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William Thompson

1908 - 1956

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William G. Thompson (July 19, 1908 – February 8, 1956) was an American rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1928, he rowed as the number four man in the American boat, which was made up of the University of California crew and won the gold medal in the eights. Graduated from University of California in 1929 with BS degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering; married Sally Lincoln in 1933 with whom he had two sons, William G Thompson Jr. (1936) and Bruce W Thompson (1945). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Thompson is the 1,346th most popular athlete (up from 1,669th in 2019), the 8,615th most popular biography from United States (up from 10,078th in 2019) and the 261st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Thompson ranks 1,346 out of 6,025. Before him are Galina Gorokhova, Imre Rajczy, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Marcel Van Crombrugge, Waldemar Tietgens, and Jiří Havlis. After him are Jopie Selbach, Gaston Mercier, István Hevesi, Yordanka Blagoeva, Bill Carr, and Sirkka Polkunen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, William Thompson ranks 348. Before him are Fritz Spengler, William McMahon, Hélène Boucher, Inga Gentzel, Franz Cisar, and Birago Diop. After him are Mikhail Somov, Sergey Urusevsky, Demetrio Neyra, Théodore Nouwens, Miguel Otero Silva, and Sulo Nurmela. Among people deceased in 1956, William Thompson ranks 186. Before him are Christian Gitsham, Artur Văitoianu, Billy Bishop, Frank Brangwyn, Werner Haas, and Frederick G. Donnan. After him are Wollmar Boström, Preston Tucker, Gerald Finzi, Theodor Pallady, Lajos Asztalos, and Alice Greene.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Thompson ranks 8,617 out of 20,380. Before him are Hubert Sumlin (1931), Tom Kenny (1962), Martin Dempsey (1952), Jack Swagger (1982), Judith O'Dea (1945), and Otto Kruger (1885). After him are Ken Olsen (1926), Richard Jefferson (1980), Holly Black (1971), James Drury (1934), Peter Hardeman Burnett (1807), and Leonard Warren (1911).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Thompson ranks 261. Before him are Frank Hussey (1905), Ray Barbuti (1905), Lewis Sheldon (1874), Ira Murchison (1933), Jackson Scholz (1897), and Edwin Graves (1897). After him are Bill Carr (1909), Judi Brown Clarke (1961), Albert White (1895), Alan Helffrich (1900), Peter Donlon (1906), and Arthur L. Newton (1883).

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