ATHLETE
Bud Houser
1901 - 1994

Bud Houser
Lemuel Clarence "Bud" Houser (September 25, 1901 – October 1, 1994) was an American field athlete. He won Olympic gold medals in the discus throw in 1924 and 1928 and in the shot put in 1924. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bud Houser is the 1,221st most popular athlete (down from 679th in 2019), the 8,366th most popular biography from United States (down from 6,922nd in 2019) and the 244th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Bud Houser ranks 1,221 out of 6,025. Before him are Volker Beck, Aleksandr Timoshinin, Carl Osburn, Fred Hansen, Patrik Sjöberg, and Perikles Kakousis. After him are Clyde King, Tommy Green, Lennart Klingström, Yrjö Hietanen, Kōkichi Tsuburaya, and Heinz Ulzheimer.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVolker Beck
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,215
Aleksandr Timoshinin
1948 - 2021
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,216
Carl Osburn
1884 - 1966
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,217
Fred Hansen
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 1,218
Patrik Sjöberg
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 1,219
Perikles Kakousis
1879 - 1939
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,220
Bud Houser
1901 - 1994
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,221
Clyde King
1898 - 1982
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,222
Tommy Green
1894 - 1975
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 1,223
Lennart Klingström
1916 - 1994
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,224
Yrjö Hietanen
1927 - 2011
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,225
Kōkichi Tsuburaya
1940 - 1968
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,226
Heinz Ulzheimer
1925 - 2016
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 1,227
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Bud Houser ranks 282. Before him are Sven Utterström, František Halas, Pyotr Novikov, Mildred Dunnock, Al LeConey, and Ivan Petrovsky. After him are Samuel Zauber, Karandash, László Németh, Louis Kuehn, Victor Leemans, and Muhammad Fareed Didi. Among people deceased in 1994, Bud Houser ranks 278. Before him are Anita Lizana, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Jay Miner, Serge Blusson, Dack Rambo, and Charles Mathiesen. After him are Lennart Klingström, Ernst Lörtscher, Antal Kocsis, Ira Murchison, Alfredo Pérez, and Luis Donaldo Colosio.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsSven Utterström
SKIER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 276
František Halas
WRITER
1901 - 1949
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 277
Pyotr Novikov
MATHEMATICIAN
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 278
Mildred Dunnock
ACTOR
1901 - 1991
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 279
Al LeConey
ATHLETE
1901 - 1959
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 280
Ivan Petrovsky
MATHEMATICIAN
1901 - 1973
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 281
Bud Houser
ATHLETE
1901 - 1994
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 282
Samuel Zauber
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 283
Karandash
CELEBRITY
1901 - 1983
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 284
László Németh
WRITER
1901 - 1975
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 285
Louis Kuehn
ATHLETE
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 286
Victor Leemans
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 287
Muhammad Fareed Didi
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1969
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 288
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsAnita Lizana
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 1994
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 272
Julio Ramón Ribeyro
WRITER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 273
Jay Miner
INVENTOR
1932 - 1994
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 274
Serge Blusson
CYCLIST
1928 - 1994
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 275
Dack Rambo
ACTOR
1941 - 1994
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 276
Charles Mathiesen
ATHLETE
1911 - 1994
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 277
Bud Houser
ATHLETE
1901 - 1994
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 278
Lennart Klingström
ATHLETE
1916 - 1994
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 279
Ernst Lörtscher
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 280
Antal Kocsis
BOXER
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 281
Ira Murchison
ATHLETE
1933 - 1994
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 282
Alfredo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 283
Luis Donaldo Colosio
POLITICIAN
1950 - 1994
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 284
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bud Houser ranks 8,368 out of 20,380. Before him are Mike Farrell (1939), Lorenz Hart (1895), Bo Goldman (1932), Sylvia Mathews Burwell (1965), Ted DiBiase Jr. (1982), and Jon Landau (1960). After him are Kevin Conway (1942), Clyde King (1898), Timothy Zahn (1951), Lucy Parsons (1853), Fanny Brice (1891), and Eva LaRue (1966).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsMike Farrell
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 8,362
Lorenz Hart
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1943
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,363
Bo Goldman
WRITER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,364
Sylvia Mathews Burwell
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,365
Ted DiBiase Jr.
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,366
Jon Landau
PRODUCER
1960 - 2024
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,367
Bud Houser
ATHLETE
1901 - 1994
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,368
Kevin Conway
ACTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,369
Clyde King
ATHLETE
1898 - 1982
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 8,370
Timothy Zahn
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 8,371
Lucy Parsons
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1853 - 1942
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 8,372
Fanny Brice
ACTOR
1891 - 1951
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 8,373
Eva LaRue
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 8,374
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Bud Houser ranks 244. Before him are Francis Frederick (1907), Lee Calhoun (1933), Donald Johnston (1899), Catherine Hardy Lavender (1930), Carl Osburn (1884), and Fred Hansen (1940). After him are Clyde King (1898), Duvall Hecht (1930), Commodore Cochran (1902), Edward Moore (1897), Charles Kieffer (1910), and Louis Kuehn (1901).
Francis Frederick
1907 - 1968
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 238
Lee Calhoun
1933 - 1989
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 239
Donald Johnston
1899 - 1984
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 240
Catherine Hardy Lavender
1930 - 2017
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 241
Carl Osburn
1884 - 1966
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 242
Fred Hansen
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 243
Bud Houser
1901 - 1994
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 244
Clyde King
1898 - 1982
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 245
Duvall Hecht
1930 - 2022
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 246
Commodore Cochran
1902 - 1969
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 247
Edward Moore
1897 - 1968
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 248
Charles Kieffer
1910 - 1975
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 249
Louis Kuehn
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 250