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Robert Garrett

1875 - 1961

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Robert S. Garrett (May 24, 1875 – April 25, 1961) was an American athlete, as well as investment banker and philanthropist in Baltimore, Maryland and financier of several important archeological excavations. Garrett was the first modern Olympic champion in discus throw as well as shot put. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Garrett is the 120th most popular athlete (down from 86th in 2024), the 3,462nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,774th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Robert Garrett ranks 120 out of 6,025. Before him are Shizo Kanakuri, Esther Brand, Eric Lemming, Don Thompson, Mihaela Peneș, and Oscar Swahn. After him are Karl Staaf, Ferenc Mohácsi, Ralph Craig, Theagenes of Thasos, John Ljunggren, and Anatoliy Bondarchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Robert Garrett ranks 76. Before him are Jacques Villon, Jacques Futrelle, Paul Neumann, J. Stuart Blackton, Shaul Tchernichovsky, and Ricardo Viñes. After him are Carl Milles, William Hoyt, Princess Louise of Denmark, Laurence Doherty, Paul Löbe, and Gaston Billotte. Among people deceased in 1961, Robert Garrett ranks 60. Before him are Maya Deren, Paul Ramadier, Grandma Moses, Herbert Pitman, Hélène Dutrieu, and Howard P. Robertson. After him are Otto Ruge, Ludwik Fleck, Bulbul, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Morris Travers, and Max Simon.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Garrett ranks 3,462 out of 20,380. Before him are Andy Kaufman (1949), Dean Norris (1963), Jerry Orbach (1935), Doug Collins (1951), Frank Vincent (1939), and Charles T. Kowal (1940). After him are Ben McKenzie (1978), Dana Delany (1956), Jerome Robbins (1918), Robert Blake (1933), James Harden (1989), and John Bates Clark (1847).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Robert Garrett ranks 42. Before him are Frank Zane (1942), Fred Newhouse (1948), Larry Scott (1938), Ed Ablowich (1913), William Porter (1926), and Ed Gordon (1908). After him are Ralph Craig (1889), Cy Young (1928), Fred Kelly (1891), William Hoyt (1875), Harrison Dillard (1923), and Hélène de Pourtalès (1868).

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