1890 - 1958
William Reuben Applegarth (11 May 1890 – 5 December 1958) was a British track and field athlete, and winner of a gold medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Applegarth has received more than 38,013 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Willie Applegarth is the 1,690th most popular athlete (down from 1,195th in 2019), the 5,390th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,131st in 2019) and the 61st most popular British Athlete.
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Among athletes, Willie Applegarth ranks 1,690 out of 3,059. Before him are Ron Freeman, Valerie Brisco-Hooks, Jutta Kirst, Naoko Takahashi, Jefferson Pérez, and Dagmar Käsling. After him are Wilson Kiprugut, Yelena Nikolayeva, Ryszard Parulski, Leif Jenssen, Christine Arron, and Randy Williams.
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 1,684
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.60
Rank: 1,685
1954 - Present
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 1,686
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 1,687
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 1,688
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 1,689
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 1,690
1938 - 2022
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 1,691
1966 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,692
1938 - 2017
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,693
1948 - Present
HPI: 38.51
Rank: 1,694
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,695
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 1,696
Among people born in 1890, Willie Applegarth ranks 221. Before him are Clara Kimball Young, Frank Forde, Harry Pollitt, Marjorie Main, Marc Connelly, and Edmund Lowe. After him are Wheeler Oakman, Frank Murphy, Charlotte Greenwood, Euphemia Haynes, Conrad Richter, and Sherman Minton. Among people deceased in 1958, Willie Applegarth ranks 169. Before him are Sam Zimbalist, Mary Ritter Beard, James Branch Cabell, Émile Delchambre, David Jack, and Daniel Norling. After him are Charles F. Kettering, Friedrich Maurer, Clarence DeMar, Virginia Pearson, Barbara Bennett, and Dunc Munro.
1890 - 1960
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 215
1890 - 1983
HPI: 40.41
Rank: 216
1890 - 1960
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 217
1890 - 1975
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 218
1890 - 1980
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 219
1890 - 1971
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 220
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 221
1890 - 1949
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 222
1890 - 1949
HPI: 36.28
Rank: 223
1890 - 1977
HPI: 35.30
Rank: 224
1890 - 1980
HPI: 33.77
Rank: 225
1890 - 1968
HPI: 33.35
Rank: 226
1890 - 1965
HPI: 31.14
Rank: 227
1905 - 1958
HPI: 40.95
Rank: 163
1876 - 1958
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 164
1879 - 1958
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 165
1875 - 1958
HPI: 39.93
Rank: 166
1898 - 1958
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 167
1888 - 1958
HPI: 39.11
Rank: 168
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 169
1958 - 1958
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 170
1912 - 1958
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 171
1888 - 1958
HPI: 37.81
Rank: 172
1886 - 1958
HPI: 37.38
Rank: 173
1906 - 1958
HPI: 37.29
Rank: 174
1901 - 1958
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 175
Among people born in United Kingdom, Willie Applegarth ranks 5,390 out of 7,765. Before him are R. D. Blackmore (1825), Ken Bates (1931), Andy Powell (1950), James Callis (1971), Karl Shuker (1959), and Coventry Patmore (1823). After him are Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill (1772), Ronnie Allen (1929), Henry Watson Fowler (1858), Tony Pulis (1958), Naomi Mitchison (1897), and Anohni (1971).
1825 - 1900
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 5,384
1931 - Present
HPI: 38.57
Rank: 5,385
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 5,386
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.56
Rank: 5,387
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 5,388
1823 - 1896
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5,389
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5,390
1772 - 1842
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 5,391
1929 - 2001
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 5,392
1858 - 1933
HPI: 38.52
Rank: 5,393
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,394
1897 - 1999
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,395
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.50
Rank: 5,396
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Willie Applegarth ranks 61. Before him are David Jacobs (1888), Queenie Newall (1854), Allan Wells (1952), Fiona May (1969), Mary Rand (1940), and Lynn Davies (1942). After him are Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Barbara Burke (1917), Janet Simpson (1944), Ann Packer (1942), Thelma Hopkins (1936), and Paula Radcliffe (1973).
1888 - 1976
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 55
1854 - 1929
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 56
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 57
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 58
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 59
1942 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 60
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 61
1942 - 2021
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 62
1917 - 1998
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 63
1944 - 2010
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 64
1942 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 65
1936 - Present
HPI: 37.78
Rank: 66
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.55
Rank: 67