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Carol Heiss

1940 - Today

Carol Heiss

Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940) is an American former figure skater and actress. Competing in ladies' singles, she became the 1960 Olympic champion, the 1956 Olympic silver medalist, and a five-time World champion (1956–1960). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carol Heiss is the 103rd most popular skater (up from 106th in 2019), the 8,877th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,854th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Carol Heiss ranks 103 out of 483. Before her are Yuna Kim, Sissy Schwarz, Nancy Kerrigan, Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev, Aleksandr Gorshkov, and Paul Falk. After her are Sten Stensen, Jeanne Ashworth, Lassi Parkkinen, Steven Bradbury, Kees Verkerk, and David Jenkins.

Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia

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Yuna Kim
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 97
Sissy Schwarz
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 98
Nancy Kerrigan
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 99
Alexander Gennadiyevich Zaitsev
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 100
Aleksandr Gorshkov
1946 - 2022
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 101
Paul Falk
1921 - 2017
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 102
Carol Heiss
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 103
Sten Stensen
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 104
Jeanne Ashworth
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 105
Lassi Parkkinen
1917 - 1994
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 106
Steven Bradbury
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 107
Kees Verkerk
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 108
David Jenkins
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 109

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Carol Heiss ranks 466. Before her are Nicolae Lupescu, Alex Trebek, Lance Larson, Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, Luke Kelly, and Marco Maciel. After her are Ernő Solymosi, Pilar Miró, Alfonso Guerra, Varsha Adalja, Joe Torre, and Richard Corben.

Others Born in 1940

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Nicolae Lupescu
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 460
Alex Trebek
PRESENTER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 461
Lance Larson
SWIMMER
1940 - 2024
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 462
Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo
DIPLOMAT
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 463
Luke Kelly
SINGER
1940 - 1984
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 464
Marco Maciel
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 465
Carol Heiss
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 466
Ernő Solymosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 467
Pilar Miró
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 1997
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 468
Alfonso Guerra
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 469
Varsha Adalja
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 470
Joe Torre
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 471
Richard Corben
COMIC ARTIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 472

In United States

Among people born in United States, Carol Heiss ranks 8,879 out of 20,380. Before her are Morrison Waite (1816), Edward Hicks (1780), Frank Pierson (1925), Michael Murphy (1938), Patrick Rothfuss (1973), and Robert L. Eichelberger (1886). After her are Anthony Ramos (1991), Jamie Kennedy (1970), Willie Colón (1950), J. Searle Dawley (1877), John Boehner (1949), and Ronnie Ray Smith (1949).

Others born in United States

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Morrison Waite
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1888
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 8,873
Edward Hicks
PAINTER
1780 - 1849
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 8,874
Frank Pierson
FILM DIRECTOR
1925 - 2012
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 8,875
Michael Murphy
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 8,876
Patrick Rothfuss
WRITER
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,877
Robert L. Eichelberger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1961
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,878
Carol Heiss
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,879
Anthony Ramos
ACTOR
1991 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,880
Jamie Kennedy
COMEDIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,881
Willie Colón
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,882
J. Searle Dawley
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1949
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,883
John Boehner
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,884
Ronnie Ray Smith
ATHLETE
1949 - 2013
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 8,885