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Fred Newhouse

1948 - 2025

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Frederick Vaughn Newhouse (November 8, 1948 – January 20, 2025) was an American sprinter. He won a gold medal in the 4 × 400 meter relay and an individual silver in the 400 m, both at the 1971 Pan American Games and at the 1976 Olympics. His individual time of 44.40 seconds at the Olympics was the second fastest time of the 1970s. Newhouse was one of the organizers of the Northwest Flyers Track Club in Houston, Texas. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fred Newhouse is the 104th most popular athlete (up from 2,507th in 2019), the 3,300th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,164th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fred Newhouse ranks 104 out of 6,025. Before him are Ken Carpenter, Pyotr Bolotnikov, Elvīra Ozoliņa, Joe Rantz, Frank Zane, and Rudolf Bauer. After him are John Rimmer, Robert Shavlakadze, Larry Scott, Li Hong, Ed Ablowich, and William Porter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Fred Newhouse ranks 203. Before him are Séverine, Baldwin Lonsdale, Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Remo Girone, Charles Simonyi, and John Ashton. After him are David Marks, Levy Mwanawasa, Kathy Reichs, Emma Bonino, Roger Williamson, and Bob Lanier. Among people deceased in 2025, Fred Newhouse ranks 149. Before him are Hans van den Broek, Adriana Asti, Juan Ramón Verón, and Frankétienne. After him are Vijay Rupani, José Carlos, Walter Godefroot, Hermeto Pascoal, Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, John Sykes, Ferenc Mohácsi, and Richard Armitage.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Fred Newhouse ranks 3,300 out of 20,380. Before him are Thomas J. Hudner Jr. (1924), Frank L. Culbertson Jr. (1949), Eunice Newton Foote (1819), KRS-One (1965), Rebecca De Mornay (1959), and Nicholas Negroponte (1943). After him are David Marks (1948), Leon Russom (1941), Joe Dante (1946), John Canfield Spencer (1788), William A. Wellman (1896), and Michael Nouri (1945).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Fred Newhouse ranks 37. Before him are Harry Babcock (1890), John Taylor (1883), Tommie Smith (1944), Ken Carpenter (1913), Joe Rantz (1914), and Frank Zane (1942). After him are Larry Scott (1938), Ed Ablowich (1913), William Porter (1926), Ed Gordon (1908), Robert Garrett (1875), and Ralph Craig (1889).

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