Jim Thorpe
1887–1953
American Olympic gold medalist in pentathlon and decathlon.
Jim Thorpe (1887–1953) was a multi-sport athlete, born in Prague, United States and died in Lomita, United States.
- Known as
- Multi-sport athlete
- Category
- Athletes
- Born
- 1887, Prague, United States
- Died
- 1953, Lomita, United States
Alive at the same time as Jim Thorpe
- Calouste Gulbenkian 1869–1955, oil businessman
- Bertrand Russell 1872–1970, philosopher
- Carl Jung 1875–1961, psychiatrist
- Albert Einstein 1879–1955, physicist
- Alexander Fleming 1881–1955, physician
- Coco Chanel 1883–1971, fashion designer
- Jack Dempsey 1895–1983, boxer
- Babe Ruth 1895–1948, baseball player
- Paavo Nurmi 1897–1973, runner
- Johnny Weissmuller 1904–1984, swimmer
- Don Bradman 1908–2001, cricketer
- Jesse Owens 1913–1980, sprinter
Portrait: Harris & Ewing, Public domain.
