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Harrison Dillard

1923 - 2019

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William Harrison "Bones" Dillard (July 8, 1923 – November 15, 2019) was an American track and field athlete, who is the only male in the history of the Olympic Games to win gold in both the 100 meter (sprints) and the 110 meter hurdles, making him the “World’s Fastest Man” in 1948 and the “World’s Fastest Hurdler” in 1952. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Harrison Dillard is the 154th most popular athlete (down from 153rd in 2019), the 3,609th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,507th in 2019) and the 47th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Harrison Dillard ranks 153 out of 6,025. Before him are Alfred Neuland, Kipchoge Keino, Paula Mollenhauer, Mamo Wolde, and Francisco Lázaro. After him are Herma Bauma, Bernhard Lehmann, Ewa Kłobukowska, Jüri Lossmann, Naoto Tajima, Angela Voigt, and Berit Mørdre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Harrison Dillard ranks 153. Before him are Onofre Marimón, Cheikh Anta Diop, Carl Djerassi, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Peter Lawford, and Wes Montgomery. After him are Albert Vanhoye, Constantin Dăscălescu, Betsy Blair, Anita Björk, Hans Riegel, and Elisabeth Becker. Among people deceased in 2019, Harrison Dillard ranks 158. Before him are Achille Silvestrini, Jacques Loussier, Mitchell Feigenbaum, Emanuel Ungaro, Monkey Punch, and Vonda N. McIntyre. After him are Sogyal Rinpoche, John C. Bogle, Jörg Demus, Peter Schreier, Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino, and Goro Shimura.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Harrison Dillard ranks 3,609 out of 20,380. Before him are Machine Gun Kelly (1990), John Carney (1956), Victoria Woodhull (1838), Doug Jones (1954), George Lincoln Rockwell (1918), and Kristin Davis (1965). After him are Eric Stoltz (1961), Kirk Kerkorian (1917), Maila Nurmi (1922), Joyce Meyer (1943), William Thurston (1946), and Hailey Baldwin (1996).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Harrison Dillard ranks 47. Before him are Ed Gordon (1908), Robert Garrett (1875), Ralph Craig (1889), Cy Young (1928), Fred Kelly (1891), and William Hoyt (1875). After him are Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), Maxie Long (1878), John Anderson (1907), Barbara Jones (1937), Jim Bausch (1906), and Irving Baxter (1876).

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