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Ken Matthews

1934 - 2019

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Kenneth Joseph Matthews, MBE (21 June 1934 – 2 June 2019) was a British race walker, who won the Olympic (1964) and European (1962) titles in the 20 km walk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Matthews is the 98th most popular athlete (up from 1,275th in 2019), the 1,836th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,496th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ken Matthews ranks 98 out of 6,025. Before him are Volodymyr Holubnychy, Jānis Lūsis, Jüri Lossmann, Charles Greene, Fernando, and Eddie Eagan. After him are Valeriy Brumel, Friedrich Traun, Inese Jaunzeme, David Jacobs, Roman Steinberg, and Myer Prinstein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Ken Matthews ranks 140. Before him are John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, Audre Lorde, Lucien Muller, Jean Ziegler, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Parma, and Sarah Kofman. After him are Jean Marsh, Kate Millett, Francesco Monterisi, Joan Didion, Mohamed Ennaceur, and Bill Cobbs. Among people deceased in 2019, Ken Matthews ranks 132. Before him are Hirokazu Kanazawa, Patrick Sercu, Mike Troy, Dawda Jawara, Prosper Grech, and Ken Kercheval. After him are Harold Bloom, Tommy Smith, Judith Kerr, Harold Prince, Peter Lindbergh, and Fernando J. Corbató.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Matthews ranks 1,836 out of 8,785. Before him are Stevie Young (1956), Jeff Lynne (1947), Rhys Ifans (1967), George Stubbs (1724), Marjorie Boulton (1924), and Edward Frankland (1825). After him are Harry Seeley (1839), John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury (1384), Kay Parker (1944), William Watson (1715), Norman Davies (1939), and Princess Sophia of the United Kingdom (1777).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Ken Matthews ranks 7. Before him are Robert Hichens (1882), Bruno (null), Jonathan Edwards (1966), Charles Bennett (1870), Mark Phillips (1948), and Zara Tindall (1981). After him are David Jacobs (1888), John Rimmer (1878), Don Thompson (1933), George S. Robertson (1872), Thomas Hicks (1876), and Sebastian Coe (1956).

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