ATHLETE
Anju Bobby George
1977 - Today

Anju Bobby George
Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is an Indian former long jumper. She made history when she won the bronze medal in long jump at the 2003 World Championships. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal at the World Championships jumping 6.70 metres (22.0 ft). She went on to win the gold medal at the World Athletics Final in 2005, a performance she considers her best. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Anju Bobby George is the 4,707th most popular athlete (down from 4,467th in 2024), the 1,452nd most popular biography from India (down from 1,427th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Indian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Anju Bobby George ranks 4,707 out of 6,025. Before her are Anouk Vetter, Aleksey Petrov, Claudinei da Silva, Anita Márton, Sun Ribo, and Takaharu Furukawa. After her are Sharon Rendle, Édson Ribeiro, Martin Sauer, Selemon Barega, Andrew Simpson, and Hannah Davis.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnouk Vetter
1993 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 4,701
Aleksey Petrov
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 4,702
Claudinei da Silva
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 4,703
Anita Márton
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.78
Rank: 4,704
Sun Ribo
1976 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 4,705
Takaharu Furukawa
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 4,706
Anju Bobby George
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 4,707
Sharon Rendle
1966 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 4,708
Édson Ribeiro
1972 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 4,709
Martin Sauer
1982 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 4,710
Selemon Barega
2000 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 4,711
Andrew Simpson
1976 - 2013
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 4,712
Hannah Davis
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 4,713
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1977, Anju Bobby George ranks 1,050. Before her are Vladimir But, Marcin Baszczyński, Asier Maeztu, Bryce Johnson, Anna Kim, and Pape Sarr. After her are Gong Zhichao, Janneke Schopman, Tim Ferriss, Rainer Schönfelder, Misty May-Treanor, and Bogdan Mara.
Others Born in 1977
Go to all RankingsVladimir But
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 1,044
Marcin Baszczyński
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 1,045
Asier Maeztu
CYCLIST
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 1,046
Bryce Johnson
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 1,047
Anna Kim
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 1,048
Pape Sarr
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.79
Rank: 1,049
Anju Bobby George
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 1,050
Gong Zhichao
BADMINTON PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 1,051
Janneke Schopman
HOCKEY PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 1,052
Tim Ferriss
WRITER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 1,053
Rainer Schönfelder
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 1,054
Misty May-Treanor
VOLLEYBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,055
Bogdan Mara
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,056
In India
Among people born in India, Anju Bobby George ranks 1,453 out of 1,861. Before her are Himesh Reshammiya (1973), Rituparna Sengupta (1970), Nafisa Ali (1957), Chinmayi (1984), Ileana D'Cruz (1987), Malini Awasthi (1967), and Vimalakka (null). After her are Shamita Shetty (1979), Ashutosh Gowariker (1964), Alisha Chinai (1965), Dilip Joshi (1968), and Kriti Sanon (1990).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsHimesh Reshammiya
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.00
Rank: 1,446
Rituparna Sengupta
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 40.90
Rank: 1,447
Nafisa Ali
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.88
Rank: 1,448
Chinmayi
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.85
Rank: 1,449
Ileana D'Cruz
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 40.84
Rank: 1,450
Malini Awasthi
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.83
Rank: 1,451
Vimalakka
SINGER
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 1,452
Anju Bobby George
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 1,453
Shamita Shetty
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 1,454
Ashutosh Gowariker
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 1,455
Alisha Chinai
SINGER
1965 - Present
HPI: 40.72
Rank: 1,456
Dilip Joshi
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,457
Kriti Sanon
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 1,458
Among ATHLETES In India
Among athletes born in India, Anju Bobby George ranks 22. Before her are Seema Punia (1983), Mohammed Shahid (1960), Abhinav Bindra (1982), Kunjarani Devi (1968), Deepa Malik (1970), and Neeraj Chopra (1997). After her are Anjali Bhagwat (1969), Dipika Pallikal (1991), Saikhom Mirabai Chanu (1994), Shiny Abraham (1965), Gagan Narang (1983), and Krishna Poonia (1977).
Seema Punia
1983 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 16
Mohammed Shahid
1960 - 2016
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 17
Abhinav Bindra
1982 - Present
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 18
Kunjarani Devi
1968 - Present
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 19
Deepa Malik
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 20
Neeraj Chopra
1997 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 21
Anju Bobby George
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 22
Anjali Bhagwat
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 23
Dipika Pallikal
1991 - Present
HPI: 39.18
Rank: 24
Saikhom Mirabai Chanu
1994 - Present
HPI: 38.55
Rank: 25
Shiny Abraham
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.06
Rank: 26
Gagan Narang
1983 - Present
HPI: 37.65
Rank: 27
Krishna Poonia
1977 - Present
HPI: 36.85
Rank: 28
















































