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John Arthur Jarvis

1872 - 1933

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John Arthur Jarvis (24 February 1872 – 9 May 1933) was an English competitive swimmer who represented Great Britain in three Olympic Games, and was a well-known amateur athlete of the late 19th century and early 20th century. He participated in Swimming at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris and won two gold medals in the 1000-metre and the 4000-metre freestyle events. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Arthur Jarvis has received more than 22,712 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). John Arthur Jarvis is the 15th most popular swimmer (up from 39th in 2019), the 3,128th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,655th in 2019) and the most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, John Arthur Jarvis ranks 15 out of 392Before him are Don Schollander, Arne Borg, Kornelia Ender, Greta Andersen, Ann Curtis, and István Bárány. After him are Ethelda Bleibtrey, Yasuji Miyazaki, Alexander Popov, Galina Prozumenshchikova, Marie Braun, and Đurđica Bjedov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, John Arthur Jarvis ranks 128Before him are Zane Grey, Arthur Blake, Maude Adams, Gustave Sandras, Edward Wilson, and Ahmed Lutfi el-Sayed. After him are Forest Ray Moulton, Julia Morgan, Charles Gmelin, Paul-Émile Janson, Georg Schnéevoigt, and Walter Wild. Among people deceased in 1933, John Arthur Jarvis ranks 99Before him are Sara Teasdale, Steponas Darius, Lilla Cabot Perry, Alfréd Haar, Anthony Hope, and Max von Schillings. After him are Sophia Parnok, Oskari Friman, George Moore, Kote Marjanishvili, Ernst Hartert, and Otto Stapf.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Arthur Jarvis ranks 3,128 out of 7,765Before him are Clements Markham (1830), Christiane Amanpour (1958), Jonathan Nolan (1976), Thomas Bewick (1753), Vic Elford (1935), and Paul Bernays (1888). After him are Henry Raeburn (1756), Reg Parnell (1911), John Evans (1823), Charles Wyville Thomson (1830), Charles Avison (1709), and Grey Owl (1888).

Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, John Arthur Jarvis ranks 1After him are Henry Taylor (1885), Murray Rose (1939), Frederick Holman (1885), Judy Grinham (1939), Tom Dean (2000), Spyridon Gianniotis (1980), Adam Peaty (1994), Duncan Goodhew (1957), Duncan Scott (1997), Rebecca Adlington (1989), and James Guy (1995).