ATHLETE
William Henry Dean
1887 - 1949

William Henry Dean
William Henry Dean (6 February 1887 – 2 May 1949) was a British water polo player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British team, which won the gold medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Henry Dean is the 1,390th most popular athlete (down from 1,162nd in 2019), the 4,453rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,342nd in 2019) and the 54th most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, William Henry Dean ranks 1,390 out of 6,025. Before him are Tadeusz Ślusarski, Henry Louis Hudson, Jan Werner, Emil Kellenberger, Kaarlo Kangasniemi, and Andrzej Zieliński. After him are Loren Murchison, Olga Bondarenko, Pierre Trentin, Erik Abrahamsson, Kenneth Lane, and Johan Edman.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTadeusz Ślusarski
1950 - 1998
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,384
Henry Louis Hudson
1898 - 1975
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 1,385
Jan Werner
1946 - 2014
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,386
Emil Kellenberger
1864 - 1943
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,387
Kaarlo Kangasniemi
1941 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 1,388
Andrzej Zieliński
1936 - 2021
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,389
William Henry Dean
1887 - 1949
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,390
Loren Murchison
1898 - 1979
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,391
Olga Bondarenko
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 1,392
Pierre Trentin
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,393
Erik Abrahamsson
1898 - 1965
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,394
Kenneth Lane
1923 - 2010
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 1,395
Johan Edman
1875 - 1927
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 1,396
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, William Henry Dean ranks 243. Before him are Benjamin Glazer, Ivan Kavaleridze, Kate Gillou, Arvo Ylppö, Arne Halse, and Karl Johan Svensson. After him are Florence Price, Samuel Eliot Morison, Erich Hecke, Karl Taylor Compton, Carl Ebert, and Ahmet Haşim. Among people deceased in 1949, William Henry Dean ranks 163. Before him are Gheorghe Mironescu, James Rector, Pandeli Evangjeli, Ivar Lykke, Georges Trombert, and Karolina Widerström. After him are Léon Frapié, J. Searle Dawley, Robert Ripley, Alexander Drankov, Linda Arvidson, and Bill Robinson.
Others Born in 1887
Go to all RankingsBenjamin Glazer
FILM DIRECTOR
1887 - 1956
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 237
Ivan Kavaleridze
WRITER
1887 - 1978
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 238
Kate Gillou
TENNIS PLAYER
1887 - 1964
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 239
Arvo Ylppö
PHYSICIAN
1887 - 1992
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 240
Arne Halse
ATHLETE
1887 - 1975
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 241
Karl Johan Svensson
ATHLETE
1887 - 1964
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 242
William Henry Dean
ATHLETE
1887 - 1949
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 243
Florence Price
COMPOSER
1887 - 1953
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 244
Samuel Eliot Morison
HISTORIAN
1887 - 1976
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 245
Erich Hecke
MATHEMATICIAN
1887 - 1947
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 246
Karl Taylor Compton
PHYSICIST
1887 - 1954
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 247
Carl Ebert
ACTOR
1887 - 1980
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 248
Ahmet Haşim
WRITER
1887 - 1933
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 249
Others Deceased in 1949
Go to all RankingsGheorghe Mironescu
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1949
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 157
James Rector
ATHLETE
1884 - 1949
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 158
Pandeli Evangjeli
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1949
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 159
Ivar Lykke
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1949
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 160
Georges Trombert
ATHLETE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 161
Karolina Widerström
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1949
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 162
William Henry Dean
ATHLETE
1887 - 1949
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 163
Léon Frapié
WRITER
1863 - 1949
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 164
J. Searle Dawley
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1949
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 165
Robert Ripley
BUSINESSPERSON
1890 - 1949
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 166
Alexander Drankov
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1949
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 167
Linda Arvidson
ACTOR
1884 - 1949
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 168
Bill Robinson
ACTOR
1877 - 1949
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 169
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Henry Dean ranks 4,454 out of 8,785. Before him are Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin (1645), Thomas Fuller (1608), John Ogdon (1937), Anna Massey (1937), Estelle (1980), and Steven Moffat (1961). After him are Jamie Hewlett (1968), Noah Taylor (1969), Kunal Nayyar (1981), Raymond Gosling (1926), Jonathan Palmer (1956), and Ian Botham (1955).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin
POLITICIAN
1645 - 1712
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,448
Thomas Fuller
HISTORIAN
1608 - 1661
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,449
John Ogdon
MUSICIAN
1937 - 1989
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,450
Anna Massey
ACTOR
1937 - 2011
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,451
Estelle
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 4,452
Steven Moffat
WRITER
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 4,453
William Henry Dean
ATHLETE
1887 - 1949
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 4,454
Jamie Hewlett
COMIC ARTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,455
Noah Taylor
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,456
Kunal Nayyar
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,457
Raymond Gosling
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,458
Jonathan Palmer
RACING DRIVER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 4,459
Ian Botham
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 4,460
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, William Henry Dean ranks 54. Before him are Richard Gunn (1871), Richard Meade (1938), Tommy Green (1894), Jessica Ennis-Hill (1986), Sonia Robertson (1947), and Sidney Robinson (1876). After him are Dorothy Manley (1927), Harry Blackstaffe (1868), John Fenning (1885), Cecil Griffiths (1900), Barbara Burke (1917), and George Cornet (1877).
Richard Gunn
1871 - 1961
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 48
Richard Meade
1938 - 2015
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 49
Tommy Green
1894 - 1975
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 50
Jessica Ennis-Hill
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 51
Sonia Robertson
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 52
Sidney Robinson
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 53
William Henry Dean
1887 - 1949
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 54
Dorothy Manley
1927 - 2021
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 55
Harry Blackstaffe
1868 - 1951
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 56
John Fenning
1885 - 1955
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 57
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 58
Barbara Burke
1917 - 1998
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 59
George Cornet
1877 - 1952
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 60