1924 - 2015
Malvin Greston Whitfield (October 11, 1924 – November 19, 2015) was an American athlete, goodwill ambassador, and airman. Nicknamed "Marvelous Mal", he was the Olympic champion in the 800 meters at the 1948 and 1952 Summer Olympics, and a member of the 1948 gold medal team in the 4 × 400 meters relay. Overall, Whitfield was a five-time Olympic medalist (three gold, one silver, one bronze). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mal Whitfield has received more than 362,717 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Mal Whitfield is the 1,902nd most popular athlete (down from 1,238th in 2019), the 12,900th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,790th in 2019) and the 351st most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Mal Whitfield ranks 1,902 out of 3,059. Before him are Tomáš Dvořák, Addis Abebe, Lisa Vittozzi, Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, Liliya Nurutdinova, and Ralf Schumann. After him are Attila Horváth, Maritza Martén, Vicki Draves, Betty Heidler, Shaolin Sándor Liu, and Kim Ki-hoon.
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.45
Rank: 1,896
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 1,897
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 1,898
1957 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 1,899
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 1,900
1962 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 1,901
1924 - 2015
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 1,902
1967 - 2020
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 1,903
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 1,904
1924 - 2010
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 1,905
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 1,906
1995 - Present
HPI: 36.37
Rank: 1,907
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.36
Rank: 1,908
Among people born in 1924, Mal Whitfield ranks 444. Before him are Norvel Lee, Juan Ponce Enrile, A. B. Bardhan, Robert Sobukwe, Ken Green, and Patricia Roberts Harris. After him are Vincent Canby, Vicki Draves, Dolores Gray, Ella Mae Morse, Nek Chand, and Jonathan Frid. Among people deceased in 2015, Mal Whitfield ranks 472. Before him are Don Howe, Alan Hodgkinson, Leon Brittan, Bob Burns, George Clayton Johnson, and Philip Levine. After him are Andy Sutcliffe, Fernando de Araújo, Peter Pišťanek, Bud Yorkin, Nek Chand, and Jimmy Hill.
1924 - 1992
HPI: 37.45
Rank: 438
1924 - Present
HPI: 37.28
Rank: 439
1924 - 2016
HPI: 37.06
Rank: 440
1924 - 1978
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 441
1924 - 2001
HPI: 36.66
Rank: 442
1924 - 1985
HPI: 36.59
Rank: 443
1924 - 2015
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 444
1924 - 2000
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 445
1924 - 2010
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 446
1924 - 2002
HPI: 36.20
Rank: 447
1924 - 1999
HPI: 36.11
Rank: 448
1924 - 2015
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 449
1924 - 2012
HPI: 35.81
Rank: 450
1935 - 2015
HPI: 36.98
Rank: 466
1936 - 2015
HPI: 36.92
Rank: 467
1939 - 2015
HPI: 36.86
Rank: 468
1950 - 2015
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 469
1929 - 2015
HPI: 36.63
Rank: 470
1928 - 2015
HPI: 36.62
Rank: 471
1924 - 2015
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 472
1947 - 2015
HPI: 36.30
Rank: 473
1963 - 2015
HPI: 36.10
Rank: 474
1960 - 2015
HPI: 36.06
Rank: 475
1926 - 2015
HPI: 36.05
Rank: 476
1924 - 2015
HPI: 35.97
Rank: 477
1928 - 2015
HPI: 35.79
Rank: 478
Among people born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 12,900 out of 18,182. Before him are Scott Storch (1973), Benjamin Stoddert (1751), Walt Hazzard (1942), Bryan Dechart (1987), Ryan Kelley (1986), and Noah Schnapp (2004). After him are Danny Jacobs (1968), Erin Cummings (1977), Alphonso Ford (1971), Ray J (1981), Walter Donaldson (1893), and Vincent Canby (1924).
1973 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,894
1751 - 1813
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,895
1942 - 2011
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,896
1987 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,897
1986 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,898
2004 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,899
1924 - 2015
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,900
1968 - Present
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 12,901
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,902
1971 - 2004
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,903
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,904
1893 - 1947
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,905
1924 - 2000
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 12,906
Among athletes born in United States, Mal Whitfield ranks 351. Before him are Wilbur Thompson (1921), Jesse Mashburn (1933), Mary Decker (1958), Lorenzo Wright (1926), Jenn Suhr (1982), and Louise Ritter (1958). After him are Vicki Draves (1924), George Woods (1943), Steve Lewis (1969), Michael Marsh (1967), Lauryn Williams (1983), and Joe DeLoach (1967).
1921 - 2013
HPI: 36.93
Rank: 345
1933 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 346
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.81
Rank: 347
1926 - 1972
HPI: 36.78
Rank: 348
1982 - Present
HPI: 36.74
Rank: 349
1958 - Present
HPI: 36.70
Rank: 350
1924 - 2015
HPI: 36.41
Rank: 351
1924 - 2010
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 352
1943 - 2022
HPI: 36.23
Rank: 353
1969 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Rank: 354
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.08
Rank: 355
1983 - Present
HPI: 35.94
Rank: 356
1967 - Present
HPI: 35.89
Rank: 357