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Jesse Williams

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Jesse Daniel Williams (born December 27, 1983) is an American high jumper and the 2011 World Champion. He was ranked the #2 jumper in the world, outdoors, in 2010 and #1 in the world in 2011. He has jumped 53 centimeters above his height, a differential which places him among the top 20 jumpers of all time. Williams attended high school at Broughton High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, and attended North Carolina State University for one year (2003) before transferring and finishing his student-athlete career at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles where he won the NCAA track and field championships indoors 2005 and 2006 and outdoors in 2005 and 2006 becoming one of the few people to ever do so in the history of NCAA track and field. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Jesse Williams is the 3,892nd most popular athlete (up from 4,183rd in 2024), the 16,883rd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,546th in 2019) and the 564th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jesse Williams ranks 3,892 out of 6,025. Before him are Anna Rogowska, Diana López, Simone Hauswald, Luiza Gega, Ioan Șnep, and Sigrid Kirchmann. After him are Valentina Tserbe-Nessina, Joni Huntley, Quincy Hall, Antoni Bernadó, Eckhardt Schultz, and Alica Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Jesse Williams ranks 674. Before him are Yvonne Meusburger, Tomáš Jun, Shan Xiaona, Anthony Carrigan, Choi Yeo-jin, and Duje Draganja. After him are Chris Wondolowski, Cyril Théréau, Mohamed Sarr, Alejandro Falla, Careca, and Étienne Bacrot.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jesse Williams ranks 16,890 out of 20,380. Before him are Patrick Galbraith (1967), Manny Machado (1992), Lauren Kate (1981), Michael Almereyda (1959), Mitch Hedberg (1968), and John Murtha (1932). After him are Derek Trucks (1979), Doug Ducey (1964), Peter Vermes (1966), Chris Wondolowski (1983), Trisha Yearwood (1964), and Jack Reynor (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jesse Williams ranks 564. Before him are Brigetta Barrett (1990), Lowell Bailey (1981), Phyllis Francis (1992), Hollis Conway (1967), Quincy Watts (1970), and Diana López (1984). After him are Joni Huntley (1956), Quincy Hall (1998), Brittney Reese (1986), Ted Nash (1932), Steve Lewis (1969), and Susanna Kallur (1981).

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