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William Porter

1926 - 2000

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William "Bill" Franklin Porter III (March 24, 1926 – March 10, 2000) was an American track and field athlete, gold medal winner of the 110-meter hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics. Born in Jackson, Michigan, Porter attended the Jackson High School, but did not compete in any sport there. He took up hurdle running while attending The Hill School in Pennsylvania. He then enrolled to the Western Michigan University, and later transferred to the Northwestern University, where he captained the athletics team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Porter is the 122nd most popular athlete (up from 347th in 2019), the 3,360th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,199th in 2019) and the 40th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Porter ranks 122 out of 6,025. Before him are Fred Newhouse, John Rimmer, Robert Shavlakadze, Larry Scott, Li Hong, and Ed Ablowich. After him are Klaus Wolfermann, Ed Gordon, Henrik Sjöberg, Shizo Kanakuri, Esther Brand, and Eric Lemming.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1926, William Porter ranks 167. Before him are Fernando J. Corbató, Bo Carpelan, Agostino Cacciavillan, Ernst Ocwirk, Alfred Pfaff, and Leopoldo Calvo-Sotelo. After him are John Derek, Peter G. Peterson, Jean Peters, William Wakefield Baum, Rehavam Ze'evi, and Raif Dizdarević. Among people deceased in 2000, William Porter ranks 100. Before him are Nancy Marchand, Steven Runciman, Poul Hartling, Son Sann, Pierre Pflimlin, and Rabah Bitat. After him are Jean Peters, John Ljunggren, Gisèle Freund, John O'Connor, Christian Marquand, and Terence McKenna.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Porter ranks 3,360 out of 20,380. Before him are Murray Perahia (1947), Harriet Quimby (1875), Neil Sedaka (1939), Jim Kelly (1946), Vincent Gigante (1928), and Alice Ball (1892). After him are Tom Hulce (1953), John Blair Jr. (1732), Katie Holmes (1978), Baruch Goldstein (1956), Cicely Tyson (1924), and Dick Scobee (1939).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Porter ranks 40. Before him are Ken Carpenter (1913), Joe Rantz (1914), Frank Zane (1942), Fred Newhouse (1948), Larry Scott (1938), and Ed Ablowich (1913). After him are Ed Gordon (1908), Robert Garrett (1875), Ralph Craig (1889), Cy Young (1928), Fred Kelly (1891), and William Hoyt (1875).

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