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Frankie Fredericks
1967 - Today

Frankie Fredericks
Frank "Frankie" Fredericks (born 2 October 1967) is a former track and field athlete from Namibia. Running in the 100 metres and 200 metres, he won four silver medals at the Olympic Games (two in 1992 and two in 1996), making him Namibia's only Olympic medalist until Christine Mboma's silver medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. He also won gold medals at the World Championships, World Indoor Championships, All-Africa Games and Commonwealth Games. He is the world indoor record-holder for 200 metres, with a time of 19.92 seconds set in 1996. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frankie Fredericks is the 1,062nd most popular athlete (down from 803rd in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Namibia (up from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Namibian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Frankie Fredericks ranks 1,062 out of 6,025. Before him are Valerio Perentin, Rudolf Harbig, Bengt Eriksson, Edwin Vásquez, Eero Berg, and Léon Moreaux. After him are Henry Petersen, Gaston Aumoitte, Guinn Smith, Jim Wedderburn, Marie-José Pérec, and Peter Kemp.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsValerio Perentin
1909 - 1998
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,056
Rudolf Harbig
1913 - 1944
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 1,057
Bengt Eriksson
1931 - 2014
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 1,058
Edwin Vásquez
1922 - 1993
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 1,059
Eero Berg
1898 - 1969
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 1,060
Léon Moreaux
1852 - 1921
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,061
Frankie Fredericks
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,062
Henry Petersen
1900 - 1949
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,063
Gaston Aumoitte
1884 - 1957
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,064
Guinn Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,065
Jim Wedderburn
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,066
Marie-José Pérec
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,067
Peter Kemp
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,068
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Frankie Fredericks ranks 218. Before him are Richard Bona, Oleg Taktarov, Michael Marsh, Pierre Coffin, Abdiweli Gaas, and Simone Moro. After him are Meho Kodro, Izumi Sakai, Jimmy Kimmel, Günther, Carlos Alberto Dias, and Albert Rösti.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsRichard Bona
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 212
Oleg Taktarov
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 213
Michael Marsh
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 214
Pierre Coffin
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 215
Abdiweli Gaas
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 216
Simone Moro
MOUNTAINEER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 217
Frankie Fredericks
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 218
Meho Kodro
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 219
Izumi Sakai
SINGER
1967 - 2007
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 220
Jimmy Kimmel
PRESENTER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 221
Günther
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 222
Carlos Alberto Dias
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 223
Albert Rösti
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 224
In Namibia
Among people born in Namibia, Frankie Fredericks ranks 7 out of 15. Before him are Nǃxau ǂToma (1944), Sam Nujoma (1929), Hage Geingob (1941), Hifikepunye Pohamba (1936), Saara Kuugongelwa (1967), and Nahas Angula (1943). After him are Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938), Behati Prinsloo (1988), Michelle McLean (1972), Collin Benjamin (1978), Percy Montgomery (1974), and Helalia Johannes (1980).
Others born in Namibia
Go to all RankingsNǃxau ǂToma
ACTOR
1944 - 2003
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 1
Sam Nujoma
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2025
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 2
Hage Geingob
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 3
Hifikepunye Pohamba
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 4
Saara Kuugongelwa
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 5
Nahas Angula
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 6
Frankie Fredericks
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 7
Theo-Ben Gurirab
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2018
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 8
Behati Prinsloo
MODEL
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 9
Michelle McLean
CELEBRITY
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 10
Collin Benjamin
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.28
Rank: 11
Percy Montgomery
RUGBY PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 12
Helalia Johannes
ATHLETE
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 13
Among ATHLETES In Namibia
Among athletes born in Namibia, Frankie Fredericks ranks 1. After him are Helalia Johannes (1980), Christine Mboma (2003), Beatrice Masilingi (2003), Maike Diekmann (1994), Phillip Seidler (1998), and Tsolmonbaataryn Anudari (1997).
Frankie Fredericks
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1
Helalia Johannes
1980 - Present
HPI: 40.13
Rank: 2
Christine Mboma
2003 - Present
HPI: 28.69
Rank: 3
Beatrice Masilingi
2003 - Present
HPI: 21.46
Rank: 4
Maike Diekmann
1994 - Present
HPI: 20.53
Rank: 5
Phillip Seidler
1998 - Present
HPI: 19.51
Rank: 6
Tsolmonbaataryn Anudari
1997 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 7