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Barney Ewell

1918 - 1996

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Henry Norwood "Barney" Ewell (February 25, 1918 – April 4, 1996) was an American athlete, and winner of one gold and two silver medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born into poverty in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Ewell was one of the world's leading sprinters of the 1940s. Ewell attended John Piersol McCaskey High School in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. McCaskey High School honored Ewell by dedicating their stadium in his name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Barney Ewell is the 1,747th most popular athlete (down from 1,383rd in 2019), the 9,828th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,192nd in 2019) and the 316th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Barney Ewell ranks 1,747 out of 6,025. Before him are Nils Hellsten, Ellina Zvereva, Randy Matson, Willie Davenport, Julius Sang, and Hermanus Brockmann. After him are Tijjani Reijnders, Mário de Noronha, Steve Seymour, Audrey Williamson, María Caridad Colón, and György Gedó.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1918, Barney Ewell ranks 280. Before him are Madeleine L'Engle, Rafael Iriondo, Spike Milligan, Sebastian Cabot, André Bjerke, and Duncan White. After him are Richard Hoggart, Mariano Mores, Norman Granz, Aleksandr Ponomarev, Fedor Samokhin, and Alberto Héber Usher. Among people deceased in 1996, Barney Ewell ranks 305. Before him are Garrett Birkhoff, Vytautas Žalakevičius, Gino Bramieri, Otto Licha, Robert F. Overmyer, and Georg Johansson. After him are Célestin Delmer, Jean-Claude Piumi, Pierre Jaccoud, Nino Borsari, Aldo Montano, and Laura La Plante.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barney Ewell ranks 9,830 out of 20,380. Before him are Mary K. Gaillard (1939), Edmund Kirby Smith (1824), Luke Gallows (1983), Loleatta Holloway (1946), Henriette Avram (1919), and Flo Rida (1979). After him are Daniel Goldhagen (1959), Mara Corday (1930), Barret Oliver (1973), Mark Henry (1971), Richard Taruskin (1945), and Karen Fukuhara (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Barney Ewell ranks 316. Before him are Daniel Kelly (1883), Alvah Meyer (1888), Alan Washbond (1899), Harry DeBaecke (1879), Randy Matson (1945), and Willie Davenport (1943). After him are Steve Seymour (1920), Hubert Stevens (1890), Frank Greer (1879), Paul Pilgrim (1883), Lam Jones (1958), and Charles Vinci (1933).

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