Athlete
Roger Bannister
1929 - 2018
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Roger Bannister
His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2024). Roger Bannister is the 244th most popular athlete (down from 152nd in 2024), the 2,494th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,115th in 2019) and the 13th most popular British Athlete.
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Among Athletes
Among athletes, Roger Bannister ranks 244 out of 6,025. Before him are Viktor Tsybulenko, Yelena Isinbayeva, Charley Borah, Adolfo Consolini, Vladimir Kuts, and Waldemar Cierpinski. After him are Harold Abrahams, Gretel Bergmann, Viorica Viscopoleanu, Silvio Cator, Nina Ponomaryova, and Bill Roberts.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Viktor Tsybulenko
1930 - 2013
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 238
Yelena Isinbayeva
1982 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 239
Charley Borah
1906 - 1980
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 240
Adolfo Consolini
1917 - 1969
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 241
Vladimir Kuts
1927 - 1975
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 242
Waldemar Cierpinski
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 243
Roger Bannister
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 244
Harold Abrahams
1899 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 245
Gretel Bergmann
1914 - 2017
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 246
Viorica Viscopoleanu
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 247
Silvio Cator
1900 - 1952
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 248
Nina Ponomaryova
1929 - 2016
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 249
Bill Roberts
1912 - 2001
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 250
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Roger Bannister ranks 229. Before him are Hal Ashby, Maarten Schmidt, Fazil Iskander, Józef Glemp, Liselotte Pulver, and Barbara Walters. After him are June Squibb, Joe Pass, Péter Palotás, Nina Ponomaryova, Nigel Hawthorne, and Jack Higgins. Among people deceased in 2018, Roger Bannister ranks 183. Before him are Choi Eun-hee, Tessa Jowell, Walter Mischel, Henri Namphy, Tommy Lawrence, and M. Karunanidhi. After him are Lydia Clarke, Edgar Hilsenrath, Claribel Alegría, Juan Bautista Agüero, Stan Mikita, and Evelyn Berezin.
Others Born in 1929
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Hal Ashby
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1988
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 223
Maarten Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 224
Fazil Iskander
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 225
Józef Glemp
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2013
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 226
Liselotte Pulver
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 227
Barbara Walters
PRESENTER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 228
Roger Bannister
ATHLETE
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 229
June Squibb
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 230
Joe Pass
MUSICIAN
1929 - 1994
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 231
Péter Palotás
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1967
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 232
Nina Ponomaryova
ATHLETE
1929 - 2016
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 233
Nigel Hawthorne
ACTOR
1929 - 2001
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 234
Jack Higgins
WRITER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 235
Others Deceased in 2018
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Choi Eun-hee
ACTOR
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 177
Tessa Jowell
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 178
Walter Mischel
PSYCHOLOGIST
1930 - 2018
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 179
Henri Namphy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 180
Tommy Lawrence
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 181
M. Karunanidhi
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 182
Roger Bannister
ATHLETE
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 183
Lydia Clarke
ACTOR
1923 - 2018
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 184
Edgar Hilsenrath
WRITER
1926 - 2018
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 185
Claribel Alegría
WRITER
1924 - 2018
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 186
Juan Bautista Agüero
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2018
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 187
Stan Mikita
HOCKEY PLAYER
1940 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 188
Evelyn Berezin
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 189
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Bannister ranks 2,495 out of NaN. Before him are J. F. C. Fuller (1878), Dion Fortune (1890), Geraldine James (1950), Benedict Biscop (628), Frederick Holman (1885), and Jane Asher (1946). After him are Colin Groves (1942), Sadiq Khan (1970), Alfred Ewing (1855), Robert Brown (1921), Ernest William Brown (1866), and Charlotte Smith (1749).
Others born in United Kingdom
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J. F. C. Fuller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1966
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 2,489
Dion Fortune
OCCULTIST
1890 - 1946
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2,490
Geraldine James
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2,491
Benedict Biscop
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
628 - 690
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2,492
Frederick Holman
SWIMMER
1885 - 1913
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 2,493
Jane Asher
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 2,494
Roger Bannister
ATHLETE
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 2,495
Colin Groves
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1942 - 2017
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 2,496
Sadiq Khan
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 2,497
Alfred Ewing
PHYSICIST
1855 - 1935
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 2,498
Robert Brown
ACTOR
1921 - 2003
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 2,499
Ernest William Brown
MATHEMATICIAN
1866 - 1938
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 2,500
Charlotte Smith
WRITER
1749 - 1806
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 2,501
Among Athletes In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Roger Bannister ranks 13. Before him are David Jacobs (1888), John Rimmer (1878), Don Thompson (1933), George S. Robertson (1872), Thomas Hicks (1876), and Sebastian Coe (1956). After him are Harold Abrahams (1899), Bill Roberts (1912), Alfred Tysoe (1874), Edwin Flack (1873), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), and Jean Pickering (1929).
David Jacobs
1888 - 1976
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 7
John Rimmer
1878 - 1962
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 8
Don Thompson
1933 - 2006
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 9
George S. Robertson
1872 - 1967
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 10
Thomas Hicks
1876 - 1952
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 11
Sebastian Coe
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 12
Roger Bannister
1929 - 2018
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 13
Harold Abrahams
1899 - 1978
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 14
Bill Roberts
1912 - 2001
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 15
Alfred Tysoe
1874 - 1901
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 16
Edwin Flack
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 17
John Ainsworth-Davis
1895 - 1976
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 18
Jean Pickering
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 19
