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Frank Henry

1909 - 1989

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Frank Sherman Henry (December 15, 1909 – August 25, 1989) was a United States Army officer and Olympic equestrian who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. Over the course of his career, he served in the U.S. Cavalry, attained the rank of brigadier general, and became the only American equestrian to win three medals in a single Olympic Games. He won a gold medal in team eventing and silver medals in individual eventing and team dressage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Frank Henry is the 2,049th most popular athlete (down from 1,509th in 2024), the 11,031st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,654th in 2019) and the 360th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frank Henry ranks 2,049 out of 6,025. Before him are Bjarne Andersson, Wolfgang Hanisch, Volker Fischer, Charles Dumas, Primož Kozmus, and Lorraine Crapp. After him are Benny Brown, Mary Peters, Marian Dudziak, Bruno Söderström, Andrzej Badeński, and Christiane Wartenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Frank Henry ranks 392. Before him are Marcel Balsa, Andrei Bărbulescu, Julius J. Epstein, Piero Scotti, C. Douglas Dillon, and Sam Balter. After him are Frank Albertson, Karen Morley, Alan Curtis, Evelyne Hall, E. M. S. Namboodiripad, and Vladimir Barmin. Among people deceased in 1989, Frank Henry ranks 281. Before him are Egon Orowan, Stella Gibbons, Ewan MacColl, Elaine de Kooning, S. David Griggs, and Rebecca Schaeffer. After him are Woody Shaw, Jim Backus, Joseph Van Ingelgem, Beatrice Lillie, Fernando Martín Espina, and Amanda Blake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frank Henry ranks 11,032 out of 20,380. Before him are Baby Dodds (1898), Markie Post (1950), Bud Shank (1926), Edgar Buchanan (1903), and Christian Serratos (1990). After him are Lynn-Holly Johnson (1958), Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin (1843), Patty Smyth (1957), Lisa Joy (1972), Lyman Abbott (1835), Bruce Hornsby (1954), and Ellen Roosevelt (1868).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Frank Henry ranks 360. Before him are Conn Findlay (1930), Marion Roper (1910), James Dunbar (1930), Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), Gwen Torrence (1965), and Charles Dumas (1937). After him are Benny Brown (1953), Isabelle Daniels (1937), Norvel Lee (1924), Meredith Colket (1878), Evelyne Hall (1909), and Sammy Lee (1920).

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