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Major Taylor

1878 - 1932

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Marshall Walter "Major" Taylor (November 26, 1878 – June 21, 1932) was an American professional cyclist. He has been called "the first Black American global sports superstar." He was born and raised in Indianapolis, where he worked in bicycle shops and began racing multiple distances in the track and road disciplines of cycling. As a teenager, he moved to Worcester, Massachusetts, with his employer/coach/mentor and continued his successful amateur career, which included breaking track records. Taylor turned professional in 1896, at the age of 18, living in cities on the East Coast and participating in multiple track events including six-day races. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Major Taylor is the 112th most popular cyclist (up from 505th in 2019), the 5,679th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,674th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Major Taylor ranks 112 out of 1,613. Before him are Jan Ullrich, Vittorio Adorni, Bernhard Britz, Albert Taillandier, Jan de Vries, and Djamolidine Abdoujaparov. After him are Pino Cerami, Julián Berrendero, José Beyaert, Arie den Hartog, Gerben Karstens, and Mario Cipollini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Major Taylor ranks 159. Before him are Oton Župančič, Wander Johannes de Haas, Paul Renner, Chen Jiongming, Walther Katzenstein, and Louise Dresser. After him are Siamanto, Artur Kapp, Ada Adler, Hans Carossa, Karl Hofer, and Chen Qimei. Among people deceased in 1932, Major Taylor ranks 90. Before him are Christian von Ehrenfels, Antoni Maria Alcover i Sureda, Mikhail Pokrovsky, Charles Fort, Lipót Baumhorn, and Gertrude Jekyll. After him are Hafez Ibrahim, Zhang Zongchang, Maironis, Herbert Norkus, Friedrich Gustav Piffl, and Carmen de Burgos.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Major Taylor ranks 5,679 out of 20,380. Before him are Frank Carlucci (1930), Julian Beck (1925), Lester R. Brown (1934), John Phillip Law (1937), Rikky von Opel (1947), and R. G. Armstrong (1917). After him are Steven Adler (1965), Ed Hamm (1906), Joshua Logan (1908), Nathan Lane (1956), Taryn Power (1953), and Loretta Lynn (1932).

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Among CYCLISTS In United States

Among cyclists born in United States, Major Taylor ranks 4. Before him are Lance Armstrong (1971), Greg LeMond (1961), and Tommy Godwin (1920). After him are Giuseppe Enrici (1896), Floyd Landis (1975), Andrew Hampsten (1962), Levi Leipheimer (1973), Tyler Hamilton (1971), Marion Clignet (1964), George Hincapie (1973), and Bobby Julich (1971).

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