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William Fields

1929 - 1992

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William Beauford Fields (6 August 1929 – 20 November 1992) was an American competition rower and Olympic champion, and later naval officer. He was born in Forsyth, Georgia. Fields won a gold medal in the men's eight at the 1952 Summer Olympics, as a member of the American team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Fields is the 1,383rd most popular athlete (up from 1,594th in 2019), the 8,841st most popular biography from United States (up from 9,949th in 2019) and the 272nd most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, William Fields ranks 1,383 out of 6,025. Before him are Dieter Kottysch, Håkan Malmrot, Bertalan Papp, Päivi Meriluoto, Andreas Cervin, and Ragnar Malm. After him are Gunhild Hoffmeister, Taisia Chenchik, Guido Balzarini, Wang Yi, Dorothea Wierer, and Jack Cameron.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, William Fields ranks 443. Before him are Pat Crawford Brown, Marcelino dos Santos, Charlotte Froese Fischer, Amar Bose, Wanda Wiłkomirska, and Yuri Artsutanov. After him are Olga Tass, Kazimierz Kutz, Ivor Allchurch, James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife, Ilya Piatetski-Shapiro, and Nirmal Verma. Among people deceased in 1992, William Fields ranks 231. Before him are Neville Brand, Ron Woodroof, Luis Rosales, Sven Delblanc, Klaes Karppinen, and Bertalan Papp. After him are Kurt Wires, Nancy Walker, Lazăr Sfera, Josef Neckermann, Luis Alcoriza, and Max Stiepl.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, William Fields ranks 8,843 out of 20,380. Before him are John Huchra (1948), Teddy Riley (1967), John Lipsky (1947), Marc Randolph (1958), Glenne Headly (1955), and Lothrop Stoddard (1883). After him are Alley Mills (1951), Charles Stark Draper (1901), Faith Domergue (1924), Monte Hellman (1932), Candy Barr (1935), and Bode Miller (1977).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, William Fields ranks 272. Before him are Duncan Gregg (1910), Herman Groman (1882), Tom Courtney (1933), Edward Stevens (1932), Bob Richards (1926), and Loren Murchison (1898). After him are Ronnie Ray Smith (1949), Bob Clotworthy (1931), Chris Dickerson (1939), James Fifer (1930), Lawrence Shields (1895), and Cornelius Warmerdam (1915).

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