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Otis Davis

1932 - 2024

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Otis Crandall Davis (July 12, 1932 – September 14, 2024) was an American athlete, winner of two gold medals for record-breaking performances in the 400 m and 4 × 400 m relay at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He set a new world record of 44.9 seconds in the 400 m and became the first person to break the 45-second barrier. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Otis Davis is the 643rd most popular athlete (down from 401st in 2024), the 6,566th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,695th in 2019) and the 149th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Otis Davis ranks 643 out of 6,025. Before him are Stan Rowley, Giuseppe Gentile, Yelizaveta Dementyeva, Käthe Krauss, Elfriede Kaun, and Keto Losaberidze. After him are Liz Chase, Arthur Shaw, Henri Deloge, Park Sung-soo, Albert Nasse, and Oscar Pistorius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Otis Davis ranks 318. Before him are Arif Mardin, Udupi Ramachandra Rao, Angelo Vanzin, Guðbergur Bergsson, Chiquito de la Calzada, and Francisco Umbral. After him are Cliff Allison, Albert Collins, Eusébio Scheid, Clive Davis, Mongo Beti, and Lola Beltrán. Among people deceased in 2024, Otis Davis ranks 320. Before him are Allen J. Bard, Anatoliy Konkov, Béla Károlyi, James C. Scott, Choe Thae-bok, and Jean Petit. After him are Tony Lo Bianco, Joe Lieberman, Bob Schul, Damo Suzuki, Marwan Issa, and Hans-Emil Schuster.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Otis Davis ranks 6,567 out of 20,380. Before him are Charles Kittel (1916), Helen Levitt (1913), Jesse James (1969), George C. Homans (1910), Shonda Rhimes (1970), and Colm Feore (1958). After him are Pat Smear (1959), Schelte J. Bus (1956), Robert Barro (1944), Peter Riegert (1947), Robert Ridgway (1850), and Arthur Shaw (1886).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Otis Davis ranks 149. Before him are Alice Coachman (1923), Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), George Horine (1890), Glenn Morris (1912), Glenn Hardin (1910), and William Jordan (1898). After him are Arthur Shaw (1886), Albert Nasse (1878), George Simpson (1908), Bob Schul (1937), Frederick Moloney (1882), and Charles Bacon (1885).

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