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Ken Norton

1943 - 2013

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Kenneth Howard Norton Sr. (August 9, 1943 – September 18, 2013) was an American actor and professional boxer who competed from 1967 to 1981. He was awarded the WBC world heavyweight championship in 1978, after winning a close split decision over Jimmy Young in a title eliminator bout, after which Leon Spinks refused to fight with him. He is best known for his fights with Muhammad Ali, in which Norton won the first by split decision, lost the second by split decision, and lost the final by a controversial unanimous decision. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Norton is the 32nd most popular boxer (down from 24th in 2019), the 2,816th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,901st in 2019) and the 19th most popular American Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Ken Norton ranks 32 out of 496. Before him are Larry Holmes, Roberto Durán, Dick McTaggart, Archie Moore, James J. Braddock, and Mate Parlov. After him are Jimmy Ellis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, Manny Pacquiao, and Jack Johnson.

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Among people born in 1943, Ken Norton ranks 177. Before him are Angelo Bagnasco, Teruo Nimura, James Levine, David Soul, Lauren Hutton, and Kurtwood Smith. After him are Björn Waldegård, Christine McVie, David Morrell, Tadao Onishi, Louis E. Brus, and Andreas, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Among people deceased in 2013, Ken Norton ranks 117. Before him are Rosalía Mera, Ray Price, Emilio Colombo, Frederik Pohl, Marie-Claire Alain, and Ali Kafi. After him are Richard Ramirez, Ray Harryhausen, Colin Davis, Moritz, Landgrave of Hesse, Dokka Umarov, and Marta Eggerth.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ken Norton ranks 2,816 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Durning (1923), Gregg Popovich (1949), Nile Rodgers (1952), John Sloan (1871), John Barth (1930), and Roscoe Arbuckle (1887). After him are Dwight F. Davis (1879), Richard Hatch (1945), Gerrit Smith Miller (1869), Carolyn Jones (1930), Henry H. Arnold (1886), and Ron Johnson (1955).

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Among BOXERS In United States

Among boxers born in United States, Ken Norton ranks 19. Before him are Jack Dempsey (1895), Evander Holyfield (1962), Floyd Patterson (1935), Larry Holmes (1949), Archie Moore (1916), and James J. Braddock (1905). After him are Jimmy Ellis (1940), Sugar Ray Leonard (1956), Riddick Bowe (1967), Jack Johnson (1878), Roy Jones Jr. (1969), and Max Baer (1909).

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