# Frank Shankwitz

> Frank Earle Shankwitz was an American philanthropist who was a co-founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He has received the President's Call to Service Award, the Making a Difference in the World, the Making a World of Difference and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor awards. In 2019, a full-length film titled Wish Man was released. It tells the story of Shankwitz, his life and the Make-A-Wish Foundation's founding.

*American philanthropist (1943-2021)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/frank-shankwitz

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1943-03-08
- **Died:** 2021-01-24
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Frank Earle Shankwitz was an American philanthropist who was a co-founder of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. He has received the President's Call to Service Award, the Making a Difference in the World, the Making a World of Difference and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor awards. In 2019, a full-length film titled Wish Man was released. It tells the story of Shankwitz, his life and the Make-A-Wish Foundation's founding.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.5 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 2.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 2.7 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 53.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Frank Shankwitz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Shankwitz)
- [فرانك شانكويتز](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83_%D8%B4%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B2)
- [فرینک شینکوٹز](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%A9_%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%86%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%B9%D8%B2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18356173)

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