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John Kuck

1905 - 1986

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John Henry Kuck (April 27, 1905 – September 21, 1986) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the shot put at the 1928 Summer Olympics setting a new world record at 15.87 m. Earlier that year he set two more world records, but they were not recognized officially. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Kuck has received more than 23,129 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John Kuck is the 298th most popular athlete (down from 274th in 2019), the 5,495th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,230th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.18

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  • 1.78

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Kuck ranks 298 out of 3,059. Before him are Sueo Ōe, Ivo Van Damme, Yrjö Nikkanen, Henry Carr, Nam Sung-yong, and Jean Shiley. After him are Jaan Kikkas, Maria Itkina, Miruts Yifter, Hallgeir Brenden, Julius Saaristo, and Glenn Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, John Kuck ranks 206. Before him are Siaka Stevens, Helen Wills, Edmundo Piaggio, Étienne Mattler, Giuseppe Cavanna, and Mario Varglien. After him are Lilí Álvarez, John Peters Humphrey, Pote Sarasin, Mikio Oda, Michael Tippett, and Abeid Karume. Among people deceased in 1986, John Kuck ranks 156. Before him are Ernst Haas, Étienne Mattler, Bessie Love, Otto Glória, Leif Erickson, and László Lékai. After him are Lyudmila Pakhomova, Marcel Arland, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Keenan Wynn, Herbert Runge, and Hal B. Wallis.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Kuck ranks 5,495 out of 18,182. Before him are Milman Parry (1902), Anne Shirley (1918), Eugene Garfield (1925), Nancy Walker (1922), Pruitt Taylor Vince (1960), and Judith Light (1949). After him are Wayne Thiebaud (1920), Michael Giacchino (1967), Gram Parsons (1946), Francis Hunter (1894), Mary McCarthy (1912), and David Spade (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Kuck ranks 62. Before him are Earle Meadows (1913), Richard Sheldon (1878), Charles Bacon (1885), Edward Cook (1888), Henry Carr (1941), and Jean Shiley (1911). After him are Glenn Davis (1934), Harry Stenqvist (1893), Marcus Hurley (1883), Betty Robinson (1911), Walter Tewksbury (1876), and Arthur Blake (1872).

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