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Richard Allen

1902 - 1969

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Richard James Allen (4 June 1902 – 1969) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936. He was born in Nagpur, India, and did his schooling at the prestigious Oak Grove School, Mussoorie and later at St. Joseph's College, Nainital. In the 1928 Summer Olympics, he played five matches as goalkeeper, and no goals were scored against him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Allen is the 2,414th most popular athlete (up from 2,918th in 2019), the 1,002nd most popular biography from India (up from 1,130th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Richard Allen ranks 2,414 out of 6,025. Before him are Darius Kasparaitis, Shi Zhiyong, Peter Mueller, Gloria Siebert, Ralf Schumann, and Vladimír Růžička. After him are Edward Barrett, Lyubov Gurina, Gerard Nijboer, Abubaker Kaki Khamis, Johann Passler, and Tatyana Kolpakova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1902, Richard Allen ranks 331. Before him are Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Walter Dietrich, Esther Ralston, Luis Lucchetti, Frank Vaughn, and Gene Sarazen. After him are Eddie Lang, Eddie Shore, Mary Nolan, Guy Lombardo, Louise Beavers, and Ogden Nash. Among people deceased in 1969, Richard Allen ranks 245. Before him are Willy Ley, Leonard Chess, Pauline Bush, Walter Hagen, Josh White, and Miles Malleson. After him are Gaston Strobino, Rod La Rocque, Harley Earl, Jimmy McHugh, Frank Loesser, and George "Gabby" Hayes.

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In India

Among people born in India, Richard Allen ranks 1,002 out of 1,861. Before him are Anuradha Paudwal (1954), Varun Gandhi (1980), Mira Nair (1957), Margaret Alva (1942), Nimmi (1933), and Ravindra Kelekar (1925). After him are Nasir Hussain (1931), Kishori Amonkar (1932), Murli Manohar Joshi (1934), Jayam Ravi (1980), Nambi Narayanan (1941), and Shivraj Singh Chouhan (1959).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Richard Allen ranks 10. Before him are Launceston Elliot (1874), K. D. Jadhav (1926), Fauja Singh (1911), P. T. Usha (1964), Leslie Claudius (1927), and Udham Singh (1928). After him are Deepika Kumari (1994), Ajit Pal Singh (1947), Bombayla Devi Laishram (1985), Laxmirani Majhi (1989), Karnam Malleswari (1975), and Seema Punia (1983).

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