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Charles Bacon

1885 - 1968

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Charles James Bacon Jr. (January 9, 1885 – November 15, 1968) was an American athlete and a member of the Irish American Athletic Club and the New York City Police Department. He won the 400 metres hurdles at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was born in Brooklyn, New York and died in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Bacon is the 675th most popular athlete (down from 382nd in 2019), the 6,636th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,462nd in 2019) and the 156th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Bacon ranks 675 out of 6,025. Before him are Yrjö Nikkanen, Bob Schul, Ervin Mészáros, Frederick Moloney, Chūhei Nambu, and Tore Sjöstrand. After him are Arnie Robinson, Rita Kühne, Jay Cutler, Hans Günter Winkler, Colette Besson, and Veronica Campbell-Brown.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1885, Charles Bacon ranks 184. Before him are Lajos Tihanyi, Herman Sörgel, Albert Betz, Giovanni Martinelli, Carl Goßler, and Per Thorén. After him are Hans Gerhard Creutzfeldt, Sophia Parnok, Heinrich Schomburgk, George Dole, Saneatsu Mushanokōji, and Tim Ahearne. Among people deceased in 1968, Charles Bacon ranks 176. Before him are William Jordan, Herbert Copeland, Arnulf Øverland, Oscar Kreuzer, Dorothy Gish, and Amparo Poch y Gascón. After him are Little Walter, Jan Johansson, Franchot Tone, Armand Blanchonnet, Weegee, and Mervyn Peake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Bacon ranks 6,637 out of 20,380. Before him are Adele Goldberg (1945), Maria Canals-Barrera (1966), Frederick Moloney (1882), Jeff Corey (1914), Mary Ellen Trainor (1952), and Stephen Schneider (1945). After him are Arnie Robinson (1948), Lloyd Alexander (1924), Alvin Ailey (1931), Nancy Kovack (1935), Clarence Clark (1859), and Dr. John (1941).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charles Bacon ranks 156. Before him are Otis Davis (1932), Arthur Shaw (1886), Albert Nasse (1878), George Simpson (1908), Bob Schul (1937), and Frederick Moloney (1882). After him are Arnie Robinson (1948), Jay Cutler (1973), Ethel Catherwood (1908), Dorothy Poynton-Hill (1915), Rex Cawley (1940), and Jean Shiley (1911).

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