SWIMMER
Joe Verdeur
1926 - 1991

Joe Verdeur
Joseph Thomas Verdeur (March 7, 1926 – August 6, 1991) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Verdeur is the 162nd most popular swimmer (up from 253rd in 2019), the 10,337th most popular biography from United States (up from 15,061st in 2019) and the 69th most popular American Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Joe Verdeur ranks 162 out of 709. Before him are Faith Leech, Felipe Muñoz, Elemér Szathmáry, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Leslie Boardman, and Arati Saha. After him are Joyce Cooper, Ines Diers, Lucy Morton, Thelma Kalama, Fanny Durack, and Katsuo Takaishi.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFaith Leech
1941 - 2013
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 156
Felipe Muñoz
1951 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 157
Elemér Szathmáry
1926 - 1971
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 158
Pieter van den Hoogenband
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 159
Leslie Boardman
1889 - 1975
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 160
Arati Saha
1940 - 1994
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 161
Joe Verdeur
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 162
Joyce Cooper
1909 - 2002
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 163
Ines Diers
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 164
Lucy Morton
1898 - 1980
HPI: 52.26
Rank: 165
Thelma Kalama
1931 - 1999
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 166
Fanny Durack
1889 - 1956
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 167
Katsuo Takaishi
1906 - 1966
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 168
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Joe Verdeur ranks 466. Before him are Jimmy Heath, Rashidi Kawawa, Elemér Szathmáry, Tom Tryon, Ernst Larsen, and José Manuel Caballero. After him are Ernest Mühlen, Göta Pettersson, Moira Shearer, Noor Jehan, Rawya Ateya, and Larissa Volpert. Among people deceased in 1991, Joe Verdeur ranks 242. Before him are Eleanor Boardman, Antoine Blondin, József Pálinkás, Carl Shy, Howard Ashman, and Tom Tryon. After him are Ambrus Nagy, André Dhôtel, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tom Bridger, Marion Roper, and Vera Stroyeva.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsJimmy Heath
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 460
Rashidi Kawawa
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 461
Elemér Szathmáry
SWIMMER
1926 - 1971
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 462
Tom Tryon
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 463
Ernst Larsen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 464
José Manuel Caballero
WRITER
1926 - 2021
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 465
Joe Verdeur
SWIMMER
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 466
Ernest Mühlen
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 467
Göta Pettersson
GYMNAST
1926 - 1993
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 468
Moira Shearer
ACTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 469
Noor Jehan
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 470
Rawya Ateya
POLITICIAN
1926 - 1997
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 471
Larissa Volpert
CHESS PLAYER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 472
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsEleanor Boardman
ACTOR
1898 - 1991
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 236
Antoine Blondin
WRITER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 237
József Pálinkás
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 238
Carl Shy
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1908 - 1991
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 239
Howard Ashman
WRITER
1950 - 1991
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 240
Tom Tryon
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 241
Joe Verdeur
SWIMMER
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 242
Ambrus Nagy
ATHLETE
1927 - 1991
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 243
André Dhôtel
WRITER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 244
Tennessee Ernie Ford
SINGER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 245
Tom Bridger
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 1991
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 246
Marion Roper
ATHLETE
1910 - 1991
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 247
Vera Stroyeva
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1991
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 248
In United States
Among people born in United States, Joe Verdeur ranks 10,339 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Wynn (1942), Ella Raines (1920), Jurnee Smollett-Bell (1986), John Prine (1946), Molly Quinn (1993), and Samuel King Allison (1900). After him are C. R. Hagen (1937), Cornel West (1953), Thomas Bopp (1949), Esther Phillips (1935), Charles F. Hockett (1916), and John Heysham Gibbon (1903).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSteve Wynn
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10,333
Ella Raines
ACTOR
1920 - 1988
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10,334
Jurnee Smollett-Bell
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10,335
John Prine
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10,336
Molly Quinn
ACTOR
1993 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10,337
Samuel King Allison
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1965
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 10,338
Joe Verdeur
SWIMMER
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,339
C. R. Hagen
PHYSICIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,340
Cornel West
PHILOSOPHER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,341
Thomas Bopp
ASTRONOMER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,342
Esther Phillips
SINGER
1935 - 1984
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,343
Charles F. Hockett
LINGUIST
1916 - 2000
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,344
John Heysham Gibbon
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1973
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 10,345
Among SWIMMERS In United States
Among swimmers born in United States, Joe Verdeur ranks 69. Before him are Carl Robie (1945), Sharon Stouder (1948), Jim Montgomery (1955), Eleanor Garatti (1909), Josephine McKim (1910), and Bob Skelton (1903). After him are Thelma Kalama (1931), Debbie Meyer (1952), Eleanor Holm (1913), Caeleb Dressel (1996), Shirley Stobs (1942), and Raymond Thorne (1887).
Carl Robie
1945 - 2011
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 63
Sharon Stouder
1948 - 2013
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 64
Jim Montgomery
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 65
Eleanor Garatti
1909 - 1998
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 66
Josephine McKim
1910 - 1992
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 67
Bob Skelton
1903 - 1977
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 68
Joe Verdeur
1926 - 1991
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 69
Thelma Kalama
1931 - 1999
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 70
Debbie Meyer
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 71
Eleanor Holm
1913 - 2004
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 72
Caeleb Dressel
1996 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 73
Shirley Stobs
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 74
Raymond Thorne
1887 - 1921
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 75