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Miller Anderson

1922 - 1965

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Miller Altman Anderson (December 27, 1922 – October 29, 1965) was an American diver, who won his first national diving championship in 1942, in the 3-meter springboard. A flyer during World War II, he was forced to parachute from his plane on his 112th mission, and his left leg was severely injured. A silver plate was inserted into his knee, and he had to learn to dive all over again after the war. Representing Ohio State, Anderson won the NCAA 3-meter championship, the national 1-meter championship, and the national 3-meter championship in 1946, 1947, and 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Miller Anderson is the 2,383rd most popular athlete (down from 1,752nd in 2019), the 12,506th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,354th in 2019) and the 413th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Miller Anderson ranks 2,383 out of 6,025. Before him are Liu Yuan, Kim Min-jae, Daniel Plaza, Nicu Vlad, Mal Whitfield, and Luis Lucchetti. After him are Ivan Dresser, Daniel Rudisha, Sergey Belyayev, Vic Lindquist, Tiril Eckhoff, and Sim Iness.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Miller Anderson ranks 438. Before him are Johnny Thomson, Herb McKenley, Fortune Gordien, G. N. Ramachandran, Herbert Goldstein, and Esther M. Conwell. After him are Bill Macy, Norman Lear, Arthur Wightman, Bernard Bailyn, Frank Spellman, and Ken Hughes. Among people deceased in 1965, Miller Anderson ranks 233. Before him are Lorraine Hansberry, Vasily Struve, Bessie Barriscale, Vajiha Samadova, Henry Weed Fowler, and Mahmoud Mokhtar El Tetsh. After him are Geeta Bali, H. V. Evatt, Zachary Scott, Irving Bacon, Willard Schmidt, and Louis Baillon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Miller Anderson ranks 12,510 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred Lunt (1892), Patricia Goldman-Rakic (1937), Ken Flach (1963), Donna D'Errico (1968), Faith Evans (1973), and Mal Whitfield (1924). After him are Fontella Bass (1940), Melissa Benoist (1988), Sylvia Browne (1936), Andrew Sarris (1928), Hap Sharp (1928), and Porter Wagoner (1927).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Miller Anderson ranks 413. Before him are Randy Williams (1953), C. J. Hunter (1968), Larry Myricks (1956), Lauryn Williams (1983), Kim Min-jae (null), and Mal Whitfield (1924). After him are Ivan Dresser (1896), Sim Iness (1930), Shaun White (1986), William Steinkraus (1925), Katie Nageotte (1991), and Gail Devers (1966).

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