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George Baird

1907 - 2004

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George Hetzel Baird (March 5, 1907 – September 4, 2004) was an American sprint runner who won a gold medal in 4 × 400 m relay at the 1928 Summer Olympics, breaking the world record in the process. A week later he helped to set another world record, at 3:13.4 in the 4 × 440 yard relay in London. Baird graduated from the University of Iowa and later took various jobs during the Great Depression. He assisted his brother Bill as a puppeteer, and later became an assistant professor of education at the New York University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Baird is the 357th most popular athlete (up from 623rd in 2019), the 5,062nd most popular biography from United States (up from 6,612th in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, George Baird ranks 357 out of 6,025. Before him are Henry Russell, Charles Dvorak, Olga Gyarmati, František Čapek, Nawal El Moutawakel, and Harry Stenqvist. After him are Balbir Singh Sr., Harry Kerr, Helen Stephens, Oscar Goßler, Ted Meredith, and Arne Åhman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, George Baird ranks 194. Before him are Jean Carzou, Fritz Szepan, Heikki Savolainen, Victor Capesius, Peggy Ashcroft, and Joseph-Armand Bombardier. After him are Roger Vailland, František Junek, Amedeo Nazzari, Benny Carter, James A. Michener, and Sándor Veress. Among people deceased in 2004, George Baird ranks 156. Before him are Augusto da Costa, Orvar Bergmark, Carvalho Leite, Daouda Malam Wanké, Mehmood, and Willie Watson. After him are Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Tony Randall, Rogelio Domínguez, Xenophon Zolotas, Carmen Laforet, and Agnes Martin.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Baird ranks 5,062 out of 20,380. Before him are Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981), 2 Chainz (1977), Fred MacMurray (1908), Mary Agnes Chase (1869), Herbert Mullin (1947), and Paul Gleason (1939). After him are Beth Hart (1972), Leonard Peltier (1944), Grote Reber (1911), Leslie Jones (1967), Michelle Monaghan (1976), and Fanny Crosby (1820).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, George Baird ranks 100. Before him are Kevin Young (1966), Wyomia Tyus (1945), Morris Kirksey (1895), Henry Russell (1904), Charles Dvorak (1878), and Harry Stenqvist (1893). After him are Helen Stephens (1918), Ted Meredith (1891), Albert Tyler (1872), Edward Lindberg (1886), Evelyn Furtsch (1914), and Harold Osborn (1899).

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