Athlete
Janet Simpson
English sprinter
1944 - 2010
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Janet Simpson
Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Janet Simpson is the 2,039th most popular athlete (down from 1,841st in 2024), the 5,348th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,197th in 2019) and the 82nd most popular British Athlete.
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Among Athletes
Among athletes, Janet Simpson ranks 2,039 out of 6,025. Before her are Alejandro Casañas, Jānis Bojārs, Chira Apostol, Barbara Sobotta, Igor Nikulin, and George Campbell. After her are Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Mór Kóczán, Olga Mineyeva, Fiona May, Gwen Torrence, and Lajos Rácz.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Alejandro Casañas
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 2,033
Jānis Bojārs
1956 - 2018
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 2,034
Chira Apostol
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2,035
Barbara Sobotta
1936 - 2000
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2,036
Igor Nikulin
1960 - 2021
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2,037
George Campbell
1878 - 1972
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 2,038
Janet Simpson
1944 - 2010
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 2,039
Yaroslava Mahuchikh
2001 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 2,040
Mór Kóczán
1885 - 1972
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 2,041
Olga Mineyeva
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 2,042
Fiona May
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 2,043
Gwen Torrence
1965 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 2,044
Lajos Rácz
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 2,045
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Janet Simpson ranks 678. Before her are Eddie Keizan, Catherine Leroy, Miguel Mejía Barón, Ivan Martin Jirous, Stoyan Yordanov, and Héctor Santos. After her are Leopoldo Vallejos, Reinhold Bachler, Jack Casady, Euphrase Kezilahabi, Woody Shaw, and Svetlana Krachevskaya. Among people deceased in 2010, Janet Simpson ranks 413. Before her are Joe Mantell, Ellis Clarke, George Steinbrenner, Beryl Bainbridge, Peter Orlovsky, and Ed Thigpen. After her are Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Daiki Sato, Corey Allen, Jackie Burroughs, Roman Dmitriyev, and Marie Corridon.
Others Born in 1944
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Eddie Keizan
RACING DRIVER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 672
Catherine Leroy
JOURNALIST
1944 - 2006
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 673
Miguel Mejía Barón
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 674
Ivan Martin Jirous
WRITER
1944 - 2011
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 675
Stoyan Yordanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2025
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 676
Héctor Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 677
Janet Simpson
ATHLETE
1944 - 2010
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 678
Leopoldo Vallejos
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 679
Reinhold Bachler
SKIER
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 680
Jack Casady
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 681
Euphrase Kezilahabi
WRITER
1944 - 2020
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 682
Woody Shaw
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1989
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 683
Svetlana Krachevskaya
ATHLETE
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 684
Others Deceased in 2010
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Joe Mantell
ACTOR
1915 - 2010
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 407
Ellis Clarke
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2010
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 408
George Steinbrenner
BUSINESSPERSON
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 409
Beryl Bainbridge
WRITER
1932 - 2010
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 410
Peter Orlovsky
WRITER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 51.76
Rank: 411
Ed Thigpen
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 412
Janet Simpson
ATHLETE
1944 - 2010
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 413
Jerzy Stefan Stawiński
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 2010
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 414
Daiki Sato
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - 2010
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 415
Corey Allen
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2010
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 416
Jackie Burroughs
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 417
Roman Dmitriyev
WRESTLER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 418
Marie Corridon
SWIMMER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 419
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Janet Simpson ranks 5,348 out of NaN. Before her are Asa Butterfield (1997), Tommy Flowers (1905), Richard Meinertzhagen (1878), Jan Morris (1926), Nigella Lawson (1960), and Howard Marks (1945). After her are Adebayo Akinfenwa (1982), Sheila Hancock (1933), Fiona May (1969), Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland (1421), Christopher Fry (1907), and Maisie Williams (1997).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Asa Butterfield
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 5,342
Tommy Flowers
ENGINEER
1905 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 5,343
Richard Meinertzhagen
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1967
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,344
Jan Morris
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,345
Nigella Lawson
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,346
Howard Marks
EXTREMIST
1945 - 2016
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,347
Janet Simpson
ATHLETE
1944 - 2010
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 5,348
Adebayo Akinfenwa
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,349
Sheila Hancock
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 5,350
Fiona May
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,351
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland
POLITICIAN
1421 - 1461
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,352
Christopher Fry
WRITER
1907 - 2005
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 5,353
Maisie Williams
ACTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 5,354
Among Athletes In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Janet Simpson ranks 82. Before her are Eileen Hiscock (1909), John James Shepherd (1884), Wendy Smith-Sly (1959), Nancy Mackay (1922), James Wilson (1891), and Don Finlay (1909). After her are Fiona May (1969), Mary Peters (1939), George Hutson (1889), Dorothy Shirley (1939), Sandra Chick (1947), and Mary Rand (1940).
Eileen Hiscock
1909 - 1958
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 76
John James Shepherd
1884 - 1954
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 77
Wendy Smith-Sly
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 78
Nancy Mackay
1922 - 2016
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 79
James Wilson
1891 - 1973
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 80
Don Finlay
1909 - 1970
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 81
Janet Simpson
1944 - 2010
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 82
Fiona May
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 83
Mary Peters
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 84
George Hutson
1889 - 1914
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 85
Dorothy Shirley
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 86
Sandra Chick
1947 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 87
Mary Rand
1940 - 2026
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 88
