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William Stevenson

1900 - 1985

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William Edwards Stevenson (October 25, 1900 – April 2, 1985) was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in the 4 × 400 metres relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics, and later served as the president of Oberlin College. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Stevenson is the 228th most popular athlete (up from 699th in 2019), the 4,199th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,922nd in 2019) and the 61st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Stevenson ranks 228 out of 6,025. Before him are Gyula Kellner, Saint-George Ashe, Jonni Myyrä, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, Otto Herschmann, and Magnar Solberg. After him are Parry O'Brien, Rosemarie Ackermann, Armin Hary, Nadezhda Chizhova, Bob King, and Bill Holland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1900, William Stevenson ranks 148. Before him are Antun Augustinčić, Johanna Wolf, Victor Young, Manuel Fleitas Solich, Isaak Dunayevsky, and Richard Hughes. After him are Grigory Shtern, Mica Todorović, Lee Beom-seok, Hans Stuck, Eduard van Beinum, and Hermann Esser. Among people deceased in 1985, William Stevenson ranks 107. Before him are Víctor Rodríguez Andrade, Michel Audiard, Géza Toldi, Sergei Yutkevich, Manfred Winkelhock, and Kenny Clarke. After him are Ernest Nagel, Susanne Langer, Iosif Shklovsky, Georgia Hale, Dmitry Belyayev, and Paul Castellano.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Stevenson ranks 4,199 out of 20,380. Before him are Chris O'Donnell (1970), Gordon Mitchell (1923), George Mikan (1924), David Huddleston (1930), Charles Barton (1902), and George Dewey (1837). After him are Muse Watson (1948), Parry O'Brien (1932), William Bates (1860), Jerry Unser Jr. (1932), Robert Indiana (1928), and Karch Kiraly (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Stevenson ranks 61. Before him are Jim Hines (1946), Earle Meadows (1913), John Powell (1947), Morgan Taylor (1903), Edwin Moses (1955), and Samuel Jones (1880). After him are Parry O'Brien (1932), Bob King (1906), Bill Holland (1874), Ralph Boston (1939), Dallas Long (1940), and Bobby Morrow (1935).

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