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Milt Campbell

1933 - 2012

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Milton Gray Campbell (December 9, 1933 – November 2, 2012) was an American decathlete of the 1950s. In 1956, he became the first African American to win the gold medal in the decathlon of the Summer Olympic Games. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Milt Campbell is the 2,490th most popular athlete (down from 2,124th in 2019), the 12,973rd most popular biography from United States (down from 11,538th in 2019) and the 434th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Milt Campbell ranks 2,490 out of 6,025. Before him are Tatyana Providokhina, Olga Nazarova, Sabine Bischoff, Herman Frazier, Mahmoud Namjoo, and Zdeněk Pecka. After him are Lorenzo Wright, Kajsa Bergqvist, Vladimir Semenets, Markus Ryffel, Yvonne van Gennip, and Heather Armitage.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, Milt Campbell ranks 527. Before him are Lou Adler, Basdeo Panday, Peter Broadbent, Nimmi, Lori Nelson, and Pat Crowley. After him are Heather Armitage, Richard Libertini, Joycelyn Elders, Adolph Caesar, Caldwell Esselstyn, and William G. Dever. Among people deceased in 2012, Milt Campbell ranks 471. Before him are Jules Bocandé, Joe Paterno, Kenny Rollins, Joe Kubert, Sylvia Fedoruk, and Bill Hinzman. After him are Jose Tomas Sanchez, Nina Bawden, Alex Karras, Frederica Sagor Maas, Arlen Specter, and A. K. Hangal.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Milt Campbell ranks 12,977 out of 20,380. Before him are Bill Hinzman (1936), Samuel D. Ingham (1779), P. C. Cast (1960), William Beaudine (1892), Warrel Dane (1961), and Mark Stevens (1916). After him are Lorenzo Wright (1926), Ernest Tubb (1914), Gloria Talbott (1931), Joel Osteen (1963), John W. Henry (1949), and James Frawley (1936).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Milt Campbell ranks 434. Before him are Peter Mueller (1954), Rusty Wailes (1926), Leamon King (1936), David Oliver (1982), Kevin Burnham (1956), and Herman Frazier (1954). After him are Lorenzo Wright (1926), Brad Walker (1981), Marilyn White (1944), Frank Spellman (1922), Frank Shakespeare (1930), and Kenny Harrison (1965).

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