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Robert Farnan
1877 - 1939

Robert Farnan
Robert E. Farnan (June 11, 1877 – January 10, 1939) was an American rower who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in New York City. In 1904, he won the gold medal in the coxless pairs. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Farnan is the 996th most popular athlete (up from 1,500th in 2019), the 7,662nd most popular biography from United States (up from 9,497th in 2019) and the 210th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Robert Farnan ranks 996 out of 6,025. Before him are Noemí Simonetto de Portela, Adolphe Grisel, Hiroshi Suzuki, Bruno Boni, Thomas Munkelt, and Raymond Salles. After him are Bohumil Kudrna, Albert Champoudry, Godfrey Rampling, Zvonimir Vujin, Gjermund Eggen, and Ingemar Johansson.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNoemí Simonetto de Portela
1926 - 2011
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 990
Adolphe Grisel
1872 - 1942
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 991
Hiroshi Suzuki
1933 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 992
Bruno Boni
1915 - 2003
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 993
Thomas Munkelt
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 994
Raymond Salles
1920 - 1996
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 995
Robert Farnan
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 996
Bohumil Kudrna
1920 - 1991
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 997
Albert Champoudry
1880 - 1933
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 998
Godfrey Rampling
1909 - 2009
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 999
Zvonimir Vujin
1943 - 2019
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,000
Gjermund Eggen
1941 - 2019
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,001
Ingemar Johansson
1924 - 2009
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 1,002
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1877, Robert Farnan ranks 153. Before him are Abelardo Olivier, Andrejs Upīts, Miltiadis Gouskos, Ernst Wetter, Otto Gebühr, and Sidney Johnson. After him are Maud Wagner, Semyon Frank, Katherine Sophie Dreier, Julius Curtius, Johannes Schmidt, and Consuelo Vanderbilt. Among people deceased in 1939, Robert Farnan ranks 133. Before him are Boris Grigoriev, Sidney Howard, Kullervo Manner, Ford Sterling, Georges Pitoëff, and Charles P. Dixon. After him are Hugo Jahnke, Dmitry Grave, Lois Weber, Platon Oyunsky, Perikles Kakousis, and Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová.
Others Born in 1877
Go to all RankingsAbelardo Olivier
ATHLETE
1877 - 1954
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 147
Andrejs Upīts
WRITER
1877 - 1970
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 148
Miltiadis Gouskos
ATHLETE
1877 - 1904
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 149
Ernst Wetter
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1963
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 150
Otto Gebühr
ACTOR
1877 - 1954
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 151
Sidney Johnson
ATHLETE
1877 - 2000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 152
Robert Farnan
ATHLETE
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 153
Maud Wagner
ARTIST
1877 - 1961
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 154
Semyon Frank
PHILOSOPHER
1877 - 1950
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 155
Katherine Sophie Dreier
PAINTER
1877 - 1952
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 156
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 157
Johannes Schmidt
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1933
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 158
Consuelo Vanderbilt
CELEBRITY
1877 - 1964
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 159
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsBoris Grigoriev
PAINTER
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 127
Sidney Howard
WRITER
1891 - 1939
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 128
Kullervo Manner
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1939
HPI: 56.06
Rank: 129
Ford Sterling
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 130
Georges Pitoëff
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1939
HPI: 55.63
Rank: 131
Charles P. Dixon
TENNIS PLAYER
1873 - 1939
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 132
Robert Farnan
ATHLETE
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 133
Hugo Jahnke
GYMNAST
1886 - 1939
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 134
Dmitry Grave
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1939
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 135
Lois Weber
ACTOR
1879 - 1939
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 136
Platon Oyunsky
WRITER
1893 - 1939
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 137
Perikles Kakousis
ATHLETE
1879 - 1939
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 138
Elena Maróthy-Šoltésová
WRITER
1855 - 1939
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 139
In United States
Among people born in United States, Robert Farnan ranks 7,664 out of 20,380. Before him are Peggy Wood (1892), Charlotte Moore Sitterly (1898), Julia Stiles (1981), Mitchell Leisen (1898), George Washington Williams (1849), and Joan Shawlee (1926). After him are Liberty Hyde Bailey (1858), George Kojac (1910), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Marion Jones Farquhar (1879), Julian Steward (1902), and David Johansen (1950).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsPeggy Wood
ACTOR
1892 - 1978
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 7,658
Charlotte Moore Sitterly
ASTRONOMER
1898 - 1990
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,659
Julia Stiles
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,660
Mitchell Leisen
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1972
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,661
George Washington Williams
WRITER
1849 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,662
Joan Shawlee
ACTOR
1926 - 1987
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,663
Robert Farnan
ATHLETE
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,664
Liberty Hyde Bailey
BIOLOGIST
1858 - 1954
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,665
George Kojac
SWIMMER
1910 - 1996
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,666
Rita Mae Brown
WRITER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 7,667
Marion Jones Farquhar
TENNIS PLAYER
1879 - 1965
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 7,668
Julian Steward
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1902 - 1972
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 7,669
David Johansen
SINGER
1950 - 2025
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 7,670
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Robert Farnan ranks 210. Before him are Emmett Toppino (1909), Frank Foss (1895), Harriet Bland (1915), Henry Carr (1941), Harry Porter (1882), and Sidney Johnson (1877). After him are Honus Wagner (1874), Marvin Stalder (1905), Karl Warner (1908), Richard Murphy (1931), William Varley (1880), and Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Judo (null).
Emmett Toppino
1909 - 1971
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 204
Frank Foss
1895 - 1989
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 205
Harriet Bland
1915 - 1991
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 206
Henry Carr
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 207
Harry Porter
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 208
Sidney Johnson
1877 - 2000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 209
Robert Farnan
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 210
Honus Wagner
1874 - 1955
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 211
Marvin Stalder
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 212
Karl Warner
1908 - 1995
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 213
Richard Murphy
1931 - 2023
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 214
William Varley
1880 - 1968
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 215
Niger at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Judo
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 216