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Charles Dumas

1937 - 2004

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Charles Everett "Charlie" Dumas (February 12, 1937 – January 5, 2004) was an American high jumper, the 1956 Olympic champion, and the first person to clear 7 ft.(2.13 m) Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Charles Dumas is the 2,046th most popular athlete (down from 1,832nd in 2024), the 11,018th most popular biography from United States (down from 10,702nd in 2019) and the 359th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Charles Dumas ranks 2,046 out of 6,025. Before him are Fiona May, Gwen Torrence, Lajos Rácz, Bjarne Andersson, Wolfgang Hanisch, and Volker Fischer. After him are Primož Kozmus, Lorraine Crapp, Frank Henry, Benny Brown, Mary Peters, and Marian Dudziak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Charles Dumas ranks 512. Before him are Cēzars Ozers, David Del Tredici, David Bedford, Peter Medak, Lorne Loomer, and Peter Kreeft. After him are Peter Cook, Matthew Carter, Barry Mazur, Jenő Kamuti, Isabelle Daniels, and Little Willie John. Among people deceased in 2004, Charles Dumas ranks 301. Before him are Leonid Shcherbakov, Lea De Mae, Bernice Rubens, Eleanor Holm, Jacek Kaczmarski, and Bjarne Andersson. After him are Coxsone Dodd, James Aloysius Hickey, Mikheil Korkia, Mulk Raj Anand, Nirupa Roy, and Vilayat Khan.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Dumas ranks 11,021 out of 20,380. Before him are Todd Field (1964), Martha Mansfield (1899), Peter Kreeft (1937), Robert Spitzer (1932), Lou Harrison (1917), Louis Sachar (1954), and Rikishi (1965). After him are Edward Egan (1932), Evelyn Venable (1913), Sam Balter (1909), Robert Creeley (1926), and Richard Garfield (1963).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Charles Dumas ranks 359. Before him are Mac Wilkins (1950), Conn Findlay (1930), Marion Roper (1910), James Dunbar (1930), Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), and Gwen Torrence (1965). After him are Frank Henry (1909), Benny Brown (1953), Isabelle Daniels (1937), Norvel Lee (1924), Meredith Colket (1878), and Evelyne Hall (1909).

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