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William Yorzyk

1933 - 2020

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William Albert "Bill" Yorzyk Jr. (May 29, 1933 – September 2, 2020) was an American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and one-time world record-holder. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Yorzyk is the 117th most popular swimmer (up from 189th in 2019), the 8,605th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,659th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular American Swimmer.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, William Yorzyk ranks 117 out of 709. Before him are Gunnar Larsson, Ada Kok, Gilbert Bozon, Ginny Duenkel, Géza Kádas, and Perry McGillivray. After him are Natalie Coughlin, Claudia Kolb, Andrea Pollack, Frances Schroth, Lance Larson, and Charles Devendeville.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1933, William Yorzyk ranks 418. Before him are Michael Heseltine, Brigitte Reimann, Igor Kvasha, Ira Murchison, Feridun Buğeker, and Pentti Linnosvuo. After him are Keiko Awaji, Peter Härtling, Maurice Moucheraud, Tom Courtney, Josef Němec, and Peter Arundell. Among people deceased in 2020, William Yorzyk ranks 550. Before him are Fritz d'Orey, Norman I. Platnick, Ali Bozer, Alison Lurie, Nelly Kaplan, and Pedro Pablo León. After him are Rodolfo Fischer, James Drury, Isabel-Clara Simó, Sam Lloyd, Abdul Qadir Bajamal, and Aleksandar Ivoš.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Yorzyk ranks 8,607 out of 20,380. Before him are Maxine Singer (1931), Robert Bly (1926), Buddy Van Horn (1928), Bill Frisell (1951), Harold Agnew (1921), and George Voinovich (1936). After him are Havoc (1974), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Tom Kenny (1962), Martin Dempsey (1952), Jack Swagger (1982), and Judith O'Dea (1945).

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Among SWIMMERS In United States

Among swimmers born in United States, William Yorzyk ranks 52. Before him are Jan Henne (1947), Ethel Lackie (1907), Matt Biondi (1965), Lynn Burke (1943), Ginny Duenkel (1947), and Perry McGillivray (1893). After him are Natalie Coughlin (1982), Claudia Kolb (1949), Frances Schroth (1893), Lance Larson (1940), Adolph Kiefer (1918), and Cathy Ferguson (1948).

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