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Ralph Metcalfe

1910 - 1978

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Ralph Harold Metcalfe Sr. (May 29, 1910 – October 10, 1978) was an American track and field sprinter and politician. He jointly held the world record in the 100-meter dash and placed second in that event in two Olympics, first to Eddie Tolan in 1932 at Los Angeles and then to Jesse Owens at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany. Metcalfe won four Olympic medals and was regarded as the world's fastest human in 1934 and 1935. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Ralph Metcalfe is the 14,627th most popular politician (up from 14,921st in 2024), the 7,132nd most popular biography from United States (up from 7,344th in 2019) and the 563rd most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Ralph Metcalfe ranks 14,628 out of 19,576. Before him are László Kovács, Stephen Miller, Manuel Allendesalazar y Muñoz de Salazar, Kalpana Datta, François Chabot, Seaxburh of Wessex, and Asander. After him are Daniel Risch, James Spriggs Payne, David V of Georgia, John Bruton, and Paulo Maluf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Ralph Metcalfe ranks 263. Before him are Mary Lou Williams, Barys Kit, David Dunlap, Alicia Markova, Vladas Mikėnas, and Mamadou Dia. After him are Georges Beuchat, Tefta Tashko-Koço, Sulo Bärlund, Willy Ronis, William Higinbotham, and Johann Urbanek. Among people deceased in 1978, Ralph Metcalfe ranks 180. Before him are Lennie Tristano, Theo Lingen, Léon Damas, Gene Tunney, O. E. Hasse, and Jiří Skobla. After him are Alexander Belov, Carlos Torre Repetto, Philip Ahn, Ethelda Bleibtrey, Giuseppe Impastato, and Victor Hasselblad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ralph Metcalfe ranks 7,134 out of 20,380. Before him are Joan Hackett (1934), Milton Berle (1908), Stephen Miller (1985), David Thornton (1953), Maynard James Keenan (1964), and Amanda Peet (1972). After him are Charles Brockden Brown (1771), James Spriggs Payne (1819), Jorma Kaukonen (1940), Richard Mulligan (1932), Louis Abell (1884), and Susanna Kaysen (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Ralph Metcalfe ranks 563. Before him are Eugene Burton Ely (1886), Pam Bondi (1965), Richard Lugar (1932), Brent Scowcroft (1925), John M. Clayton (1796), and Stephen Miller (1985). After him are James Spriggs Payne (1819), Virginia Hall (1906), John Rutledge (1739), Pete Hegseth (1980), William Bradford (1755), and William M. Evarts (1818).

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