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William Dod

1867 - 1954

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William Dod (18 July 1867 – 8 October 1954) was a British archer. He won the gold medal in the men's double York round at the 1908 Summer Olympics on his 41st birthday. William Dod was born in Bebington, Cheshire, a descendant of Sir Anthony Dod of Edge, who was knighted at the Battle of Agincourt by King Henry V. It has been claimed that Sir Anthony was in command of the English archers, although this must be an exaggeration as Sir Thomas Erpingham is universally credited with having overall command. William was educated at home by private tutors and his family fortune, gathered from the cotton trade, meant that he never had to work for a living. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). William Dod is the 16,847th most popular politician (up from 17,767th in 2024), the 5,146th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 6,078th in 2019) and the 602nd most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, William Dod ranks 16,841 out of 19,576. After him are Eochaid Buide, Salim Ahmed Salim, Amy Klobuchar, Grace Mugabe, Jim Inhofe, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Sabri Boukadoum, Terry Branstad, Baleka Mbete, Sonny Perdue, Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger, and Mike Moore.

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Among people born in 1867, William Dod ranks 148. Before him are Elvira Rawson de Dellepiane, Simon Guggenheim, José Vicente Concha, Florence Fuller, Annie Montague Alexander, and Henry Lawson. After him are Edith Hamilton, Anders Peter Nielsen, Flora Finch, Alec B. Francis, Lillian Wald, and A. E. Douglass. Among people deceased in 1954, William Dod ranks 159. Before him are Shaqe Çoba, Erik Norberg, Gavino Matta, Cornelia Sorabji, Roberto Gomes Pedrosa, and John James Shepherd. After him are John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Maud Barger-Wallach, Irving Pichel, Cayetano Saporiti, Eugene Pallette, and Ellen Roosevelt.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Dod ranks 5,148 out of 8,785. Before him are Dora Marsden (1882), Harry Ricardo (1885), Prunella Scales (1932), Stella Gibbons (1902), Ron Greenwood (1921), and Ian Raby (1921). After him are Emilia Lanier (1569), Mina Loy (1882), Juliet Stevenson (1956), Terence Rattigan (1911), David Pegg (1935), and Chris Anderson (1961).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Dod ranks 602. Before him are Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury (1801), Cadwallon ap Cadfan (591), Douglas Hurd (1930), Henry Hyndman (1842), Rhodri Morgan (1939), and Gwendoline Eastlake-Smith (1883). After him are John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon (1873), Dan Crenshaw (1984), Samuel Plimsoll (1824), Harriet Harman (1950), Reginald McKenna (1863), and George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll (1823).

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