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John Landy

1930 - 2022

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John Michael Landy (12 April 1930 – 24 February 2022) was an Australian middle-distance runner and state governor. He was the second man to break the four-minute mile barrier in the mile run and held the world records for the 1500-metre run and the mile race. He was also the 26th Governor of Victoria from 2001 to 2006. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Landy is the 2,261st most popular athlete (down from 2,179th in 2019), the 427th most popular biography from Australia (down from 401st in 2019) and the 36th most popular Australian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Landy ranks 2,261 out of 6,025. Before him are Serhiy Novikov, Ann Packer, Kim Turner, Corneliu Ion, Maureen Gardner, and Elena Georgescu. After him are Frans Maassen, Félix Sánchez, Beatriz, Brigitte Wujak, Katrin Krabbe, and Lesley Ashburner.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, John Landy ranks 595. Before him are John Cullum, Satya Vrat Shastri, Mike Gravel, Andrew Sachs, Lorraine Hansberry, and Lajos Für. After him are Earl Hooker, Norman Johnson, Ivy Dumont, Bill Lienhard, Troy Ruttman, and Jerry Vale. Among people deceased in 2022, John Landy ranks 612. Before him are Ronnie Hawkins, Kabasu Babo, Marit Paulsen, Balakh Sher Mazari, Francesco Rizzo, and David McCullough. After him are Sergei Puskepalis, Bob McGrath, Hilarion Kapral, Nina Rocheva, Anthony Johnson, and Don Young.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, John Landy ranks 427 out of 1,143. Before him are Paul Stoddart (1955), Oodgeroo Noonuccal (1920), Warwick Brown (1949), Sandra Morgan (1942), Bob Tinning (1925), and Michael Wenden (1949). After him are Joshua Kennedy (1982), Arthur Streeton (1867), Robert Helpmann (1909), Kate Morton (1976), John Hillcoat (1961), and Lucy Fry (1992).

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Among ATHLETES In Australia

Among athletes born in Australia, John Landy ranks 36. Before him are Marilyn Black (1944), Cathy Freeman (1973), Joyce King (1920), Herb Elliott (1938), Lisa Martin (1960), and Michael Wenden (1949). After him are Nicola McDermott (1996), Ernest Chapman (1926), June Maston (1928), Wang Yan (null), Judy Amoore (1940), and Chilla Porter (1936).

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