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David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter

1905 - 1981

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David George Brownlow Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter, KCMG, KStJ (9 February 1905 – 21 October 1981), styled Lord Burghley from birth until 1956 and also known as David Burghley, was an English athlete, sports official, peer, and Conservative Party politician. He won the gold medal in the 400 m hurdles at the 1928 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2024). David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter is the 2,149th most popular athlete (down from 1,778th in 2024), the 5,508th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,134th in 2019) and the 88th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter ranks 2,149 out of 6,025. Before him are Maryvonne Dupureur, Ute Hommola, Ronald Weigel, Finn Pedersen, Hwang Young-cho, and Zoltán Melis. After him are Jan Peka, Rudolf Povarnitsyn, Pascal Tayot, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Thane Baker, and Douglas Lowe.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1905, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter ranks 383. Before him are Pentti Haanpää, Oleg Zhakov, Tommy Flowers, Jule Styne, Leroy Carr, and Constant Lambert. After him are Mulk Raj Anand, John Hoyt, Ivan Artobolevsky, Fidel LaBarba, Bosley Crowther, and Hans Ziglarski. Among people deceased in 1981, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter ranks 275. Before him are Carl Knowles, Alexey Okladnikov, Robert Russell Bennett, Zoltán Huszárik, Malcolm MacDonald, and Boris Sagal. After him are Douglas Lowe, Yip Harburg, Margaret Lindsay, Louise Lorraine, Harry Chapin, and Nikolai Tishchenko.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter ranks 5,510 out of 8,785. Before him are John Lambton, 1st Earl of Durham (1792), Richard K. Morgan (1965), Kelly Johnson (1958), Polly Samson (1962), Harry Johnston (1858), and Nigel Lawson (1932). After him are Harry Wilson (1997), Alfie Allen (1986), Leslie Bricusse (1931), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (1967), David Thompson (1770), and Harvey Barnes (1997).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, David Cecil, 6th Marquess of Exeter ranks 88. Before him are Fiona May (1969), Mary Peters (1939), George Hutson (1889), Dorothy Shirley (1939), Sandra Chick (1947), and Mary Rand (1940). After him are Douglas Lowe (1902), Gerald Logan (1879), Steve Ovett (1955), Ann Packer (1942), Maureen Gardner (1928), and Walter Chaffe (1870).

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