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John Anderson

1907 - 1948

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John Franklin Anderson (July 4, 1907 – July 11, 1948) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Anderson has received more than 168,722 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). John Anderson is the 1,548th most popular athlete (down from 547th in 2019), the 10,986th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,111th in 2019) and the 285th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 170k

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  • 39.89

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.52

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Anderson ranks 1,548 out of 3,059Before him are Al LeConey, Yoshihisa Yoshikawa, Bernard Tchoullouyan, Daley Thompson, Hennadiy Avdyeyenko, and Christophe Lemaitre. After him are Olga Kuzenkova, Larry Myricks, Lennox Miller, Herb Elliott, Kenny Harrison, and Velimir Valenta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, John Anderson ranks 348Before him are Paul Nitze, Christopher Fry, Aldo Donelli, Roy Welensky, Tranquilino Garcete, and John Cody. After him are Bob Steele, Seth Neddermeyer, Arlene Francis, Bob Tisdall, Phil Edwards, and Ross Alexander. Among people deceased in 1948, John Anderson ranks 163Before him are Yellapragada Subbarow, Henri Hazebrouck, Poul Heegaard, Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Elissa Landi, and Susan Glaspell. After him are Franz Weidenreich, Samuel S. Hinds, King Baggot, Warren William, Gertrude Atherton, and Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Anderson ranks 10,986 out of 18,182Before him are Robert Edeson (1868), Jason Mewes (1974), Adrian Dantley (1956), Bob Love (1942), George Voinovich (1936), and Jake Busey (1971). After him are Martin Milner (1931), Lorenz Hart (1895), Bruce Weitz (1943), Frank Brian (1923), Larry Myricks (1956), and Mary Jo Catlett (1938).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Anderson ranks 285Before him are Jim Ryun (1947), Larry Black (1951), Charles Dumas (1937), Bill Toomey (1939), Edward Stevens (1932), and Greg Bell (1930). After him are Larry Myricks (1956), Kenny Harrison (1965), Jim Bausch (1906), Mack Robinson (1914), Meredith Colket (1878), and Merritt Giffin (1887).