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William Porter

American track and field athlete

1926 - 2000

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William Porter

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. William Porter is the 110th most popular athlete (up from 332nd in 2024), the 3,365th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,199th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Athlete.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, William Porter ranks 110 out of 6,025. Before him are Fred Newhouse, John Rimmer, Robert Shavlakadze, Larry Scott, Li Hong, and Ed Ablowich. After him are Klaus Wolfermann, Ed Gordon, Henrik Sjöberg, Shizo Kanakuri, Esther Brand, and Eric Lemming.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Fred Newhouse
1948 - 2025
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 104
John Rimmer
1878 - 1962
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 105
Robert Shavlakadze
1933 - 2020
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 106
Larry Scott
1938 - 2014
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 107
Li Hong
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 108
Ed Ablowich
1913 - 1998
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 109
William Porter
1926 - 2000
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 110
Klaus Wolfermann
1946 - 2024
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 111
Ed Gordon
1908 - 1971
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 112
Henrik Sjöberg
1875 - 1905
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 113
Shizo Kanakuri
1891 - 1983
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 114
Esther Brand
1922 - 2015
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 115
Eric Lemming
1880 - 1930
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 116

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, William Porter ranks 167. Before him are Fernando J. Corbató, Bo Carpelan, Agostino Cacciavillan, Ernst Ocwirk, Alfred Pfaff, and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo. After him are John Derek, Peter G. Peterson, Jean Peters, William Wakefield Baum, Rehavam Ze'evi, and Raif Dizdarević. Among people deceased in 2000, William Porter ranks 100. Before him are Nancy Marchand, Steven Runciman, Poul Hartling, Son Sann, Pierre Pflimlin, and Rabah Bitat. After him are Jean Peters, John Ljunggren, Gisèle Freund, John O'Connor, Christian Marquand, and Terence McKenna.

Others Born in 1926

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Fernando J. Corbató
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2019
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 161
Bo Carpelan
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 162
Agostino Cacciavillan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 163
Ernst Ocwirk
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1980
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 164
Alfred Pfaff
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2008
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 165
Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 166
William Porter
ATHLETE
1926 - 2000
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 167
John Derek
ACTOR
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 168
Peter G. Peterson
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 169
Jean Peters
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 170
William Wakefield Baum
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 171
Rehavam Ze'evi
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2001
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 172
Raif Dizdarević
POLITICIAN
1926 - Present
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 173