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Richard Sheldon

1878 - 1935

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Richard Sheldon (July 9, 1878 in Rutland, Vermont – January 23, 1935 in New York, was the winner of the gold medal in the men's shot put at the 1900 Summer Olympics held in Paris, France. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Sheldon has received more than 19,674 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Sheldon is the 339th most popular athlete (down from 275th in 2019), the 5,242nd most popular biography from United States (up from 5,260th in 2019) and the 80th most popular American Athlete.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Sheldon ranks 339 out of 6,025. Before him are Bill Nieder, Albert Gutterson, Viktor Tsybulenko, Renate Boy, Alfred Tysoe, and Dexter Jackson. After him are Faina Melnik, Albert Ayat, Pat McCormick, Ivo Van Damme, Birgit Fischer, and Julius Skutnabb.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1878, Richard Sheldon ranks 148. Before him are Siamanto, William Orpen, Artur Kapp, Gaston Alibert, Demetrios Petrokokkinos, and Hans Carossa. After him are Peyo Yavorov, Edith Hannam, Jean Becquerel, Leonhard Kaupisch, Rudolf Walden, and Princess Maria di Grazia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Among people deceased in 1935, Richard Sheldon ranks 94. Before him are Chiquinha Gonzaga, Jules Cambon, Francisco Cepeda, Daniel Salamanca Urey, Nina Grieg, and Charles Demuth. After him are Albert Ayat, Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Vladimir Gilyarovsky, Hans Baluschek, Viggo Johansen, and John Hartley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Richard Sheldon ranks 5,242 out of 20,380. Before him are Reuben Fine (1914), Jeff Chandler (1918), Dexter Jackson (1969), Dee Snider (1955), Charles Demuth (1883), and Robert Keohane (1941). After him are Melissa Mathison (1950), Stand Watie (1806), Lloyd Alexander (1924), Louis Jordan (1908), Wes Unseld (1946), and Rosalind E. Krauss (1941).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Richard Sheldon ranks 80. Before him are Frank Foss (1895), George Horine (1890), William Porter (1926), Bill Nieder (1933), Albert Gutterson (1887), and Dexter Jackson (1969). After him are Pat McCormick (1930), Morgan Taylor (1903), Bob Kiesel (1911), Charley Paddock (1900), Glenn Davis (1934), and Ted Meredith (1891).

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