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Wilma Rudolph

1940 - 1994

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Wilma Glodean Rudolph (June 23, 1940 – November 12, 1994) was an American sprinter who overcame childhood polio and went on to become a world-record-holding Olympic champion and international sports icon in track and field following her successes in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games. Rudolph competed in the 200-meter dash and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100-meter relay at the 1956 Summer Olympics at Melbourne, Australia. She also won three gold medals, in the 100- and 200-meter individual events and the 4 x 100-meter relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilma Rudolph has received more than 2,453,756 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilma Rudolph is the 63rd most popular athlete (down from 24th in 2019), the 2,727th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,571st in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Wilma Rudolph ranks 63 out of 3,059. Before her are Alvin Kraenzlein, Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Josy Barthel, Yelena Isinbayeva, Naim Süleymanoğlu, and Jan Jindra. After her are Jüri Lossmann, Gustav Flatow, Alfred Schmidt, Alain Mimoun, Irina Press, and Jim Thorpe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Wilma Rudolph ranks 154. Before her are Ruth Dreifuss, Katharine Ross, Peter Mutharika, John Grinder, Enrico Bombieri, and Franz Müntefering. After her are Jill St. John, Leonard Susskind, Petru Lucinschi, Luis Cubilla, Sam Waterston, and Haing S. Ngor. Among people deceased in 1994, Wilma Rudolph ranks 103. Before her are Moana Pozzi, Andrés Escobar, Álvaro del Portillo, Luis Ocaña, Baruch Goldstein, and Branko Mikulić. After her are Enrique Líster, Max Morlock, Alexander Shelepin, Joe Pass, John Edward Williams, and Mehmed Orhan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Wilma Rudolph ranks 2,727 out of 18,182. Before her are Coolio (1963), Maurice Sendak (1928), Bill Viola (1951), Archie Shepp (1937), Thomas F. Wilson (1959), and Anne Schedeen (1949). After her are Delmer Daves (1904), Damon Wayans (1960), Treat Williams (1951), John C. Bogle (1929), Jermaine Jackson (1954), and Anna Moffo (1932).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Wilma Rudolph ranks 19. Before her are Frank Zane (1942), Tommie Smith (1944), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Eddie Eagan (1897), Irving Baxter (1876), and Alvin Kraenzlein (1876). After her are Jim Thorpe (1887), Ralph Craig (1889), Robert Garrett (1875), Jim Hines (1946), Lee Haney (1959), and Archie Hahn (1880).

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