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George Sheldon

1874 - 1907

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George Herbert Sheldon (May 17, 1874 – November 25, 1907) was an American diver who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and won the inaugural platform diving competition. Sheldon was an eye doctor from St. Louis, MO, who had studied at the Barnes Medical College in St. Louis, MO. Through most of his life he had suffered from a weak heart which would eventually result in his death. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. George Sheldon is the 15,134th most popular politician (down from 14,443rd in 2019). (down from 3,900th in 2019)

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Among politicians, George Sheldon ranks 15,134 out of 19,576. Before him are Emily de Jongh-Elhage, Quintus Marcius Rex, Cecília Meireles, Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier, Klaus von Dohnanyi, and Ramsey Clark. After him are Gopala I, Augusts Voss, Manuel Basilio Bustamante, Surat Huseynov, Jules Vandenpeereboom, and Vlastimil Tusar.

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Among people born in 1874, George Sheldon ranks 195. Before him are Mary Garden, Charles A. Beard, Grantley Goulding, Honus Wagner, Vasily Yan, and Manuel Machado. After him are Frederic Clements, Joseph Olivier, François Brandt, Jean Collas, María Martínez Sierra, and Wesley Clair Mitchell. Among people deceased in 1907, George Sheldon ranks 87. Before him are Désirée Artôt, Jules de Trooz, Charles Howard Hinton, Muriel Robb, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, and Dimitar Petkov. After him are Lena Rice, Christen Dalsgaard, Edmonia Lewis, Nikolai Menshutkin, Agnes Mary Clerke, and Guillermo Tell Villegas.

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