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Fauja Singh

1911 - 2025

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Fauja Singh (died 14 July 2025) was a British Indian marathon runner. At the time of his birth in Punjab province in British India, birth certificates were not typically issued, so his age could not be verified by third parties. Later in life, he became a marathon runner, participating in marathons all over the world. He beat a number of world records in multiple age brackets, but none of his times were ratified as records. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fauja Singh is the 882nd most popular athlete (down from 505th in 2019), the 659th most popular biography from India (down from 581st in 2019) and the 6th most popular Indian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fauja Singh ranks 882 out of 6,025. Before him are Mel Sheppard, Helena Fibingerová, Frantz Reichel, Gábor Delneky, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, and Ileana Silai. After him are Kalervo Toivonen, Bilistiche, Hans Kalt, Josef Feistmantl, Ion Panțuru, and István Tóth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1911, Fauja Singh ranks 278. Before him are C. L. Moore, Adam Kozłowiecki, Armandinho, István Énekes, Milan Stojanović, and Clare Hollingworth. After him are Kikuko, Princess Takamatsu, Leen Vente, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Germano Boettcher Sobrinho, Lisa Fonssagrives, and Sten Suvio. Among people deceased in 2025, Fauja Singh ranks 223. Before him are Léon Krier, Peter McParland, Julius Chan, Florence Delay, Bernd Cullmann, and Ileana Silai. After him are David Johansen, Alvaro Vitali, Angie Stone, Joseph Wambaugh, Brian Murphy, and Nikola Pokrivač.

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In India

Among people born in India, Fauja Singh ranks 659 out of 1,861. Before him are Shriram Lagoo (1927), Kiran Bedi (1949), Kamala Surayya (1934), Manna Dey (1919), Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939), and Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884). After him are Indira Nath (1938), Muhammad Quli Qutb Shah (1565), Dia Mirza (1981), Fathima Beevi (1927), Maithili Sharan Gupt (1886), and Sachchidananda Vatsyayan (1911).

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Among ATHLETES In India

Among athletes born in India, Fauja Singh ranks 6. Before him are Godfrey Brown (1915), Balbir Singh Sr. (1923), Charles Gmelin (1872), Launceston Elliot (1874), and K. D. Jadhav (1926). After him are P. T. Usha (1964), Leslie Claudius (1927), Udham Singh (1928), Richard Allen (1902), Deepika Kumari (1994), and Ajit Pal Singh (1947).

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