The Most Famous
ATHLETES from Guernsey
This page contains a list of the greatest Athletes. The pantheon dataset contains 6,025 Athletes, 1 of which were born in Guernsey. This makes Guernsey the birth place of the 116th most number of Athletes behind Jordan, and Luxembourg.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Athletes of all time. This list of famous Athletes is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Percy Hodge (1890 - 1967)
With an HPI of 48.52, Percy Hodge is the most famous Athlete. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Percy Hodge (26 December 1890 – 27 December 1967) was a British athlete, winner of the 3000 m steeplechase at the 1920 Summer Olympics. The 1920 Summer Olympics were the first to include a (now common) 3000 m steeplechase. This was run on a grass course, unlike later competitions. Percy Hodge was the favourite, easily winning his heat and outrunning the rest of the field. He won the final in a time of 10:00.4, some 100 m ahead of second-placed Patrick Flynn from the United States. Hodge also ran in the heats of the 3000 m team event, in which Great Britain won a silver medal. Hodge was born in Guernsey, but then moved to Weymouth and Bournemouth, finally settling in Bexhill-on-Sea. He was an AAA champion in 2 miles steeplechase from 1919 to 1921 and in 1923. In 1920 his shoe fell off in the second lap causing him to stop and lose some 100 yards, yet he won the race by a margin of 75 yards. He also finished ninth at the International Cross Country Championships and helped his team to win a first place earlier in 1920.
2. Cameron Chalmers (b. 1997)
With an HPI of 0.00, Cameron Chalmers is the 2nd most famous Athlete. His biography has been translated into different languages.
Cameron Christopher David Chalmers (born 6 February 1997) is a Guernsey born British track and field sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres. The Guernsey record-holder for the 400 metres, he currently competes for both Guernsey and Great Britain.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as athletes born between 1890 and 1997. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living athletes include Cameron Chalmers. The most famous deceased athletes include Percy Hodge. As of April 2024, 1 new athletes have been added to Pantheon including Cameron Chalmers.
