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George Simpson

1908 - 1961

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George Sidney Simpson (September 21, 1908 – December 2, 1961) was an American sprinter. He competed at the 1932 Olympics and won a silver medal in the 200 m, placing fourth in the 100 m event. Simpson was the first to run 100 yards in 9.4 seconds, but because he used starting blocks, the record was never ratified. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Simpson has received more than 16,208 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. George Simpson is the 2,018th most popular athlete (down from 1,468th in 2019), the 11,125th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,552nd in 2019) and the 340th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.91

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Simpson ranks 2,018 out of 6,025. Before him are Peter Donlon, John Hunter, Jan Kowalczyk, Claude Piquemal, Leni Schmidt, and Anders Hylander. After him are Jesper Hansen, Gregor Hradetzky, Otto Licha, Franz Keller, Forrest Towns, and Carolina Klüft.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, George Simpson ranks 398. Before him are Carl Laemmle Jr., James Workman, Paul Stewart, Pablo Pacheco, Jacob Bronowski, and Max Bloesch. After him are Fritz Spengler, Billy Gonsalves, Kathleen Raine, Robert O'Brien, Franklin Farrell, and Alan Baxter. Among people deceased in 1961, George Simpson ranks 197. Before him are Niels Petersen, Augusto Barcía Trelles, Harry Ryan, Anne Sewell Young, Albert Oldman, and Dorothy Thompson. After him are Kazimierz Laskowski, Sumner Welles, George S. Kaufman, Arnstein Arneberg, Charles Erwin Wilson, and George Formby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Simpson ranks 11,125 out of 20,380. Before him are Marc Webb (1974), Bill Mumy (1954), Christine Taylor (1971), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), Thomas Dewing (1851), and Constance Cummings (1910). After him are Robert L. Forward (1932), Simon Rex (1974), Jesper Hansen (null), Vince Boryla (1927), Eben Moglen (1959), and Don Messick (1926).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Simpson ranks 340. Before him are Ron Freeman (1947), Allyson Felix (1985), Burton Jastram (1910), Thane Baker (1931), Bob Schul (1937), and Peter Donlon (1906). After him are Jesper Hansen (null), Forrest Towns (1914), Louis Wilkins (1882), John Mulcahy (1876), Anne Henning (1955), and Duvall Hecht (1930).

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