ATHLETE

Derek Ibbotson

1932 - 2017

Derek Ibbotson

George Derek Ibbotson (17 June 1932 – 23 February 2017) was an English runner who excelled in athletics in the 1950s. His most famous achievement was setting a new world record in the mile in 1957. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Derek Ibbotson is the 3,655th most popular athlete (down from 3,571st in 2024), the 7,053rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,985th in 2019) and the 136th most popular British Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

Page views of Derek Ibbotson by language

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Derek Ibbotson ranks 3,655 out of 6,025. Before him are Claudia Heill, Eskild Ebbesen, Sylke Otto, Benita Fitzgerald-Brown, Danka Barteková, and Dominic Andres. After him are Miltiadis Tentoglou, Bart Veldkamp, Armin Eichholz, Emma Green, Sam Kendricks, and Yun Young-sook.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Claudia Heill
1982 - 2011
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 3,649
Eskild Ebbesen
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3,650
Sylke Otto
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 3,651
Benita Fitzgerald-Brown
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,652
Danka Barteková
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,653
Dominic Andres
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,654
Derek Ibbotson
1932 - 2017
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,655
Miltiadis Tentoglou
1998 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,656
Bart Veldkamp
1967 - Present
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 3,657
Armin Eichholz
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,658
Emma Green
1984 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,659
Sam Kendricks
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,660
Yun Young-sook
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 3,661

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Derek Ibbotson ranks 581. Before him are Zell Miller, Harry Sinden, Julie Bennett, Vic Crowe, Barbara Gittings, and Pete Domenici. After him are Prithipal Singh, John Murtha, and Ted Nash. Among people deceased in 2017, Derek Ibbotson ranks 676. Before him are Stefano Farina, Serge Baguet, Angel Espinosa, Fadwa Souleimane, Fredy Schmidtke, and Aaron Hernandez. After him are Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth, Joost van der Westhuizen, Moïse Brou Apanga, Tom Alter, David Poisson, and Yukinori Miyabe.

Others Born in 1932

Go to all Rankings

Zell Miller
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 575
Harry Sinden
HOCKEY PLAYER
1932 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 576
Julie Bennett
ACTOR
1932 - 2020
HPI: 45.22
Rank: 577
Vic Crowe
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 578
Barbara Gittings
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 45.12
Rank: 579
Pete Domenici
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2017
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 580
Derek Ibbotson
ATHLETE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 581
Prithipal Singh
ATHLETE
1932 - 1983
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 582
John Murtha
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2010
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 583
Ted Nash
ATHLETE
1932 - 2021
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 584

Others Deceased in 2017

Go to all Rankings

Stefano Farina
REFEREE
1962 - 2017
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 670
Serge Baguet
CYCLIST
1969 - 2017
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 671
Angel Espinosa
BOXER
1966 - 2017
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 672
Fadwa Souleimane
ACTOR
1970 - 2017
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 673
Fredy Schmidtke
CYCLIST
1961 - 2017
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 674
Aaron Hernandez
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1989 - 2017
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 675
Derek Ibbotson
ATHLETE
1932 - 2017
HPI: 44.20
Rank: 676
Gyöngyi Szalay-Horváth
ATHLETE
1968 - 2017
HPI: 44.13
Rank: 677
Joost van der Westhuizen
RUGBY PLAYER
1971 - 2017
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 678
Moïse Brou Apanga
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2017
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 679
Tom Alter
ACTOR
1950 - 2017
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 680
David Poisson
SKIER
1982 - 2017
HPI: 43.81
Rank: 681
Yukinori Miyabe
ATHLETE
1968 - 2017
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 682