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Jean Shiley

1911 - 1998

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Jean Shiley Newhouse (November 20, 1911 – March 11, 1998) was an American high jumper. She was born Jean Shiley in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Havertown, a Philadelphia suburb, where she joined the team at Haverford High School. Shiley tied with Babe Didrikson in the trials for the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Shiley has received more than 27,927 page views. Her biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jean Shiley is the 441st most popular athlete (down from 297th in 2019), the 5,776th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,460th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jean Shiley ranks 441 out of 6,025. Before her are Émile Champion, Joseph Benz, Afonso Costa, Wilhelmina von Bremen, Albert Hill, and Hans Berglund. After her are Vilhjálmur Einarsson, Louis Abell, Lis Hartel, Edward Cook, Harry Stenqvist, and Betty Cuthbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Jean Shiley ranks 216. Before her are Luise Rinser, Robert Marchand, Katherine DeMille, Jesse Carver, Big Joe Turner, and Annibale Frossi. After her are Roger Lapébie, Michel Pablo, Millosh Gjergj Nikolla, Brian O'Nolan, Ellen Corby, and Consalvo Sanesi. Among people deceased in 1998, Jean Shiley ranks 191. Before her are Enoch Powell, Kim Ki-young, Tammy Wynette, Nicolas Bouvier, Wanda Jakubowska, and Pruden. After her are Marion Donovan, Héctor Vilches, William Gaddis, Johannes Kotkas, Consalvo Sanesi, and Fred Alderman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jean Shiley ranks 5,776 out of 20,380. Before her are Helen Prejean (1939), Laura Hope Crews (1879), George Pickett (1825), Frederic Rzewski (1938), Wesley Clair Mitchell (1874), and Marcia Wallace (1942). After her are Rooney Mara (1985), Florence Bascom (1862), Jennifer Capriati (1976), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Kenneth Appel (1932), and Krista Allen (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Jean Shiley ranks 103. Before her are Bobby Morrow (1935), Otis Davis (1932), Sidney Johnson (1877), Jim Lightbody (1882), Tyson Gay (1982), and Wilhelmina von Bremen (1909). After her are Louis Abell (1884), Edward Cook (1888), Harry Stenqvist (1893), Louis Clarke (1901), Fred Alderman (1905), and John Kuck (1905).

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