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Wendell vs James — Popularity Comparison

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Wendell James

By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2024	73 \| 0/73	11,861 \| 68/11,793
2023	101 \| 0/101	11,806 \| 79/11,727
2022	96 \| 0/96	12,194 \| 85/12,109
2021	83 \| 0/83	12,532 \| 68/12,464
2020	67 \| 0/67	12,447 \| 66/12,381
2019	83 \| 5/78	13,261 \| 68/13,193
2018	76 \| 0/76	13,687 \| 45/13,642
2017	76 \| 0/76	14,434 \| 77/14,357
2016	90 \| 0/90	14,983 \| 67/14,916
2015	76 \| 0/76	14,900 \| 39/14,861

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2014	79 \| 0/79	14,504 \| 42/14,462
2013	71 \| 0/71	13,623 \| 28/13,595
2012	72 \| 0/72	13,484 \| 28/13,456
2011	52 \| 0/52	13,302 \| 30/13,272
2010	61 \| 0/61	13,928 \| 30/13,898
2009	73 \| 0/73	14,272 \| 51/14,221
2008	88 \| 0/88	15,220 \| 32/15,188
2007	79 \| 0/79	16,006 \| 33/15,973
2006	96 \| 0/96	16,300 \| 46/16,254
2005	84 \| 0/84	16,166 \| 26/16,140

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
2004	93 \| 0/93	16,564 \| 95/16,469
2003	90 \| 0/90	16,929 \| 34/16,895
2002	108 \| 0/108	16,999 \| 31/16,968
2001	94 \| 0/94	17,115 \| 42/17,073
2000	99 \| 0/99	18,031 \| 40/17,991
1999	114 \| 0/114	18,595 \| 40/18,555
1998	104 \| 0/104	19,734 \| 45/19,689
1997	117 \| 0/117	20,449 \| 42/20,407
1996	120 \| 0/120	21,226 \| 62/21,164
1995	160 \| 0/160	22,793 \| 57/22,736

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1994	153 \| 0/153	24,844 \| 67/24,777
1993	186 \| 0/186	26,330 \| 75/26,255
1992	186 \| 0/186	28,579 \| 70/28,509
1991	193 \| 0/193	30,608 \| 95/30,513
1990	222 \| 0/222	32,472 \| 115/32,357
1989	229 \| 0/229	32,896 \| 176/32,720
1988	239 \| 0/239	32,765 \| 244/32,521
1987	213 \| 0/213	32,906 \| 246/32,660
1986	233 \| 0/233	34,328 \| 273/34,055
1985	248 \| 0/248	36,151 \| 287/35,864

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1984	257 \| 0/257	36,094 \| 238/35,856
1983	285 \| 8/277	36,626 \| 282/36,344
1982	310 \| 7/303	39,192 \| 317/38,875
1981	300 \| 0/300	38,561 \| 272/38,289
1980	322 \| 5/317	39,585 \| 271/39,314
1979	279 \| 0/279	39,612 \| 261/39,351
1978	325 \| 6/319	40,171 \| 269/39,902
1977	294 \| 5/289	40,316 \| 273/40,043
1976	283 \| 0/283	38,550 \| 252/38,298
1975	329 \| 6/323	39,828 \| 254/39,574

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1974	329 \| 0/329	41,586 \| 250/41,336
1973	389 \| 0/389	43,154 \| 316/42,838
1972	441 \| 9/432	47,364 \| 300/47,064
1971	535 \| 0/535	54,905 \| 302/54,603
1970	537 \| 0/537	62,094 \| 354/61,740
1969	576 \| 15/561	60,223 \| 329/59,894
1968	630 \| 15/615	60,978 \| 312/60,666
1967	681 \| 15/666	61,998 \| 310/61,688
1966	723 \| 7/716	65,461 \| 298/65,163
1965	872 \| 10/862	67,977 \| 303/67,674

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1964	1,034 \| 20/1,014	73,339 \| 318/73,021
1963	1,088 \| 13/1,075	71,602 \| 311/71,291
1962	1,113 \| 21/1,092	72,823 \| 262/72,561
1961	1,234 \| 14/1,220	76,243 \| 284/75,959
1960	1,157 \| 11/1,146	77,095 \| 291/76,804
1959	1,222 \| 21/1,201	78,938 \| 294/78,644
1958	1,200 \| 11/1,189	79,025 \| 252/78,773
1957	1,127 \| 14/1,113	84,622 \| 279/84,343
1956	1,022 \| 9/1,013	85,151 \| 248/84,903
1955	978 \| 12/966	84,427 \| 243/84,184

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1954	968 \| 23/945	86,537 \| 225/86,312
1953	902 \| 16/886	86,307 \| 236/86,071
1952	886 \| 7/879	87,324 \| 258/87,066
1951	880 \| 9/871	87,513 \| 256/87,257
1950	854 \| 12/842	86,475 \| 252/86,223
1949	723 \| 11/712	87,116 \| 257/86,859
1948	687 \| 11/676	88,855 \| 251/88,604
1947	728 \| 12/716	95,020 \| 257/94,763
1946	625 \| 12/613	87,686 \| 250/87,436
1945	597 \| 10/587	74,713 \| 247/74,466

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1944	702 \| 5/697	77,188 \| 237/76,951
1943	818 \| 6/812	80,547 \| 272/80,275
1942	859 \| 13/846	77,460 \| 280/77,180
1941	1,109 \| 15/1,094	67,008 \| 256/66,752
1940	1,650 \| 25/1,625	62,740 \| 259/62,481
1939	596 \| 0/596	59,904 \| 268/59,636
1938	586 \| 6/580	59,377 \| 275/59,102
1937	592 \| 9/583	56,813 \| 251/56,562
1936	629 \| 0/629	54,925 \| 229/54,696
1935	661 \| 6/655	55,240 \| 238/55,002

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1934	618 \| 0/618	54,531 \| 262/54,269
1933	599 \| 6/593	51,409 \| 299/51,110
1932	655 \| 5/650	52,251 \| 320/51,931
1931	651 \| 10/641	51,558 \| 345/51,213
1930	679 \| 7/672	54,376 \| 419/53,957
1929	649 \| 10/639	52,530 \| 397/52,133
1928	666 \| 8/658	53,180 \| 427/52,753
1927	634 \| 8/626	54,065 \| 390/53,675
1926	640 \| 0/640	53,555 \| 358/53,197
1925	689 \| 7/682	53,044 \| 365/52,679

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1924	633 \| 0/633	53,215 \| 274/52,941
1923	622 \| 5/617	50,743 \| 280/50,463
1922	609 \| 9/600	50,042 \| 239/49,803
1921	592 \| 5/587	49,981 \| 231/49,750
1920	555 \| 11/544	48,157 \| 249/47,908
1919	473 \| 0/473	42,584 \| 192/42,392
1918	519 \| 0/519	42,327 \| 212/42,115
1917	466 \| 0/466	37,520 \| 182/37,338
1916	515 \| 0/515	35,734 \| 166/35,568
1915	490 \| 0/490	33,928 \| 155/33,773

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1914	350 \| 0/350	26,369 \| 107/26,262
1913	252 \| 9/243	20,927 \| 95/20,832
1912	212 \| 0/212	17,725 \| 81/17,644
1911	94 \| 0/94	10,021 \| 69/9,952
1910	69 \| 0/69	9,257 \| 63/9,194
1909	50 \| 0/50	7,647 \| 52/7,595
1908	63 \| 0/63	7,044 \| 32/7,012
1907	42 \| 0/42	6,752 \| 45/6,707
1906	40 \| 0/40	5,945 \| 37/5,908
1905	31 \| 0/31	6,077 \| 35/6,042

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1904	32 \| 0/32	5,882 \| 27/5,855
1903	22 \| 0/22	5,507 \| 28/5,479
1902	38 \| 0/38	5,622 \| 30/5,592
1901	18 \| 0/18	4,765 \| 30/4,735
1900	30 \| 0/30	7,286 \| 41/7,245
1899	22 \| 0/22	4,624 \| 27/4,597
1898	23 \| 0/23	5,350 \| 29/5,321
1897	24 \| 0/24	5,143 \| 30/5,113
1896	18 \| 0/18	5,234 \| 28/5,206
1895	23 \| 0/23	5,369 \| 34/5,335

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1894	21 \| 0/21	5,135 \| 25/5,110
1893	11 \| 0/11	5,053 \| 23/5,030
1892	21 \| 0/21	5,420 \| 22/5,398
1891	8 \| 0/8	4,547 \| 31/4,516
1890	11 \| 0/11	5,130 \| 33/5,097
1889	5 \| 0/5	5,046 \| 26/5,020
1888	17 \| 0/17	5,607 \| 45/5,562
1887	8 \| 0/8	4,787 \| 19/4,768
1886	12 \| 0/12	5,384 \| 29/5,355
1885	9 \| 0/9	5,201 \| 26/5,175

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By Year

Year	Wendell (total \| F/B)	James (total \| F/B)
1884	11 \| 0/11	5,726 \| 33/5,693
1883	7 \| 0/7	5,248 \| 25/5,223
1882	0 \| 0/0	5,910 \| 18/5,892
1881	8 \| 0/8	5,465 \| 24/5,441
1880	6 \| 0/6	5,949 \| 22/5,927