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James Rector

1884 - 1949

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John "James" Alcorn Rector (June 22, 1884 – March 10, 1949) was an American athlete. He was the first Arkansas-born athlete to compete in the Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Rector has received more than 19,840 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James Rector is the 2,161st most popular athlete (down from 1,301st in 2019), the 11,938th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,753rd in 2019) and the 375th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 20k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.99

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.17

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, James Rector ranks 2,161 out of 6,025. Before him are John Taylor, Viktor An, Ulrike Bruns, Wolfgang Hoppe, Dwight Stones, and Brigitte Rohde. After him are Bernard Baudoux, John McLean, Wolfgang Scheidel, Erland Herkenrath, Frank Schaffer, and Christiane Krause.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1884, James Rector ranks 248. Before him are Richard Louis Duckett, George Goulding, Carl Kempe, Oscar Micheaux, Calvin Bricker, and Fred Yates. After him are Alexander Bustamante, Peter Fraser, Carlyle Blackwell, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, David Curtiss Munson, and Lew Cody. Among people deceased in 1949, James Rector ranks 181. Before him are Alexander Drankov, Jack Lovelock, Elmer Clifton, William Nicholson, James Truslow Adams, and Ivar Lykke. After him are Frank Murphy, Philip Herbert Cowell, Vida Goldstein, Wheeler Oakman, Ben Fletcher, and Murder of Emily Armstrong.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Rector ranks 11,938 out of 20,380. Before him are Crystal Waters (1964), Frank Faylen (1905), Paul Kelly (1899), Earl Hooker (1930), Robert D. Cabana (1949), and John Kennedy (1951). After him are Aimee Mann (1960), Blair Underwood (1964), Greg Valentine (1951), George Walsh (1889), Grant Hill (1972), and David Murray (1955).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, James Rector ranks 375. Before him are Josiah McCracken (1874), Charles Thias (1879), Bruce Harlan (1926), Diane Williams (1960), John Taylor (1883), and Dwight Stones (1953). After him are John McLean (1878), Frank Havens (1924), Daniel Frank (1882), Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), David Goggins (1975), and Charles Manring (1929).

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