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Walter Byron

1894 - 1971

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Jacob Walter "Wally" Byron (Jacob Valdimar Björnsson; September 2, 1894 – December 22, 1971) was an Icelandic-Canadian ice hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was the goaltender for the Winnipeg Falcons, the Canadian team that won the gold medal. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He was of Icelandic descent, son of Björn Bjarnarson Byron and his wife Margrét Kristmannsdóttir. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Byron has received more than 16,214 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Walter Byron is the 2,213th most popular athlete (down from 975th in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from Canada (down from 485th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Walter Byron ranks 2,213 out of 6,025. Before him are Igor Nikulin, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Lisa Vittozzi, Jānis Ķipurs, Gerard Nijboer, and Yury Sharov. After him are Eva Korpela, Vladimir Muravyov, Trevor Coker, Valentyna Kozyr, Nikolay Sidorov, and Alina Astafei.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Walter Byron ranks 258. Before him are James Anderson, Margaret Molesworth, Arthur Fiedler, Earl Eby, Alfred Probst, and Jean Gachet. After him are Jimmy McHugh, Warren William, Beatrice Lillie, Fred Allen, Bud Jamison, and Mark Van Doren. Among people deceased in 1971, Walter Byron ranks 245. Before him are Erwin Keller, Cecil Parker, Ferenc Erdei, Seán Lemass, Thomas Gomez, and Leonard Jimmie Savage. After him are John Jacob Astor, 1st Baron Astor of Hever, Ogden Nash, Edward Andrade, Richard Russell Jr., Libby Holman, and Edmund Lowe.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Walter Byron ranks 683 out of 1,622. Before him are Lucile Wheeler (1935), Nicole de Boer (1970), Vanity (1959), Ken Dryden (1947), Hilda Cameron (1912), and Devon Sawa (1978). After him are Jessica Steen (1965), Sarah Gadon (1987), Robert Paul (1937), Severn Cullis-Suzuki (1979), Hayley Wickenheiser (1978), and Leonard Peikoff (1933).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Walter Byron ranks 41. Before him are Vic Emery (1933), Harry Watson (1898), Diane Foster (1928), Frank Saker (1907), Calvin Bricker (1884), and Frank Amyot (1904). After him are Hayley Wickenheiser (1978), Dean Crawford (1958), Harold McMunn (1902), Tommy Gorman (1886), Lorne Loomer (1937), and Chris Bumstead (1995).

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