Ciclista

Tom Simpson

1937 - 1967

Tom Simpson

Thomas Simpson, detto Tom (Haswell, 30 novembre 1937 – Mont Ventoux, 13 luglio 1967), è stato un ciclista su strada e pistard britannico. Professionista dal 1959, fu campione del mondo in linea nel 1965, vinse Giro delle Fiandre, Milano-Sanremo e Giro di Lombardia. Morì durante una tappa del Tour de France 1967 lungo l'ascesa del Mont Ventoux. Leggi di più su Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Tom Simpson is the 11th most popular ciclista (up from 23rd in 2024), the 1,213th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,322nd in 2019) and the most popular British Ciclista.

Tom Simpson is most famous for being the first British cyclist to wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France.

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Among Ciclistas

Among ciclistas, Tom Simpson ranks 11 out of 1,613. Before him are Maurice Garin, Gino Bartali, Raymond Poulidor, Bernard Hinault, Roger De Vlaeminck, and Miguel Induráin. After him are Lucien Petit-Breton, Joop Zoetemelk, Felice Gimondi, Federico Bahamontes, Lance Armstrong, and Alfredo Binda.

Most Popular Ciclistas in Wikipedia

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Maurice Garin
1871 - 1957
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 5
Gino Bartali
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 6
Raymond Poulidor
1936 - 2019
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 7
Bernard Hinault
1954 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 8
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 9
Miguel Induráin
1964 - Present
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 10
Tom Simpson
1937 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 11
Lucien Petit-Breton
1882 - 1917
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 12
Joop Zoetemelk
1946 - Present
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 13
Felice Gimondi
1942 - 2019
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 14
Federico Bahamontes
1928 - 2023
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 15
Lance Armstrong
1971 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 16
Alfredo Binda
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 17

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Tom Simpson ranks 84. Before him are Kōichirō Matsuura, Ratan Tata, Michael Jeffery, Manuel Pinto da Costa, Karel Schwarzenberg, and Yılmaz Güney. After him are Thomas Nagel, Valentin Pavlov, Yoshirō Mori, Tamara Bunke, Tamara Press, and Song Hye-rim. Among people deceased in 1967, Tom Simpson ranks 64. Before him are Hugo Gernsback, Abdel Hakim Amer, Lorenzo Bandini, Carson McCullers, Julien Duvivier, and Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach. After him are Zinaida Serebriakova, Léon M'ba, Gus Grissom, Tamara Bunke, Julius Schaub, and Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia.

Others Born in 1937

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Kōichirō Matsuura
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 78
Ratan Tata
BUSINESSPERSON
1937 - 2024
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 79
Michael Jeffery
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 80
Manuel Pinto da Costa
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 81
Karel Schwarzenberg
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 82
Yılmaz Güney
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 1984
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 83
Tom Simpson
CYCLIST
1937 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 84
Thomas Nagel
PHILOSOPHER
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 85
Valentin Pavlov
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 86
Yoshirō Mori
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 87
Tamara Bunke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 1967
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 88
Tamara Press
ATHLETE
1937 - 2021
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 89
Song Hye-rim
ACTOR
1937 - 2002
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 90

Others Deceased in 1967

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Hugo Gernsback
WRITER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 58
Abdel Hakim Amer
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 59
Lorenzo Bandini
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1967
HPI: 66.44
Rank: 60
Carson McCullers
WRITER
1917 - 1967
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 61
Julien Duvivier
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1967
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 62
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1967
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 63
Tom Simpson
CYCLIST
1937 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 64
Zinaida Serebriakova
PAINTER
1884 - 1967
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 65
Léon M'ba
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1967
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 66
Gus Grissom
ASTRONAUT
1926 - 1967
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 67
Tamara Bunke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1937 - 1967
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 68
Julius Schaub
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 69
Grand Duchess Kira Kirillovna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1909 - 1967
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 70

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Tom Simpson ranks 1,213 out of 8,785. Before him are Mary Kingsley (1862), William Hague (1961), Reginald Johnston (1874), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Roger Daltrey (1944), and William Bligh (1754). After him are A. J. Ayer (1910), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Jill Ireland (1936), Pete Postlethwaite (1946), Ken Robinson (1950), and Eric Idle (1943).

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Mary Kingsley
EXPLORER
1862 - 1900
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,207
William Hague
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,208
Reginald Johnston
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1938
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 1,209
Johannes de Sacrobosco
MATHEMATICIAN
1195 - 1256
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,210
Roger Daltrey
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,211
William Bligh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1754 - 1817
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 1,212
Tom Simpson
CYCLIST
1937 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,213
A. J. Ayer
PHILOSOPHER
1910 - 1989
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 1,214
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,215
Jill Ireland
ACTOR
1936 - 1990
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 1,216
Pete Postlethwaite
ACTOR
1946 - 2011
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,217
Ken Robinson
WRITER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 1,218
Eric Idle
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 1,219