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Les Mills

New Zealand athlete, businessman and politician

1934 - 2026

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His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Les Mills is the 1,632nd most popular athlete, the 85th most popular biography from New Zealand and the 7th most popular New Zealander Athlete.

Les Mills is most famous for his Olympic career as a New Zealand track and field athlete competing in shot put and discus. A surprising fact is that he later served as a politician. His legacy endures through inspiring Kiwi athletes and advancing public service in New Zealand.

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#7 / 183

Les Mills ranks #7 of 183 Athletes born in New Zealand, inside the top 4% of that cohort.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, Les Mills ranks 1,632 out of 13,875. Before him are Giuseppina Leone, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili, Naohiro Ikeda, John Norton, Ursula Knab, and René Lorain. After him are Dániel Magay, Babben Enger-Damon, Natalya Goncharova, Ferenc Németh, Marjorie Gestring, and Evert Gunnarsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Les Mills ranks 482. Before him are Evgeny Vladimirovich Chetvergov, Roy Kinnear, Charles Jenkins Sr., Guillermo Sepúlveda, David Halberstam, and Giuseppina Leone. After him are Curtis Fuller, Evy Berggren, Stanton T. Friedman, Vladislav Illich-Svitych, Jimmy Garrison, and Tom Heinsohn. Among people deceased in 2026, Les Mills ranks 246. Before him are Glenn Hall, Roger Allers, Edith M. Flanigen, Joanna Pettet, Michael Parenti, and Martin Chivers. After him are Peabo Bryson, Herman Chernoff, Raghu Rai, Alfredo Bryce, Mal Anderson, and Donald Gibb.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Les Mills ranks 85 out of 529. Before him are John Gorton (1911), Keri Hulme (1947), Andrew Adamson (1966), Peter O'Leary (1972), John Nicholson (1941), and David Lange (1942). After him are Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), Margaret Mahy (1936), and Jack Lovelock (1910).

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Among Athletes In New Zealand

Among athletes born in New Zealand, Les Mills ranks 7. Before him are John Walker (1952), Harry Kerr (1879), Peter Snell (1938), Warren Cole (1940), Yvette Williams (1929), and Joe Earl (1952). After him are Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), Jack Lovelock (1910), and Ross Collinge (1944).

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