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Norman Ross

1895 - 1953

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Norman DeMille Ross (May 2, 1895 – June 19, 1953) was an American competition swimmer who won five events at the Inter-Allied Games in June 1919, held at Joinville-Le-Pont near Paris, and three gold medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp, Belgium. He set thirteen world records and won eighteen U.S. national championships during his career. In later years he was a popular Chicago radio personality known to listeners as "Uncle Normie." His son, Norman A Ross Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Ross has received more than 32,982 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Norman Ross is the 76th most popular swimmer (down from 60th in 2019), the 9,871st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,081st in 2019) and the 24th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Norman Ross ranks 76 out of 392. Before him are Yoshiyuki Tsuruta, Michael Gross, Charlie Hickcox, Margaret Woodbridge, Ethel Lackie, and Frederick Holman. After him are Inge de Bruijn, Lynn Burke, Ada Kok, Adelaide Lambert, Jack Medica, and Katinka Hosszú.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Norman Ross ranks 254. Before him are Margaret Livingston, Yakima Canutt, Yellapragada Subbarow, Lancelot Hogben, Adam Papée, and Beattie Ramsay. After him are Evelyn Brent, Ernie Collett, William Boyd, Carlos Manuel Piedra, A. Edward Sutherland, and Virginia Valli. Among people deceased in 1953, Norman Ross ranks 164. Before him are Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Robert Stangland, David Curtiss Munson, Albert Coates, Robert G. Vignola, and Fred M. Vinson. After him are Sophia Hayden, Alex James, Ethel Muckelt, Paul Niggli, Roland Young, and Delfo Bellini.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Ross ranks 9,871 out of 18,182. Before him are Playboi Carti (1996), John Edwards (1953), Grant Hill (1972), Reginald Arvizu (1969), Tim Montgomery (1975), and Marie Windsor (1919). After him are Little Willie John (1937), Fabiano Caruana (1992), Marceline Day (1908), Lucien Hubbard (1888), Anthony Rapp (1971), and Mary Woronov (1943).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Norman Ross ranks 24. Before him are George Kojac (1910), Chris von Saltza (1944), Ford Konno (1933), Charlie Hickcox (1947), Margaret Woodbridge (1902), and Ethel Lackie (1907). After him are Lynn Burke (1943), Jack Medica (1914), Wally Ris (1924), Jim Montgomery (1955), Adolph Kiefer (1918), and Eleanor Garatti (1909).

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