ATHLETE
Henry Carr
1941 - 2015

Henry Carr
Henry Carr (November 27, 1941 – May 29, 2015) was an American track and field athlete who won two gold medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Carr is the 940th most popular athlete (down from 552nd in 2019), the 7,583rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,391st in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Henry Carr ranks 940 out of 6,025. Before him are Harriet Bland, Maurice Huet, Jaak Uudmäe, Vilho Niittymaa, Gerd Wessig, and Hassiba Boulmerka. After him are Shuhei Nishida, Robert Lindsay, Viktor Kapitonov, László Szollás, Hugo Wieslander, and Kinue Hitomi.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarriet Bland
1915 - 1991
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 934
Maurice Huet
1918 - 1991
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 935
Jaak Uudmäe
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 936
Vilho Niittymaa
1896 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 937
Gerd Wessig
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 938
Hassiba Boulmerka
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 939
Henry Carr
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 940
Shuhei Nishida
1910 - 1997
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 941
Robert Lindsay
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 942
Viktor Kapitonov
1933 - 2005
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 943
László Szollás
1907 - 1980
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 944
Hugo Wieslander
1889 - 1976
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 945
Kinue Hitomi
1907 - 1931
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 946
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Henry Carr ranks 444. Before him are Joseph Bessala, Mária Gulácsy, Kurt Axelsson, Jacques Cheminade, Stanislav Stratiev, and Gilbert Kaplan. After him are Peter Brötzmann, Helen Reddy, Wasim Sajjad, Kaija Mustonen, Diogo Freitas do Amaral, and Nikolai Gubenko. Among people deceased in 2015, Henry Carr ranks 327. Before him are Ángel Atienza, Mária Gulácsy, Marília Pêra, Keith Michell, Gunther Schuller, and Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat. After him are Csaba Fenyvesi, Eric Arturo Delvalle, Zhanna Yorkina, Lia van Leer, Adelina Gutiérrez, and Jean Vautrin.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsJoseph Bessala
ATHLETE
1941 - 2010
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 438
Mária Gulácsy
ATHLETE
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 439
Kurt Axelsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1984
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 440
Jacques Cheminade
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 441
Stanislav Stratiev
WRITER
1941 - 2000
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 442
Gilbert Kaplan
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2016
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 443
Henry Carr
ATHLETE
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 444
Peter Brötzmann
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2023
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 445
Helen Reddy
SINGER
1941 - 2020
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 446
Wasim Sajjad
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 447
Kaija Mustonen
SKATER
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 448
Diogo Freitas do Amaral
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2019
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 449
Nikolai Gubenko
ACTOR
1941 - 2020
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 450
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsÁngel Atienza
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 321
Mária Gulácsy
ATHLETE
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 322
Marília Pêra
ACTOR
1943 - 2015
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 323
Keith Michell
ACTOR
1926 - 2015
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 324
Gunther Schuller
COMPOSER
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 325
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2015
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 326
Henry Carr
ATHLETE
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 327
Csaba Fenyvesi
FENCER
1943 - 2015
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 328
Eric Arturo Delvalle
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2015
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 329
Zhanna Yorkina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2015
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 330
Lia van Leer
DESIGNER
1924 - 2015
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 331
Adelina Gutiérrez
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 332
Jean Vautrin
WRITER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 333
In United States
Among people born in United States, Henry Carr ranks 7,585 out of 20,380. Before him are William Dean Howells (1837), Emma Smith (1804), Kristen Cloke (1968), Ottis Toole (1947), Jon McBride (1943), and Gilbert Kaplan (1941). After him are Loren Acton (1936), Paul Whiteman (1890), Clifton Williams (1932), John O'Hara (1905), Polly Bergen (1930), and Penn Badgley (1986).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWilliam Dean Howells
WRITER
1837 - 1920
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 7,579
Emma Smith
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1804 - 1879
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 7,580
Kristen Cloke
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 7,581
Ottis Toole
EXTREMIST
1947 - 1996
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 7,582
Jon McBride
ASTRONAUT
1943 - 2024
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 7,583
Gilbert Kaplan
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2016
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,584
Henry Carr
ATHLETE
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,585
Loren Acton
ASTRONAUT
1936 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,586
Paul Whiteman
COMPOSER
1890 - 1967
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,587
Clifton Williams
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 1967
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,588
John O'Hara
WRITER
1905 - 1970
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,589
Polly Bergen
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,590
Penn Badgley
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 7,591
Among ATHLETES In United States
Among athletes born in United States, Henry Carr ranks 206. Before him are Paul Costello (1894), Arthur Harnden (1924), Willie Steele (1923), Emmett Toppino (1909), Frank Foss (1895), and Harriet Bland (1915). After him are Harry Porter (1882), Sidney Johnson (1877), Robert Farnan (1877), Honus Wagner (1874), Marvin Stalder (1905), and Karl Warner (1908).
Paul Costello
1894 - 1986
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 200
Arthur Harnden
1924 - 2016
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 201
Willie Steele
1923 - 1989
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 202
Emmett Toppino
1909 - 1971
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 203
Frank Foss
1895 - 1989
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 204
Harriet Bland
1915 - 1991
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 205
Henry Carr
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 206
Harry Porter
1882 - 1965
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 207
Sidney Johnson
1877 - 2000
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 208
Robert Farnan
1877 - 1939
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 209
Honus Wagner
1874 - 1955
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 210
Marvin Stalder
1905 - 1982
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 211
Karl Warner
1908 - 1995
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 212