1943 - 2002
William "Willie" D. Davenport (June 8, 1943 – June 17, 2002) was an American sprint runner. He attended Howland High School and college at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He competed in the 110 m hurdles at the 1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in 1968 and a bronze in 1976, and finishing fourth in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Davenport has received more than 66,782 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Willie Davenport is the 811th most popular athlete (up from 969th in 2019), the 7,976th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,070th in 2019) and the 159th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Willie Davenport ranks 811 out of 3,059. Before him are Giancarlo Brusati, André Bonin, Harriet Bland, Jay Silvester, Aleksandr Aksinin, and Ibrahim Shams. After him are Conrad Magnusson, Maria Mutola, Thorvald Strömberg, Gerd Wessig, Josef Feistmantl, and Khadr El-Touni.
1910 - 2001
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 805
1909 - 1998
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 806
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 807
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 808
1954 - 2020
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 809
1917 - 2001
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 810
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 811
1874 - 1924
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 812
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 813
1931 - 2010
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 814
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 815
1939 - 2019
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 816
1915 - 1956
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 817
Among people born in 1943, Willie Davenport ranks 482. Before him are Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin, Foppe de Haan, Kenny Barron, Walter Murch, Richard Eyre, and Sly Stone. After him are Wilfried Puis, Charles P. Thacker, Manfred Schnelldorfer, Joan Van Ark, Tony Christie, and Shinobu Sekine. Among people deceased in 2002, Willie Davenport ranks 254. Before him are Johnny Unitas, Conny Vandenbos, Louis-Marie Billé, Muhammad Haji Ibrahim Egal, Robert L. Forward, and John R. Pierce. After him are Mustafa Mansour, Anatoli Bashashkin, Ruth Svedberg, Signe Hasso, Jack Kruschen, and John Buscema.
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 476
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.65
Rank: 477
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 478
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 479
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 480
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 481
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 482
1943 - 1981
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 483
1943 - 2017
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 484
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 485
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 486
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 487
1943 - 2018
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 488
1933 - 2002
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 248
1937 - 2002
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 249
1938 - 2002
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 250
1928 - 2002
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 251
1932 - 2002
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 252
1910 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 253
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 254
1914 - 2002
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 255
1924 - 2002
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 256
1903 - 2002
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 257
1915 - 2002
HPI: 44.28
Rank: 258
1922 - 2002
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 259
1927 - 2002
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 260
Among people born in United States, Willie Davenport ranks 7,976 out of 18,182. Before him are Harriet Bland (1915), Lil Nas X (1999), Marco Beltrami (1966), Carleton S. Coon (1904), Jenna Haze (1982), and Jay Silvester (1937). After him are Richard Wilbur (1921), Armin Shimerman (1949), Jaleel White (1976), Charles Sands (1865), Frederica von Stade (1945), and Chill Wills (1902).
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 7,970
1999 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 7,971
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,972
1904 - 1981
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,973
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,974
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,975
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,976
1921 - 2017
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,977
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,978
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 7,979
1865 - 1945
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 7,980
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 7,981
1902 - 1978
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 7,982
Among athletes born in United States, Willie Davenport ranks 159. Before him are Mike Larrabee (1933), Pat McCormick (1930), James Juvenal (1874), John McLean (1878), Harriet Bland (1915), and Jay Silvester (1937). After him are Herbert Jamison (1875), Wyomia Tyus (1945), John Exley (1867), Marc Wright (1890), Oscar Olson (1878), and Edward Lindberg (1886).
1933 - 2003
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 153
1930 - 2023
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 154
1874 - 1942
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 155
1878 - 1955
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 156
1915 - 1991
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 157
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 158
1943 - 2002
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 159
1875 - 1938
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 160
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 161
1867 - 1938
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 162
1890 - 1975
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 163
1878 - 1963
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 164
1886 - 1978
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 165