ATHLETE
Irving Baxter
1876 - 1957

Irving Baxter
Irving Knott Baxter (March 25, 1876 in Utica, New York – June 13, 1957 in Utica, New York) was an American athlete, who won the gold medal in both the men's high jump and the pole vault at the 1900 Summer Olympics, in Paris, France. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Irving Baxter is the 178th most popular athlete (down from 82nd in 2019), the 3,860th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,565th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Irving Baxter ranks 178 out of 6,025. Before him are Johan Grøttumsbråten, Giuseppe Moioli, Saïd Aouita, Ecaterina Oancia, Gaston Reiff, and Naoto Tajima. After him are Carlo Airoldi, Karin Balzer, Duje Bonačić, Annelie Ehrhardt, Dorando Pietri, and William Petersson.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohan Grøttumsbråten
1899 - 1983
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 172
Giuseppe Moioli
1927 - 2025
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 173
Saïd Aouita
1959 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 174
Ecaterina Oancia
1954 - 2024
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 175
Gaston Reiff
1921 - 1992
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 176
Naoto Tajima
1912 - 1990
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 177
Irving Baxter
1876 - 1957
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 178
Carlo Airoldi
1869 - 1929
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 179
Karin Balzer
1938 - 2019
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 180
Duje Bonačić
1929 - 2020
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 181
Annelie Ehrhardt
1950 - 2024
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 182
Dorando Pietri
1885 - 1942
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 183
William Petersson
1895 - 1965
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 184
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Irving Baxter ranks 96. Before him are Lev Berg, Sibilla Aleramo, Georg Hilmar, Thomas Hicks, Francesc Cambó, and Erhard Schmidt. After him are Ioannis Georgiadis, Mieczysław Karłowicz, Walter Tewksbury, William Sealy Gosset, Alexandre Tuffère, and Yusuf Akçura. Among people deceased in 1957, Irving Baxter ranks 103. Before him are Valery Larbaud, Umberto Saba, Musidora, Luigi Ganna, Hasui Kawase, and Rudolf Weigl. After him are Walter Jakobsson, Katie Johnson, Sholem Asch, Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, Halil Kut, and Charles Kay Ogden.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsLev Berg
BIOLOGIST
1876 - 1950
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 90
Sibilla Aleramo
WRITER
1876 - 1960
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 91
Georg Hilmar
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1911
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 92
Thomas Hicks
ATHLETE
1876 - 1952
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 93
Francesc Cambó
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1947
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 94
Erhard Schmidt
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 95
Irving Baxter
ATHLETE
1876 - 1957
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 96
Ioannis Georgiadis
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 97
Mieczysław Karłowicz
COMPOSER
1876 - 1909
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 98
Walter Tewksbury
ATHLETE
1876 - 1968
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 99
William Sealy Gosset
MATHEMATICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 100
Alexandre Tuffère
ATHLETE
1876 - 1958
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 101
Yusuf Akçura
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1935
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 102
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsValery Larbaud
WRITER
1881 - 1957
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 97
Umberto Saba
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 98
Musidora
ACTOR
1889 - 1957
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 99
Luigi Ganna
CYCLIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 100
Hasui Kawase
ARTIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 101
Rudolf Weigl
BIOLOGIST
1883 - 1957
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 102
Irving Baxter
ATHLETE
1876 - 1957
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 103
Walter Jakobsson
SKATER
1882 - 1957
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 104
Katie Johnson
ACTOR
1878 - 1957
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 105
Sholem Asch
WRITER
1880 - 1957
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 106
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
PSYCHOLOGIST
1889 - 1957
HPI: 60.91
Rank: 107
Halil Kut
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1957
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 108
Charles Kay Ogden
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 109
In United States
Among people born in United States, Irving Baxter ranks 3,860 out of 20,380. Before him are Orson Scott Card (1951), Raymond Franz (1922), Lois McMaster Bujold (1949), Frank Knight (1885), Melissa Etheridge (1961), and George Wendt (1948). After him are Roy Jones Jr. (1969), Ray Wise (1947), Jimmy Butler (1989), Terry Goodkind (1948), Mike Connors (1925), and Gutzon Borglum (1867).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsOrson Scott Card
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,854
Raymond Franz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2010
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,855
Lois McMaster Bujold
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,856
Frank Knight
ECONOMIST
1885 - 1972
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,857
Melissa Etheridge
SINGER
1961 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 3,858
George Wendt
ACTOR
1948 - 2025
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,859
Irving Baxter
ATHLETE
1876 - 1957
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,860
Roy Jones Jr.
BOXER
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,861
Ray Wise
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 3,862
Jimmy Butler
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,863
Terry Goodkind
WRITER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,864
Mike Connors
ACTOR
1925 - 2017
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 3,865
Gutzon Borglum
PAINTER
1867 - 1941
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 3,866
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Irving Baxter ranks 53. Before him are Harrison Dillard (1923), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), Maxie Long (1878), John Anderson (1907), Barbara Jones (1937), and Jim Bausch (1906). After him are Walter Tewksbury (1876), Jim Hines (1946), Earle Meadows (1913), John Powell (1947), Morgan Taylor (1903), and Edwin Moses (1955).
Harrison Dillard
1923 - 2019
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 47
Hélène de Pourtalès
1868 - 1945
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 48
Maxie Long
1878 - 1959
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 49
John Anderson
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 50
Barbara Jones
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 51
Jim Bausch
1906 - 1974
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 52
Irving Baxter
1876 - 1957
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 53
Walter Tewksbury
1876 - 1968
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 54
Jim Hines
1946 - 2023
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 55
Earle Meadows
1913 - 1992
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 56
John Powell
1947 - 2022
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 57
Morgan Taylor
1903 - 1975
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 58
Edwin Moses
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 59