1895 - 1989
Frank Kent Foss (May 9, 1895 – April 5, 1989) was an American pole vaulter. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, while breaking his own unofficial world record.Foss grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. After the Olympics, he worked in the meat packing industry, including spending time in Argentina. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Foss has received more than 2,278 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Frank Foss is the 385th most popular athlete (up from 416th in 2019), the 6,039th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,270th in 2019) and the 81st most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Frank Foss ranks 385 out of 3,059. Before him are Manuel Plaza, Hans Jacob Nielsen, Valeri Popenchenko, Karl-Erik Nilsson, Jaroslav Holík, and Charles Gmelin. After him are Nina Dumbadze, Edvin Wide, Chi Cheng, Tommy Hampson, Pat McDonald, and Carlo Airoldi.
1900 - 1969
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 379
1899 - 1967
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 380
1937 - 1975
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 381
1922 - 2017
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 382
1942 - 2015
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 383
1872 - 1950
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 384
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 385
1919 - 1983
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 386
1896 - 1996
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 387
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.49
Rank: 388
1907 - 1965
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 389
1878 - 1954
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 390
1869 - 1929
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 391
Among people born in 1895, Frank Foss ranks 186. Before him are Julijans Vaivods, Louis Calhern, Joseph Banks Rhine, John J. McCloy, Carl Westergren, and Max Valier. After him are Edmund Wilson, Fredric Wertham, Shemp Howard, Hertha Sponer, Josef Uridil, and Ion Barbu. Among people deceased in 1989, Frank Foss ranks 189. Before him are Thorkild Hansen, George Robledo, Antonio Janigro, Yasuji Miyazaki, Mark Krein, and Chico Landi. After him are Ronald Syme, Peter Scott, Alfredo Zitarrosa, Helga Haase, Inji Aflatoun, and Franco Luambo.
1895 - 1990
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 180
1895 - 1956
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 181
1895 - 1980
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 182
1895 - 1989
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 183
1895 - 1958
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 184
1895 - 1930
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 185
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 186
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 187
1895 - 1981
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 188
1895 - 1955
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 189
1895 - 1968
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 190
1895 - 1962
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 191
1895 - 1961
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 192
1927 - 1989
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 183
1926 - 1989
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 184
1918 - 1989
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 185
1916 - 1989
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 186
1907 - 1989
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 187
1907 - 1989
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 188
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 189
1903 - 1989
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 190
1909 - 1989
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 191
1936 - 1989
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 192
1934 - 1989
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 193
1924 - 1989
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 194
1938 - 1989
HPI: 46.86
Rank: 195
Among people born in United States, Frank Foss ranks 6,039 out of 18,182. Before him are Abbey Lincoln (1930), Harold Gould (1923), Rachel Jackson (1767), Blind Willie Johnson (1897), Jakob Dylan (1969), and James Foley (1953). After him are Edmund Wilson (1895), Thaddeus Stevens (1792), Alf Landon (1887), Hunter Schafer (1998), Chris Van Allsburg (1949), and Jenny Holzer (1950).
1930 - 2010
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,033
1923 - 2010
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,034
1767 - 1828
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,035
1897 - 1945
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,036
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 6,037
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,038
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,039
1895 - 1972
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 6,040
1792 - 1868
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,041
1887 - 1987
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,042
1998 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 6,043
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 6,044
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 6,045
Among athletes born in United States, Frank Foss ranks 81. Before him are Tyson Gay (1982), Henry Russell (1904), John Thomas (1941), Frank Loomis (1896), Allen Woodring (1898), and Honus Wagner (1874). After him are Bobby Morrow (1935), Bud Houser (1901), Lindy Remigino (1931), Frank Irons (1886), Bill Carr (1909), and Ted Meredith (1891).
1982 - Present
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 75
1904 - 1986
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 76
1941 - 2013
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 77
1896 - 1971
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 78
1898 - 1982
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 79
1874 - 1955
HPI: 47.68
Rank: 80
1895 - 1989
HPI: 47.52
Rank: 81
1935 - 2020
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 82
1901 - 1994
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 83
1931 - 2018
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 84
1886 - 1942
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 85
1909 - 1966
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 86
1891 - 1957
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 87