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 1 
Greg Louganis
(The Only Man and the Second Diver in Olympic History to Sweep the Diving Events in Consecutive Olympic Games)
Greg Louganis
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Birthdate: January 29, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: El Cajon, California, United States

Greg Louganis was born to high-school students and was raised by his adoptive parents. Before becoming a renowned diver, he had studied drama and excelled in dance and gymnastics. The four-time Olympic gold medalist is HIV-positive and an LGBT icon. His memoir, Breaking the Surface, was made into a TV movie.

 2 
David Boudia
(American Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
David Boudia
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Birthdate: April 24, 1989
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Abilene, Texas, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 3 
Sammy Lee
(American Diver and the First Asian American Man to Win an Olympic Gold Medal for the United States)
Sammy Lee
2
Birthdate: August 1, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States
Died: December 2, 2016
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 4 
Laura Wilkinson
(American Diver, 3 Time Olympian, and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Laura Wilkinson
2
Birthdate: November 17, 1977
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 5 
Steele Johnson
(Olympic Silver Medal-Winning American Diver)
Steele Johnson
2
Birthdate: June 16, 1996
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 6 
Bruce Kimball
(American Competitive Diver)
Bruce Kimball
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Birthdate: June 11, 1963
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
 7 
Vicki Draves
(American Competitive Diver)
Vicki Draves
2
Birthdate: December 31, 1924
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Francisco, California, United States
Died: April 11, 2010
 8 
Jordan Windle
(First diver of Cambodian descent to compete in the Olympics)
Jordan Windle
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Birthdate: November 13, 1998
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 9 
Jon Lindbergh
(American Underwater Diver and One of the World’s Earliest Aquanauts in the 1960s)
Jon Lindbergh
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Birthdate: August 16, 1932
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: July 29, 2021
 10 
Kassidy Cook
(American Competitive Diver)
Kassidy Cook
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Birthdate: May 9, 1995
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Plantation, Florida, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)
 11 
Mark Lenzi
(American Olympic Diver)
Mark Lenzi
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Birthdate: July 4, 1968
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Died: April 9, 2012
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 12 
Sam Patch
(First Famous American Daredevil and Diver)
Sam Patch
2
Birthdate: 1799 AD
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, United States
Died: November 13, 1829
 13 
Rick Charls
(Former American High Diver Who Held the World Record for the Highest Dive of 172 Feet)
Rick Charls
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Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
 14 
Pat McCormick
(American Diver)
Pat McCormick
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Birthdate: May 12, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Seal Beach, California, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 15 
Marjorie Gestring
(American Competitive Diver)
Marjorie Gestring
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Birthdate: November 18, 1922
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: April 20, 1992
 16 
Nicholas Mevoli
(American Freediver)
Nicholas Mevoli
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Birthdate: August 22, 1981
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Dunedin, Florida, United States
Died: November 17, 2013
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
 17 
Michael Hixon
(American Diver and a Two-Time Olympic Medalist)
Michael Hixon
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Birthdate: July 16, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 18 
Frank Kurtz
(American Olympic Diver and an Aviator)
Frank Kurtz
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Birthdate: September 11, 1911
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Davenport, Iowa, United States
Died: October 31, 1996
 19 
Troy Dumais
(American Competitive Diver)
Troy Dumais
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Birthdate: January 21, 1980
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Ventura, California, United States

Born into a family of swimmers and divers, Troy Dumais was part of the Texas Longhorns and won the NCAA championship 7 times. The Olympic bronze medal winner now stays in Dallas and is training to be a chiropractic doctor. He also has 5 world championship medals in his kitty.

 20 
Thomas Finchum
(American Diver)
Thomas Finchum
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Birthdate: December 1, 1989
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)
 21 
Abigail Johnston
(Former Olympic Diver)
Abigail Johnston
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Birthdate: November 16, 1989
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Upper Arlington, Ohio, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 22 
Cynthia Potter
(American Former Olympic Diver and Diving Color Commentator)
Cynthia Potter
2
Birthdate: August 27, 1950
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Houston, Texas, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 23 
Kristian Ipsen
(American Diver)
Kristian Ipsen
2
Birthdate: October 20, 1992
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Walnut Creek, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 24 
Dana Kunze
(American Champion High-Diver)
Dana Kunze
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Birthdate: January 27, 1961
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: United States
 25 
Jessica Parratto
(American Diver)
Jessica Parratto
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Birthdate: June 26, 1994
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Dover, New Hampshire, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
 26 
Professor Splash
(American Diver)
Professor Splash
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Birthdate: March 8, 1961
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
 27 
Lawrence Andreasen
(American Diver)
Lawrence Andreasen
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Birthdate: November 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: California, United States
Died: October 26, 1990
 28 
Nick McCrory
(American Former Diver)
Nick McCrory
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Birthdate: August 9, 1991
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 29 
Kelci Bryant
(American Diver)
Kelci Bryant
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Birthdate: January 15, 1989
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 30 
Luis Marden
(American Explorer, Photographer and Diver)
Luis Marden
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Birthdate: January 25, 1913
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Chelsea, Massachusetts, United States
Died: March 3, 2003
 31 
Phil Boggs
(American Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Phil Boggs
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Birthdate: December 29, 1949
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio, United States
Died: July 4, 1990
 32 
Donna Tobias
(American Diver and the United States Navy’s First Female Deep Sea Diver)
Donna Tobias
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Birthdate: May 22, 1952
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Died: September 21, 2010
 33 
Randy Dickison
(American High Diver)
Randy Dickison
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Birthplace: Unknown
Died: 1996 AD
 34 
Bob Webster
(American Retired Diver)
Bob Webster
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Birthdate: October 25, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 35 
Scott Donie
(American Diver)
Scott Donie
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Birthdate: October 10, 1968
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vicenza, Italy
 36 
Jennifer Chandler
(American Diver)
Jennifer Chandler
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Birthdate: June 30, 1959
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Langdale, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
 37 
Sam Dorman
(American Diver)
Sam Dorman
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Birthdate: August 30, 1991
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Tempe, Arizona, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 38 
Sarah Bacon
(American Diver)
Sarah Bacon
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Birthdate: September 20, 1996
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 39 
Micki King
(American Former Competitive Diver and Diving Coach)
Micki King
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Birthdate: July 26, 1944
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 40 
Brittany Viola
(American Platform Diver)
Brittany Viola
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Birthdate: April 19, 1987
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 41 
Kenneth Sitzberger
(American Competitive Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Kenneth Sitzberger
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Birthdate: February 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
Died: January 2, 1984
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
 42 
Kent Ferguson
(American Retired Diver)
Kent Ferguson
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Birthdate: March 9, 1963
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States
 43 
George Sheldon
(American Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
George Sheldon
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Birthdate: May 17, 1874
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: United States
Died: November 25, 1907
 44 
Kelly McCormick
(American Competitive Diver)
Kelly McCormick
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Birthdate: February 13, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Anaheim, California, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
 45 
William Dickey
(American Diver)
William Dickey
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Birthdate: October 20, 1874
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: May 13, 1944
 46 
Jevon Tarantino
(American Springboard Diver)
Jevon Tarantino
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Birthdate: January 30, 1984
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Boynton Beach, Florida, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 47 
Aileen Riggin
(American Swimmer, Diver and Olympic Champion in 'Springboard' Diving in 1920)
Aileen Riggin
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Birthdate: May 2, 1906
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Died: October 17, 2002

At 14, Aileen Riggin won a gold medal at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, where she was also the smallest competitor, weighing roughly 29 kg. Making her way through a male-dominated sports structure, she also became the first swimmer to win medals in both the swimming and diving events at the same Olympics.

 48 
Dorothy Poynton-Hill
(American Diver and Olympic Gold Medalist)
Dorothy Poynton-Hill
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Birthdate: July 17, 1915
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Died: May 18, 1995
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
 49 
Hal Haig Prieste
(American Diver)
Hal Haig Prieste
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Birthdate: November 23, 1896
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fresno, California, United States
Died: April 19, 2001
 50 
Wendy Lucero-Schayes
(American Diver)
Wendy Lucero-Schayes
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Birthdate: June 26, 1963
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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