ATHLETE
Janice Rankin
1972 - Today

Janice Rankin
Janice Rankin MBE (born 8 February 1972 as Janice Watt) is a Scottish curler and Olympic champion. She received a gold medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, with team mates Rhona Martin (skip), Deborah Knox, Fiona MacDonald and Margaret Morton. She had been a pupil at The Mary Erskine School in Edinburgh. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Janice Rankin is the 5,838th most popular athlete (up from 6,076th in 2024), the 7,955th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 8,019th in 2019) and the 194th most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Janice Rankin ranks 5,838 out of 6,025. Before her are Sabrina Mockenhaupt, Oliver Korn, Catherine Scott, Annerys Vargas, Margaretha Sigfridsson, and Davide Malacarne. After her are Aleksandr Menkov, Henrik Harlaut, Taliqua Clancy, Feng Bin, Cho Gu-ham, and Kaori Takahashi.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSabrina Mockenhaupt
1980 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 5,832
Oliver Korn
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 5,833
Catherine Scott
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 5,834
Annerys Vargas
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 5,835
Margaretha Sigfridsson
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 5,836
Davide Malacarne
1987 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 5,837
Janice Rankin
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 5,838
Aleksandr Menkov
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 5,839
Henrik Harlaut
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 5,840
Taliqua Clancy
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 5,841
Feng Bin
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 5,842
Cho Gu-ham
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 5,843
Kaori Takahashi
1974 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 5,844
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Janice Rankin ranks 1,330. Before her are Jon Fisher, Pae Gil-su, Steven Tweed, Denis Žvegelj, Alexei Popogrebski, and Ugo Ehiogu. After her are Laurent Lamothe, Balls Mahoney, Sunitha Krishnan, Dan Payne, Gary Weeks, and Laurence Leboucher.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsJon Fisher
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.26
Rank: 1,324
Pae Gil-su
GYMNAST
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 1,325
Steven Tweed
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 1,326
Denis Žvegelj
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 1,327
Alexei Popogrebski
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 1,328
Ugo Ehiogu
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2017
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 1,329
Janice Rankin
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 1,330
Laurent Lamothe
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 1,331
Balls Mahoney
WRESTLER
1972 - 2016
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 1,332
Sunitha Krishnan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 1,333
Dan Payne
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.09
Rank: 1,334
Gary Weeks
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 1,335
Laurence Leboucher
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.97
Rank: 1,336
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Janice Rankin ranks 7,957 out of 8,785. Before her are Ben Mee (1989), Kelly Smith (1978), David Gilbert (1981), Ugo Ehiogu (1972), Andros Townsend (1991), and Alice Roberts (1973). After her are Tom Stallard (1978), Alexandra Dowling (1990), Erin Kellyman (1998), Justin Hoyte (1984), Danny Higginbotham (1978), and Danny Mills (1977).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsBen Mee
SOCCER PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 7,951
Kelly Smith
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 7,952
David Gilbert
SNOOKER
1981 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 7,953
Ugo Ehiogu
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - 2017
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 7,954
Andros Townsend
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 7,955
Alice Roberts
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.15
Rank: 7,956
Janice Rankin
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 7,957
Tom Stallard
ENGINEER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 7,958
Alexandra Dowling
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 7,959
Erin Kellyman
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 7,960
Justin Hoyte
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 7,961
Danny Higginbotham
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 7,962
Danny Mills
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 7,963
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Janice Rankin ranks 194. Before her are Paul Ratcliffe (1973), Danny Talbot (1991), Sarah Stevenson (1983), Jason Gardener (1975), Martin Cross (1957), and Kelly Sotherton (1976). After her are Liz McColgan (1964), Kriss Akabusi (1958), Mark Lewis-Francis (1982), Alistair Brownlee (1988), Shirley Robertson (1968), and Raymond Stevens (1963).
Paul Ratcliffe
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.84
Rank: 188
Danny Talbot
1991 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 189
Sarah Stevenson
1983 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 190
Jason Gardener
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.36
Rank: 191
Martin Cross
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.33
Rank: 192
Kelly Sotherton
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.27
Rank: 193
Janice Rankin
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.14
Rank: 194
Liz McColgan
1964 - Present
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 195
Kriss Akabusi
1958 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 196
Mark Lewis-Francis
1982 - Present
HPI: 38.11
Rank: 197
Alistair Brownlee
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.10
Rank: 198
Shirley Robertson
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.07
Rank: 199
Raymond Stevens
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.03
Rank: 200















































