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Roger Bannister

1929 - 2018

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Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister (23 March 1929 – 3 March 2018) was an English neurologist and middle-distance athlete who ran the first sub-4-minute mile. At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, Bannister set a British record in the 1500 metres and finished in fourth place. This achievement strengthened his resolve to become the first athlete to finish the mile run in under four minutes. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roger Bannister has received more than 2,108,271 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Roger Bannister is the 128th most popular athlete (down from 125th in 2019), the 2,164th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,152nd in 2019) and the 6th most popular British Athlete.

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  • 42

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  • 2.69

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  • 5.07

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Roger Bannister ranks 128 out of 3,059. Before him are Harold Abrahams, Michael Johnson, Alfred Neuland, Gyula Kellner, Edwin Moses, and Nasser Al-Attiyah. After him are Donald Lippincott, Lauri Lehtinen, Carlos Lopes, Gerda van der Kade-Koudijs, Thomas Curtis, and Jürgen Schult.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1929, Roger Bannister ranks 205. Before him are Ronnie Biggs, Antonietta Stella, Ronald Golias, Péter Palotás, François Cheng, and Mariama Bâ. After him are Gérard de Villiers, Liz Sheridan, Leila Abashidze, Albert Azaryan, Kishore Kumar, and Horst Frank. Among people deceased in 2018, Roger Bannister ranks 169. Before him are June Whitfield, Sergio Marchionne, Vladimir Voinovich, Sridevi, Eddie Clarke, and Roger Piantoni. After him are Barbara Harris, Lewis Gilbert, Reinhard Hardegen, William Goldman, Leila Abashidze, and Zhores Medvedev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Roger Bannister ranks 2,164 out of 7,765. Before him are George Buchanan (1506), Patrick Leigh Fermor (1915), Eddie Clarke (1950), Andrew Moray (1265), Mick Box (1947), and F. J. Robinson, 1st Viscount Goderich (1782). After him are Roy Harrod (1900), Ken Annakin (1914), Jamie Dornan (1982), John Glen (1932), Nevil Maskelyne (1732), and Ruth Belville (1854).

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Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom

Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Roger Bannister ranks 6. Before him are Mark Phillips (1948), Sebastian Coe (1956), Thomas Hicks (1876), Robert Hichens (1882), and Harold Abrahams (1899). After him are Dorian Yates (1962), Dorothy Manley (1927), Alfred Tysoe (1874), Ken McArthur (1881), Jonathan Edwards (1966), and Arthur Russell (1886).

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