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Duke Kahanamoku

1890 - 1968

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Duke Paoa Kahinu Mokoe Hulikohola Kahanamoku (August 24, 1890 – January 22, 1968) was a Hawaiian competition swimmer, lifeguard, and popularizer of the sport of surfing. A Native Hawaiian, he was born three years before the overthrow of the Hawaiian Kingdom. He lived to see the territory's admission as a state and became a United States citizen. He was a five-time Olympic medalist in swimming, winning medals in 1912, 1920 and 1924. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Duke Kahanamoku is the 9th most popular swimmer (down from 7th in 2019), the 3,648th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,941st in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Duke Kahanamoku ranks 9 out of 709. Before him are Mark Spitz, Alfréd Hajós, Michael Phelps, Mike Troy, Rie Mastenbroek, and Jimmy McLane. After him are Charlie Hickcox, Wally Ris, Frederick Holman, Katalin Szőke, Doug Russell, and Carolyn Schuler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Duke Kahanamoku ranks 107. Before him are Fritz Busch, Claire Lee Chennault, Henny Porten, Emilio Portes Gil, Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen, and Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger. After him are Harry Hopkins, Clarence Brown, Fawzi al-Qawuqji, Yitzhak Sadeh, Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, and Erwin Jaenecke. Among people deceased in 1968, Duke Kahanamoku ranks 96. Before him are Ramón Menéndez Pidal, Ryszard Siwiec, Lilian Harvey, Ildebrando Pizzetti, Wes Montgomery, and Chester Carlson. After him are Randolph Churchill, Rezső Seress, Toivo Mikael Kivimäki, Hans Cramer, Walter Tewksbury, and Tallulah Bankhead.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Duke Kahanamoku ranks 3,648 out of 20,380. Before him are Leonard Susskind (1940), John C. Bogle (1929), Nichelle Nichols (1932), Robert Sean Leonard (1969), Thomas Nelson Jr. (1738), and Amy Irving (1953). After him are Jimmie Angel (1899), Mangas Coloradas (1792), Frank Wolff (1928), Joe Don Baker (1936), Carl Switzer (1927), and Priscilla Chan (1985).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, Duke Kahanamoku ranks 6. Before him are Gertrude Ederle (1905), Mark Spitz (1950), Michael Phelps (1985), Mike Troy (1940), and Jimmy McLane (1930). After him are Charlie Hickcox (1947), Wally Ris (1924), Doug Russell (1946), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Bill Mulliken (1939), and Ken Huszagh (1891).

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