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William Jordan

1898 - 1968

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William Conrad Jordan (June 25, 1898 – July 13, 1968) was an American rower, born in Cleveland, Ohio, who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. In 1920, he was part of the American boat from the United States Naval Academy (USNA), which won the gold medal in the men's eight. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Jordan has received more than 19,926 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. William Jordan is the 728th most popular athlete, the 7,143rd most popular biography from United States and the 156th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Jordan ranks 728 out of 6,025Before him are Gustaf Söderström, Gösta Lilliehöök, Edwin Hedley, Miloslava Rezková, Jorma Kinnunen, and Ferenc Sidó. After him are Henri Tauzin, Roy Cochran, Ed Hamm, Ileana Silai, Johan Jarlén, and Frederick Schule.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, William Jordan ranks 217Before him are Antonio Urdinarán, Eduard Wiiralt, Georgy Langemak, Rosa Chacel, William Astbury, and Kay Sage. After him are Georg Kulenkampff, Riichi Yokomitsu, Luis Muñoz Marín, John Grierson, Johan Richthoff, and Wallace Ford. Among people deceased in 1968, William Jordan ranks 201Before him are Jeanne Demessieux, Cai Chusheng, Martin Frič, Sid Kimpton, Martin Noth, and León Felipe. After him are Robert Liottel, Rudolph Dirks, Maurice Larrouy, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Paul Radmilovic, and Käthe Kruse.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Jordan ranks 7,143 out of 20,380Before him are Gayle Hunnicutt (1943), Doc Rivers (1961), Alan Crosland (1894), Susan Kohner (1936), Dizzy Reed (1963), and Gypsy Rose Lee (1911). After him are Michael Badalucco (1954), Mick Thomson (1973), Michael Cristofer (1945), Bobby Vee (1943), Barbara Hale (1922), and Roy Cochran (1919).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Jordan ranks 156Before him are Bud Houser (1901), Harriet Bland (1915), Lillian Copeland (1904), James Juvenal (1874), Arthur Harnden (1924), and Edwin Hedley (1864). After him are Roy Cochran (1919), Ed Hamm (1906), Frederick Schule (1879), Calvin Smith (1961), John Geiger (1873), and Ken Carpenter (1913).