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Bill Smith

1924 - 2013

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William Melvin Smith Jr. (May 16, 1924 – February 8, 2013) was an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in four events. He was one of the most successful competitive swimmers in the United States in the first half of the 20th century. Smith was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, of mixed Irish and Native Hawaiian ancestry. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Smith is the 186th most popular swimmer (down from 68th in 2019), the 11,350th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,878th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Bill Smith ranks 186 out of 709. Before him are Valerie Davies, John Hencken, Marie Corridon, Sybil Bauer, Michael Gross, and Inge de Bruijn. After him are Annie Speirs, Rica Reinisch, Mina Wylie, Helen Wainwright, Shiro Hashizume, and Susan Pedersen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Bill Smith ranks 472. Before him are William H. Webster, Norvel Lee, Joe Gaetjens, Tapan Sinha, Georges Dransart, and Wally Cox. After him are Carole Cook, Patricia Roberts Harris, William H. Gass, George Amick, Ron Staniforth, and Vicki Draves. Among people deceased in 2013, Bill Smith ranks 458. Before him are Luis Cruzado, Derek Kevan, Viktor Zinger, Allan Arbus, Henry Taylor, and Richard Briers. After him are Don Meineke, José María Maguregui, Vladimir Vikulov, Marina Solodkin, Robin Sachs, and Bruce C. Murray.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Smith ranks 11,352 out of 20,380. Before him are Katherine Moennig (1977), Bert I. Gordon (1922), Horatio Seymour (1810), Thomas Starzl (1926), Walt Hansgen (1919), and Patricia Canning Todd (1922). After him are Harold J. Stone (1913), Paul Stookey (1937), Elliott Nugent (1896), Conyers Herring (1914), Jack McDevitt (1935), and Jeanie MacPherson (1886).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Bill Smith ranks 80. Before him are Shirley Stobs (1942), Raymond Thorne (1887), Amedee Reyburn (1889), John Hencken (1954), Marie Corridon (1930), and Sybil Bauer (1903). After him are Helen Wainwright (1906), Susan Pedersen (1953), Missy Franklin (1995), Allison Schmitt (1990), Dana Vollmer (1987), and Matt Vogel (1957).

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