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Ralph Craig

1889 - 1972

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Ralph Cook Craig (June 21, 1889 – July 21, 1972) was an American track and field athlete. He was the winner of the sprint double at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Craig began his track career as a hurdler at Detroit Central High School and only later developed into a sprinter at the University of Michigan. In 1910, he won the IC4A 220 y championship, repeating this the following year. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ralph Craig is the 123rd most popular athlete (up from 167th in 2019), the 3,483rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,812th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ralph Craig ranks 123 out of 6,025Before him are Don Thompson, Mihaela Peneș, Oscar Swahn, Robert Garrett, Karl Staaf, and Ferenc Mohácsi. After him are Theagenes of Thasos, John Ljunggren, Anatoliy Bondarchuk, Viggo Jensen, Cy Young, and Karl Hein.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Ralph Craig ranks 106Before him are Alma Karlin, Maria Bochkareva, Achille Starace, Gabriel Hanot, Bella Rosenfeld, and K. B. Hedgewar. After him are Antonio Caggiano, Albin Stenroos, Tito Schipa, Henri Pélissier, Adolfo Ruiz Cortines, and Isak Samokovlija. Among people deceased in 1972, Ralph Craig ranks 89Before him are Brandon deWilde, Richard Courant, C. Rajagopalachari, Fulbert Youlou, Edgar Snow, and W. Ross Ashby. After him are Sir George Thomas, 7th Baronet, Carl W. Stalling, Ivan Yefremov, James F. Byrnes, C. W. Ceram, and Ernst von Salomon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Craig ranks 3,483 out of 20,380Before him are Will Patton (1954), John DeLorean (1925), Lizzie Borden (1860), Whitey Bulger (1929), Derrick Rose (1988), and Mary Astor (1906). After him are Ed Sullivan (1901), James Turrell (1943), Walker Evans (1903), Oliver Winchester (1810), Norman Taurog (1899), and Josh Charles (1971).

Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ralph Craig ranks 43Before him are Fred Newhouse (1948), Larry Scott (1938), Ed Ablowich (1913), William Porter (1926), Ed Gordon (1908), and Robert Garrett (1875). After him are Cy Young (1928), Fred Kelly (1891), William Hoyt (1875), Harrison Dillard (1923), Hélène de Pourtalès (1868), and Maxie Long (1878).