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John Derbyshire

1878 - 1938

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John Henry "Rob" Derbyshire (29 November 1878 – 25 November 1938) was an English freestyle swimmer and water polo player from Chorlton, Lancashire, who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics (maybe), 1906 Intercalated Games, 1908 Summer Olympics and 1912 Summer Olympics. He and Alice Derbyshire founded swimming clubs in Hammersmith. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Derbyshire is the 92nd most popular swimmer (down from 53rd in 2019), the 3,971st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,650th in 2019) and the 5th most popular British Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, John Derbyshire ranks 92 out of 709. Before him are Norman Ross, Ian Thorpe, Greta Johansson, Lillian Watson, Katherine Rawls, and Gary Hall Jr.. After him are Brad Cooper, George Kojac, Frederick Lane, Don McKenzie, Otto Wahle, and Jack Medica.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, John Derbyshire ranks 200. Before him are Gustav Schuft, He Xiangning, Henry B. Walthall, Muriel Robb, Ion Dragoumis, and Paul Weinstein. After him are Francisco Lagos Cházaro, Zdeněk Nejedlý, Charles Tate Regan, Holcombe Ward, Mikheil Tsereteli, and Edith Hannam. Among people deceased in 1938, John Derbyshire ranks 191. Before him are John Kunkel Small, Nikolai Vladimirovich Nekrasov, André Blondel, Choʻlpon, Rosa Mayreder, and Theodor Fischer. After him are Georgy Langemak, Ricardo Samper, Heinrich Held, Jean-Guy Gautier, Albertson Van Zo Post, and Phyllis Allen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, John Derbyshire ranks 3,972 out of 8,785. Before him are Ian Stuart Donaldson (1957), Dolly Pentreath (1692), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), Ann Bishop (1899), Charles P. Dixon (1873), and Harry Maguire (1993). After him are Robert Hugh Benson (1871), Marc Almond (1957), Nick Land (1962), Henry James Sumner Maine (1822), Richard Bentley (1662), and E. T. Whittaker (1873).

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Among SWIMMERS In United Kingdom

Among swimmers born in United Kingdom, John Derbyshire ranks 5. Before him are Frederick Holman (1885), John Arthur Jarvis (1872), Henry Taylor (1885), and Murray Rose (1939). After him are Belle Moore (1894), Jennie Fletcher (1890), Irene Steer (1889), Lucy Morton (1898), Valerie Davies (1912), Annie Speirs (1889), and Hilda James (1904).

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