ATHLETE
Don Bragg
1935 - 2019

Don Bragg
Donald George Bragg (May 15, 1935 – February 16, 2019) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the pole vault and won a gold medal in that event at the 1960 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Don Bragg is the 577th most popular athlete (down from 312th in 2019), the 6,293rd most popular biography from United States (down from 5,051st in 2019) and the 139th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Don Bragg ranks 577 out of 6,025. Before him are Galina Bystrova, James Juvenal, Frederick Lorz, Lyudmila Shevtsova, Ingrid Gulbin, and Roger Beaufrand. After him are Oreste Puliti, Mel Patton, Louis Hostin, Vasily Rudenkov, Giorgio Chiavacci, and Caroline Smith.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGalina Bystrova
1934 - 1999
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 571
James Juvenal
1874 - 1942
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 572
Frederick Lorz
1884 - 1914
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 573
Lyudmila Shevtsova
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 574
Ingrid Gulbin
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 575
Roger Beaufrand
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 576
Don Bragg
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 577
Oreste Puliti
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 578
Mel Patton
1924 - 2014
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 579
Louis Hostin
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 580
Vasily Rudenkov
1931 - 1982
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 581
Giorgio Chiavacci
1899 - 1969
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 582
Caroline Smith
1906 - 1994
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 583
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Don Bragg ranks 289. Before him are Paul Chambers, Grigore Vieru, Ivo Trumbić, Agnes Simon, Egon Franke, and Fujio Akatsuka. After him are Wolfgang Uhlmann, Kenneth Mars, Grant Green, Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi, Veli Lehtelä, and Anne Treisman. Among people deceased in 2019, Don Bragg ranks 296. Before him are Sigvard Ericsson, Gerhard Auer, Agustina Bessa-Luís, Apolo Nsibambi, Dick Boushka, and Hans Zender. After him are Bogaletch Gebre, Sergio Valdés, Charles Gérard, Omero Antonutti, Norma Croker, and Alessandra Panaro.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsPaul Chambers
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1969
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 283
Grigore Vieru
WRITER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 284
Ivo Trumbić
ATHLETE
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 285
Agnes Simon
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 286
Egon Franke
FENCER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 287
Fujio Akatsuka
COMIC ARTIST
1935 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 288
Don Bragg
ATHLETE
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 289
Wolfgang Uhlmann
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 290
Kenneth Mars
ACTOR
1935 - 2011
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 291
Grant Green
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1979
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 292
Mohammad-Taqi Mesbah-Yazdi
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 293
Veli Lehtelä
ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 294
Anne Treisman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1935 - 2018
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 295
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsSigvard Ericsson
SKATER
1930 - 2019
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 290
Gerhard Auer
ATHLETE
1943 - 2019
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 291
Agustina Bessa-Luís
WRITER
1922 - 2019
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 292
Apolo Nsibambi
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2019
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 293
Dick Boushka
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 294
Hans Zender
CONDUCTOR
1936 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 295
Don Bragg
ATHLETE
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 296
Bogaletch Gebre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1960 - 2019
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 297
Sergio Valdés
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 298
Charles Gérard
ACTOR
1922 - 2019
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 299
Omero Antonutti
ACTOR
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 300
Norma Croker
ATHLETE
1934 - 2019
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 301
Alessandra Panaro
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 302
In United States
Among people born in United States, Don Bragg ranks 6,294 out of 20,380. Before him are Edmund Beecher Wilson (1856), Vivien Thomas (1910), Hal B. Wallis (1898), Genevieve Cortese (1981), Deirdre McCloskey (1942), and Ronnie Radke (1983). After him are Michael Paré (1958), Roger Penske (1937), Billy Vaughn (1919), Richard Simmons (1948), Daniel Burnham (1846), and Dana White (1969).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEdmund Beecher Wilson
BIOLOGIST
1856 - 1939
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 6,288
Vivien Thomas
PHYSICIAN
1910 - 1985
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 6,289
Hal B. Wallis
PRODUCER
1898 - 1986
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6,290
Genevieve Cortese
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6,291
Deirdre McCloskey
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6,292
Ronnie Radke
MUSICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6,293
Don Bragg
ATHLETE
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6,294
Michael Paré
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6,295
Roger Penske
RACING DRIVER
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 6,296
Billy Vaughn
SINGER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 6,297
Richard Simmons
ACTOR
1948 - 2024
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 6,298
Daniel Burnham
ARCHITECT
1846 - 1912
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 6,299
Dana White
BUSINESSPERSON
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 6,300
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Don Bragg ranks 139. Before him are Herbert Jamison (1875), John Mulcahy (1876), Frank Wykoff (1909), Marc Wright (1890), James Juvenal (1874), and Frederick Lorz (1884). After him are Mel Patton (1924), Caroline Smith (1906), David Curtiss Munson (1884), Alice Coachman (1923), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), and George Horine (1890).
Herbert Jamison
1875 - 1938
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 133
John Mulcahy
1876 - 1942
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 134
Frank Wykoff
1909 - 1980
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 135
Marc Wright
1890 - 1975
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 136
James Juvenal
1874 - 1942
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 137
Frederick Lorz
1884 - 1914
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 138
Don Bragg
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 139
Mel Patton
1924 - 2014
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 140
Caroline Smith
1906 - 1994
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 141
David Curtiss Munson
1884 - 1953
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 142
Alice Coachman
1923 - 2014
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 143
Tranquilo Cappozzo
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 144
George Horine
1890 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 145