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Henry Russell

1904 - 1986

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Henry Argue Russell (December 15, 1904 – November 9, 1986) was an American track and field athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics. A Cornell University student, Henry Russell won the IC4A championships in 100 yd (91 m) in 1926 and in 220 yd (200 m) in 1925 and 1926. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Henry Russell has received more than 29,928 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Henry Russell is the 304th most popular athlete (up from 356th in 2019), the 4,962nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,812th in 2019) and the 68th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 10.48

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  • 1.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Henry Russell ranks 304 out of 6,025. Before him are Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jonni Myyrä, Luigi Beccali, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Juan Carlos Zabala, and Sándor Rozsnyói. After him are Nancy Mackay, Eero Berg, Kenenisa Bekele, Elmer Niklander, John Akii-Bua, and Adolfo Consolini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Henry Russell ranks 192. Before him are Erwin Komenda, Hertta Kuusinen, Rambai Barni, Srečko Kosovel, Bill Brandt, and Bobbie Rosenfeld. After him are Ladislav Ženíšek, Clarence Nash, Kenneth Bainbridge, Grete Stern, Edgar G. Ulmer, and Balys Dvarionas. Among people deceased in 1986, Henry Russell ranks 151. Before him are Étienne Mattler, Harold Arlen, Lars-Erik Larsson, Hal B. Wallis, Harald Reinl, and Bessie Love. After him are Len Bias, Adolf Brudes, Agustín Sauto Arana, Juan Carlos Corazzo, Daniel Balavoine, and Gaston Defferre.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Henry Russell ranks 4,962 out of 20,380. Before him are Mathew Brady (1822), Rockmond Dunbar (1974), Marianne Moore (1887), Eric Bogosian (1953), Hank Jones (1918), and William D. Leahy (1875). After him are Tracy Pollan (1960), Leontyne Price (1927), Charles Yerkes (1837), Richard Speck (1941), George Kingsley Zipf (1902), and Bryan Singer (1965).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Henry Russell ranks 68. Before him are Alice Coachman (1923), Mildred McDaniel (1933), Rafer Johnson (1935), Helen Stephens (1918), Albert Tyler (1872), and Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962). After him are Ethel Catherwood (1908), Don Bragg (1935), Bob King (1906), Arthur Blake (1872), Evelyn Ashford (1957), and Frank Foss (1895).

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