ATHLETE
Arthur Shaw
1886 - 1955

Arthur Shaw
Arthur Briggs Shaw (April 28, 1886 - July 18, 1955) was an American athlete and member of the Irish American Athletic Club. He won the bronze medal in the men's 110 metres hurdles race at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was a graduate of Dartmouth College. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Arthur Shaw is the 645th most popular athlete (up from 1,416th in 2019), the 6,568th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,343rd in 2019) and the 150th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Arthur Shaw ranks 645 out of 6,025. Before him are Yelizaveta Dementyeva, Käthe Krauss, Elfriede Kaun, Keto Losaberidze, Otis Davis, and Liz Chase. After him are Henri Deloge, Albert Nasse, Oscar Pistorius, Vladimir Melanin, Eva Janko, and George Simpson.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYelizaveta Dementyeva
1928 - 2022
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 639
Käthe Krauss
1906 - 1970
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 640
Elfriede Kaun
1914 - 2008
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 641
Keto Losaberidze
1949 - 2022
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 642
Otis Davis
1932 - 2024
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 643
Liz Chase
1950 - 2018
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 644
Arthur Shaw
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 645
Henri Deloge
1874 - 1961
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 646
Albert Nasse
1878 - 1910
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 647
Oscar Pistorius
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 648
Vladimir Melanin
1933 - 1994
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 649
Eva Janko
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 650
George Simpson
1908 - 1961
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 651
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Arthur Shaw ranks 213. Before him are Ed Wynn, Jenő Károly, Hiratsuka Raichō, Arvid Holmberg, Roberto María Ortiz, and Robert Julius Trumpler. After him are Vladislav Khodasevich, Angela Piskernik, John M. Stahl, Clemens Holzmeister, Albert Ehrenstein, and Elise Ottesen-Jensen. Among people deceased in 1955, Arthur Shaw ranks 122. Before him are Willi Baumeister, Tom Moore, Constance Collier, Mary McLeod Bethune, Leonardus Nardus, and James Jones. After him are Louis Leon Thurstone, Josephine Diebitsch Peary, Johan Jarlén, James Agee, Fumio Hayasaka, and Bill Vukovich.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsEd Wynn
ACTOR
1886 - 1966
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 207
Jenő Károly
SOCCER PLAYER
1886 - 1926
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 208
Hiratsuka Raichō
WRITER
1886 - 1971
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 209
Arvid Holmberg
GYMNAST
1886 - 1958
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 210
Roberto María Ortiz
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1942
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 211
Robert Julius Trumpler
ASTRONOMER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 212
Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 213
Vladislav Khodasevich
WRITER
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 214
Angela Piskernik
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1967
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 215
John M. Stahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 216
Clemens Holzmeister
ARCHITECT
1886 - 1983
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 217
Albert Ehrenstein
WRITER
1886 - 1950
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 218
Elise Ottesen-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 219
Others Deceased in 1955
Go to all RankingsWilli Baumeister
PAINTER
1889 - 1955
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 116
Tom Moore
ACTOR
1883 - 1955
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 117
Constance Collier
ACTOR
1878 - 1955
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 118
Mary McLeod Bethune
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1875 - 1955
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 119
Leonardus Nardus
PAINTER
1868 - 1955
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 120
James Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 121
Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 122
Louis Leon Thurstone
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1955
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 123
Josephine Diebitsch Peary
WRITER
1863 - 1955
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 124
Johan Jarlén
ATHLETE
1880 - 1955
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 125
James Agee
WRITER
1909 - 1955
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 126
Fumio Hayasaka
COMPOSER
1914 - 1955
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 127
Bill Vukovich
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1955
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 128
In United States
Among people born in United States, Arthur Shaw ranks 6,569 out of 20,380. Before him are Otis Davis (1932), Pat Smear (1959), Schelte J. Bus (1956), Robert Barro (1944), Peter Riegert (1947), and Robert Ridgway (1850). After him are Diane Ackerman (1948), Braxton Bragg (1817), Randy Crawford (1952), Paul Gray (1972), Eugene V. Debs (1855), and James Salter (1925).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsOtis Davis
ATHLETE
1932 - 2024
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,563
Pat Smear
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,564
Schelte J. Bus
ASTRONOMER
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,565
Robert Barro
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,566
Peter Riegert
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,567
Robert Ridgway
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1929
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 6,568
Arthur Shaw
ATHLETE
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,569
Diane Ackerman
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,570
Braxton Bragg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1876
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,571
Randy Crawford
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,572
Paul Gray
MUSICIAN
1972 - 2010
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,573
Eugene V. Debs
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1855 - 1926
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,574
James Salter
WRITER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6,575
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Arthur Shaw ranks 150. Before him are Tranquilo Cappozzo (1918), George Horine (1890), Glenn Morris (1912), Glenn Hardin (1910), William Jordan (1898), and Otis Davis (1932). After him are Albert Nasse (1878), George Simpson (1908), Bob Schul (1937), Frederick Moloney (1882), Charles Bacon (1885), and Arnie Robinson (1948).
Tranquilo Cappozzo
1918 - 2003
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 144
George Horine
1890 - 1948
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 145
Glenn Morris
1912 - 1974
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 146
Glenn Hardin
1910 - 1975
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 147
William Jordan
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 148
Otis Davis
1932 - 2024
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 149
Arthur Shaw
1886 - 1955
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 150
Albert Nasse
1878 - 1910
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 151
George Simpson
1908 - 1961
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 152
Bob Schul
1937 - 2024
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 153
Frederick Moloney
1882 - 1941
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 154
Charles Bacon
1885 - 1968
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 155
Arnie Robinson
1948 - 2020
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 156