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Willye White

1939 - 2007

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Willye Brown White (December 31, 1939 – February 6, 2007) was an American track and field athlete who took part in five Olympics from 1956 to 1972. She was America's best female long jumper of the time and also competed in the 100 meters sprint. White was a Tennessee State University Tigerbelle under Coach Ed Temple. An African-American, White was the first U.S. athlete to compete in track in five Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Willye White is the 2,545th most popular athlete (down from 2,473rd in 2024), the 13,300th most popular biography from United States (down from 13,027th in 2019) and the 444th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Willye White ranks 2,546 out of 6,025. Before her are Catherine Ndereba, Lars Berger, Deepika Kumari, Merritt Giffin, Stefan Lövgren, Clarence McKerrow, and Svetlana Paramygina. After her are Shirley Cawley, Moses Kiptanui, June Foulds, Jiří Malec, and Gaston Strobino.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Willye White ranks 615. Before her are Salvatore Nunnari, Eddie Kendricks, Judy Grinham, Anthony Lake, Royce D. Applegate, and Barbara Bosson. After her are Maury Povich, Barry Cunliffe, David Allan Coe, BarBara Luna, José Fernández, and Ernie Davis. Among people deceased in 2007, Willye White ranks 403. Before her are John Compton, Jeong Da-bin, Grégory Lemarchal, Kitty Carlisle, Boots Randolph, and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington. After her are Tony Wilson, Craig L. Thomas, Sherri Martel, Zakia Zaki, Ralph Beard, and Natasja Saad.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Willye White ranks 13,310 out of 20,380. Before her are Horatio Greenough (1805), Joycelyn Elders (1933), Byron K. Lichtenberg (1948), Jayma Mays (1979), Shane Mosley (1971), Audrey Patterson (1926), Barrett Strong (1941), Justin Cronin (1962), William Grant Still (1895), Margaret Whiting (1924), Mark Warner (1954), and Michael Pollan (1955).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Willye White ranks 444. Before her are Kenny Harrison (1965), Mack Robinson (1914), Diane Williams (1960), Roger Kingdom (1962), John Davis (1921), and Merritt Giffin (1887). After her are Leroy Burrell (1967), James Hall (null), Clarence DeMar (1888), Allen Johnson (1971), Abel Kiviat (1892), and Mary Decker (1958).

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