1911 - Today
Fauja Singh (Punjabi: ਫੌਜਾ ਸਿੰਘ) is a British Sikh and retired marathon runner of Punjabi Indian descent. He has beaten a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times have been ratified as records. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fauja Singh has received more than 986,958 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Fauja Singh is the 401st most popular athlete (down from 342nd in 2019), the 510th most popular biography from India (down from 442nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Indian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Fauja Singh ranks 401 out of 3,059. Before him are Duje Bonačić, Galina Bystrova, Lyudmila Shevtsova, Vilhjálmur Einarsson, P. T. Usha, and Carlo Agostoni. After him are Lajos Steiner, Jonni Myyrä, Bobby Morrow, István Somodi, Bud Houser, and Colette Besson.
1929 - 2020
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 395
1934 - 1999
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 396
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 397
1934 - 2019
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 398
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 399
1909 - 1972
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 400
1911 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 401
1903 - 1975
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 402
1892 - 1955
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 403
1935 - 2020
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 404
1885 - 1963
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 405
1901 - 1994
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 406
1946 - 2005
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 407
Among people born in 1911, Fauja Singh ranks 225. Before him are C. L. Moore, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Kick Smit, Consalvo Sanesi, Leslie Graham, and Paul Pietsch. After him are Luise Rinser, Marie Braun, Giuseppe Olmo, Mario Perazzolo, Jo Jones, and Nikolai Baibakov.
1911 - 1987
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 219
1911 - 1994
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 220
1911 - 1974
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 221
1911 - 1998
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 222
1911 - 1953
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 223
1911 - 2012
HPI: 47.44
Rank: 224
1911 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 225
1911 - 2002
HPI: 47.36
Rank: 226
1911 - 1982
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 227
1911 - 1992
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 228
1911 - 2001
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 229
1911 - 1985
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 230
1911 - 2008
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 231
Among people born in India, Fauja Singh ranks 510 out of 1,493. Before him are Bhairon Singh Shekhawat (1923), Jyoti Basu (1914), Meira Kumar (1945), Sulochana Gadgil (1944), Amrit Kaur (1889), and P. T. Usha (1964). After him are Har Dayal (1884), Sivaji Ganesan (1928), D. R. Kaprekar (1905), Jayakanthan (1934), Neerja Bhanot (1963), and Mayawati (1956).
1923 - 2010
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 504
1914 - 2010
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 505
1945 - Present
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 506
1944 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 507
1889 - 1964
HPI: 47.45
Rank: 508
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 509
1911 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 510
1884 - 1939
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 511
1928 - 2001
HPI: 47.32
Rank: 512
1905 - 1986
HPI: 47.25
Rank: 513
1934 - 2015
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 514
1963 - 1986
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 515
1956 - Present
HPI: 47.22
Rank: 516
Among athletes born in India, Fauja Singh ranks 3. Before him are Charles Gmelin (1872) and P. T. Usha (1964). After him are K. D. Jadhav (1926), Launceston Elliot (1874), Godfrey Brown (1915), Udham Singh (1928), Balbir Singh Sr. (1923), Richard Allen (1902), Leslie Claudius (1927), Karnam Malleswari (1975), and Ajit Pal Singh (1947).
1872 - 1950
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 1
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 2
1911 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 3
1926 - 1984
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 4
1874 - 1930
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 5
1915 - 1995
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 6
1928 - 2000
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 7
1923 - 2020
HPI: 37.83
Rank: 8
1902 - 1969
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 9
1927 - 2012
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 10
1975 - Present
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 11
1947 - Present
HPI: 35.43
Rank: 12