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David Jacobs

1888 - 1976

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David Henry Jacobs (30 April 1888 – 6 June 1976) was a Welsh-born track and field sprinter. He was the first British Jew to win an Olympic gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David Jacobs is the 90th most popular athlete (up from 1,043rd in 2019), the 1,856th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,228th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, David Jacobs ranks 90 out of 6,025. Before him are Charles Greene, Eddie Eagan, Ken Matthews, Valeriy Brumel, Friedrich Traun, and Inese Jaunzeme. After him are Roman Steinberg, Myer Prinstein, Harry Babcock, John Taylor, Irina Press, and Eric Liddell.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1888, David Jacobs ranks 86. Before him are Domenico Tardini, Paul Morand, Soong Ai-ling, Nikolay Shvernik, Prince Axel of Denmark, and Gunichi Mikawa. After him are Alphonse Juin, Fritz Reiner, Lead Belly, Princess Helena Adelaide of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Richard Courant, and Jean Wahl. Among people deceased in 1976, David Jacobs ranks 79. Before him are Kálmán Kalocsay, Duarte Nuno, Duke of Braganza, Carol Reed, Willi Hennig, Paul Morand, and Karl Schäfer. After him are Gregor Piatigorsky, Zhang Wentian, Rudolf Kempe, Mickey Cohen, Wilhelm Marschall, and Hans von Obstfelder.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, David Jacobs ranks 1,856 out of 8,785. Before him are Jean Marsh (1934), Ida Lupino (1918), Alice Keppel (1868), Arthur Young (1741), Alvin Lee (1944), and Peter Collins (1931). After him are William Murdoch (1754), Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Richard Aldington (1892), John Guillermin (1925), Pasquale Anfossi (1727), and John Ball (1338).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, David Jacobs ranks 7. Before him are Robert Hichens (1882), Jonathan Edwards (1966), Charles Bennett (1870), Mark Phillips (1948), Zara Tindall (1981), and Ken Matthews (1934). After him are John Rimmer (1878), Don Thompson (1933), George S. Robertson (1872), Thomas Hicks (1876), Sebastian Coe (1956), and Roger Bannister (1929).

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