1909 - 1975
Francis Xavier Alexander Shields Sr. (November 18, 1909 – August 19, 1975) was an American amateur tennis player of the 1920s and 1930s, and an actor known for Hoosier Schoolboy (1937). He was ranked world No. 2 in 1931, and U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Frank Shields has received more than 227,841 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Frank Shields is the 185th most popular tennis player (up from 195th in 2019), the 7,125th most popular biography from United States (up from 7,163rd in 2019) and the 39th most popular American Tennis Player.
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Among tennis players, Frank Shields ranks 185 out of 1,148. Before him are Lena Rice, Ethel Thomson Larcombe, Mirka Federer, Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Ken McGregor, and Fernando Verdasco. After him are Karel Koželuh, Ana Ivanovic, Feliciano López, Manuel Alonso Areizaga, James Dwight, and Kevin Curren.
1866 - 1907
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 179
1879 - 1965
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 180
1978 - Present
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 181
1912 - 1980
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 182
1929 - 2007
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 183
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.72
Rank: 184
1909 - 1975
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 185
1895 - 1950
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 186
1987 - Present
HPI: 45.64
Rank: 187
1981 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 188
1895 - 1984
HPI: 45.56
Rank: 189
1852 - 1917
HPI: 45.47
Rank: 190
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.40
Rank: 191
Among people born in 1909, Frank Shields ranks 272. Before him are Vasco Bergamaschi, André Vandewyer, Alex Raymond, Leo Sexton, Patricia Hayes, and Jaú. After him are Adam Rapacki, Sergey Gritsevets, Michael Rennie, Wilhelmina von Bremen, Margaret Mee, and Reinhold Münzenberg. Among people deceased in 1975, Frank Shields ranks 198. Before him are Charles Reidpath, Niginho, Carl Silfverstrand, Morgan Taylor, Pyotr Novikov, and László Németh. After him are Ali Sastroamidjojo, Glenn Hardin, Inga Tidblad, Åge Lundström, James Robertson Justice, and Roberto Cortés.
1909 - 1979
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 266
1909 - 1992
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 267
1909 - 1956
HPI: 45.81
Rank: 268
1909 - 1968
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 269
1909 - 1998
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 270
1909 - 1988
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 271
1909 - 1975
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 272
1909 - 1970
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 273
1909 - 1939
HPI: 45.65
Rank: 274
1909 - 1971
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 275
1909 - 1976
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 276
1909 - 1988
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 277
1909 - 1986
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 278
1889 - 1975
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 192
1912 - 1975
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 193
1885 - 1975
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 194
1903 - 1975
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 195
1901 - 1975
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 196
1901 - 1975
HPI: 45.78
Rank: 197
1909 - 1975
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 198
1903 - 1975
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 199
1910 - 1975
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 200
1901 - 1975
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 201
1890 - 1975
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 202
1907 - 1975
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 203
1905 - 1975
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 204
Among people born in United States, Frank Shields ranks 7,125 out of 18,182. Before him are Karin Slaughter (1971), James Gunn (1938), Elisha Cook Jr. (1903), George Adams (1940), Bobby Vee (1943), and Kagney Linn Karter (1987). After him are Alvin Langdon Coburn (1882), Mary Ellen Trainor (1952), Hayden Panettiere (1989), Bob Barker (1923), Gil Gerard (1943), and Constance Towers (1933).
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 7,119
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 7,120
1903 - 1995
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 7,121
1940 - 1992
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 7,122
1943 - 2016
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 7,123
1987 - 2024
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 7,124
1909 - 1975
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 7,125
1882 - 1966
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 7,126
1952 - 2015
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 7,127
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 7,128
1923 - 2023
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 7,129
1943 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 7,130
1933 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 7,131
Among tennis players born in United States, Frank Shields ranks 39. Before him are Althea Gibson (1927), Andy Roddick (1982), William Larned (1872), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Louise Brough (1923), and Bill Johnston (1894). After him are Mary Browne (1891), Art Larsen (1925), Dorothy Cheney (1916), Tony Trabert (1930), Oliver Campbell (1871), and Don McNeill (1918).
1927 - 2003
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 33
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 34
1872 - 1926
HPI: 46.84
Rank: 35
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.73
Rank: 36
1923 - 2014
HPI: 46.58
Rank: 37
1894 - 1946
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 38
1909 - 1975
HPI: 45.68
Rank: 39
1891 - 1971
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 40
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 41
1916 - 2014
HPI: 45.09
Rank: 42
1930 - 2021
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 43
1871 - 1953
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 44
1918 - 1996
HPI: 44.84
Rank: 45