SWIMMER

István Bárány

1907 - 1995

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István Bárány (20 December 1907 – 21 February 1995) was a Hungarian swimmer who competed at the 1924, 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1924 he was twelfth in the 100 m freestyle. Four years later he won a silver medal in 100 m freestyle and was fourth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. In 1932, he won a bronze medal in the 4×200 m freestyle relay and was eliminated in a semifinal of 100 m freestyle.Between 1926 and 1931 Bárány won four European titles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of István Bárány has received more than 14,475 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). István Bárány is the 26th most popular swimmer (down from 14th in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 433rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Hungarian Swimmer.

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Page views of István Báránies by language

Over the past year István Bárány has had the most page views in the with 1,873 views, followed by English (1,421), and Latvian (547). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Persian (1,191.43%), Esperanto (309.38%), and Ukrainian (106.19%)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, István Bárány ranks 26 out of 709Before him are Don Schollander, Arvo Aaltonen, Katalin Szőke, George Hodgson, Ilona Novák, and Helen Johns. After him are Kornelia Ender, Đurđica Bjedov, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Ferenc Csik, Ann Curtis, and Yasuji Miyazaki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, István Bárány ranks 234Before him are Ahmet Adnan Saygun, Đuro Kurepa, Philip Arthur Fisher, James Robertson Justice, Ernst Albrecht, and Alexander Knox. After him are Georg Braun, Jacques Roumain, Roderich Menzel, Jean Langlais, Yevgeniy Abalakov, and Adalbert Steiner. Among people deceased in 1995, István Bárány ranks 201Before him are V. J. Sukselainen, Laurindo Almeida, Rick Aviles, Mary Wickes, Maksim Tank, and Alexander Knox. After him are Severino Varela, John Cairncross, Robert Stephens, Albrecht Unsöld, Vladislav Listyev, and Doug McClure.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, István Bárány ranks 472 out of 1,077Before him are Paul Hörbiger (1894), Dezső Bundzsák (1928), Emil Zuckerkandl (1849), Ilona Novák (1925), György Szűcs (1912), and Lipót Baumhorn (1860). After him are Jenő Jandó (1952), Géza Alföldy (1935), Ildikó Újlaky-Rejtő (1937), Károly Németh (1922), Kati Kovács (1944), and Paul von Jankó (1856).

Among SWIMMERS In Hungary

Among swimmers born in Hungary, István Bárány ranks 5Before him are Johnny Weissmuller (1904), Alfréd Hajós (1878), Katalin Szőke (1935), and Ilona Novák (1925). After him are Ferenc Csik (1913), Éva Novák-Gerard (1930), Judit Temes (1930), Imre Zachár (1890), Géza Kádas (1926), Valéria Gyenge (1933), and Elemér Szathmáry (1926).