ATHLETE
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019

Abdul Hamid
Abdul Hamid Hamidi (7 January 1927 – 11 July 2019) was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He was born in Bannu. He scored 48 International goals in just 55 appearances for Pakistan. He won silver medal at 1956 Summer Olympics and was captain of the gold medal-winning national team at 1960 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Abdul Hamid is the 2,114th most popular athlete (up from 2,479th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Pakistan (up from 133rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Pakistani Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Abdul Hamid ranks 2,114 out of 6,025. Before him are Isabelle Daniels, Svetlana Krachevskaya, Kaisa Mäkäräinen, Norvel Lee, Mervyn Wood, and Fița Lovin. After him are Hans Wetterström, Meredith Colket, Dorothy Shirley, Shinji Hosokawa, Zdravko Hebel, and Nobutaka Taguchi.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIsabelle Daniels
1937 - 2017
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,108
Svetlana Krachevskaya
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 2,109
Kaisa Mäkäräinen
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2,110
Norvel Lee
1924 - 1992
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2,111
Mervyn Wood
1917 - 2006
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2,112
Fița Lovin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,113
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,114
Hans Wetterström
1923 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,115
Meredith Colket
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,116
Dorothy Shirley
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,117
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,118
Zdravko Hebel
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,119
Nobutaka Taguchi
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,120
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Abdul Hamid ranks 440. Before him are Giorgio Capitani, Kirti Nidhi Bista, Anjali Devi, Jacques Bergerac, Tatyana Zaslavskaya, and Richard Long. After him are Dick Jones, John Seigenthaler, Krishan Kant, Stein Eriksen, Mose Allison, and Sahana Pradhan. Among people deceased in 2019, Abdul Hamid ranks 516. Before him are Muriel Pavlow, Vasil Metodiev, Héctor Santos, John McEnery, Atli Eðvaldsson, and Eddie Money. After him are Andre Matos, Alexander Volkov, Jerry Herman, W. Morgan Sheppard, Chuck Peddle, and Peter McNamara.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsGiorgio Capitani
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 434
Kirti Nidhi Bista
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 435
Anjali Devi
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 436
Jacques Bergerac
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 437
Tatyana Zaslavskaya
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 2013
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 438
Richard Long
ACTOR
1927 - 1974
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 439
Abdul Hamid
ATHLETE
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 440
Dick Jones
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 441
John Seigenthaler
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 442
Krishan Kant
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2002
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 443
Stein Eriksen
SKIER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 444
Mose Allison
MUSICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 445
Sahana Pradhan
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2014
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 446
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsMuriel Pavlow
ACTOR
1921 - 2019
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 510
Vasil Metodiev
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2019
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 511
Héctor Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2019
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 512
John McEnery
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 513
Atli Eðvaldsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 514
Eddie Money
SINGER
1949 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 515
Abdul Hamid
ATHLETE
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 516
Andre Matos
SINGER
1971 - 2019
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 517
Alexander Volkov
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - 2019
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 518
Jerry Herman
COMPOSER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 519
W. Morgan Sheppard
ACTOR
1932 - 2019
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 520
Chuck Peddle
ENGINEER
1937 - 2019
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 521
Peter McNamara
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - 2019
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 522
In Pakistan
Among people born in Pakistan, Abdul Hamid ranks 120 out of 217. Before him are Iqbal Masih (1983), Noor Jehan (1926), Mirza Masroor Ahmad (1950), Prem Chopra (1935), Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi (1931), and Sadhana Shivdasani (1941). After him are Asma Barlas (1950), Fawad Khan (1981), Khusrau Mirza (1587), Rab Butler (1902), Surinder Kaur (1929), and Kamini Kaushal (1927).
Others born in Pakistan
Go to all RankingsIqbal Masih
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1983 - 1995
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 114
Noor Jehan
ACTOR
1926 - 2000
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 115
Mirza Masroor Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1950 - Present
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 116
Prem Chopra
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 117
Ghulam Mustafa Jatoi
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2009
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 118
Sadhana Shivdasani
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 119
Abdul Hamid
ATHLETE
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 120
Asma Barlas
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 121
Fawad Khan
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 122
Khusrau Mirza
NOBLEMAN
1587 - 1622
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 123
Rab Butler
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1982
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 124
Surinder Kaur
SINGER
1929 - 2006
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 125
Kamini Kaushal
1927 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 126
Among ATHLETES In Pakistan
Among athletes born in Pakistan, Abdul Hamid ranks 2. Before him are Milkha Singh (1935). After him are Noor Alam (1929), Robbie Brightwell (1939), Prithipal Singh (1932), Arshad Nadeem (1997), Najma Parveen (1990), Muhammad Khalil Akhtar (1984), and Talha Talib (1999).
Milkha Singh
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 1
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2
Noor Alam
1929 - 2003
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 3
Robbie Brightwell
1939 - 2022
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 4
Prithipal Singh
1932 - 1983
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 5
Arshad Nadeem
1997 - Present
HPI: 34.66
Rank: 6
Najma Parveen
1990 - Present
HPI: 18.19
Rank: 7
Muhammad Khalil Akhtar
1984 - Present
HPI: 14.05
Rank: 8
Talha Talib
1999 - Present
HPI: 9.82
Rank: 9