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Lam Jones
1958 - 2019

Lam Jones
John Wesley "Lam" Jones (April 4, 1958 – March 15, 2019) was an American athlete who won a gold medal in the 4 × 100 meter relay at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal and played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a wide receiver for the New York Jets and Dallas Cowboys. Prior to that, he played college football and ran track at the University of Texas. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lam Jones is the 1,736th most popular athlete (up from 4,348th in 2019), the 9,862nd most popular biography from United States (up from 17,782nd in 2019) and the 318th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Lam Jones ranks 1,736 out of 6,025. Before him are P. T. Usha, Víctor Peralta, Harry Voigt, Sergio Caprari, Tiina Lillak, and Friedrich Waller. After him are Pierre Musy, Tadeusz Rut, Francisco Fernández, Charles Vinci, Raymond Flacher, and Ira Davenport.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsP. T. Usha
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,730
Víctor Peralta
1908 - 1995
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,731
Harry Voigt
1913 - 1986
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 1,732
Sergio Caprari
1932 - 2015
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,733
Tiina Lillak
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,734
Friedrich Waller
1920 - 2004
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 1,735
Lam Jones
1958 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,736
Pierre Musy
1910 - 1990
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 1,737
Tadeusz Rut
1931 - 2002
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,738
Francisco Fernández
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,739
Charles Vinci
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,740
Raymond Flacher
1903 - 1969
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,741
Ira Davenport
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 1,742
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1958, Lam Jones ranks 396. Before him are Norio Sasaki, Jürgen Hingsen, Paweł Edelman, Leslie David Baker, Alexander Tarasov, and Steve Sem-Sandberg. After him are Klaus Berggreen, Roberto López Ufarte, Robert Dill-Bundi, Fatih Birol, Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha, and Kathy Hochul. Among people deceased in 2019, Lam Jones ranks 467. Before him are Sara Danius, Juan Rodríguez, Serafim Fernandes de Araújo, Blanca Fernández Ochoa, Bernard Tchoullouyan, and Ron Leibman. After him are Thomas Shardelow, Ivan Kizimov, Daniel Johnston, John Paul Stevens, Valerie Harper, and Brigitte Kronauer.
Others Born in 1958
Go to all RankingsNorio Sasaki
COACH
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 390
Jürgen Hingsen
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 391
Paweł Edelman
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 392
Leslie David Baker
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 393
Alexander Tarasov
PHILOSOPHER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 394
Steve Sem-Sandberg
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 395
Lam Jones
ATHLETE
1958 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 396
Klaus Berggreen
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 397
Roberto López Ufarte
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 398
Robert Dill-Bundi
CYCLIST
1958 - 2024
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 399
Fatih Birol
ECONOMIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 400
Sergei Pavlovich Baltacha
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 401
Kathy Hochul
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 402
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsSara Danius
PHILOSOPHER
1962 - 2019
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 461
Juan Rodríguez
ATHLETE
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 462
Serafim Fernandes de Araújo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2019
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 463
Blanca Fernández Ochoa
SKIER
1963 - 2019
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 464
Bernard Tchoullouyan
ATHLETE
1953 - 2019
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 465
Ron Leibman
ACTOR
1937 - 2019
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 466
Lam Jones
ATHLETE
1958 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 467
Thomas Shardelow
CYCLIST
1931 - 2019
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 468
Ivan Kizimov
ATHLETE
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 469
Daniel Johnston
MUSICIAN
1961 - 2019
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 470
John Paul Stevens
JUDGE
1920 - 2019
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 471
Valerie Harper
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 472
Brigitte Kronauer
WRITER
1940 - 2019
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 473
In United States
Among people born in United States, Lam Jones ranks 9,864 out of 20,380. Before him are Ray Bryant (1931), Shirley Mason (1901), Cliff DeYoung (1945), Art Babbitt (1907), Leslie David Baker (1958), and Sabu (1964). After him are Christy Mathewson (1880), Joey Castillo (1966), Wes Borland (1975), Nancy Travis (1961), David Ray Griffin (1939), and Hugo Black (1886).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsRay Bryant
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2011
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 9,858
Shirley Mason
ACTOR
1901 - 1979
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 9,859
Cliff DeYoung
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 9,860
Art Babbitt
ARTIST
1907 - 1992
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 9,861
Leslie David Baker
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 9,862
Sabu
WRESTLER
1964 - 2025
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 9,863
Lam Jones
ATHLETE
1958 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 9,864
Christy Mathewson
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1925
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 9,865
Joey Castillo
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 9,866
Wes Borland
MUSICIAN
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 9,867
Nancy Travis
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 9,868
David Ray Griffin
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2022
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 9,869
Hugo Black
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1971
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 9,870
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Lam Jones ranks 318. Before him are Willie Davenport (1943), Barney Ewell (1918), Steve Seymour (1920), Hubert Stevens (1890), Frank Greer (1879), and Paul Pilgrim (1883). After him are Charles Vinci (1933), Ira Davenport (1887), Jerome Biffle (1928), Paul Drayton (1939), Lucinda Williams (1937), and Henry Proctor (1929).
Willie Davenport
1943 - 2002
HPI: 53.15
Rank: 312
Barney Ewell
1918 - 1996
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 313
Steve Seymour
1920 - 1973
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 314
Hubert Stevens
1890 - 1950
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 315
Frank Greer
1879 - 1943
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 316
Paul Pilgrim
1883 - 1958
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 317
Lam Jones
1958 - 2019
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 318
Charles Vinci
1933 - 2018
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 319
Ira Davenport
1887 - 1941
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 320
Jerome Biffle
1928 - 2002
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 321
Paul Drayton
1939 - 2010
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 322
Lucinda Williams
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 323
Henry Proctor
1929 - 2005
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 324