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Gillian Sheen

1928 - 2021

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Gillian Mary Donaldson (née Sheen; 21 August 1928 – 5 July 2021) was a British fencer and Olympic champion in foil competition. She won a gold medal in the women's individual foil event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gillian Sheen has received more than 42,918 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Gillian Sheen is the 2,126th most popular athlete, the 5,473rd most popular biography from United Kingdom and the 79th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 49.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.97

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.85

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Gillian Sheen ranks 2,126 out of 6,025. Before her are Miguel Seijas, Péter Baczakó, Kim Min-jung, Maureen Caird, Heikki Ikola, and Paula Radcliffe. After her are Félix Sánchez, Yuriy Tyukalov, Milt Campbell, Anders Peter Nielsen, George Bonhag, and Rainer Schmidt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Gillian Sheen ranks 557. Before her are Joseph Vissers, Pat O'Connor, Tom Aldredge, Diane Foster, Fred Ebb, and Hap Sharp. After her are Gertrude Liebhart, André Milhoux, Toimi Pitkänen, Marie-Louise Linssen-Vaessen, Gino Pariani, and Andrew Sarris. Among people deceased in 2021, Gillian Sheen ranks 614. Before her are Surekha Sikri, Arthur Kopit, Naohiro Ikeda, Margreth Weivers, Gerry Marsden, and Igor Zhelezovski. After her are Mike Gravel, John Crichton-Stuart, 7th Marquess of Bute, David Amess, Fofi Gennimata, Bertil Johansson, and T. B. Joshua.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gillian Sheen ranks 5,473 out of 8,785. Before her are Ronnie Allen (1929), Alexander Wilson (1766), Gerry Marsden (1942), Edna Best (1900), Neil Warnock (1948), and Paula Radcliffe (1973). After her are Patrick Steptoe (1913), Emma Chambers (1964), Susan Hill (1942), Archie Gemmill (1947), Alex Cox (1954), and Sandy Powell (1960).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Gillian Sheen ranks 79. Before her are Michael Wheeler (1935), Tony Nash (1936), George Goulding (1884), Fiona May (1969), George Hutson (1889), and Paula Radcliffe (1973). After her are Allan Wells (1952), Shirley Cawley (1932), Muriel Freeman (1897), Douglas Lowe (1902), Thelma Hopkins (1936), and Paul Nihill (1939).

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