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John Woodruff

1915 - 2007

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John Youie "Long John" Woodruff (July 5, 1915 – October 30, 2007) was an American middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meter event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Woodruff has received more than 59,186 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). John Woodruff is the 1,466th most popular athlete (down from 803rd in 2019), the 10,556th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,710th in 2019) and the 274th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 59k

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  • 40.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Woodruff ranks 1,466 out of 3,059Before him are Siegrun Siegl, Carolina Klüft, Dafne Schippers, Daniel Bautista, Constantin Henriquez, and Ragnar Lundberg. After him are Igor Tselovalnikov, Marian Woronin, George Simpson, Tullio Bozza, Charles Marion, and Tadeusz Rut.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Woodruff ranks 251Before him are Ralph Bishop, Beyers Naudé, Ewan MacColl, Humphrey Searle, Franz Bartl, and David "Honeyboy" Edwards. After him are Magda Gabor, Siegfried Purner, Lona Andre, Yvonne Mitchell, Malik Meraj Khalid, and Arthur Owen. Among people deceased in 2007, John Woodruff ranks 336Before him are Dan Fogelberg, Yolanda King, Bob Clark, Charles Lane, Dadullah, and Grégory Lemarchal. After him are Porter Wagoner, Boots Randolph, Kitty Carlisle, Hans Mild, Andrew Hill, and Tillie Olsen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Woodruff ranks 10,556 out of 18,182Before him are Frederick Theodore Frelinghuysen (1817), Maxine Singer (1931), Todd Solondz (1959), Alice Marble (1913), Black Francis (1965), and Gerrit Graham (1948). After him are Hasim Rahman (1972), Muhal Richard Abrams (1930), Thomas Ewing (1789), Bess Armstrong (1953), Jane Sibbett (1962), and Walter Catlett (1889).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Woodruff ranks 274Before him are Josiah McCracken (1874), Vincent Matthews (1947), Frank Hussey (1905), Tom Courtney (1933), Randy Matson (1945), and Wesley Coe (1879). After him are George Simpson (1908), Hector Dyer (1910), Earl Eby (1894), Foy Draper (1911), Jim Ryun (1947), and Larry Black (1951).