1923 - 1989
William Samuel Steele (July 14, 1923 – September 19, 1989) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the long jump. Steele won the gold medal in the long jump at the 1948 London Olympics. A two-time USA Outdoor champion, Steele was the 1948 Olympic Trials champion and a two-time NCAA long jump champion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willie Steele has received more than 32,741 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Willie Steele is the 1,188th most popular athlete (down from 942nd in 2019), the 9,358th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,934th in 2019) and the 214th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Willie Steele ranks 1,188 out of 3,059. Before him are Anita Włodarczyk, Salvatore Morale, Eugène Mougin, Aleksandr Privalov, Emmett Toppino, and Ruhi Sarıalp. After him are Mary Peters, János Parti, Frank Waller, László Berti, Tranquilo Cappozzo, and Kalle Jalkanen.
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 1,182
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 1,183
1852 - 1923
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 1,184
1933 - 2021
HPI: 42.32
Rank: 1,185
1909 - 1971
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 1,186
1924 - 2001
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 1,187
1923 - 1989
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 1,188
1939 - Present
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,189
1932 - 1999
HPI: 42.29
Rank: 1,190
1884 - 1941
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,191
1875 - 1952
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 1,192
1918 - 2003
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 1,193
1907 - 1941
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 1,194
Among people born in 1923, Willie Steele ranks 381. Before him are Harish-Chandra, Dolores Fuller, Noël Vandernotte, Albert Decourtray, Viktor Shuvalov, and Larry Storch. After him are Percy Heath, Cathleen Synge Morawetz, Horace Ashenfelter, James Dickey, Basil Hume, and Ted Stevens. Among people deceased in 1989, Willie Steele ranks 246. Before him are Jim Backus, Hilda Strike, Willi Horn, Lynn Bari, Erich Herrmann, and Fernando Martín Espina. After him are Laurie Cunningham, Hemanta Mukherjee, Ernesto Formenti, Woody Shaw, Brian Naylor, and Chris Gueffroy.
1923 - 1983
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 375
1923 - 2011
HPI: 42.56
Rank: 376
1923 - 2020
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 377
1923 - 1994
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 378
1923 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 379
1923 - 2022
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 380
1923 - 1989
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 381
1923 - 2005
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 382
1923 - 2017
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 383
1923 - 2018
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 384
1923 - 1997
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 385
1923 - 1999
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 386
1923 - 2010
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 387
1913 - 1989
HPI: 42.86
Rank: 240
1910 - 1989
HPI: 42.80
Rank: 241
1909 - 1989
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 242
1913 - 1989
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 243
1914 - 1989
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 244
1962 - 1989
HPI: 42.47
Rank: 245
1923 - 1989
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 246
1956 - 1989
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 247
1920 - 1989
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 248
1927 - 1989
HPI: 41.96
Rank: 249
1944 - 1989
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 250
1923 - 1989
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 251
1968 - 1989
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 252
Among people born in United States, Willie Steele ranks 9,358 out of 18,182. Before him are Edwin Arlington Robinson (1869), Bitty Schram (1968), Sheb Wooley (1921), Emmett Toppino (1909), Sheldon Leonard (1907), and Fat Joe (1970). After him are Percy Heath (1923), Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Edie Adams (1927), Chick Webb (1905), Yip Harburg (1896), and Penny Hardaway (1971).
1869 - 1935
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9,352
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9,353
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9,354
1909 - 1971
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9,355
1907 - 1997
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9,356
1970 - Present
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 9,357
1923 - 1989
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 9,358
1923 - 2005
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 9,359
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 9,360
1927 - 2008
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 9,361
1905 - 1939
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 9,362
1896 - 1981
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 9,363
1971 - Present
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 9,364
Among athletes born in United States, Willie Steele ranks 214. Before him are Arthur Harnden (1924), William Varley (1880), Bob Schul (1937), Conn Findlay (1930), Roscoe Lockwood (1875), and Emmett Toppino (1909). After him are Frank Waller (1884), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), Cliff Bourland (1921), Calvin Smith (1961), Oscar Osthoff (1883), and Horace Ashenfelter (1923).
1924 - 2016
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 208
1880 - 1968
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 209
1937 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 210
1930 - 2021
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 211
1875 - 1960
HPI: 42.35
Rank: 212
1909 - 1971
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 213
1923 - 1989
HPI: 42.30
Rank: 214
1884 - 1941
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 215
1918 - 2003
HPI: 42.27
Rank: 216
1921 - 2018
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 217
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 218
1883 - 1950
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 219
1923 - 2018
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 220