1976 - Today
Obadele "Oba" Thompson BSS (born 30 March 1976) is a Barbados-born former sprinter, lawyer, author, and speaker. He won Barbados's first and only Olympic medal as an independent country by placing third in the 100 metres at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), and a finalist at each Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Obadele Thompson has received more than 306,360 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Obadele Thompson is the 1,645th most popular athlete (down from 1,405th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Barbados and the most popular Barbadian Athlete.
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Among athletes, Obadele Thompson ranks 1,645 out of 3,059. Before him are Piet Kleine, Mutaz Essa Barshim, Fernand Jourdant, Lawrence Shields, Milt Campbell, and Mary Rand. After him are John Ngugi, Hannu Siitonen, Mae Faggs, Lou Jones, Victor Sonnemans, and Derartu Tulu.
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
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.97
Rank: 1,651
Among people born in 1976, Obadele Thompson ranks 309. Before him are Ji Yun-nam, Kim Collins, Fernando Ricksen, Zé Elias, Avdullah Hoti, and Vahid Hashemian. After him are Thomas Sørensen, Nawaf Shukralla, Françoise Mbango Etone, Tarso Marques, Thomas Sadoski, and Hamish Linklater.
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 303
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.19
Rank: 304
1976 - 2019
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 305
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 306
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 307
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.08
Rank: 308
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 309
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.03
Rank: 310
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 311
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.93
Rank: 312
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.92
Rank: 313
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 314
1976 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 315
Among people born in Barbados, Obadele Thompson ranks 12 out of 17. Before him are Mia Mottley (1965), Clifford Husbands (1926), Freundel Stuart (1951), Elliott Belgrave (1931), Owen Arthur (1949), and Errol Barrow (1920). After him are Garfield Sobers (1936), Tom Adams (1931), Shontelle (1985), Ryan Brathwaite (1988), and Marita Payne (1960).
1965 - Present
HPI: 46.65
Rank: 6
1926 - 2017
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 7
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.55
Rank: 8
1931 - Present
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 9
1949 - 2020
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 10
1920 - 1987
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 11
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 12
1936 - Present
HPI: 35.19
Rank: 13
1931 - 1985
HPI: 34.46
Rank: 14
1985 - Present
HPI: 32.82
Rank: 15
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 16
1960 - Present
HPI: 25.73
Rank: 17
Among athletes born in Barbados, Obadele Thompson ranks 1. After him are Ryan Brathwaite (1988) and Marita Payne (1960).
1976 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 1
1988 - Present
HPI: 28.65
Rank: 2
1960 - Present
HPI: 25.73
Rank: 3