1951 - 1975
Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine (January 25, 1951 – May 30, 1975) was an American long-distance runner who from 1973 to 1975 set American records at every distance from 2,000 to 10,000 meters. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and was preparing for the 1976 Olympics with the Oregon Track Club at the time of his death in 1975. Prefontaine's career, alongside those of Jim Ryun, Frank Shorter, and Bill Rodgers, generated considerable media coverage, which helped inspire the 1970s "running boom". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Prefontaine has received more than 3,338,427 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Steve Prefontaine is the 960th most popular athlete (down from 354th in 2019), the 8,568th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,811th in 2019) and the 184th most popular American Athlete.
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Among athletes, Steve Prefontaine ranks 960 out of 3,059. Before him are Tom Sandberg, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Frank Kugler, Lajos Gönczy, François Brandt, and Billy Mills. After him are Giuseppina Leone, Arthur Tell Schwab, Valeriu Bularca, Käthe Krauss, Finn Pedersen, and Fred Børre Lundberg.
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 954
1877 - 1963
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 955
1879 - 1952
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 956
1881 - 1915
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 957
1874 - 1949
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 958
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 959
1951 - 1975
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 960
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 961
1896 - 1945
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 962
1931 - 2017
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 963
1906 - 1970
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 964
1925 - 2012
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 965
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 966
Among people born in 1951, Steve Prefontaine ranks 422. Before him are Trilok Gurtu, John Abizaid, Dean Kamen, Nana Patekar, Aleksey Buldakov, and Andranik Eskandarian. After him are Max Weinberg, Ramón Heredia, Dominique Dropsy, Rosy Bindi, Yury Chaika, and Steve Miner. Among people deceased in 1975, Steve Prefontaine ranks 214. Before him are Sigmund Haringer, May Sutton, Marc Wright, Viktor Anichkin, Per-Erik Hedlund, and Oskar Perron. After him are Keith Park, Arne Halse, Knut Kroon, Franz Bistricky, Tommy Green, and Alexander Pavlovich Vinogradov.
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 416
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 417
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 418
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 419
1951 - 2019
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 420
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 421
1951 - 1975
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 422
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 423
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 424
1951 - 2015
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 425
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 426
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 427
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 428
1908 - 1975
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 208
1886 - 1975
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 209
1890 - 1975
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 210
1941 - 1975
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 211
1897 - 1975
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 212
1880 - 1975
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 213
1951 - 1975
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 214
1892 - 1975
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 215
1887 - 1975
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 216
1906 - 1975
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 217
1914 - 1975
HPI: 43.06
Rank: 218
1894 - 1975
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 219
1895 - 1975
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 220
Among people born in United States, Steve Prefontaine ranks 8,568 out of 18,182. Before him are Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (1950), Susan Peters (1921), Steny Hoyer (1939), Karol J. Bobko (1937), Billy Mills (1938), and Mary Boland (1882). After him are Paul Winchell (1922), Richard Denning (1914), Lindsey Graham (1955), Max Weinberg (1951), Stephen Decatur (1779), and William C. deMille (1878).
1950 - 2009
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,562
1921 - 1952
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,563
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,564
1937 - 2023
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,565
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,566
1882 - 1965
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,567
1951 - 1975
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,568
1922 - 2005
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,569
1914 - 1998
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,570
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 8,571
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,572
1779 - 1820
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,573
1878 - 1955
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 8,574
Among athletes born in United States, Steve Prefontaine ranks 184. Before him are Lee Calhoun (1933), Harry Babcock (1890), Bill Miller (1912), Paul Drayton (1939), Alvah Meyer (1888), and Billy Mills (1938). After him are Edwin Hedley (1864), William Hogenson (1884), Annette Rogers (1913), Bob Hayes (1942), Hal Brown (1898), and Alma Richards (1890).
1933 - 1989
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 178
1890 - 1965
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 179
1912 - 2008
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 180
1939 - 2010
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 181
1888 - 1939
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 182
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 183
1951 - 1975
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 184
1864 - 1947
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 185
1884 - 1965
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 186
1913 - 2006
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 187
1942 - 2002
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 188
1898 - 1983
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 189
1890 - 1963
HPI: 43.17
Rank: 190