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Jimmy Shea
1968 - Today

Jimmy Shea
James Edmound Shea Jr. (born June 10, 1968) is an American skeleton racer who won the gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Jimmy Shea is the 3,645th most popular athlete (up from 4,006th in 2024), the 16,456th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,277th in 2019) and the 543rd most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Jimmy Shea ranks 3,645 out of 6,025. Before him are Thomas Schroll, Vincent Defrasne, Ryan Murphy, Trine Hansen, Kim Brennan, and Grant Main. After him are Tim Montgomery, Tatyana Tomashova, Andreas Keller, Mark Boswell, Corinne Niogret, and Ryszard Sobczak.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Schroll
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,639
Vincent Defrasne
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,640
Ryan Murphy
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 3,641
Trine Hansen
1973 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 3,642
Kim Brennan
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 3,643
Grant Main
1960 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 3,644
Jimmy Shea
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 3,645
Tim Montgomery
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 3,646
Tatyana Tomashova
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 3,647
Andreas Keller
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,648
Mark Boswell
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,649
Corinne Niogret
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,650
Ryszard Sobczak
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 3,651
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1968, Jimmy Shea ranks 858. Before him are Brian d'Arcy James, Mike Dopud, Charles Graner, Franck Dumas, Michihiro Tsuruta, and Chen Jing. After him are Alex Ferns, Karyn Kusama, Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Oksana Grishina, Uwe Tellkamp, and Elisa Uga.
Others Born in 1968
Go to all RankingsBrian d'Arcy James
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.26
Rank: 852
Mike Dopud
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 853
Charles Graner
MAFIOSO
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 854
Franck Dumas
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 855
Michihiro Tsuruta
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 856
Chen Jing
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 857
Jimmy Shea
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 858
Alex Ferns
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 859
Karyn Kusama
FILM DIRECTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 860
Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
ATHLETE
1968 - 2017
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 861
Oksana Grishina
CYCLIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 862
Uwe Tellkamp
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 863
Elisa Uga
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.11
Rank: 864
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jimmy Shea ranks 16,465 out of 20,380. Before him are John Ridley (1964), Sean M. Carroll (1966), Kevin Saunderson (1964), Kip Pardue (1975), Steve King (1949), Clayne Crawford (1978), Tina Kotek (1966), and Julia Serano (1967). After him are Monica Keena (1979), Tim Montgomery (1975), Gerald Henderson Jr. (1987), and Diana Taurasi (1982).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJohn Ridley
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,457
Sean M. Carroll
PHYSICIST
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,458
Kevin Saunderson
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,459
Kip Pardue
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,460
Steve King
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,461
Clayne Crawford
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,462
Tina Kotek
POLITICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 16,463
Julia Serano
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 16,464
Jimmy Shea
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 16,465
Monica Keena
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 16,466
Tim Montgomery
ATHLETE
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,467
Gerald Henderson Jr.
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,468
Diana Taurasi
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 16,469
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Jimmy Shea ranks 544. Before him are Jeremy Wariner (1984), Chase Jackson (1994), Laura Kraut (null), Norman Bellingham (1964), Matthew Centrowitz Jr. (1989), Benita Fitzgerald-Brown (1961), and Sam Kendricks (1992). After him are Tim Montgomery (1975), Sheila Echols (1964), Danny Everett (1966), Shawn Crawford (1978), and Ashley Spencer (1993).
Jeremy Wariner
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 537
Chase Jackson
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 538
Laura Kraut
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 539
Norman Bellingham
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 540
Matthew Centrowitz Jr.
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 541
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 542
Sam Kendricks
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 543
Jimmy Shea
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 544
Tim Montgomery
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 545
Sheila Echols
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 546
Danny Everett
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 547
Shawn Crawford
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 548
Ashley Spencer
1993 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 549














































