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Richard Allen

1902 - 1969

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Richard James Allen (4 June 1902 – 1969) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936. He was born in Nagpur, India, and did his schooling at the prestigious Oak Grove School, Mussoorie and later at St. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Allen has received more than 58,632 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Richard Allen is the 2,964th most popular athlete (down from 1,804th in 2019), the 1,130th most popular biography from India (down from 846th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Allen ranks 2,964 out of 6,025. Before him are Jin Jong-oh, Sergey Klyugin, Justine Braisaz, Anișoara Sorohan, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, and Ali Eid. After him are Deni, Dick Pound, Katerina Stefanidi, Steffi Martin, Bogdan Musioł, and David Robertson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Richard Allen ranks 342. Before him are Eddie Shore, Stepin Fetchit, Stevie Smith, Meredith Willson, Lyle Talbot, and Irene Ryan. After him are Frances Bavier, Gertrude Short, and Bruno Müller. Among people deceased in 1969, Richard Allen ranks 257. Before him are Rod La Rocque, John Boles, Everett Dirksen, Mitzi Green, Tom Mboya, and Charles Winninger. After him are Norman Manley, Stanley Andrews, and Lewis Tewanima.

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In India

Among people born in India, Richard Allen ranks 1,130 out of 1,861. Before him are Bhama Srinivasan (1935), Radhika Sarathkumar (1962), Ahmed Rushdi (1934), Farooq Sheikh (1948), Pawan Kalyan (1971), and Shraddha Kapoor (1987). After him are Raja Rao (1908), Nawazuddin Siddiqui (1974), Pawan Kumar Chamling (1950), Deepti Naval (1952), Vijaya Mehta (1934), and Kiran Desai (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Richard Allen ranks 11. Before him are P. T. Usha (1964), Godfrey Brown (1915), Udham Singh (1928), Balbir Singh Sr. (1923), Leslie Claudius (1927), and Karnam Malleswari (1975). After him are Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Abhinav Bindra (1982), Neeraj Chopra (1997), Kunjarani Devi (1968), Deepa Malik (1970), and Mohammed Shahid (1960).

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