Athlete

Haile Gebrselassie

1973 - today

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Haile Gebrselassie

His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia. Haile Gebrselassie is the 226th most popular athlete (down from 112th in 2024), the 33rd most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 22nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Ethiopian Athlete.

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Among Athletes

Among athletes, Haile Gebrselassie ranks 226 out of 6,025. Before him are Bob King, Bill Holland, Aleksander Klumberg, Ralph Boston, Lina Radke, and Herma Bauma. After him are David Hall, Dallas Long, Janusz Kusociński, Sebastian Coe, Lauri Virtanen, and Bobby Morrow.

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Bob King
1906 - 1965
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 220
Bill Holland
1874 - 1930
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 221
Aleksander Klumberg
1899 - 1958
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 222
Ralph Boston
1939 - 2023
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 223
Lina Radke
1903 - 1983
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 224
Herma Bauma
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 225
Haile Gebrselassie
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 226
David Hall
1875 - 1972
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 227
Dallas Long
1940 - 2024
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 228
Janusz Kusociński
1907 - 1940
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 229
Sebastian Coe
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 230
Lauri Virtanen
1904 - 1982
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 231
Bobby Morrow
1935 - 2020
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 232

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1973, Haile Gebrselassie ranks 76. Before him are Edgars Rinkēvičs, Howie Dorough, Juliette Lewis, Savo Milošević, Takeshi Kaneshiro, and Sami Hyypiä. After him are Li Bingbing, Ian Murdock, Pharrell Williams, Stacey Abrams, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Luís Montenegro.

Others Born in 1973

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Edgars Rinkēvičs
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 70
Howie Dorough
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 71
Juliette Lewis
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 72
Savo Milošević
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 73
Takeshi Kaneshiro
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 74
Sami Hyypiä
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 75
Haile Gebrselassie
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 76
Li Bingbing
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 77
Ian Murdock
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1973 - 2015
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 78
Pharrell Williams
SINGER
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 79
Stacey Abrams
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 80
Yorgos Lanthimos
FILM DIRECTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 81
Luís Montenegro
POLITICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 82

In Ethiopia

Among people born in Ethiopia, Haile Gebrselassie ranks 33 out of NaN. Before him are Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), Mulatu Teshome (1955), Tekle Giyorgis II (1836), Kaleb of Axum (500), Taytu Betul (1851), and Negasso Gidada (1943). After him are Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel (1948), Zara Yaqob (1399), Zera Yacob Amha Selassie (1953), Mamo Wolde (1932), Miruts Yifter (1944), and Mulatu Astatke (1943).

Others born in Ethiopia

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Abdullah ibn Ja'far
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 680
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 27
Mulatu Teshome
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 28
Tekle Giyorgis II
POLITICIAN
1836 - 1873
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 29
Kaleb of Axum
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 30
Taytu Betul
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1918
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 31
Negasso Gidada
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 32
Haile Gebrselassie
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 33
Berhaneyesus Demerew Souraphiel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 34
Zara Yaqob
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1399 - 1468
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 35
Zera Yacob Amha Selassie
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 36
Mamo Wolde
ATHLETE
1932 - 2002
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 37
Miruts Yifter
ATHLETE
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 38
Mulatu Astatke
MUSICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 39