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William Thompson

1908 - 1956

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William G. Thompson (July 19, 1908 – February 8, 1956) was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928, he rowed as the number four man in the American boat, which was made up of the University of California crew and won the gold medal in the eights. Graduated from University of California in 1929 with BS degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering; married Sally Lincoln in 1933 with whom he had two sons, William G Thompson Jr. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Thompson has received more than 71,292 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. William Thompson is the 1,611th most popular athlete, the 10,074th most popular biography from United States and the 280th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

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    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.33

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Thompson ranks 1,611 out of 6,025. Before him are Charles Perrin, René Lorain, Adriana Bazon, Håkan Malmrot, Andrzej Zieliński, and Tage Henriksen. After him are Tirunesh Dibaba, Ria Stalman, Petar Petrov, Ludmila Engquist, Charles Grimes, and Charles Kieffer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, William Thompson ranks 385. Before him are Stanley Wagner, Gheorghe Ciolac, Fidel Ortiz, Víctor Peralta, Miguel Itzigsohn, and Francisco Aguirre. After him are Bohuslav Karlík, Branislav Hrnjiček, Marceline Day, Theodore Roethke, Pierre Korb, and Luis Pérez. Among people deceased in 1956, William Thompson ranks 206. Before him are Alice Greene, Elsie Janis, Norman Kerry, Hatı Çırpan, Henry Stephenson, and Katherine MacDonald. After him are Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Benno von Arent, Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský, John Garstang, Charley Grapewin, and Christian Gitsham.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Thompson ranks 10,074 out of 20,380. Before him are Adele Goldstine (1920), Mark Mancina (1957), Kevin Nealon (1953), Clara Kimball Young (1890), Jaleel White (1976), and Mike Huckabee (1955). After him are Fred Armisen (1966), Orlando Jones (1968), John Greenleaf Whittier (1807), Irene Pepperberg (1949), Maria Canals-Barrera (1966), and Dave Sheridan (1969).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Thompson ranks 280. Before him are William Dickey (1874), Frank Waller (1884), Lou Jones (1932), William Fields (1929), Ollan Cassell (1937), and Bob Hayes (1942). After him are Charles Grimes (1935), Charles Kieffer (1910), Dave Wottle (1950), Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), John Miller (1903), and Leroy Burrell (1967).

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