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James Corson

1906 - 1981

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James Hunt Corson (January 14, 1906 – November 12, 1981) was an American track and field athlete and coach, college football player and coach, and educator. He competed for the United States in the 1928 Summer Olympics held in Amsterdam in the discus throw, winning the bronze medal. Born in 1906, Corson grew up in Modesto, California. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Corson has received more than 17,822 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Corson is the 2,037th most popular athlete, the 11,490th most popular biography from United States and the 355th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 41.76

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.92

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, James Corson ranks 2,037 out of 6,025. Before him are Rod Milburn, William Jones, Ivan Udodov, Greg Bell, Marian Woronin, and Jiří Skobla. After him are Naohiro Ikeda, Pat O'Callaghan, McDonald Bailey, Olga Mineyeva, Maria Ștefan, and Janne Stefansson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, James Corson ranks 413. Before him are Jan Pijnenburg, Barney Bigard, Peter Donlon, Leni Schmidt, Mauri Rose, and Alfredo Pitto. After him are Pat O'Callaghan, Oscar Levant, Cuth Harrison, Katsuo Takaishi, Hiram Fong, and Abraham Beame. Among people deceased in 1981, James Corson ranks 279. Before him are Yefim Dzigan, Leopold Wohlrab, Vittorio Tamagnini, Charles Barton, Mauri Rose, and Ivan Udodov. After him are Cuth Harrison, Irving Jaffee, Roy Brown, Trevor Coker, George Walsh, and Clarence Oldfield.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Corson ranks 11,490 out of 20,380. Before him are Sunny Lane (1980), Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (1946), Jim Nabors (1930), Jenifer Lewis (1957), Levi Leipheimer (1973), and Reid Hoffman (1967). After him are Stanford R. Ovshinsky (1922), Jerry Vale (1930), Jimmy Iovine (1953), Fabiano Caruana (1992), John Henninger Reagan (1818), and Benjamin Silliman (1779).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, James Corson ranks 355. Before him are Horace Ashenfelter (1923), DeHart Hubbard (1903), Tris Speaker (1888), George Dole (1885), Rod Milburn (1950), and Greg Bell (1930). After him are Félix Sánchez (1977), Milt Campbell (1933), George Bonhag (1882), Marcell Jacobs (1994), Ira Davenport (1887), and Harold Smith (1909).

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