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1. September 12, 1913 in Oakville, Alabama; Subject of the 2016 film "Race".
2. January 15, 1875 in Boston, Massachusetts; World's first "fastest man alive" and helped found the Boston Marathon.
3. December 21, 1959 in Los Angeles California; Husband and sister-in-law were track and field stars as well.
4. August 7, 1932 in Jato, Ethiopia; Won 1960 Olympic Marathon barefoot.
5. May 16, 1957 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine; First female winner of the Olympic Marathon in 1984.
6. December 17, 1973 in Davenham, Chester, England; Three-time London Marathon winner, Three-time New York Marathon winner, Four-time Olympic athlete but no medal wins.
7. August 21, 1986 in Sherwood Content, Jamaica; First sprinter to win back-to-back Olympic gold medals in the 100m and 200m.
8. June 26, 1911 in Port Arthur, Texas; Also a famous golfer, basketballer, baseball player, javelin thrower, billiards player and vaudeville actor.
9. June 13, 1897 in Turku, Finland; Nicknamed the Phantom Finn and the Flying Finn.
10. June 23, 1940 in Saint Bethlehem, Tennessee; Nicknamed the Black Gazelle and the Tornado.
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