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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 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Milt Campbell is the 2,457th most popular athlete (down from 2,087th in 2024), the 13,000th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,534th in 2019) and the 432nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Milt Campbell ranks 2,457 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 13,004 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 432. 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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