1922 - 2007
The Hon. Herbert Henry McKenley OM (10 July 1922 – 26 November 2007) was a Jamaican track and field sprinter. He competed at the 1948 and 1952 Olympics in six events in total, and won one gold and three silver medals.Born in Pleasant Valley, Clarendon, Jamaica, Herb McKenley enrolled at the University of Illinois and won the NCAA championships in 220 yd (200 m) and 440 yd (400 m) in 1946 and 1947. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herb McKenley has received more than 123,512 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Herb McKenley is the 1,669th most popular athlete (down from 1,065th in 2019), the 68th most popular biography from Jamaica (down from 60th in 2019) and the 15th most popular Jamaican Athlete.
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Among athletes, Herb McKenley ranks 1,669 out of 3,059. Before him are Nouria Mérah-Benida, Dwight Stones, John Walker, Koji Murofushi, Guillermo Douglas, and Simon Fourcade. After him are Mario Tullio Montano, Rod Milburn, Yvonne van Gennip, John Davis, Fermín Cacho, and Robson da Silva.
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 1,663
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 1,664
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 1,665
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 1,666
1909 - 1967
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 1,667
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 1,668
1922 - 2007
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 1,669
1944 - 2017
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 1,670
1950 - 1997
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 1,671
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 1,672
1921 - 1984
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 1,673
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 1,674
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 1,675
Among people born in 1922, Herb McKenley ranks 388. Before him are Len Lesser, Mavis Gallant, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Eugenie Clark, Audrey Meadows, and Jean Porter. After him are Kathleen Booth, Herbert Goldstein, Bill Macy, Joan Caulfield, Bert I. Gordon, and Gil Merrick. Among people deceased in 2007, Herb McKenley ranks 352. Before him are Kenji Nagai, John Inman, Ruth Graham, Janet Blair, Kelly Johnson, and Robin Montgomerie-Charrington. After him are Tony Wilson, Jack Valenti, John Compton, Richard Jeni, Hughie Thomasson, and Satymkul Dzhumanazarov.
1922 - 2011
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 382
1922 - 2014
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 383
1922 - 1998
HPI: 39.44
Rank: 384
1922 - 2015
HPI: 39.26
Rank: 385
1922 - 1996
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 386
1922 - 2018
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 387
1922 - 2007
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 388
1922 - 2022
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 389
1922 - 2005
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 390
1922 - 2019
HPI: 38.24
Rank: 391
1922 - 1991
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 392
1922 - 2023
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 393
1922 - 2010
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 394
1957 - 2007
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 346
1935 - 2007
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 347
1920 - 2007
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 348
1921 - 2007
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 349
1958 - 2007
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 350
1915 - 2007
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 351
1922 - 2007
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 352
1950 - 2007
HPI: 38.42
Rank: 353
1921 - 2007
HPI: 38.22
Rank: 354
1925 - 2007
HPI: 38.21
Rank: 355
1957 - 2007
HPI: 37.93
Rank: 356
1952 - 2007
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 357
1951 - 2007
HPI: 37.87
Rank: 358
Among people born in Jamaica, Herb McKenley ranks 68 out of 168. Before him are Alexander Bustamante (1884), Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986), Bruce Golding (1947), Andrew Holness (1972), P. J. Patterson (1935), and Roger Cross (1969). After him are Dennis Brown (1957), Luther Blissett (1958), Diana King (1970), Ini Kamoze (1957), Junior Murvin (1949), and Ky-Mani Marley (1976).
1884 - 1977
HPI: 39.72
Rank: 62
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 63
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 64
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 65
1935 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 66
1969 - Present
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 67
1922 - 2007
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 68
1957 - 1999
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 69
1958 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 70
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.53
Rank: 71
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 72
1949 - 2013
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 73
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.99
Rank: 74
Among athletes born in Jamaica, Herb McKenley ranks 15. Before him are Donovan Bailey (1967), Yohan Blake (1989), Arthur Wint (1920), Nesta Carter (1985), Lennox Miller (1946), and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (1986). After him are Michael Frater (1982), Elaine Thompson (1992), Veronica Campbell-Brown (1982), Bert Cameron (1959), Juliet Cuthbert (1964), and Grace Jackson (1961).
1967 - Present
HPI: 42.73
Rank: 9
1989 - Present
HPI: 41.16
Rank: 10
1920 - 1992
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 11
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 12
1946 - 2004
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 13
1986 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 14
1922 - 2007
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 15
1982 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Rank: 16
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 17
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.39
Rank: 18
1959 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 19
1964 - Present
HPI: 31.88
Rank: 20
1961 - Present
HPI: 30.95
Rank: 21