1944 - 2016
Miruts Yifter (Amharic and Tigrinya: ምሩፅ ይፍጠር, affectionately known as "Yifter the Shifter", 15 May 1944 – 22 December 2016) was an Ethiopian long-distance runner and winner of two gold medals at the 1980 Summer Olympics. His date of birth is often given as 15 May 1944, though there is some uncertainty about this. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Miruts Yifter has received more than 147,325 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Miruts Yifter is the 301st most popular athlete (down from 122nd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Ethiopian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Miruts Yifter ranks 301 out of 3,059. Before him are Henry Carr, Nam Sung-yong, Jean Shiley, John Kuck, Jaan Kikkas, and Maria Itkina. After him are Hallgeir Brenden, Julius Saaristo, Glenn Davis, Charles Winckler, Zoltán Horváth, and Sara Simeoni.
1941 - 2015
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 295
1912 - 2001
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 296
1911 - 1998
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 297
1905 - 1986
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 298
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 299
1932 - 2020
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 300
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 301
1929 - 2007
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 302
1891 - 1969
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 303
1934 - 2009
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 304
1867 - 1932
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 305
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 306
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 307
Among people born in 1944, Miruts Yifter ranks 363. Before him are Bo Larsson, Polycarp Pengo, Roberto Miranda, Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo, Abdul Qadir, and Ján Čarnogurský. After him are Haruhiko Kuroda, Roger Rees, Jean-Pierre Ricard, Sharmila Tagore, Pierre Bachelet, and Denny Laine. Among people deceased in 2016, Miruts Yifter ranks 266. Before him are Paul Bley, Phyllis Schlafly, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Aurèle Nicolet, Arnold Wesker, and Manuel Velázquez. After him are David Margulies, Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Merle Haggard, Slobodan Santrač, Janet Reno, and Bülent Eken.
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 357
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 358
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 359
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 360
1944 - 2014
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 361
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 362
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 363
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 364
1944 - 2015
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 365
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 366
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 367
1944 - 2005
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 368
1944 - 2023
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 369
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 260
1924 - 2016
HPI: 48.73
Rank: 261
1920 - 2016
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 262
1926 - 2016
HPI: 48.63
Rank: 263
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 264
1943 - 2016
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 265
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 266
1937 - 2016
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 267
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 268
1937 - 2016
HPI: 48.26
Rank: 269
1946 - 2016
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 270
1938 - 2016
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 271
1923 - 2016
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 272
Among people born in Ethiopia, Miruts Yifter ranks 30 out of 89. Before him are Zara Yaqob (1399), Mulatu Astatke (1943), Negasso Gidada (1943), Wilfred Thesiger (1910), Dawit II (1496), and Kenenisa Bekele (1982). After him are Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Malik Ambar (1548), Ezana of Axum (325), Tafari Benti (1921), Mara Takla Haymanot (900), and Hailemariam Desalegn (1965).
1399 - 1468
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 24
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 25
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 26
1910 - 2003
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 27
1496 - 1540
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 28
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 29
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 30
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 31
1548 - 1626
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 32
325 - 360
HPI: 47.55
Rank: 33
1921 - 1977
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 34
900 - 1000
HPI: 47.12
Rank: 35
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.03
Rank: 36
Among athletes born in Ethiopia, Miruts Yifter ranks 5. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), Mamo Wolde (1932), and Kenenisa Bekele (1982). After him are Sifan Hassan (1993), Tirunesh Dibaba (1985), Derartu Tulu (1972), Addis Abebe (1970), Eshetu Tura (1950), Genzebe Dibaba (1991), and Fatuma Roba (1973).
1932 - 1973
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 1
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 2
1932 - 2002
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 3
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 4
1944 - 2016
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 5
1993 - Present
HPI: 42.43
Rank: 6
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 7
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 36.42
Rank: 9
1950 - Present
HPI: 35.90
Rank: 10
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 11
1973 - Present
HPI: 33.66
Rank: 12