ATHLETE
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945

Cecil Griffiths
Cecil Redvers Griffiths (18 February 1900 – 11 April 1945) was a Welsh athlete who won a gold medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was subsequently barred from competing at the 1924 Summer Olympics due to a ruling that he had competed as a professional during his early career, but continued to successfully race in domestic competitions. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cecil Griffiths is the 1,465th most popular athlete (down from 793rd in 2019), the 4,530th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,808th in 2019) and the 58th most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Cecil Griffiths ranks 1,465 out of 6,025. Before him are Dave Power, Salvatore Morale, Leonid Taranenko, Raphaël Poirée, Viktor Mamatov, and Frederick Sheffield. After him are Alois Schnabel, Barbara Ferrell, Fleur Mellor, Matt McGrath, Pepi Bader, and Manfred Schmid.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDave Power
1928 - 2014
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,459
Salvatore Morale
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 1,460
Leonid Taranenko
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,461
Raphaël Poirée
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 1,462
Viktor Mamatov
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,463
Frederick Sheffield
1902 - 1971
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,464
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,465
Alois Schnabel
1910 - 1982
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 1,466
Barbara Ferrell
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,467
Fleur Mellor
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,468
Matt McGrath
1875 - 1941
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 1,469
Pepi Bader
1941 - 2021
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,470
Manfred Schmid
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 1,471
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Cecil Griffiths ranks 277. Before him are Ernst Ising, Jack Cameron, Simon Janashia, Rudolf Lippert, Stefanie Clausen, and Devdas Gandhi. After him are Lőrinc Szabó, Carlos Hevia, Henri Cohen, Giuseppe Crivelli, Konrad Granström, and Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky. Among people deceased in 1945, Cecil Griffiths ranks 328. Before him are Johannes Block, Boris Galerkin, El-Registan, Rudolf Lippert, Pietro Speciale, and John R. Commons. After him are Heinrich Schroth, Adolf Bartels, Ferdinand Kiefler, Lucille La Verne, Wilhelm Wirtinger, and Takashi Yokoyama.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsErnst Ising
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1998
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 271
Jack Cameron
ATHLETE
1900 - 1981
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 272
Simon Janashia
HISTORIAN
1900 - 1947
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 273
Rudolf Lippert
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 274
Stefanie Clausen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1981
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 275
Devdas Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1900 - 1957
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 276
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 277
Lőrinc Szabó
WRITER
1900 - 1957
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 278
Carlos Hevia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1964
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 279
Henri Cohen
ATHLETE
1900 - 1930
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 280
Giuseppe Crivelli
ATHLETE
1900 - 1950
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 281
Konrad Granström
ATHLETE
1900 - 1982
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 282
Nikolay Timofeev-Ressovsky
BIOLOGIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 283
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsJohannes Block
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 322
Boris Galerkin
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 323
El-Registan
WRITER
1899 - 1945
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 324
Rudolf Lippert
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 325
Pietro Speciale
ATHLETE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 326
John R. Commons
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1945
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 327
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 328
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 329
Adolf Bartels
WRITER
1862 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 330
Ferdinand Kiefler
ATHLETE
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 331
Lucille La Verne
ACTOR
1872 - 1945
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 332
Wilhelm Wirtinger
MATHEMATICIAN
1865 - 1945
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 333
Takashi Yokoyama
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 334
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Cecil Griffiths ranks 4,531 out of 8,785. Before him are Ivor Allchurch (1929), Roger Allam (1953), Robert Morison (1620), Michael Crawford (1942), Sophie Muller (1962), and Alan Clark (1952). After him are Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1862), Kingsley Ben-Adir (1986), James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife (1929), William Martin Leake (1777), Calvin Harris (1984), and Robin Trower (1945).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsIvor Allchurch
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1997
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4,525
Roger Allam
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 4,526
Robert Morison
BIOLOGIST
1620 - 1683
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,527
Michael Crawford
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 4,528
Sophie Muller
MUSICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,529
Alan Clark
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,530
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,531
Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1862 - 1935
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 4,532
Kingsley Ben-Adir
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4,533
James Carnegie, 3rd Duke of Fife
NOBLEMAN
1929 - 2015
HPI: 54.04
Rank: 4,534
William Martin Leake
WRITER
1777 - 1860
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,535
Calvin Harris
SINGER
1984 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,536
Robin Trower
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,537
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Cecil Griffiths ranks 58. Before him are Sonia Robertson (1947), Sidney Robinson (1876), William Henry Dean (1887), Dorothy Manley (1927), Harry Blackstaffe (1868), and John Fenning (1885). After him are Barbara Burke (1917), George Cornet (1877), Phyllis Johnson (1886), Harold Whitlock (1903), Gordon Pirie (1931), and Heather Oakes (1959).
Sonia Robertson
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 52
Sidney Robinson
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 53
William Henry Dean
1887 - 1949
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 54
Dorothy Manley
1927 - 2021
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 55
Harry Blackstaffe
1868 - 1951
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 56
John Fenning
1885 - 1955
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 57
Cecil Griffiths
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 58
Barbara Burke
1917 - 1998
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 59
George Cornet
1877 - 1952
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 60
Phyllis Johnson
1886 - 1967
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 61
Harold Whitlock
1903 - 1985
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 62
Gordon Pirie
1931 - 1991
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 63
Heather Oakes
1959 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 64