ATHLETE

Hicham El Guerrouj

1974 - Today

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Hicham El Guerrouj (Arabic: هشام الݣروج; Berber languages: ⵀⵉⵛⴰⵎ ⵍⴳⵔⵔⵓⵊ, romanized: Hisham El Gerruj; born 14 September 1974) is a retired Moroccan middle-distance runner. El Guerrouj is the current world record holder for the 1500 metres and mile, and the former world record holder in the 2000 metres. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hicham El Guerrouj has received more than 1,886,291 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Hicham El Guerrouj is the 277th most popular athlete (down from 250th in 2019), the 85th most popular biography from Morocco (down from 81st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Moroccan Athlete.

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  • 41

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 277 out of 6,025. Before him are Harald Grønningen, Oscar Pistorius, Sergey Litvinov, Blanka Vlašić, Zoltán Horváth, and Alexander Ragulin. After him are Alice Coachman, Władysław Kozakiewicz, Henry Eriksson, Mildred McDaniel, Mihaela Peneș, and Lauri Virtanen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 65. Before him are Ruben Östlund, Misha Collins, Guillaume Musso, Michael Shannon, Robert Kovač, and Claudio López. After him are Prodigy, Giovanni Ribisi, Melanie C, Ryan Phillippe, Rockmond Dunbar, and Murat Yakin.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 85 out of 264. Before him are Saadeddine Othmani (1956), Dominique Mamberti (1952), Driss Chraïbi (1926), Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco (1970), Gad Elmaleh (1971), and Noureddine Naybet (1970). After him are Alain Souchon (1944), Philippe Barbarin (1950), Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (1929), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Mohammed Karim Lamrani (1919), and Aryeh Deri (1959).

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Among ATHLETES In Morocco

Among athletes born in Morocco, Hicham El Guerrouj ranks 2. Before him are Saïd Aouita (1959). After him are Rhadi Ben Abdesselam (1929), Nawal El Moutawakel (1962), Brahim Boutayeb (1967), Robert Leroux (1967), Jaouad Gharib (1972), Nezha Bidouane (1969), Hasna Benhassi (1978), Salah Hissou (1972), Khalid Boulami (1969), and Mohammed Achik (1965).

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