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John Powell

American discus thrower

1947 - 2022

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His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. John Powell is the 189th most popular athlete (up from 1,249th in 2024), the 4,051st most popular biography from United States (up from 8,864th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Athlete.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, John Powell ranks 189 out of 6,025Before him are Miklós Németh, Stefka Kostadinova, Pietro Mennea, Christian d'Oriola, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, and Pat McDonald. After him are Alexandre Tuffère, Naim Süleymanoğlu, Norair Nurikyan, Morgan Taylor, Joanni Perronet, and Stamata Revithi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, John Powell ranks 285Before him are George Sabra, Robert Gordon, Staffan de Mistura, Mile Mrkšić, David Blunkett, and Álvaro Leonel Ramazzini Imeri. After him are Tim Buckley, Millie Small, Danilo Popivoda, Martin Winterkorn, Uli Edel, and Co Adriaanse. Among people deceased in 2022, John Powell ranks 184Before him are Kazuki Takahashi, Vadim Bakatin, Robert Gordon, Pierre Kartner, Olga Szabó-Orbán, and Letizia Battaglia. After him are Leonid Kuravlyov, Ercole Baldini, Milutin Šoškić, Man of the Hole, John Aniston, and Zofia Posmysz.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Powell ranks 4,051 out of NaNBefore him are Carey Lowell (1961), Donn F. Eisele (1930), Sue Lyon (1946), Monte Melkonian (1957), Joseph B. Foraker (1846), and Whitfield Diffie (1944). After him are Lawrence Eagleburger (1930), Gene Deitch (1924), Jesse Ventura (1951), Dan Castellaneta (1957), Ada Blackjack (1898), and David Graeber (1961).

Among Athletes In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Powell ranks 57Before him are Barbara Jones (1937), Jim Bausch (1906), Irving Baxter (1876), Walter Tewksbury (1876), Jim Hines (1946), and Earle Meadows (1913). After him are Morgan Taylor (1903), Edwin Moses (1955), Samuel Jones (1880), William Stevenson (1900), Parry O'Brien (1932), and Bob King (1906).

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