New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

ATHLETE

George Saling

1909 - 1933

George Saling

George J. Saling (July 27, 1909 – April 15, 1933) was an American track and field athlete, winner of 110 m hurdles at the 1932 Summer Olympics. Saling was born in Memphis, Missouri, but the family moved to Corydon, Iowa when George was three months old. He graduated from Corydon High School in 1927 and was the captain of the basketball team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Saling has received more than 24,060 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). George Saling is the 1,430th most popular athlete (down from 900th in 2019), the 10,417th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,580th in 2019) and the 265th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

24k
Page Views (PV)
40.78
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.68
Effective Languages (L*)
2.55
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of George Salings by language

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Saling ranks 1,430 out of 3,059. Before him are Emil Hegle Svendsen, Joyce King, Ivan Fuqua, Tero Pitkämäki, Lasha Talakhadze, and Hartwig Gauder. After him are Prosper Bruggeman, Edward Barrett, Nikolay Zimyatov, Arthur Wint, Otis Davis, and Tommy Kono.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Emil Hegle Svendsen
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 1,424
Joyce King
1920 - 2001
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 1,425
Ivan Fuqua
1909 - 1994
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 1,426
Tero Pitkämäki
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 1,427
Lasha Talakhadze
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 1,428
Hartwig Gauder
1954 - 2020
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 1,429
George Saling
1909 - 1933
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 1,430
Prosper Bruggeman
1873 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 1,431
Edward Barrett
1877 - 1932
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 1,432
Nikolay Zimyatov
1955 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 1,433
Arthur Wint
1920 - 1992
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 1,434
Otis Davis
1932 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 1,435
Tommy Kono
1930 - 2016
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 1,436

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, George Saling ranks 335. Before him are Dragomir Tošić, Robert Helpmann, Evelyne Hall, C. Douglas Dillon, Frank Albertson, and Ivan Fuqua. After him are Howard Da Silva, Robert Serber, Ruby Keeler, Bimal Roy, Raúl Landini, and John Wright. Among people deceased in 1933, George Saling ranks 136. Before him are Achille Paroche, Spottiswoode Aitken, Saliamonas Banaitis, Eddie Lang, John Joly, and Osvald Moberg. After him are Daphne Akhurst, Emily Murphy, Henry Watson Fowler, and Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford.

Others Born in 1909

Go to all Rankings

Dragomir Tošić
1909 - 1985
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 329
Robert Helpmann
1909 - 1986
HPI: 41.19
Rank: 330
Evelyne Hall
1909 - 1993
HPI: 41.01
Rank: 331
C. Douglas Dillon
1909 - 2003
HPI: 40.99
Rank: 332
Frank Albertson
1909 - 1964
HPI: 40.91
Rank: 333
Ivan Fuqua
1909 - 1994
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 334
George Saling
1909 - 1933
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 335
Howard Da Silva
1909 - 1986
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 336
Robert Serber
1909 - 1997
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 337
Ruby Keeler
1909 - 1993
HPI: 40.07
Rank: 338
Bimal Roy
1909 - 1966
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 339
Raúl Landini
1909 - 1988
HPI: 39.83
Rank: 340
John Wright
1909 - 1979
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 341

Others Deceased in 1933

Go to all Rankings

Achille Paroche
1868 - 1933
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 130
Spottiswoode Aitken
1868 - 1933
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 131
Saliamonas Banaitis
1866 - 1933
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 132
Eddie Lang
1902 - 1933
HPI: 41.11
Rank: 133
John Joly
1857 - 1933
HPI: 41.09
Rank: 134
Osvald Moberg
1888 - 1933
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 135
George Saling
1909 - 1933
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 136
Daphne Akhurst
1903 - 1933
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 137
Emily Murphy
1868 - 1933
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 138
Henry Watson Fowler
1858 - 1933
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 139
Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
1868 - 1933
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 140