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Roy Sullivan

1912 - 1983

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Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was an American park ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Between 1942 and 1977, Sullivan was claimed to have been struck by lightning on seven occasions, surviving all of them. For this reason, he gained the nicknames "Human Lightning Conductor" and "Human Lightning Rod". Sullivan is recognized by Guinness World Records as the person struck by lightning more recorded times than any other human being. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Sullivan is the 20th most popular celebrity (up from 67th in 2019), the 773rd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,235th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Celebrity.

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Among celebrities, Roy Sullivan ranks 20 out of 265. Before him are Jon Brower Minnoch, Blanche Monnier, Don King, Geli Raubal, Joseph Merrick, and Tollund Man. After him are Empress Michiko, Monica Lewinsky, Anna Anderson, Rosalia Lombardo, Keke Geladze, and Dodi Fayed.

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Among people born in 1912, Roy Sullivan ranks 31. Before him are Ghazi of Iraq, Heinrich Harrer, B. D. Jatti, Hanna Reitsch, Glenn T. Seaborg, and Maria Mandl. After him are Sergiu Celibidache, Edward Mills Purcell, Tibor Sekelj, Leonid Kantorovich, Adolf Galland, and Juan Pujol García. Among people deceased in 1983, Roy Sullivan ranks 19. Before him are John Vorster, Tennessee Williams, Benigno Aquino Jr., David Niven, Arthur Koestler, and Nikolai Podgorny. After him are Raymond Aron, Ulf von Euler, Meyer Lansky, Alfred Tarski, George Cukor, and Haldan Keffer Hartline.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roy Sullivan ranks 773 out of 20,380. Before him are Natalie Wood (1938), Ellen G. White (1827), Darren Young (1983), Christopher Lambert (1957), Murray Gell-Mann (1929), and Joanne Woodward (1930). After him are Henry Molaison (1926), Florence Griffith Joyner (1959), Robert W. Holley (1922), Carrie Fisher (1956), Barbara Liskov (1939), and Michael DeBakey (1908).

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Among CELEBRITIES In United States

Among celebrities born in United States, Roy Sullivan ranks 9. Before him are Margaret Brown (1867), Phineas Gage (1823), Robert Wadlow (1918), Buffalo Bill (1846), Jon Brower Minnoch (1941), and Don King (1931). After him are Monica Lewinsky (1973), Rodney King (1965), Kim Kardashian (1980), Sarah Knauss (1880), Rosemary Kennedy (1918), and Peggy Guggenheim (1898).

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