea, Andrey Lukanov, Jamie Uys, and Alger Hiss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Kojac ranks 5,158 out of 20,380. Before him are Emily Procter (1968), Tyler, the Creator (1991), Emily Deschanel (1976), Patricia McPherson (1954), Mary Edwards Walker (1832), and Buddy Bolden (1877). After him are Samantha Smith (1972), James Pickens Jr. (1954), Susanna Kaysen (1948), Felicia Farr (1932), Pauline Kael (1919), and Nas (1973).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, George Kojac ranks 8. Before him are Michael Phelps (1985), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Amedee Reyburn (1889), Duke Kahanamoku (1890), Jimmy McLane (1930), and Aileen Riggin (1906). After him are Ken Walsh (1945), Charles Daniels (1885), Don Schollander (1946), Helen Johns (1914), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), and Ann Curtis (1926).

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