1940 - Today
Mary Denise Rand, MBE (née Bignal; born 10 February 1940) is a British former track and field athlete. She won the long jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics by breaking the world record, the first British female to win an Olympic gold medal in track and field. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Rand has received more than 190,085 page views. Her biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Mary Rand is the 1,644th most popular athlete (down from 992nd in 2019), the 5,299th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,718th in 2019) and the 59th most popular British Athlete.
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Among athletes, Mary Rand ranks 1,644 out of 3,059. Before her are Herbert Adamski, Piet Kleine, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Fernand Jourdant, Lawrence Shields, and Milt Campbell. After her are Obadele Thompson, John Ngugi, Hannu Siitonen, Mae Faggs, Lou Jones, and Victor Sonnemans.
1910 - 1941
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 1,638
1951 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 1,639
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 1,640
1903 - 1956
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 1,641
1895 - 1976
HPI: 39.07
Rank: 1,642
1933 - 2012
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 1,643
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 1,644
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 1,645
1962 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 1,646
1949 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 1,647
1932 - 2000
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 1,648
1932 - 2006
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 1,649
1874 - 1962
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 1,650
Among people born in 1940, Mary Rand ranks 520. Before her are Otacílio Gonçalves, Bill Hunter, Alexei Panshin, Asrani, Carole Ann Ford, and Igor Romishevsky. After her are Don LaFontaine, Ken Fletcher, James Burrows, Brian Labone, Terry McDermott, and Bob Knight.
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 514
1940 - 2011
HPI: 39.41
Rank: 515
1940 - 2022
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 516
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.24
Rank: 517
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 518
1940 - 2013
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 519
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 520
1940 - 2008
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 521
1940 - 2006
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 522
1940 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 523
1940 - 2006
HPI: 38.63
Rank: 524
1940 - 2023
HPI: 38.40
Rank: 525
1940 - 2023
HPI: 38.04
Rank: 526
Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Rand ranks 5,299 out of 7,765. Before her are Brian Cox (1968), Gillian Gilbert (1961), Martin Atkinson (1971), Cleo Laine (1927), John Waite (1952), and Kwame Anthony Appiah (1954). After her are Raquel Cassidy (1968), Arthur Owen (1915), Ann Sidney (1944), Jonny Evans (1988), Alex McLeish (1959), and Gary McAllister (1964).
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 5,293
1961 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 5,294
1971 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 5,295
1927 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 5,296
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.06
Rank: 5,297
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 5,298
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 5,299
1968 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 5,300
1915 - 2002
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 5,301
1944 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 5,302
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 5,303
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 5,304
1964 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 5,305
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Mary Rand ranks 59. Before her are Daley Thompson (1958), Steve Ovett (1955), David Jacobs (1888), Queenie Newall (1854), Allan Wells (1952), and Fiona May (1969). After her are Lynn Davies (1942), Willie Applegarth (1890), Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Barbara Burke (1917), Janet Simpson (1944), and Ann Packer (1942).
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.90
Rank: 53
1955 - Present
HPI: 39.75
Rank: 54
1888 - 1976
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 55
1854 - 1929
HPI: 39.62
Rank: 56
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.59
Rank: 57
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.32
Rank: 58
1940 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 59
1942 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 60
1890 - 1958
HPI: 38.54
Rank: 61
1942 - 2021
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 62
1917 - 1998
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 63
1944 - 2010
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 64
1942 - Present
HPI: 37.90
Rank: 65