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George Parker

1896 - 1976

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George R. Parker (19 November 1897 – 18 June 1974) was an Australian athlete who competed mainly in racewalking. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Parker has received more than 28,925 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Parker is the 879th most popular athlete (down from 768th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Australia (down from 222nd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Australian Athlete.

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  • 17

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  • 1.71

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Parker ranks 879 out of 6,025Before him are Catherine Hardy Lavender, Tullio Baraglia, Jean Collas, Mark Rakita, Dumitru Pârvulescu, and Larry James. After him are Kalervo Toivonen, Fiorenzo Marini, Carlos Rodríguez, Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Judo, David Hall, and Alexandros Chalkokondylis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, George Parker ranks 214Before him are Alexander Brailowsky, Sirarpie Der Nersessian, Anton Walbrook, Ethel Waters, Tommy Johnson, and Kim Myeong-sun. After him are Giuseppe Enrici, Luiz Vinhaes, Enrique Hertzog, Albert Ball, Brock Chisholm, and Blanche Sweet. Among people deceased in 1976, George Parker ranks 204Before him are Mal Evans, Humberto Elgueta, Mortimer Wheeler, Zoltán Latinovits, Johnny Mercer, and María Corda. After him are Anton Grasser, Miriam Cooper, Florence Ballard, Stith Thompson, Afrasiyab Badalbeyli, and Maria Klenova.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, George Parker ranks 227 out of 1,143Before him are John Finnis (1940), Fred Schepisi (1939), Rebel Wilson (1980), Marjorie Cox Crawford (1903), William Deane (1931), and Mark Schwarzer (1972). After him are Rolf Harris (1930), Jack Thompson (1940), Ken Kavanagh (1923), Peta Wilson (1970), Harry Cobby (1894), and Grafton Elliot Smith (1871).

Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, George Parker ranks 11Before him are Camila (null), John Winter (1924), Betty Cuthbert (1938), Stan Rowley (1876), Norma Croker (1934), and Shirley Strickland (1925). After him are Fleur Mellor (1936), Judy Amoore (1940), Herb Elliott (1938), Dave Power (1928), Bill Bruce (1923), and Cathy Freeman (1973).