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Michael Johnson

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Michael Duane Johnson (born September 13, 1967) is an American sprinter who became Olympic Champion four times, and World Champion eight times in the span of his career. He held the world and Olympic records in the 200 m and 400 m, as well as the world record in the indoor 400 m. He also once held the world's best time in the 300 m. Johnson is generally considered one of the greatest and most consistent sprinters in the history of track and field. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Johnson is the 37th most popular athlete (up from 234th in 2019), the 2,028th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,300th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Michael Johnson ranks 37 out of 6,025. Before him are Lee Evans, Luz Long, Stanisława Walasiewicz, Percy Williams, Viktor Saneyev, and Felix Baumgartner. After him are Tamara Press, Ray Ewry, Amanda, Dana Zátopková, Julia, and Jonathan Edwards.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Michael Johnson ranks 36. Before him are Iván Zamorano, Daron Acemoglu, Aleksander Čeferin, Yingluck Shinawatra, Benicio del Toro, and Néstor Carbonell. After him are Anna Nicole Smith, Matthias Sammer, Adam Savage, Javier Sotomayor, Claudio Caniggia, and Sung Jae-gi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Michael Johnson ranks 2,028 out of 20,380. Before him are Joe Mantegna (1947), Beck (1970), Macaulay Culkin (1980), Bess Truman (1885), Elisha Gray (1835), and Bill Pullman (1953). After him are Gene Tierney (1920), Sean Lennon (1975), Ed Lauter (1938), Don Ameche (1908), Anna Nicole Smith (1967), and George W. De Long (1844).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Michael Johnson ranks 15. Before him are Dick Fosbury (1947), Frank Jarvis (1878), Mike Powell (1963), Archie Hahn (1880), Ronnie Coleman (1964), and Lee Evans (1947). After him are Ray Ewry (1873), Greg Bell (1930), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Arthur Blake (1872), and John Woodruff (1915).

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