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Frederick Sheffield

1902 - 1971

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Frederick Sheffield (February 26, 1902 – May 8, 1971) was an American rower who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Argenteuil/Paris, France. Sheffield was born in New York City to James Rockwell Sheffield, US Ambassador to Mexico 1924-1927 and Edith Tod. Sheffield prepared at Groton School, graduating in 1920. He attended Yale University where he played freshman football and rowed varsity crew, graduating in 1924. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frederick Sheffield is the 1,438th most popular athlete (up from 1,538th in 2019), the 8,996th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,764th in 2019) and the 280th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Frederick Sheffield ranks 1,438 out of 6,025. Before him are John Fenning, Dave Power, Salvatore Morale, Leonid Taranenko, Raphaël Poirée, and Viktor Mamatov. After him are Cecil Griffiths, Alois Schnabel, Barbara Ferrell, Fleur Mellor, Matt McGrath, and Pepi Bader.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Frederick Sheffield ranks 282. Before him are Evelyn Colyer, Larry Fine, K. Shivaram Karanth, Chill Wills, Guillermo Riveros, and Ľudovít Fulla. After him are Skip James, Barton MacLane, Leonid Trauberg, Ross Taylor, Koloman Sokol, and Brian Aherne. Among people deceased in 1971, Frederick Sheffield ranks 206. Before him are Lauro Amadò, Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Basil Dearden, Fernando Quiroga Palacios, Ángel Médici, and Wolfgang Krull. After him are Louis Armand, Dick Tiger, Leo Burnett, Betty Bronson, Diana Lynn, and Jimmy Gallagher.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Frederick Sheffield ranks 8,998 out of 20,380. Before him are Nick de Firmian (1957), John Norman (1931), Bruce Arena (1951), Brenda Helser (1924), Bam Bam Bigelow (1961), and Richard Corben (1940). After him are Neal Hefti (1922), Terry Bradshaw (1948), Marianna Hill (1942), Patty Murray (1950), Meredith Baxter (1947), and Corbin Bernsen (1954).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Frederick Sheffield ranks 280. Before him are Bob Clotworthy (1931), Chris Dickerson (1939), James Fifer (1930), Lawrence Shields (1895), Cornelius Warmerdam (1915), and Carl Johnson (1898). After him are Barbara Ferrell (1947), Dexter Jackson (1969), Mary Carew (1913), Vincent Matthews (1947), William Hogenson (1884), and Richard Lawrence (1906).

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