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William Varley

1880 - 1968

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William Michael Varley (November 6, 1880 – October 1968) was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. In 1904 he won the gold medal in the double sculls and silver medal in the coxless pairs with the same partner John Mulcahy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of William Varley has received more than 11,031 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). William Varley is the 1,277th most popular athlete (down from 1,157th in 2019), the 9,007th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,242nd in 2019) and the 233rd most popular American Athlete.

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  • 44.90

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.58

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.39

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Varley ranks 1,277 out of 6,025. Before him are Chrétien Waydelich, Al LeConey, Tamara Manina, Serhiy Novikov, James Fifer, and Harry Blackstaffe. After him are Valeriu Bularca, Nikolay Smaga, Loren Murchison, Arthur Tell Schwab, Dieter Kottysch, and József Rády.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, William Varley ranks 205. Before him are Frances Perkins, Jean Alexandre Barré, Eric Carlberg, Earle Page, Kono Yasui, and Wilhelm Anderson. After him are Herman Glass, Vilhelm Carlberg, Christy Mathewson, Max Schöne, Georg Hoffmann, and Luis Alberto Riart. Among people deceased in 1968, William Varley ranks 233. Before him are Emil Hirschfeld, Oswald Zappelli, Charles Henry Bartlett, Robert Burks, Miguel Murillo, and Marcel Pinel. After him are Jorge Valderrama, Edward Moore, Alexander Hall, Little Willie John, Carlos María de la Torre, and J. L. B. Smith.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Varley ranks 9,007 out of 20,380. Before him are John C. Malone (1941), Lloyd Ruby (1928), King Curtis (1934), Shane West (1978), Mae Questel (1908), and Earl Wild (1915). After him are Sheree North (1932), Richard DeVos (1926), Brad Friedel (1971), Logan Lerman (1992), Loren Murchison (1898), and Daniel Akaka (1924).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Varley ranks 233. Before him are Alan Washbond (1899), John Powell (1947), Clarence Pinkston (1900), Horatio Fitch (1900), William D'Amico (1910), and James Fifer (1930). After him are Loren Murchison (1898), Mildred Wiley (1901), Caroline Smith (1906), Edward Moore (1897), Albert White (1895), and Randy Barnes (1966).

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