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Robert Taylor

1948 - 2007

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Robert Taylor (September 14, 1948 – November 13, 2007) was an American sprinter. He became Olympic champion in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1972 Olympics and placed second in the 100 m final. He is the father of former NFL player Bobby Taylor. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Taylor is the 290th most popular athlete (up from 1,765th in 2019), the 4,622nd most popular biography from United States (up from 10,387th in 2019) and the 77th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert Taylor ranks 290 out of 6,025. Before him are Maurice Larrouy, Nils von Kantzow, Phil Edwards, Dimitrios Golemis, Alfred Tysoe, and Vsevolod Bobrov. After him are Ursula Happe, Józef Szmidt, George Kerr, John Paine, Egil Danielsen, and Bill Miller.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Robert Taylor ranks 305. Before him are Galina Prozumenshchikova, Winfried Kretschmann, Chris Squire, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Volkov, José José, and Bernard Thévenet. After him are Tomáš Halík, James Nachtwey, Tommy Körberg, Horst Köppel, Sergei Bodrov, and Susana Dosamantes. Among people deceased in 2007, Robert Taylor ranks 172. Before him are Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Andrew Hill, Salomon Morel, Toulo de Graffenried, Gohar Gasparyan, and Marianne Fredriksson. After him are Claude Pompidou, Ladislav Adamec, Chris Benoit, Igor Moiseyev, Jean Stablinski, and Joseíto.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 4,622 out of 20,380. Before him are Gale Sondergaard (1899), Pat Flaherty (1926), Jill St. John (1940), Lester Germer (1896), Luke Harper (1979), and Henry Darger (1892). After him are Elmore James (1918), Charles Fox Parham (1873), Peter Hyams (1943), Bill Irwin (1950), Charles Martin Hall (1863), and E. G. Daily (1961).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Robert Taylor ranks 77. Before him are Francis Lane (1874), Oliver Macdonald (1904), Harry Hillman (1881), Allen Woodring (1898), Ken Myers (1896), and Dean Smith (1932). After him are John Paine (1870), Bill Miller (1912), Larry Black (1951), Jim Thorpe (1887), Eddie Tolan (1908), and Frank Waller (1884).

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