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Norman Taber

1891 - 1952

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Norman Stephen Taber (September 3, 1891 – July 15, 1952) was an American middle distance runner. He was the first amateur runner to surpass Walter George's professional record in the mile, set nearly 30 years previously. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Norman Taber has received more than 22,981 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Norman Taber is the 2,254th most popular athlete (down from 1,369th in 2019), the 12,300th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,036th in 2019) and the 395th most popular American Athlete.

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Norman Taber ranks 2,254 out of 6,025. Before him are Duncan Gregg, Cristieana Cojocaru, Lauryn Williams, Daphne Hasenjäger, Kurt Schmid, and Gerald Logan. After him are Svetlana Feofanova, Veronica Campbell-Brown, Nastasia Ionescu, Lynn Davies, Chira Apostol, and Barbara Burke.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1891, Norman Taber ranks 288. Before him are Ken Huszagh, Charlie Buchan, Mina Wylie, Louis A. Johnson, Madge Kennedy, and Carl W. Stalling. After him are Robert Frazer, Ann Little, Tim McCoy, Irving Small, Buck Jones, and Henry O'Neill. Among people deceased in 1952, Norman Taber ranks 178. Before him are Robert P. Patterson, Philip G. Epstein, Delfina Bunge, Frank Kugler, Elizabeth Kenny, and Harold L. Ickes. After him are Beattie Ramsay, C. H. Douglas, J. Farrell MacDonald, Alan Noble, Polly Moran, and Géza Kiss.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Norman Taber ranks 12,300 out of 20,380. Before him are Road Warrior Hawk (1957), Norman Podhoretz (1930), Ernest Moniz (1944), Richard Cushing (1895), Diplo (1978), and Scott Wolf (1968). After him are Joseph Lamb (1887), Cain Velasquez (1982), Del Harris (1937), Roger Sanchez (1967), David Silveria (1972), and Nichkhun (1988).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Norman Taber ranks 395. Before him are Dwight Phillips (1977), Ken Myers (1896), Louise Ritter (1958), Richard Stebbins (1945), Duncan Gregg (1910), and Lauryn Williams (1983). After him are Charles King (1880), August Rodenberg (1873), Dan O'Brien (1966), Jack Yerman (1939), Lorenzo Wright (1926), and Sim Iness (1930).

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