ATHLETE
Betty Robinson
1911 - 1999

Betty Robinson
Elizabeth R. Schwartz (née Robinson; August 23, 1911 – May 18, 1999) was an American athlete and winner of the first Olympic 100 metres for women. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Betty Robinson is the 486th most popular athlete (down from 65th in 2019), the 5,886th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,376th in 2019) and the 121st most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Betty Robinson ranks 486 out of 6,025. Before her are Grete Waitz, Christa Stubnick, Alice Brown, Boris Melnikov, Gisela Birkemeyer, and Veikko Karvonen. After her are Veikko Kankkonen, Jean Pickering, Rafer Johnson, Paavo Yrjölä, Milan Nenadić, and Steinar Amundsen.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGrete Waitz
1953 - 2011
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 480
Christa Stubnick
1933 - 2021
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 481
Alice Brown
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 482
Boris Melnikov
1938 - 2022
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 483
Gisela Birkemeyer
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 484
Veikko Karvonen
1926 - 2007
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 485
Betty Robinson
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 486
Veikko Kankkonen
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 487
Jean Pickering
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 488
Rafer Johnson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 489
Paavo Yrjölä
1902 - 1980
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 490
Milan Nenadić
1943 - 2024
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 491
Steinar Amundsen
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 492
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Betty Robinson ranks 200. Before her are Mahmoud Taleghani, Mario Perazzolo, Paris Pişmiş, Antonio Sastre, Franz Wagner, and Mary Blair. After her are Guido del Mestri, Marie Osborne Yeats, Yang Jiang, Antonio Guzmán Fernández, Ronald Neame, and Gustave Gilbert. Among people deceased in 1999, Betty Robinson ranks 161. Before her are Jehan Buhan, Riccardo Freda, Art Farmer, John Bromwich, Louis Boyer, and Paris Pişmiş. After her are Albert Charles Smith, Igor M. Diakonoff, Minoru Chiaki, Jacques Lecoq, Riccardo Cucciolla, and Fritzi Burger.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsMahmoud Taleghani
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1911 - 1979
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 194
Mario Perazzolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 2001
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 195
Paris Pişmiş
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 196
Antonio Sastre
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1987
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 197
Franz Wagner
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1974
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 198
Mary Blair
ARTIST
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 199
Betty Robinson
ATHLETE
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 200
Guido del Mestri
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 1993
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 201
Marie Osborne Yeats
ACTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 202
Yang Jiang
WRITER
1911 - 2016
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 203
Antonio Guzmán Fernández
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1982
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 204
Ronald Neame
FILM DIRECTOR
1911 - 2010
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 205
Gustave Gilbert
PSYCHOLOGIST
1911 - 1977
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 206
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsJehan Buhan
FENCER
1912 - 1999
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 155
Riccardo Freda
FILM DIRECTOR
1909 - 1999
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 156
Art Farmer
MUSICIAN
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 157
John Bromwich
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 1999
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 158
Louis Boyer
ASTRONOMER
1901 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 159
Paris Pişmiş
ASTRONOMER
1911 - 1999
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 160
Betty Robinson
ATHLETE
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 161
Albert Charles Smith
BIOLOGIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 162
Igor M. Diakonoff
LINGUIST
1914 - 1999
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 163
Minoru Chiaki
ACTOR
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 164
Jacques Lecoq
ACTOR
1921 - 1999
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 165
Riccardo Cucciolla
ACTOR
1924 - 1999
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 166
Fritzi Burger
SKATER
1910 - 1999
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 167
In United States
Among people born in United States, Betty Robinson ranks 5,886 out of 20,380. Before her are Joe Dallesandro (1948), Zelda Rubinstein (1933), Chuck Hagel (1946), George Huntington (1850), Claudette Colvin (1939), and Rick Aviles (1952). After her are Ona Munson (1903), Maxwell Perkins (1884), George Nichols (1864), Eric S. Raymond (1957), Rafer Johnson (1935), and Ken Davitian (1953).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJoe Dallesandro
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 5,880
Zelda Rubinstein
ACTOR
1933 - 2010
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 5,881
Chuck Hagel
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 5,882
George Huntington
PHYSICIAN
1850 - 1916
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 5,883
Claudette Colvin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 5,884
Rick Aviles
ACTOR
1952 - 1995
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 5,885
Betty Robinson
ATHLETE
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 5,886
Ona Munson
ACTOR
1903 - 1955
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 5,887
Maxwell Perkins
BUSINESSPERSON
1884 - 1947
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 5,888
George Nichols
ACTOR
1864 - 1927
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 5,889
Eric S. Raymond
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 5,890
Rafer Johnson
ATHLETE
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 5,891
Ken Davitian
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 5,892
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Betty Robinson ranks 121. Before her are Ed Hamm (1906), Frank Irons (1886), Platt Adams (1885), Mike Conley Sr. (1962), Vince Gallagher (1899), and Alice Brown (1960). After her are Rafer Johnson (1935), Donald Lippincott (1893), Mildred McDaniel (1933), Leo Sexton (1909), William Gilmore (1895), and Steve Anderson (1906).
Ed Hamm
1906 - 1982
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 115
Frank Irons
1886 - 1942
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 116
Platt Adams
1885 - 1961
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 117
Mike Conley Sr.
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 118
Vince Gallagher
1899 - 1983
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 119
Alice Brown
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 120
Betty Robinson
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 121
Rafer Johnson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 122
Donald Lippincott
1893 - 1962
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 123
Mildred McDaniel
1933 - 2004
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 124
Leo Sexton
1909 - 1968
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 125
William Gilmore
1895 - 1969
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 126
Steve Anderson
1906 - 1988
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 127