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John McLean

1878 - 1955

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John Frederick McLean (January 10, 1878 – June 4, 1955) was an All-American college football player, track and field athlete, and coach. He won a silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris with a time of 15.5 seconds. He was also selected as an All-American football player in 1899 while playing for the University of Michigan. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John McLean has received more than 308,276 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John McLean is the 2,163rd most popular athlete (down from 804th in 2019), the 11,946th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,939th in 2019) and the 376th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 16

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  • 2.28

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John McLean ranks 2,163 out of 6,025. Before him are Ulrike Bruns, Wolfgang Hoppe, Dwight Stones, Brigitte Rohde, James Rector, and Bernard Baudoux. After him are Wolfgang Scheidel, Erland Herkenrath, Frank Schaffer, Christiane Krause, Gabriele Hinzmann, and Christine Arron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, John McLean ranks 241. Before him are Garrett Serviss, Gaston Salmon, Frederick Humphreys, Robert Warwick, James Truslow Adams, and Taylor Holmes. After him are Henry Weed Fowler, Meredith Colket, Roy Atwell, Thomas MacDonagh, Major Taylor, and Hattie Wyatt Caraway. Among people deceased in 1955, John McLean ranks 169. Before him are Harold Walden, Pentti Haanpää, Jack McGrath, Mary McLeod Bethune, Einar Arnórsson, and Robert Riskin. After him are Carlyle Blackwell, Katharine Drexel, Leo Amery, John W. Davis, Irving Small, and Bert McCaffrey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John McLean ranks 11,946 out of 20,380. Before him are Blair Underwood (1964), Greg Valentine (1951), George Walsh (1889), Grant Hill (1972), David Murray (1955), and John R. Leonetti (1956). After him are Daniel Handler (1970), Klay Thompson (1990), Vivian Blaine (1921), Marie Mosquini (1899), Julia Jones (1981), and Hal Smith (1916).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John McLean ranks 376. Before him are Charles Thias (1879), Bruce Harlan (1926), Diane Williams (1960), John Taylor (1883), Dwight Stones (1953), and James Rector (1884). After him are Frank Havens (1924), Daniel Frank (1882), Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), David Goggins (1975), Charles Manring (1929), and Benny Brown (1953).

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