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Ray Armstead
1960 - Today

Ray Armstead
Ray Ricky Armstead (born May 27, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American former track athlete who specialized in the 400 meters. He was a 1984 Summer Olympics gold medalist in the men's 4 × 400 meter relay. In the 1985 IAAF Grand Prix season, he won the 400 m in Rieti (time 45.24s) and West Berlin (45.36s) and came second in the final in Rome (45.24s). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ray Armstead is the 4,068th most popular athlete (down from 3,789th in 2024), the 17,123rd most popular biography from United States (down from 16,907th in 2019) and the 579th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Ray Armstead ranks 4,068 out of 6,025. Before him are Lee Dae-hoon, Vasilij Žbogar, Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov, Anna Wood, Stéphanie Possamaï, and Nathan Deakes. After him are Zhang Juanjuan, Eva Lund, Nick Green, Carlette Guidry-White, Stéphane Diagana, and Valery Zakharevich.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLee Dae-hoon
1992 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,062
Vasilij Žbogar
1975 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 4,063
Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 4,064
Anna Wood
1966 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 4,065
Stéphanie Possamaï
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 4,066
Nathan Deakes
1977 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4,067
Ray Armstead
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4,068
Zhang Juanjuan
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4,069
Eva Lund
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 4,070
Nick Green
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,071
Carlette Guidry-White
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,072
Stéphane Diagana
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,073
Valery Zakharevich
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 4,074
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Ray Armstead ranks 1,022. Before him are R. Paul Butler, Seth Lloyd, Thomas Marshburn, Mohammed Shahid, Krzysztof Kosedowski, and Debra Marshall. After him are Nandamuri Balakrishna, Keiichiro Nuno, Miwako Motoyoshi, Alexi Grewal, Brian McNamara, and Nicola Griffith.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsR. Paul Butler
ASTRONOMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,016
Seth Lloyd
PHYSICIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,017
Thomas Marshburn
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 1,018
Mohammed Shahid
ATHLETE
1960 - 2016
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 1,019
Krzysztof Kosedowski
BOXER
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 1,020
Debra Marshall
WRESTLER
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.15
Rank: 1,021
Ray Armstead
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 1,022
Nandamuri Balakrishna
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 1,023
Keiichiro Nuno
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 1,024
Miwako Motoyoshi
SWIMMER
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 1,025
Alexi Grewal
CYCLIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 1,026
Brian McNamara
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 1,027
Nicola Griffith
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 1,028
In United States
Among people born in United States, Ray Armstead ranks 17,130 out of 20,380. Before him are Ethan Embry (1978), Jack Andraka (1997), James Arnold Taylor (1969), Nick Nurse (1967), Marcus Williams (1985), and Chris Vrenna (1967). After him are Wendy Melvoin (1964), Kemba Walker (1990), Carlette Guidry-White (1968), Jordan Galland (1980), Chris Tallman (1970), and Theodore Melfi (1970).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEthan Embry
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 17,124
Jack Andraka
INVENTOR
1997 - Present
HPI: 43.13
Rank: 17,125
James Arnold Taylor
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 17,126
Nick Nurse
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 17,127
Marcus Williams
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 17,128
Chris Vrenna
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 17,129
Ray Armstead
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 17,130
Wendy Melvoin
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 17,131
Kemba Walker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 17,132
Carlette Guidry-White
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 17,133
Jordan Galland
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 17,134
Chris Tallman
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 17,135
Theodore Melfi
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 17,136
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Ray Armstead ranks 579. Before him are Brittney Reese (1986), Ted Nash (1932), Steve Lewis (1969), Susanna Kallur (1981), Joe Greene (1967), and Denean Howard (1964). After him are Carlette Guidry-White (1968), Kayla Harrison (1990), Steven Holcomb (1980), Lisa Fernandez (1971), Bill Christian (1938), and Matthew Emmons (1981).
Brittney Reese
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 573
Ted Nash
1932 - 2021
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 574
Steve Lewis
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 575
Susanna Kallur
1981 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 576
Joe Greene
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 577
Denean Howard
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 578
Ray Armstead
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.12
Rank: 579
Carlette Guidry-White
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 580
Kayla Harrison
1990 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 581
Steven Holcomb
1980 - 2017
HPI: 43.07
Rank: 582
Lisa Fernandez
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 583
Bill Christian
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.98
Rank: 584
Matthew Emmons
1981 - Present
HPI: 42.96
Rank: 585














































