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Morris Kirksey

1895 - 1981

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Morris Marshall Kirksey (September 13, 1895 – November 25, 1981) was an American track and field athlete and rugby union footballer who won two gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morris Kirksey has received more than 33,409 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Morris Kirksey is the 520th most popular athlete (up from 1,097th in 2019), the 6,306th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,052nd in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Athlete.

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  • 48.53

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Morris Kirksey ranks 520 out of 6,025Before him are John Mikaelsson, Charles Winckler, Wilson Kipketer, Ernst Schultz, Ursula Happe, and Louis Glineur. After him are Percy Hodge, Manlio Di Rosa, Edward Marsh, Remigijus Valiulis, Bill Holland, and Stanisław Kowalski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Morris Kirksey ranks 212Before him are Ben Sharpsteen, Jack Northrop, Andreas Alföldi, Johann Nepomuk David, Florence Vidor, and Ali Mansur. After him are Ion Barbu, Louis Calhern, Christian Herter, Fedor Ozep, Paavo Johansson, and José María Peña. Among people deceased in 1981, Morris Kirksey ranks 176Before him are Ariel Durant, J. L. Mackie, Mica Todorović, Anita Loos, Ludwig Goldbrunner, and Stanisław Mazur. After him are Richard O'Connor, Constantin Rădulescu, Cláudio Coutinho, Nils Asther, Sergio Amidei, and Crisant Bosch.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Morris Kirksey ranks 6,306 out of 20,380Before him are Morton Gould (1913), Stan Kenton (1911), Sarah Childress Polk (1803), Holt McCallany (1963), Zero Mostel (1915), and Mary Carlisle (1914). After him are Alma Rubens (1897), Paul H. O'Neill (1935), Xzibit (1974), Rance Howard (1928), Gary Lockwood (1937), and Edward Marsh (1874).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Morris Kirksey ranks 121Before him are Randy Williams (1953), John Cregan (1878), Johnny Hayes (1886), Hector Dyer (1910), Frank Loomis (1896), and Fred Kelly (1891). After him are Edward Marsh (1874), Bill Holland (1874), Frank Irons (1886), Lee Barnes (1906), Cornelius Warmerdam (1915), and Paul Anderson (1932).