SWIMMER
Joe Ruddy
1878 - 1962

Joe Ruddy
Joseph Aloysius Ruddy Sr. (September 28, 1878 – November 11, 1962) was an American competition swimmer and water polo player who represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri. Ruddy was born on September 28, 1978 in New York City to Thomas and Catherine Ruddy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Ruddy is the 23rd most popular swimmer (up from 294th in 2019), the 5,227th most popular biography from United States (up from 16,136th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Joe Ruddy ranks 23 out of 709. Before him are István Bárány, Kornelia Ender, Bill Mulliken, Ken Huszagh, Don Schollander, and Ken Walsh. After him are Roland Matthes, Kirsty Coventry, Ann Curtis, Allen Stack, Joan Harrison, and John Arthur Jarvis.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIstván Bárány
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 17
Kornelia Ender
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 18
Bill Mulliken
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 19
Ken Huszagh
1891 - 1950
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 20
Don Schollander
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 21
Ken Walsh
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 22
Joe Ruddy
1878 - 1962
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 23
Roland Matthes
1950 - 2019
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 24
Kirsty Coventry
1983 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 25
Ann Curtis
1926 - 2012
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 26
Allen Stack
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 27
Joan Harrison
1935 - 2025
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 28
John Arthur Jarvis
1872 - 1933
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 29
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Joe Ruddy ranks 152. Before him are Harriet Bosse, Ernst Hoppenberg, Gyula Krúdy, Inigo Campioni, Takeo Arishima, and Pierre Fatou. After him are Oton Župančič, Wander Johannes de Haas, Paul Renner, Chen Jiongming, Walther Katzenstein, and Louise Dresser. Among people deceased in 1962, Joe Ruddy ranks 115. Before him are Philippe Cattiau, Franz Kaiser, Sylvia Beach, Kunio Yanagita, Alessandro Pirzio Biroli, and Paul Götz. After him are Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski, Carl Diem, Roger Ducret, Dhondo Keshav Karve, Edmond Privat, and Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsHarriet Bosse
ACTOR
1878 - 1961
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 146
Ernst Hoppenberg
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1937
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 147
Gyula Krúdy
WRITER
1878 - 1933
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 148
Inigo Campioni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1944
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 149
Takeo Arishima
WRITER
1878 - 1923
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 150
Pierre Fatou
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1929
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 151
Joe Ruddy
SWIMMER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 152
Oton Župančič
WRITER
1878 - 1949
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 153
Wander Johannes de Haas
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1960
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 154
Paul Renner
PAINTER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 155
Chen Jiongming
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1933
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 156
Walther Katzenstein
ATHLETE
1878 - 1929
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 157
Louise Dresser
ACTOR
1878 - 1965
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 158
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsPhilippe Cattiau
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1962
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 109
Franz Kaiser
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1962
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 110
Sylvia Beach
BUSINESSPERSON
1887 - 1962
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 111
Kunio Yanagita
LINGUIST
1875 - 1962
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 112
Alessandro Pirzio Biroli
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1962
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 113
Paul Götz
ASTRONOMER
1883 - 1962
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 114
Joe Ruddy
SWIMMER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 115
Felicjan Sławoj Składkowski
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1962
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 116
Carl Diem
ATHLETE
1882 - 1962
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 117
Roger Ducret
FENCER
1888 - 1962
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 118
Dhondo Keshav Karve
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1962
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 119
Edmond Privat
WRITER
1889 - 1962
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 120
Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar
WRITER
1901 - 1962
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 121
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joe Ruddy ranks 5,227 out of 20,380. Before him are Roy Rogers (1911), Tiffany Darwish (1971), Brian Keith (1921), Patricia Kennedy Lawford (1924), Bugs Moran (1893), and Wendell Ford (1924). After him are Roy Haynes (1925), The Boogeyman (1964), Chip Taylor (1940), Jack McGrath (1919), Carl Panzram (1892), and Seth Carlo Chandler (1846).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRoy Rogers
ACTOR
1911 - 1998
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 5,221
Tiffany Darwish
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 5,222
Brian Keith
ACTOR
1921 - 1997
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 5,223
Patricia Kennedy Lawford
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 5,224
Bugs Moran
EXTREMIST
1893 - 1957
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 5,225
Wendell Ford
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 5,226
Joe Ruddy
SWIMMER
1878 - 1962
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 5,227
Roy Haynes
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2024
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 5,228
The Boogeyman
WRESTLER
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 5,229
Chip Taylor
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 5,230
Jack McGrath
RACING DRIVER
1919 - 1955
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 5,231
Carl Panzram
EXTREMIST
1892 - 1930
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 5,232
Seth Carlo Chandler
ASTRONOMER
1846 - 1913
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 5,233
Among SWIMMERS In United States
Among swimmers born in United States, Joe Ruddy ranks 15. Before him are Doug Russell (1946), Carolyn Schuler (1943), Bill Mulliken (1939), Ken Huszagh (1891), Don Schollander (1946), and Ken Walsh (1945). After him are Ann Curtis (1926), Allen Stack (1928), Bill Tuttle (1882), Yoshi Oyakawa (1933), Aileen Riggin (1906), and Charles Daniels (1885).
Doug Russell
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 9
Carolyn Schuler
1943 - 2024
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 10
Bill Mulliken
1939 - 2014
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 11
Ken Huszagh
1891 - 1950
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 12
Don Schollander
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 13
Ken Walsh
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 14
Joe Ruddy
1878 - 1962
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 15
Ann Curtis
1926 - 2012
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 16
Allen Stack
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 17
Bill Tuttle
1882 - 1930
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 18
Yoshi Oyakawa
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 19
Aileen Riggin
1906 - 2002
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 20
Charles Daniels
1885 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 21