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Thomas Burke

1875 - 1929

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Thomas Edmund Burke (January 15, 1875 – February 14, 1929) was an American sprinter. He was the first Olympic champion in the 100 and 400 meter sprint races. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Burke is the 10th most popular athlete (up from 19th in 2019), the 846th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,314th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Athlete.

Thomas Burke is most famous for his book, "The Outlaw's Journal," which was published in 1837. The book is about a man who is on the run from the law and is not afraid to rob, steal, or kill to get what he wants.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Thomas Burke ranks 10 out of 6,025. Before him are Paavo Nurmi, Abebe Bikila, Jesse Owens, Sigfrid Edström, Florence Griffith Joyner, and Spyridon Louis. After him are Bob Beamon, Mara, Douglas, John Flanagan, Ben Johnson, and Carl Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Thomas Burke ranks 25. Before him are Jim Corbett, Vesto Slipher, Gilbert N. Lewis, John Buchan, Grand Duchess Xenia Alexandrovna of Russia, and Edgar Rice Burroughs. After him are Fritz Kreisler, Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Edgar Wallace, Giovanni Gentile, William D. Leahy, and Henri Lebesgue. Among people deceased in 1929, Thomas Burke ranks 15. Before him are Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Bernhard von Bülow, Prince Maximilian of Baden, Sergei Diaghilev, Emile Berliner, and Émile Loubet. After him are Maria Christina of Austria, Aby Warburg, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, Otto Liman von Sanders, Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, and Thorstein Veblen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Burke ranks 846 out of 20,380. Before him are Steve Perry (1949), Jason Robards (1922), Theodore Maiman (1927), Linda Lovelace (1949), Ralph Asher Alpher (1921), and Kathleen Kennedy (1953). After him are Kathy Bates (1948), Harvey J. Alter (1935), Willard Libby (1908), Lawrence Kohlberg (1927), Laura Bush (1946), and Monica Lewinsky (1973).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Thomas Burke ranks 3. Before him are Jesse Owens (1913), and Florence Griffith Joyner (1959). After him are Bob Beamon (1946), Carl Lewis (1961), Louis Zamperini (1917), Thomas Curtis (1873), Charley Paddock (1900), Dick Fosbury (1947), Frank Jarvis (1878), Mike Powell (1963), and Archie Hahn (1880).

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