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Francis Johnson

1910 - 1997

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Francis Lee Johnson (August 5, 1910 – April 18, 1997) was an American basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin. He was born and raised in Hartford, Kansas and is a graduate of Hartford High School. He was part of the American basketball team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches including the final. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francis Johnson is the 315th most popular basketball player (up from 368th in 2019), the 11,813th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,667th in 2019) and the 178th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Francis Johnson ranks 315 out of 1,757Before him are Mike Dunleavy Jr., Angelė Rupšienė, Arijan Komazec, Dwight Howard, Sam Bowie, and Ron Harper. After him are Jeff Teague, Marko Jarić, Clyde Lovellette, Vern Mikkelsen, Razija Mujanović, and Alonzo Mourning.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Francis Johnson ranks 387Before him are Carl Knowles, Vasile Chiroiu, Mae Clarke, Vere Bird, Margaret Lindsay, and William D'Amico. After him are Charles Olson, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, Ferenc Erdei, Jimmy Murphy, Toon Oprinsen, and Al Harker. Among people deceased in 1997, Francis Johnson ranks 302Before him are Gul Mohammed, LaVern Baker, Sheldon Leonard, Lillian Disney, Jean Louis, and Roger Laurent. After him are Fyodor Simashev, Rod Milburn, Santiago Benítez, Denise Levertov, P. H. Newby, and Don Messick.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Francis Johnson ranks 11,815 out of 20,380Before him are Willie Brown (1900), Rowland V. Lee (1891), Arabian Prince (1965), Rip Taylor (1931), Joe Walsh (1961), and Bill Watterson (1958). After him are Randy Barnes (1966), Loren Shriver (1944), A. E. Douglass (1867), Dolores Fuller (1923), Henry M. Jackson (1912), and Jodi Benson (1961).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Francis Johnson ranks 178Before him are Horace Grant (1965), Paul Pierce (1977), Mike Dunleavy Jr. (1980), Dwight Howard (1985), Sam Bowie (1961), and Ron Harper (1964). After him are Jeff Teague (1988), Clyde Lovellette (1929), Vern Mikkelsen (1928), Alonzo Mourning (1970), Bob Kenney (1931), and Duane Swanson (1913).