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Barbara Ferrell

1947 - Today

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Barbara Ann Ferrell, Mrs. Edmonson (born July 28, 1947, Hattiesburg, Mississippi) is an American former track and field athlete who competed mainly in the 100-metre dash. She was the U.S. national champion in that event in 1967 and 1969 and is a member of the U.S. National Track & Field Hall of Fame. Ferrell competed for the United States at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico in the 100 metres, where she finished second to teammate and 1964 gold medalist Wyomia Tyus. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Ferrell is the 1,443rd most popular athlete (up from 1,519th in 2024), the 9,010th most popular biography from United States (up from 9,677th in 2019) and the 281st most popular American Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Barbara Ferrell ranks 1,443 out of 6,025. Before her are Leonid Taranenko, Raphaël Poirée, Viktor Mamatov, Frederick Sheffield, Cecil Griffiths, and Alois Schnabel. After her are Fleur Mellor, Matt McGrath, Pepi Bader, Manfred Schmid, Jacques Cariou, and Karl Malmström.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Barbara Ferrell ranks 654. Before her are Rita Wilden, Sten Stensen, Blagoje Paunović, Gennadiy Seleznyov, Meredith Baxter, and Hal Abelson. After her are Kim Darby, Guy Siner, Keri Hulme, Mercedes Sampietro, Vladimir Ilyin, and Mary Kay Place.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Barbara Ferrell ranks 9,010 out of 20,380. Before her are Marianna Hill (1942), Patty Murray (1950), Meredith Baxter (1947), and Corbin Bernsen (1954). After her are Skip James (1902), Bob Love (1942), Kim Darby (1947), Shelley Lubben (1968), Nick Jonas (1992), David Twohy (1955), Melville Fuller (1833), and Chris Owen (1980).

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Among ATHLETES In United States

Among athletes born in United States, Barbara Ferrell ranks 281. Before her are Chris Dickerson (1939), James Fifer (1930), Lawrence Shields (1895), Cornelius Warmerdam (1915), Carl Johnson (1898), and Frederick Sheffield (1902). After her are Dexter Jackson (1969), Mary Carew (1913), Vincent Matthews (1947), William Hogenson (1884), Richard Lawrence (1906), and Mads Pedersen (null).

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