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John Anderson

1907 - 1948

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John Franklin Anderson (July 4, 1907 – July 11, 1948) was an American athlete who competed mainly in the discus throw. He won the gold medal in this event at the 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles. Anderson graduated from Cornell University in 1929, where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society. Prior to graduation from Cornell, he placed fifth at the 1928 Olympics in the discus throw. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Anderson is the 157th most popular athlete (up from 1,429th in 2019), the 3,638th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,295th in 2019) and the 50th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Anderson ranks 157 out of 6,025. Before him are George S. Robertson, Paulinho, Auguste Serrurier, Harrison Dillard, Hélène de Pourtalès, and Maxie Long. After him are Alfred Neuland, Vladimír Dzurilla, Kipchoge Keino, Barbara Jones, Ilmari Salminen, and Nadezhda Olizarenko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1907, John Anderson ranks 137. Before him are August Eigruber, Roberto Cherro, Enrique Líster, Grand Duchess Maria Kirillovna of Russia, Yasushi Inoue, and Bruno Munari. After him are Bo Gu, Max Pauly, Yves Allégret, Rudolf Peierls, Ethel Smith, and Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni. Among people deceased in 1948, John Anderson ranks 87. Before him are Pavel Rybalko, Unity Mitford, Harry Dexter White, Richard C. Tolman, Maximilian Grabner, and Henri-Alexandre Deslandres. After him are Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Harilal Gandhi, Thekla Resvoll, Tony Garnier, Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, and Na Hye-sok.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Anderson ranks 3,638 out of 20,380. Before him are Geoffrey Lewis (1935), Alexander Cartwright (1820), Morris Swadesh (1909), Maxie Long (1878), George Koval (1913), and Royal Rife (1888). After him are Barry Manilow (1943), Terence McKenna (1946), Alan Perlis (1922), Leonard Susskind (1940), John C. Bogle (1929), and Nichelle Nichols (1932).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Anderson ranks 50. Before him are Cy Young (1928), Fred Kelly (1891), William Hoyt (1875), Harrison Dillard (1923), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), and Maxie Long (1878). After him are Barbara Jones (1937), Jim Bausch (1906), Irving Baxter (1876), Walter Tewksbury (1876), Jim Hines (1946), and Earle Meadows (1913).

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