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Ed Gordon

1908 - 1971

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Edward Lansing Gordon Jr. (July 1, 1908 – September 5, 1971) was an American athlete, who competed mainly in the long jump. He was born in Jackson, Mississippi, and died in Detroit, Michigan. Gordon was a student-athlete and graduated from the University of Iowa. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ed Gordon is the 124th most popular athlete (up from 1,443rd in 2019), the 3,379th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,332nd in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ed Gordon ranks 124 out of 6,025. Before him are Robert Shavlakadze, Larry Scott, Li Hong, Ed Ablowich, William Porter, and Klaus Wolfermann. After him are Henrik Sjöberg, Shizo Kanakuri, Esther Brand, Eric Lemming, Don Thompson, and Mihaela Peneș.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Ed Gordon ranks 121. Before him are Robert Rossen, Christa Schroeder, Eugen Weidmann, Aurelio Peccei, John Mills, and Mario Evaristo. After him are Lionel Hampton, Lee Krasner, Carlos Peucelle, Anna Sten, Karl Hein, and Gisèle Freund. Among people deceased in 1971, Ed Gordon ranks 78. Before him are Dita Parlo, Pedro Rodríguez, József Zakariás, Pope Cyril VI of Alexandria, Mak Dizdar, and August Derleth. After him are Gertrud von Le Fort, Karl Pfeffer-Wildenbruch, Albin Stenroos, Duane Allman, Princess Anna of Montenegro, and Joseph Valachi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ed Gordon ranks 3,379 out of 20,380. Before him are D. J. Caruso (1965), Alyssa Milano (1972), Matthew Modine (1959), Charles Addams (1912), Bob Saget (1956), and Patricia Krenwinkel (1947). After him are John Derek (1926), Pat Riley (1945), Adrian Smith (1944), James Gibbons (1834), Bruce Rauner (1957), and Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš (1964).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ed Gordon ranks 41. Before him are Joe Rantz (1914), Frank Zane (1942), Fred Newhouse (1948), Larry Scott (1938), Ed Ablowich (1913), and William Porter (1926). After him are Robert Garrett (1875), Ralph Craig (1889), Cy Young (1928), Fred Kelly (1891), William Hoyt (1875), and Harrison Dillard (1923).

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