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Frank Foss

1895 - 1989

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Frank Kent Foss (May 9, 1895 – April 5, 1989) was an American pole vaulter. He won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics, while breaking his own unofficial world record. Foss grew up in Oak Park, Illinois. After the Olympics, he worked in the meat packing industry, including spending time in Argentina. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Frank Foss is the 932nd most popular athlete (down from 324th in 2024), the 7,561st most popular biography from United States (down from 5,092nd in 2019) and the 204th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frank Foss ranks 932 out of 6,025. Before him are Zoran Janković, Frank Odberg, Charles Perrin, Miloslava Rezková, Victor d'Arcy, and Miltiadis Gouskos. After him are Ellen Streidt, Birger Sörvik, Harriet Bland, Maurice Huet, Jaak Uudmäe, and Vilho Niittymaa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1895, Frank Foss ranks 236. Before him are Ali Mansur, Olga Spessivtseva, Ernie Collett, Norman Ross, Andreas Alföldi, and Greta Johansson. After him are Eduard Bagritsky, Edmund Wilson, Melville J. Herskovits, Karel Koželuh, Johann Nepomuk David, and Hertha Sponer. Among people deceased in 1989, Frank Foss ranks 223. Before him are Manlio Di Rosa, Erik Persson, Hassler Whitney, Leen Vente, Willie Steele, and Ray McAnally. After him are Ödön Zombori, Yannis Tsarouchis, Harald Edelstam, Gilles Andriamahazo, George Robledo, and Rostislav Plyatt.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Foss ranks 7,563 out of 20,380. Before him are Carl O. Sauer (1889), Robert Carradine (1954), Kenny Dorham (1924), Will Geer (1902), Jimmy Reed (1925), and Katherine Rawls (1917). After him are Edie McClurg (1951), Phyllis Diller (1917), Diane Warren (1956), Thad Jones (1923), Jeanette MacDonald (1903), and Gunther Schuller (1925).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Frank Foss ranks 204. Before him are Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962), Dan Ayrault (1935), Paul Costello (1894), Arthur Harnden (1924), Willie Steele (1923), and Emmett Toppino (1909). After him are Harriet Bland (1915), Henry Carr (1941), Harry Porter (1882), Sidney Johnson (1877), Robert Farnan (1877), and Honus Wagner (1874).

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