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Joe Rantz

1914 - 2007

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Joseph Harry Rantz (March 31, 1914 – September 10, 2007) was an American rower who won Olympic gold in the men's eight at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joe Rantz has received more than 1,053,842 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Rantz is the 2,496th most popular athlete, the 13,324th most popular biography from United States and the 434th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Joe Rantz ranks 2,496 out of 6,025Before him are Ronald Weigel, Ralf Schumann, Irving Saladino, Dennis Mitchell, Gabriela Koukalová, and Yobes Ondieki. After him are Elaine Thompson, Jos Lansink, Slavko Obadov, Khalid Boulami, Valer Toma, and Vicki Draves.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Joe Rantz ranks 411Before him are B. R. Chopra, Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, Tex Beneke, Frank Fenner, Josh White, and Randall Jarrell. After him are Jane Randolph, David Brian, Ellen Drew, Gerald Mohr, Laurie Lee, and Frances Reid. Among people deceased in 2007, Joe Rantz ranks 408Before him are Dorrit Hoffleit, Willye White, John Woodruff, Ian Porterfield, Phil O'Donnell, and Janet Blair. After him are Burkhard Gantenbein, Moira Lister, Jeroen Boere, Jack Valenti, Sherri Martel, and John Inman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joe Rantz ranks 13,324 out of 20,380Before him are Gertrude Atherton (1857), Levi Stubbs (1936), Mark Dayton (1947), Billy Evans (1932), Ed Bradley (1941), and Michelle McCool (1980). After him are Allison Schmitt (1990), Gretchen Fraser (1919), James Kirkwood Sr. (1876), Nicholas D'Agosto (1980), Pat Cadigan (1953), and Stan Bush (1953).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Joe Rantz ranks 434Before him are Fred Newhouse (1948), Lawrence Shields (1895), Mary Decker (1958), Aries Merritt (1985), Meredith Colket (1878), and Dennis Mitchell (1966). After him are Vicki Draves (1924), Bob Seagren (1946), Jeremy Wariner (1984), Noah Lyles (1997), Constance Titus (1873), and Charles Vinci (1933).