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Alfred Lindley

1904 - 1951

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Alfred Damon Lindley (January 20, 1904 – February 22, 1951) was an American lawyer and sportsman. He participated in a wide variety of sports, including rowing (where he won the gold medal in the eights in the 1924 Summer Olympics), skiing and mountaineering (in which his achievements included the second ascent of Denali). He was also politically active as a supporter of Harold Stassen and a candidate for several offices himself. He died in an airplane crash in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Alfred Lindley is the 17,249th most popular politician (up from 17,736th in 2024), the 11,490th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,228th in 2019) and the 872nd most popular American Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Alfred Lindley ranks 333Before him are Patsy Ruth Miller, Clemente Yerovi, George Brent, Kay Johnson, Jennison Heaton, and Libby Holman. After him are Anna Neagle, Raphael Tracey, Alvah Bessie, Doris Eaton Travis, Louise Lorraine, and Sally Rand. Among people deceased in 1951, Alfred Lindley ranks 181Before him are Gordon Hodgson, Giovanni Scatturin, Thomas Blamey, Tom Kiely, Mady Christians, and Constant Lambert. After him are Gerald Logan, Mildred Bailey, Cecil Green, Oscar Micheaux, Nellie McClung, and Harry B. Liversedge.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alfred Lindley ranks 11,492 out of 20,380Before him are Ruth Barcan Marcus (1921), Shelley Morrison (1936), Awkwafina (1988), Josh Homme (1973), Ralph Bishop (1915), and Casey Calvert (1990). After him are William Keighley (1889), Lisa Franchetti (1964), Roger Miller (1936), Sydney Schanberg (1934), Gillian Flynn (1971), and Dan Bilzerian (1980).

Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Alfred Lindley ranks 872Before him are Bob Kerrey (1943), Francis James Child (1825), Buddy MacKay (1933), Charles J. Folger (1818), Patricia Roberts Harris (1924), and Jim Webb (1946). After him are William R. Day (1849), Leonard Wood (1860), William Eustis (1753), John J. Crittenden (1787), John Adams Dix (1798), and Richard Grenell (1966).