ATHLETE

Dorothy Shirley

1939 - Today

Dorothy Shirley

Dorothy Ada Emerson (née Shirley) (born 15 May 1939) is a former British athlete, who mainly competed in the women's high jump event. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dorothy Shirley is the 2,117th most popular athlete (down from 1,690th in 2019), the 5,404th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,995th in 2019) and the 86th most popular British Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Dorothy Shirley ranks 2,117 out of 6,025. Before her are Norvel Lee, Mervyn Wood, Fița Lovin, Abdul Hamid, Hans Wetterström, and Meredith Colket. After her are Shinji Hosokawa, Zdravko Hebel, Nobutaka Taguchi, Peter-Michael Kolbe, Marilyn Black, and Ryszard Parulski.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Norvel Lee
1924 - 1992
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 2,111
Mervyn Wood
1917 - 2006
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 2,112
Fița Lovin
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,113
Abdul Hamid
1927 - 2019
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2,114
Hans Wetterström
1923 - 1980
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,115
Meredith Colket
1878 - 1947
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,116
Dorothy Shirley
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 2,117
Shinji Hosokawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,118
Zdravko Hebel
1943 - 2017
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,119
Nobutaka Taguchi
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,120
Peter-Michael Kolbe
1953 - 2023
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,121
Marilyn Black
1944 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 2,122
Ryszard Parulski
1938 - 2017
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 2,123

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1939, Dorothy Shirley ranks 569. Before her are Basil van Rooyen, Pam Kilborn, Jackie Burroughs, Peter Goldreich, Don Williams, and John M. Fabian. After her are Carl Yastrzemski, Paul Craig Roberts, Jet Harris, Robert A. M. Stern, Margaret Drabble, and Kinuko Tanida.

Others Born in 1939

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Basil van Rooyen
RACING DRIVER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 563
Pam Kilborn
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 564
Jackie Burroughs
ACTOR
1939 - 2010
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 565
Peter Goldreich
ASTRONOMER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 566
Don Williams
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 567
John M. Fabian
ASTRONAUT
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 568
Dorothy Shirley
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 569
Carl Yastrzemski
BASEBALL PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 570
Paul Craig Roberts
ECONOMIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 571
Jet Harris
SINGER
1939 - 2011
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 572
Robert A. M. Stern
ARCHITECT
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 573
Margaret Drabble
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 574
Kinuko Tanida
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2020
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 575

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Dorothy Shirley ranks 5,406 out of 8,785. Before her are Derek Kevan (1935), Keith Allen (1953), Ben Gordon (1983), Tom Roberts (1856), Sean Pertwee (1964), and Jeffrey Goldstone (1933). After her are Alan Kennedy (1954), Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough (1790), Robert Del Naja (1966), Herbert Morrison (1888), Stuart Taylor (1980), and Monty Norman (1928).

Others born in United Kingdom

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Derek Kevan
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2013
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 5,400
Keith Allen
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 5,401
Ben Gordon
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 5,402
Tom Roberts
PAINTER
1856 - 1931
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 5,403
Sean Pertwee
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 5,404
Jeffrey Goldstone
PHYSICIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 5,405
Dorothy Shirley
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 5,406
Alan Kennedy
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 5,407
Edward Law, 1st Earl of Ellenborough
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1871
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 5,408
Robert Del Naja
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 5,409
Herbert Morrison
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 5,410
Stuart Taylor
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 5,411
Monty Norman
COMPOSER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 5,412