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Jimmy Shea
1968 - Today

Jimmy Shea
James Edmound Shea Jr. (born June 10, 1968) is an American skeleton racer who won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Jimmy Shea is the 3,729th most popular athlete (up from 4,006th in 2024), the 16,534th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,277th in 2019) and the 549th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Jimmy Shea ranks 3,729 out of 6,025. Before him are Thomas Schroll, Vincent Defrasne, Ryan Murphy, Trine Hansen, Kim Brennan, and Grant Main. After him are Tim Montgomery, Tatyana Tomashova, Andreas Keller, Mark Boswell, Corinne Niogret, and Ryszard Sobczak.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Schroll
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,723
Vincent Defrasne
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,724
Ryan Murphy
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 3,725
Trine Hansen
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 3,726
Kim Brennan
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 3,727
Grant Main
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 3,728
Jimmy Shea
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 3,729
Tim Montgomery
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 3,730
Tatyana Tomashova
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 3,731
Andreas Keller
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,732
Mark Boswell
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,733
Corinne Niogret
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,734
Ryszard Sobczak
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,735
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Jimmy Shea ranks 858. Before him are Brian d'Arcy James, Mike Dopud, Charles Graner, Franck Dumas, Michihiro Tsuruta, and Chen Jing. After him are Alex Ferns, Karyn Kusama, Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Oksana Grishina, Uwe Tellkamp, and Elisa Uga.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsBrian d'Arcy James
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 852
Mike Dopud
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 853
Charles Graner
MAFIOSO
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 854
Franck Dumas
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 855
Michihiro Tsuruta
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 856
Chen Jing
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 857
Jimmy Shea
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 858
Alex Ferns
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 859
Karyn Kusama
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 860
Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
ATHLETE
1968 - 2017
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 861
Oksana Grishina
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 862
Uwe Tellkamp
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 863
Elisa Uga
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 864
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jimmy Shea ranks 16,541 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Saunderson (1964), Kip Pardue (1975), Steve King (1949), Clayne Crawford (1978), Tina Kotek (1966), and Julia Serano (1967). After him are Monica Keena (1979), Tim Montgomery (1975), Gerald Henderson Jr. (1987), Diana Taurasi (1982), Jennifer Ketcham (1983), and Karyn Kusama (1968).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKevin Saunderson
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,535
Kip Pardue
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,536
Steve King
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,537
Clayne Crawford
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,538
Tina Kotek
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,539
Julia Serano
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 16,540
Jimmy Shea
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 16,541
Monica Keena
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 16,542
Tim Montgomery
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,543
Gerald Henderson Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,544
Diana Taurasi
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,545
Jennifer Ketcham
MODEL
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,546
Karyn Kusama
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,547
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Jimmy Shea ranks 549. Before him are Chase Jackson (1994), Laura Kraut (null), Norman Bellingham (1964), Matthew Centrowitz Jr. (1989), Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (1961), and Sam Kendricks (1992). After him are Tim Montgomery (1975), Sheila Echols (1964), Danny Everett (1966), Shawn Crawford (1978), Kelly McCormick (1960), and Ashley Spencer (1993).
Chase Jackson
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 543
Laura Kraut
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 544
Norman Bellingham
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 545
Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 546
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 547
Sam Kendricks
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 548
Jimmy Shea
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 549
Tim Montgomery
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 550
Sheila Echols
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 551
Danny Everett
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 552
Shawn Crawford
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 553
Kelly McCormick
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 554
Ashley Spencer
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 555













































