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James Dunbar

1930 - 2018

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James Ralph "Jim" Dunbar (July 17, 1930 – May 14, 2018) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion. He was born in Crawfordsville, Indiana. At the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland, he and his teammates, all members of the U.S. Naval Academy's Crew Team, captured the gold medal in the men's eight rowing competition for the U.S. Following his Olympic win, Dunbar graduated from the United States Naval Academy and joined the U.S. Air Force where he spent his career as a fighter pilot, retiring as a full colonel in 1982. He flew an F-105 Thunderchief in combat in the Vietnam War, and received the Distinguished Flying Cross. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). James Dunbar is the 2,015th most popular athlete (up from 2,035th in 2024), the 10,869th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,315th in 2019) and the 356th most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, James Dunbar ranks 2,015 out of 6,025. Before him are Marion Roper, Rüdiger Helm, Neroli Fairhall, Dušan Pašek, João Carlos de Oliveira, and Gustaf Rosenquist. After him are Don Finlay, Lorne Loomer, Andrei Chemerkin, Sanda Toma, Vittorio Tamagnini, and Patrick Leahy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, James Dunbar ranks 569. Before him are Allan Williams, Bertha Brouwer, Conn Findlay, Jim Nabors, Maureen Forrester, and Ty Hardin. After him are George Steinbrenner, Mike Sparken, Robert Detweiler, Richard A. Falk, Ed Thigpen, and Gordon Pinsent. Among people deceased in 2018, James Dunbar ranks 494. Before him are Bud Luckey, Dick Quax, Maurane, Randy Weston, Stanley Anderson, and Ray Thomas. After him are Rafael Amador, Geoff Murphy, Alberto Dines, Marielle Franco, Jānis Bojārs, and Igor Korobov.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Dunbar ranks 10,871 out of 20,380. Before him are Phyllis Thaxter (1919), Priscilla Dean (1896), Debbie Meyer (1952), Kate Bruce (1860), Larry Storch (1923), and Callie Khouri (1957). After him are Vincent Spano (1962), Vincent Sherman (1906), Mr. Fuji (1934), Eleanor Holm (1913), Stephen Walt (1955), and Sean Gunn (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, James Dunbar ranks 356. Before him are Lillian Copeland (1904), Benjamin Bradshaw (1879), William Dickey (1874), Mac Wilkins (1950), Conn Findlay (1930), and Marion Roper (1910). After him are Kenny Roberts Jr. (1973), Gwen Torrence (1965), Charles Dumas (1937), Frank Henry (1909), Benny Brown (1953), and Isabelle Daniels (1937).

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