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Percy Williams

1908 - 1982

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Percy Alfred Williams (May 19, 1908 – November 29, 1982) was a Canadian athlete, winner of the 100 and 200 metres races at the 1928 Summer Olympics and a former world record holder for the 100 metres sprint. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Percy Williams is the 34th most popular athlete (up from 527th in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Canada (up from 326th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Percy Williams ranks 34 out of 6,025. Before him are Archie Hahn, Bruno, Ronnie Coleman, Lee Evans, Luz Long, and Stanisława Walasiewicz. After him are Viktor Saneyev, Felix Baumgartner, Michael Johnson, Tamara Press, Ray Ewry, and Amanda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Percy Williams ranks 71. Before him are Masaru Ibuka, Saizo Saito, Maria Prymachenko, Robert Merle, Bjarni Benediktsson, and Martha Gellhorn. After him are Yousuf Karsh, Don Ameche, André Martinet, Alain Cuny, Lionel Stander, and Remedios Varo. Among people deceased in 1982, Percy Williams ranks 68. Before him are Colin Chapman, Adolf Heusinger, Marty Feldman, Elis Regina, Patrick Dewaere, and Giovanni Ferrari. After him are Eduardo Frei Montalva, Bess Truman, Pierre Mendès France, Werner Naumann, Pierre Balmain, and Vinoba Bhave.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Percy Williams ranks 80 out of 1,622. Before him are Glenn Ford (1916), Mark Robson (1913), John Candy (1950), John Charles Fields (1863), Ryan Reynolds (1976), and Geneviève Bujold (1942). After him are Paul Watson (1950), David Easton (1917), Mylène Farmer (1961), Mack Sennett (1880), A. E. van Vogt (1912), and Charles Taylor (1931).

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Among ATHLETES In Canada

Among athletes born in Canada, Percy Williams ranks 1. After him are Julia (null), Jane Bell (1910), Ethel Smith (1907), Alex Wilson (1905), David Hall (1875), Douglas Bennett (1918), Walter Byron (1894), Earl Thomson (1895), Terry Fox (1958), Betty Taylor (1916), and Duncan McNaughton (1910).

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