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Glenn Morris

1912 - 1974

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Glenn Edgar Morris (June 18, 1912 – January 31, 1974) was a U.S. track and field athlete. He won a gold medal in the Olympic decathlon in 1936, setting new world and Olympic records. He attended Colorado A&M — now known as Colorado State University — and played football as well as track and field. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Glenn Morris has received more than 123,463 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Glenn Morris is the 462nd most popular athlete (up from 779th in 2019), the 6,090th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,836th in 2019) and the 114th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 120k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 48.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.69

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Glenn Morris ranks 462 out of 6,025. Before him are Udo Beyer, Gerhard Stöck, Annelie Ehrhardt, Alfred Schmidt, Charley Borah, and Håkon Brusveen. After him are Joël Robert, Ann-Britt Leyman, Randy Williams, László Szollás, Bilistiche, and Boughera El Ouafi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Glenn Morris ranks 257. Before him are Enrique Fernández Viola, Pietro Palazzini, Maguba Syrtlanova, Ollie Johnston, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Iuliu Bodola. After him are Boris Chertok, Givi Javakhishvili, Morris Louis, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Alexander Mackendrick, and Santiago Lovell. Among people deceased in 1974, Glenn Morris ranks 164. Before him are Zaharia Stancu, Élie Lescot, Ned Maddrell, Alfred Keller, Marie Luise Kaschnitz, and Konrad Frey. After him are Harry Partch, Else Alfelt, Ali Mansur, Fred Kelly, Lily Kronberger, and Francis Blanche.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Glenn Morris ranks 6,090 out of 20,380. Before him are Charley Borah (1906), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Lawrence M. Krauss (1954), Michael Sembello (1954), Timothy Zahn (1951), and Mike D'Antoni (1951). After him are Chico Hamilton (1921), Norman Spinrad (1940), Clive Davis (1932), Tom Lister Jr. (1958), Seth Godin (1960), and Matt Reeves (1966).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Glenn Morris ranks 114. Before him are Fred Alderman (1905), John Kuck (1905), Mel Sheppard (1883), John Thomas (1941), Justin Gatlin (1982), and Charley Borah (1906). After him are Randy Williams (1953), John Cregan (1878), Johnny Hayes (1886), Hector Dyer (1910), Frank Loomis (1896), and Fred Kelly (1891).

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