1924 - 2014
Melvin Emery Patton (November 16, 1924 – May 9, 2014) was an American sprinter, who set the world record of 9.2 seconds in the 100 yard dash in 1948. He also set a 220 yd world record in 1949 on a straightaway of 20.2, breaking the record held by Jesse Owens.Patton won two gold medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mel Patton has received more than 50,015 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Mel Patton is the 706th most popular athlete (down from 506th in 2019), the 7,534th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,786th in 2019) and the 140th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Mel Patton ranks 706 out of 3,059. Before him are Fernando Altimani, Karl Warner, Antero Kivi, Josef Holeček, Amos Biwott, and Mahmoud Namjoo. After him are Barbara Sobotta, Marlene Ahrens, Efren Reyes, Karl-Friedrich Haas, Siiri Rantanen, and Ramón Tapia.
1893 - 1963
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 700
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 701
1904 - 1981
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 702
1921 - 2005
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 703
1947 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 704
1918 - 1990
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 705
1924 - 2014
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 706
1936 - 2000
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 707
1933 - 2020
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 708
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 709
1931 - 2021
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 710
1924 - 2023
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 711
1932 - 1984
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 712
Among people born in 1924, Mel Patton ranks 342. Before him are Kurt Furgler, Holger Juul Hansen, Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Alphons Egli, Friedrich L. Bauer, and Buddy Hackett. After him are Slim Harpo, Vladimir Bogomolov, Attilio Giovannini, Siiri Rantanen, Mary Ford, and Humberto Fernández-Morán. Among people deceased in 2014, Mel Patton ranks 351. Before him are Levente Lengyel, Anahita Ratebzad, Mustapha Zitouni, Dorothy Cheney, Željko Šturanović, and Ralph Giordano. After him are Win Tin, Geoffrey Holder, Nina Andrycz, John Dobson, Rosemary Murphy, and Étienne Mourrut.
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 336
1924 - 2013
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 337
1924 - 2006
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 338
1924 - 2016
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 339
1924 - 2015
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 340
1924 - 2003
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 341
1924 - 2014
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 342
1924 - 1970
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 343
1924 - 2003
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 344
1924 - 2005
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 345
1924 - 2023
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 346
1924 - 1977
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 347
1924 - 1999
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 348
1933 - 2014
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 345
1931 - 2014
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 346
1928 - 2014
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 347
1916 - 2014
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 348
1960 - 2014
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 349
1923 - 2014
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 350
1924 - 2014
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 351
1929 - 2014
HPI: 45.00
Rank: 352
1930 - 2014
HPI: 44.99
Rank: 353
1912 - 2014
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 354
1915 - 2014
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 355
1925 - 2014
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 356
1939 - 2014
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 357
Among people born in United States, Mel Patton ranks 7,534 out of 18,182. Before him are Carlos Bernard (1962), Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902), Rachel Nichols (1980), Bernard Nathanson (1926), Stephen Hopkins (1707), and Susan Kare (1954). After him are Emily Donelson (1807), Betty Field (1913), Slim Harpo (1924), Donald Regan (1918), Taboo (1975), and Joe South (1940).
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 7,528
1902 - 1985
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 7,529
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 7,530
1926 - 2011
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 7,531
1707 - 1785
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 7,532
1954 - Present
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 7,533
1924 - 2014
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 7,534
1807 - 1836
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 7,535
1913 - 1973
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 7,536
1924 - 1970
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 7,537
1918 - 2003
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 7,538
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 7,539
1940 - 2012
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 7,540
Among athletes born in United States, Mel Patton ranks 140. Before him are Emerson Spencer (1906), Glenn Hardin (1910), Don Bragg (1935), Frederick Schule (1879), Guinn Smith (1920), and Karl Warner (1908). After him are Maurice Greene (1974), Andy Stanfield (1927), Alice Coachman (1923), Ed Hamm (1906), Paul Pilgrim (1883), and John Bray (1875).
1906 - 1985
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 134
1910 - 1975
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 135
1935 - 2019
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 136
1879 - 1962
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 137
1920 - 2004
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 138
1908 - 1995
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 139
1924 - 2014
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 140
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 141
1927 - 1985
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 142
1923 - 2014
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 143
1906 - 1982
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 144
1883 - 1958
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 145
1875 - 1945
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 146