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Hal Brown

1898 - 1983

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Horace Hallock "Hal" Brown (March 30, 1898 – December 25, 1983) was an American long-distance runner. He competed for the United States in the 1920 Summer Olympics held in Antwerp, Belgium in the 3000 meter team race where he won the gold medal together with his teammates Arlie Schardt and Ivan Dresser.Brown won the 1916 New England Intercollegiate Cross Country meet leading Williams College to the team title. After serving in World War I, he won the two miles at the 1920 IC4A championships in 9:27.6, establishing a Williams College record that stood until 1973. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Brown has received more than 38,195 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Hal Brown is the 1,406th most popular athlete (down from 1,009th in 2019), the 9,382nd most popular biography from United States (down from 8,754th in 2019) and the 254th most popular American Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

  • 38k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Hal Browns by language

Over the past year Hal Brown has had the most page views in the with 3,390 views, followed by Russian (340), and Arabic (330). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Arabic (73.68%), Catalan (72.73%), and Russian (23.64%)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hal Brown ranks 1,406 out of 6,025. Before him are Herbert Lindström, Siegrun Siegl, Kim Eui-tae, Jacek Wszoła, Aage Larsen, and David Dunlap. After him are Lennart Magnusson, Dave Albritton, Kajsa Bergqvist, Polydore Veirman, Otto Fickeisen, and Leonid Shcherbakov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Hal Brown ranks 276. Before him are Roberto Larraz, Clyde King, Clara González, Ewald Balser, Lil Hardin Armstrong, and Alla Tarasova. After him are Robert Keith, Curtis Stevens, Magnus Goodman, Humberto Tomasina, Joe Spence, and Hellmuth Kneser. Among people deceased in 1983, Hal Brown ranks 237. Before him are Slim Pickens, Joseph Ruttenberg, Kalevi Kotkas, Gerry Hitchens, André Chamson, and Amadeo Ortega. After him are Joan Hackett, Friedrich Scherfke, Momčilo Đokić, Bo Ekelund, Kazimiera Iłłakowiczówna, and Claude Vivier.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hal Brown ranks 9,382 out of 20,380. Before him are Julian Casablancas (1978), Rich Moore (1963), Catherine E. Coulson (1943), Hampton Fancher (1938), David Dunlap (1910), and Skip Barber (1936). After him are Alonzo Mourning (1970), Alma Bennett (1904), Thomas Ian Griffith (1962), Andy Devine (1905), James H. Clark (1944), and Robert Keith (1898).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Hal Brown ranks 254. Before him are John Brinck (1908), John Anderson (1907), Jesse Mashburn (1933), Ed Gordon (1908), Arthur Shaw (1886), and David Dunlap (1910). After him are Dallas Long (1940), Alma Richards (1890), Robert Farnan (1877), Hubert Stevens (1890), Curtis Stevens (1898), and Paul Pilgrim (1883).

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