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Roald Larsen

1898 - 1959

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Roald Morel Larsen (1 February 1898 – 28 July 1959) was a World Champion speed skater from Norway. He was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). Roald Larsen's parents were Hans Jacob Larsen, a glazier born in Kristiania in 1870, and Lydia Larsen, born in Porsgrunn in 1865. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roald Larsen has received more than 14,060 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Roald Larsen is the 572nd most popular athlete (down from 351st in 2019).

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    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Roald Larsen ranks 572 out of 6,025. Before him are Vasili Kuznetsov, József Csermák, Gaston Amson, Fausto Acke, Paavo Johansson, and Roelof Klein. After him are Rudolf Burkert, Ioannis Persakis, Eugen Schmidt, Norbert Schemansky, Eduardo Guerrero, and Patrick Ryan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Roald Larsen ranks 204. Before him are Ariel Durant, Philippe Hériat, Shirley Booth, Princess Nadejda Petrovna of Russia, Jim Fouché, and Preston Sturges. After him are Richmond Landon, Edward Lawry Norton, Zhu Ziqing, Hugh O'Flaherty, Stefanos Stefanopoulos, and Marilyn Miller. Among people deceased in 1959, Roald Larsen ranks 151. Before him are Vitaly Bianki, Akaki Chkhenkeli, Walter Bathe, Stanley Spencer, Preston Sturges, and Ruben Lagus. After him are Abdulla Shaig, Paul Rivet, Lyda Borelli, Kay Kendall, Jan Černý, and Una O'Connor.

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