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John McLean

1878 - 1955

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John Frederick McLean (January 10, 1878 – June 4, 1955) was an All-American college football player, track and field athlete, and coach. He won a silver medal in the 110 metre hurdles at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris with a time of 15.5 seconds. He was also selected as an All-American football player in 1899 while playing for the University of Michigan. He went on to coach the Knox College and University of Missouri football teams in the 1900s. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. John McLean is the 2,327th most popular athlete (down from 2,199th in 2024), the 12,411th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,950th in 2019) and the 402nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John McLean ranks 2,327 out of 6,025. Before him are Sabine John, Albert Arnheiter, Gulnara Samitova-Galkina, Ace Rusevski, Bjørn Hasløv, and Roger Verey. After him are Natalya Lebedeva, Pete George, Maritza Martén, Gerry Ashworth, Randy Williams, and Udham Singh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, John McLean ranks 243. Before him are Meredith Colket, Oscar Apfel, Spyridon Belokas, Léon Binoche, Charles Hefferon, and Henry Weed Fowler. After him are Flora Drummond, Roy Atwell, James Truslow Adams, Taylor Holmes, Thomas MacDonagh, and Edward Thomas. Among people deceased in 1955, John McLean ranks 172. Before him are Bert McCaffrey, Pentti Haanpää, Alice Joyce, Georges Johin, Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi, and Carlyle Blackwell. After him are John W. Davis, Leo Amery, Robert Riskin, and Harry Cobby.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John McLean ranks 12,415 out of 20,380. Before him are Omari Hardwick (1974), James Grogan (1931), John Doyle (1966), Post Malone (1995), Joe Arlauckas (1965), and Gerald Wilson (1918). After him are Samuel Osgood (1747), Johnny Isakson (1944), Chris Weitz (1969), Kelli McCarty (1969), Pete George (1929), and Reiko Aylesworth (1972).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John McLean ranks 402. Before him are Ollan Cassell (1937), Wesley Coe (1879), Bruce Harlan (1926), Jack Yerman (1939), Phil Heath (1979), and Martha Hudson (1939). After him are Pete George (1929), Gerry Ashworth (1942), Randy Williams (1953), C. J. Hunter (1968), Larry Myricks (1956), and Lauryn Williams (1983).

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