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William Donne

1876 - 1934

William Donne

William Stephens Donne (2 April 1875 in Wincanton, Somerset – 24 March 1934 in Castle Cary, Somerset) was an English cricket player, and former president of the Rugby Football Union, and was a member of the cricket team that won a gold medal at the 1900 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Donne is the 3rd most popular cricketer (up from 22nd in 2019), the 3,169th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,710th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Cricketer.

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Among CRICKETERS

Among cricketers, William Donne ranks 3 out of 136. Before him are Don Bradman, and Willie Watson. After him are MS Dhoni, Sachin Tendulkar, W. G. Grace, Sunil Gavaskar, Kumar Sangakkara, Andrew Flintoff, Alfred Bowerman, C. B. K. Beachcroft, and Kapil Dev.

Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia

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Don Bradman
1908 - 2001
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 1
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 2
William Donne
1876 - 1934
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3
MS Dhoni
1981 - Present
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 4
Sachin Tendulkar
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 5
W. G. Grace
1848 - 1915
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 6
Sunil Gavaskar
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 7
Kumar Sangakkara
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 8
Andrew Flintoff
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 9
Alfred Bowerman
1873 - 1947
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 10
C. B. K. Beachcroft
1870 - 1928
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 11
Kapil Dev
1959 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 12

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, William Donne ranks 136. Before him are Sotirios Versis, Felix Jacoby, Carl Albert Andersen, Ahn Changho, Hrachia Acharian, and Bart van der Leck. After him are Rupert Mayer, Carl Enckell, Mariam Thresia Chiramel, Shushanik Kurghinian, Leopold von Wiese, and Violet Gibson. Among people deceased in 1934, William Donne ranks 106. Before him are Giovanni Brunero, Kim Sowol, Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten, Aboul-Qacem Echebbi, Safvet-beg Bašagić, and Franz Ehrle. After him are Pyotr Chardynin, Georgi Todorov, Broncia Koller-Pinell, N. E. Brown, Franklin Clarence Mars, and Bunzō Hayata.

Others Born in 1876

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Sotirios Versis
ATHLETE
1876 - 1919
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 130
Felix Jacoby
LINGUIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 131
Carl Albert Andersen
GYMNAST
1876 - 1951
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 132
Ahn Changho
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1938
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 133
Hrachia Acharian
LINGUIST
1876 - 1953
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 134
Bart van der Leck
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 135
William Donne
CRICKETER
1876 - 1934
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 136
Rupert Mayer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 137
Carl Enckell
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1959
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 138
Mariam Thresia Chiramel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1926
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 139
Shushanik Kurghinian
WRITER
1876 - 1927
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 140
Leopold von Wiese
ECONOMIST
1876 - 1969
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 141
Violet Gibson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1956
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 142

Others Deceased in 1934

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Giovanni Brunero
CYCLIST
1895 - 1934
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 100
Kim Sowol
WRITER
1902 - 1934
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 101
Hermann Kusmanek von Burgneustädten
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1934
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 102
Aboul-Qacem Echebbi
WRITER
1909 - 1934
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 103
Safvet-beg Bašagić
WRITER
1870 - 1934
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 104
Franz Ehrle
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1845 - 1934
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 105
William Donne
CRICKETER
1876 - 1934
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 106
Pyotr Chardynin
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1934
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 107
Georgi Todorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1858 - 1934
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 108
Broncia Koller-Pinell
PAINTER
1863 - 1934
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 109
N. E. Brown
BIOLOGIST
1849 - 1934
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 110
Franklin Clarence Mars
BUSINESSPERSON
1883 - 1934
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 111
Bunzō Hayata
BIOLOGIST
1874 - 1934
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 112