ATHLETE
Eddie Arcaro
1916 - 1997
Eddie Arcaro
George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 – November 14, 1997) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest jockeys in the history of American Thoroughbred horse racing. Arcaro was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of an impoverished taxi driver. His parents, Pasquale and Josephine, were Italian immigrants and his father held a number of jobs, including taxi driver and operator of an illegal liquor enterprise during Prohibition. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Eddie Arcaro is the 2,737th most popular athlete (down from 2,686th in 2024). (down from 4,829th in 2019)
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Eddie Arcaro ranks 2,737 out of 6,025. Before him are Silke Renk, Martina Jäschke, Giorgio Pellini, Paul Kipkoech, Bombayla Devi Laishram, and Galina Murašova. After him are Rico Verhoeven, Choe Chol-su, Sarah English, Mislav Bezmalinović, Adrián Annus, and Erhard Wunderlich.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Silke Renk
1967 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 2,731
Martina Jäschke
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 2,732
Giorgio Pellini
1923 - 1986
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 2,733
Paul Kipkoech
1963 - 1995
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 2,734
Bombayla Devi Laishram
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 2,735
Galina Murašova
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 2,736
Eddie Arcaro
1916 - 1997
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 2,737
Rico Verhoeven
1989 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 2,738
Choe Chol-su
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.95
Rank: 2,739
Sarah English
1955 - Present
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 2,740
Mislav Bezmalinović
1967 - 2024
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 2,741
Adrián Annus
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 2,742
Erhard Wunderlich
1956 - 2012
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 2,743
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Eddie Arcaro ranks 314. Before him are William B. Saxbe, Irene Worth, Esther Victoria Abraham, Lucille Bliss, Tony Bettenhausen, and Shobhna Samarth. After him are Stan Cullis, C. Everett Koop, and Hal Smith. Among people deceased in 1997, Eddie Arcaro ranks 321. Before him are Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane, Derek Taylor, Chuck Arnold, Floyd Cramer, and Gulshan Kumar. After him are Ramiro Castillo, Miguel Ángel Blanco, Laurie Lee, Brian Pillman, Paul Tsongas, and Jermaine Stewart.
Others Born in 1916
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William B. Saxbe
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 308
Irene Worth
ACTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 309
Esther Victoria Abraham
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 310
Lucille Bliss
ACTOR
1916 - 2012
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 311
Tony Bettenhausen
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1961
HPI: 48.04
Rank: 312
Shobhna Samarth
ACTOR
1916 - 2000
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 313
Eddie Arcaro
ATHLETE
1916 - 1997
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 314
Stan Cullis
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 2001
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 315
C. Everett Koop
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2013
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 316
Hal Smith
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 47.14
Rank: 317
Others Deceased in 1997
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Polly Ann Young
ACTOR
1908 - 1997
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 315
Sally Blane
ACTOR
1910 - 1997
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 316
Derek Taylor
WRITER
1932 - 1997
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 317
Chuck Arnold
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 318
Floyd Cramer
MUSICIAN
1933 - 1997
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 319
Gulshan Kumar
PRODUCER
1956 - 1997
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 320
Eddie Arcaro
ATHLETE
1916 - 1997
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 321
Ramiro Castillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 1997
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 322
Miguel Ángel Blanco
POLITICIAN
1968 - 1997
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 323
Laurie Lee
WRITER
1914 - 1997
HPI: 46.59
Rank: 324
Brian Pillman
WRESTLER
1962 - 1997
HPI: 46.49
Rank: 325
Paul Tsongas
POLITICIAN
1941 - 1997
HPI: 46.32
Rank: 326
Jermaine Stewart
SINGER
1957 - 1997
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 327
