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Ray Ewry

1873 - 1937

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Raymond Clarence Ewry (October 14, 1873 – September 29, 1937) was an American track and field athlete who won eight gold medals at the Olympic Games and two gold medals at the Intercalated Games (1906 in Athens). This puts him among the most successful Olympians of all time. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Ewry is the 34th most popular athlete (down from 13th in 2019), the 2,048th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,293rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Athlete.

Ray Ewry was most famous for being the first person to break the one minute mile.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ray Ewry ranks 34 out of 6,025. Before him are Stanisława Walasiewicz, Percy Williams, Viktor Saneyev, Felix Baumgartner, Michael Johnson, and Tamara Press. After him are Dana Zátopková, Jonathan Edwards, Greg Bell, Ellery Harding Clark, Javier Sotomayor, and Marita Koch.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1873, Ray Ewry ranks 52. Before him are Eliel Saarinen, Arnold van Gennep, Max Adler, Jakob Wassermann, Hugo Simberg, and Margaret Bondfield. After him are Liang Qichao, Thorvald Stauning, Otto Wels, Nadežda Petrović, Viktor Chernov, and Mehmet Akif Ersoy. Among people deceased in 1937, Ray Ewry ranks 48. Before him are Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Yeghishe Charents, Georgy Pyatakov, Diana Abgar, Walter Simons, and Max Adler. After him are Andrés Nin Pérez, Mélanie Bonis, Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, Attila József, Gabriel Pierné, and Ida Dalser.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ray Ewry ranks 2,048 out of 20,380. Before him are Charlie Murphy (1959), John Sturges (1910), Robert J. Shiller (1946), Wilford Brimley (1934), Khloé Kardashian (1984), and Jake Gyllenhaal (1980). After him are Jackie Coogan (1914), David Keith (1954), Katharine Ross (1940), Carol Gilligan (1936), Scarlett Johansson (1984), and Billy Crystal (1948).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Ray Ewry ranks 16. Before him are Frank Jarvis (1878), Mike Powell (1963), Archie Hahn (1880), Ronnie Coleman (1964), Lee Evans (1947), and Michael Johnson (1967). After him are Greg Bell (1930), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), Alvin Kraenzlein (1876), Arthur Blake (1872), John Woodruff (1915), and Richard Sheldon (1878).

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