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John Woodruff

1915 - 2007

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John Youie "Long John" Woodruff (July 5, 1915 – October 30, 2007) was an American middle-distance runner, winner of the 800 meter event at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. John Woodruff is the 56th most popular athlete (up from 2,518th in 2019), the 2,375th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,085th in 2019) and the 21st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, John Woodruff ranks 56 out of 6,025. Before him are Aladár Gerevich, Leonidas of Rhodes, Barbara, Arthur Blake, Irena Szewińska, and Lucas. After him are Richard Sheldon, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Reggie Walker, Lasse Virén, Charles Bennett, and Ville Ritola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, John Woodruff ranks 74. Before him are Don Budge, Santiago Carrillo, Alan Watts, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, Konstantin Simonov, and Loris Francesco Capovilla. After him are Mario Monicelli, Gyula Zsengellér, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Tapio Wirkkala, Marie-Louise von Franz, and Piet de Jong. Among people deceased in 2007, John Woodruff ranks 86. Before him are Ashraf Marwan, Kiichi Miyazawa, Mary Douglas, Hrant Dink, Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria, and Robert Jordan. After him are Yvonne De Carlo, Bauer, Ira Levin, E. Howard Hunt, Sol LeWitt, and Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, John Woodruff ranks 2,375 out of 20,380. Before him are Warren Christopher (1925), Joseph Erlanger (1874), Greg Mankiw (1958), Ralph Bellamy (1904), Kathryn Joosten (1939), and Robert Jordan (1948). After him are Joe Wilson (1947), Lee Iacocca (1924), Richard Sheldon (1878), Robin Tunney (1972), Robert Axelrod (1943), and Hattie Wyatt Caraway (1878).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, John Woodruff ranks 21. Before him are Michael Johnson (1967), Ray Ewry (1873), Greg Bell (1930), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), and Arthur Blake (1872). After him are Richard Sheldon (1878), Jim Lightbody (1882), Frederick Schule (1879), Glenn Davis (1934), Charles Moore (1929), and Wilma Rudolph (1940).

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