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John Capel Jr.
1978 - Today

John Capel Jr.
John Capel Jr. (born October 27, 1978) is an American former track and field athlete who was a world champion sprinter. Capel played college football for the University of Florida, where he was also a member of the Florida Gators track and field team. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. John Capel Jr. is the 3,498th most popular athlete (up from 6,200th in 2024), the 16,077th most popular biography from United States (up from 19,505th in 2019) and the 528th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, John Capel Jr. ranks 3,498 out of 6,025. Before him are Natalya Nazarova, Wu Minxia, Susan Francia, Silvia Costa, Sorin Matei, and Majd Eddin Ghazal. After him are Liliya Shobukhova, Dwight Stones, Anton Shipulin, Renata Nielsen, Liu Shiying, and Martin Ponsiluoma.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsNatalya Nazarova
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3,492
Wu Minxia
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3,493
Susan Francia
1982 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3,494
Silvia Costa
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3,495
Sorin Matei
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 3,496
Majd Eddin Ghazal
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 3,497
John Capel Jr.
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 3,498
Liliya Shobukhova
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,499
Dwight Stones
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,500
Anton Shipulin
1987 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,501
Renata Nielsen
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,502
Liu Shiying
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,503
Martin Ponsiluoma
1995 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 3,504
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, John Capel Jr. ranks 654. Before him are Antonio de Nigris, Bruno Julie, Andrew Rannells, Lars Bystøl, Kota Yoshihara, and Sarah Adler. After him are Ruhollah Zam, Ricky Hatton, Ali Ezzine, Patrice Abanda, Diego Pozo, and Saša Stanišić.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsAntonio de Nigris
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - 2009
HPI: 45.01
Rank: 648
Bruno Julie
BOXER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 649
Andrew Rannells
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 650
Lars Bystøl
SKIER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.97
Rank: 651
Kota Yoshihara
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.96
Rank: 652
Sarah Adler
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 653
John Capel Jr.
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 654
Ruhollah Zam
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1978 - 2020
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 655
Ricky Hatton
BOXER
1978 - 2025
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 656
Ali Ezzine
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 657
Patrice Abanda
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 658
Diego Pozo
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 659
Saša Stanišić
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 660
In United States
Among people born in United States, John Capel Jr. ranks 16,084 out of 20,380. Before him are Scott Silver (1964), Sepp Kuss (1994), Alcee Hastings (1936), Nat Wolff (1994), Penn Jillette (1955), and Bill Rieflin (1960). After him are Deanna Russo (1979), James Gould Cozzens (1903), Emilie Autumn (1979), Daniella Monet (1989), Douglas Wilder (1931), and Bruce Bowen (1971).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsScott Silver
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 16,078
Sepp Kuss
CYCLIST
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 16,079
Alcee Hastings
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 16,080
Nat Wolff
ACTOR
1994 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 16,081
Penn Jillette
MAGICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 16,082
Bill Rieflin
SINGER
1960 - 2020
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 16,083
John Capel Jr.
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 16,084
Deanna Russo
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 16,085
James Gould Cozzens
WRITER
1903 - 1978
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 16,086
Emilie Autumn
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 16,087
Daniella Monet
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 16,088
Douglas Wilder
POLITICIAN
1931 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 16,089
Bruce Bowen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 16,090
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, John Capel Jr. ranks 528. Before him are Kim Batten (1969), Kai Greene (1975), Chandra Cheeseborough (1959), Jeff Henderson (1989), Alan Forney (1960), and Derrick Adkins (1970). After him are Dwight Stones (1953), DeAnna Price (1993), Sam Graddy (1964), Betsy Beard (1961), Dennis Mitchell (1966), and Angela Williams (1980).
Kim Batten
1969 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 522
Kai Greene
1975 - Present
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 523
Chandra Cheeseborough
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 524
Jeff Henderson
1989 - Present
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 525
Alan Forney
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 526
Derrick Adkins
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 527
John Capel Jr.
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 528
Dwight Stones
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 529
DeAnna Price
1993 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 530
Sam Graddy
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 531
Betsy Beard
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 532
Dennis Mitchell
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 533
Angela Williams
1980 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 534















































