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Tommy Burns

1881 - 1955

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Tommy Burns (born Noah Brusso; 17 June 1881 – 10 May 1955) was a Canadian professional boxer. He is the only Canadian-born World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. The first to travel the globe in defending his title, Burns made 13 title defences against 11 different boxers, despite often being the underdog due to his size. Burns took on all challengers as Heavyweight Champion, leading to his legendary bout with the African American Jack Johnson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tommy Burns is the 7,957th most popular politician (up from 14,433rd in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Canada (up from 353rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tommy Burns ranks 7,957 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry III, Duke of Brabant, Bogud, Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus, Gotarzes I, Chris Hani, and Il-Arslan. After him are Kang Sheng, Hermann Kövess von Kövessháza, Giuseppe Motta, Rached Ghannouchi, Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud, and Anna Maria Franziska of Saxe-Lauenburg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1881, Tommy Burns ranks 78. Before him are Mikhail Larionov, Ulrich von Hassell, Irakli Tsereteli, Louis Trousselier, H. H. Kung, and Sergey Kamenev. After him are Adolfo de la Huerta, Hans Wilsdorf, Hermann Ehrhardt, Albert Gleizes, Ernst Gräfenberg, and Titus Brandsma. Among people deceased in 1955, Tommy Burns ranks 61. Before him are Erich Brandenberger, Edward Kasner, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria, Cy Young, Kim Seong-su, and Ivan Šubašić. After him are Adolfo de la Huerta, Emma Jung, Tin Ujević, Konstantin Hierl, Emmett Till, and Antanas Merkys.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Tommy Burns ranks 137 out of 1,622. Before him are Bonar Law (1858), Ian Stevenson (1918), Walter Huston (1883), David Morrell (1943), Bruce Greenwood (1956), and Rocky Johnson (1944). After him are William Osler (1849), Louis Riel (1844), Ryan Gosling (1980), Rachel McAdams (1978), Stephen Harper (1959), and Paul Martin (1938).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Tommy Burns ranks 13. Before him are Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Lester B. Pearson (1897), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), Mark Carney (1965), Jean Chrétien (1934), and Bonar Law (1858). After him are Louis Riel (1844), Stephen Harper (1959), Paul Martin (1938), William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), and Brian Mulroney (1939).

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