1884 - 1949
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. While competing he was a University of Virginia student and went there to train with Pop Lannigan.James Rector was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Rector has received more than 17,969 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. James Rector is the 1,302nd most popular athlete, the 9,775th most popular biography from United States and the 241st most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, James Rector ranks 1,302 out of 3,059. Before him are Pietro Speciale, Paul Günther, Leroy Burrell, Mark Midler, Aladár Kovácsi, and Anișoara Cușmir-Stanciu. After him are Marjorie Clark, Ghiță Licu, Lidiya Alfeyeva, Vincenzo Cuccia, Kurt Wires, and Bob Richards.
1876 - 1945
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 1,296
1882 - 1959
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 1,297
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 1,298
1931 - 2012
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 1,299
1932 - 2010
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 1,300
1962 - Present
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 1,301
1884 - 1949
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 1,302
1909 - 1993
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 1,303
1945 - 2014
HPI: 41.66
Rank: 1,304
1946 - 2022
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 1,305
1892 - 1979
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 1,306
1919 - 1992
HPI: 41.64
Rank: 1,307
1926 - 2023
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 1,308
Among people born in 1884, James Rector ranks 212. Before him are Sig Ruman, Frank Waller, Adriaan van Maanen, Gösta Lilliehöök, Carl Osburn, and David Curtiss Munson. After him are Carl Kempe, Fred Yates, Thomas Blamey, Linda Arvidson, Charles Tomlinson Griffes, and Davidson Black. Among people deceased in 1949, James Rector ranks 159. Before him are Léon Frapié, Otakar Vindyš, Albert Ammons, Clarence Kingsbury, Georges Trombert, and Jack Lovelock. After him are Frank Fetter, Linda Arvidson, James Truslow Adams, Richard Dix, Gregory Mathews, and Ivar Lykke.
1884 - 1967
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 206
1884 - 1941
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 207
1884 - 1946
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 208
1884 - 1974
HPI: 42.09
Rank: 209
1884 - 1966
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 210
1884 - 1953
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 211
1884 - 1949
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 212
1884 - 1967
HPI: 41.33
Rank: 213
1884 - 1932
HPI: 41.15
Rank: 214
1884 - 1951
HPI: 41.07
Rank: 215
1884 - 1949
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 216
1884 - 1920
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 217
1884 - 1934
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 218
1863 - 1949
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 153
1889 - 1949
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 154
1907 - 1949
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 155
1882 - 1949
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 156
1874 - 1949
HPI: 42.69
Rank: 157
1910 - 1949
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 158
1884 - 1949
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 159
1863 - 1949
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 160
1884 - 1949
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 161
1878 - 1949
HPI: 40.87
Rank: 162
1893 - 1949
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 163
1876 - 1949
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 164
1872 - 1949
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 165
Among people born in United States, James Rector ranks 9,775 out of 18,182. Before him are Lisa Zane (1961), Florence La Badie (1888), Elliot Richardson (1920), Alma Bennett (1904), Leonidas Polk (1806), and Sleepy John Estes (1899). After him are Booth Tarkington (1869), Sid Grauman (1879), Marion Leonard (1881), Sofia Carson (1993), Peyton Randolph (1721), and David Halberstam (1934).
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 9,769
1888 - 1917
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 9,770
1920 - 1999
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 9,771
1904 - 1958
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 9,772
1806 - 1864
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 9,773
1899 - 1977
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 9,774
1884 - 1949
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 9,775
1869 - 1946
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 9,776
1879 - 1950
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 9,777
1881 - 1956
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 9,778
1993 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 9,779
1721 - 1775
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 9,780
1934 - 2007
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 9,781
Among athletes born in United States, James Rector ranks 241. Before him are George Finnegan (1881), Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), Pete George (1929), Lesley Ashburner (1883), and Leroy Burrell (1967). After him are Bob Richards (1926), Joseph Stadler (1880), Isabelle Daniels (1937), Tim Montgomery (1975), Randy Barnes (1966), and Lucinda Williams (1937).
1881 - 1913
HPI: 41.80
Rank: 235
1915 - 1995
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 236
1930 - 2017
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 237
1929 - 2021
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 238
1883 - 1950
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 239
1967 - Present
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 240
1884 - 1949
HPI: 41.68
Rank: 241
1926 - 2023
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 242
1880 - 1950
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 243
1937 - 2017
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 244
1975 - Present
HPI: 41.54
Rank: 245
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 246
1937 - Present
HPI: 41.40
Rank: 247