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Ian Stewart
1949 - Today

Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart MBE (born 15 January 1949) is a Scottish former long-distance running athlete. Stewart was one of the world's leading distance runners between the late 1960s and mid-1970s. Stewart won the bronze medal in the Men's 5000 metres at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich (a race won by Lasse Virén). Stewart also won the following championships: European 5,000 metres (1969), Commonwealth 5,000 metres (1970), European Indoor (1969 and 1975) and World Cross Country (1975). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ian Stewart is the 688th most popular athlete (up from 3,704th in 2019), the 3,577th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 7,058th in 2019) and the 28th most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Ian Stewart ranks 688 out of 6,025. Before him are Arie van Vliet, Argentina Menis, Evelyn Ashford, Hermann Wilker, Roelof Klein, and Luciano Sušanj. After him are Harald Tammer, Tommy Hampson, Marita Lange, Martin Sheridan, Eugène Balme, and Henri Tauzin.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArie van Vliet
1916 - 2001
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 682
Argentina Menis
1948 - 2023
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 683
Evelyn Ashford
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 684
Hermann Wilker
1874 - 1941
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 685
Roelof Klein
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 686
Luciano Sušanj
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 687
Ian Stewart
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 688
Harald Tammer
1899 - 1942
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 689
Tommy Hampson
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 690
Marita Lange
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 691
Martin Sheridan
1881 - 1918
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 692
Eugène Balme
1874 - 1914
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 693
Henri Tauzin
1879 - 1918
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 694
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Ian Stewart ranks 408. Before him are Mohammed bin Hammam, Emanuel Ax, Mohamed Akid, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Jupp Kapellmann, and Bonnie Raitt. After him are Bob Backlund, Chrisye, Randall Wallace, Volodymyr Onyshchenko, Tom Verlaine, and Peter Maffay.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsMohammed bin Hammam
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 402
Emanuel Ax
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 403
Mohamed Akid
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 1979
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 404
Stephen Gyllenhaal
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 405
Jupp Kapellmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 406
Bonnie Raitt
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 407
Ian Stewart
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 408
Bob Backlund
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 409
Chrisye
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2007
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 410
Randall Wallace
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 411
Volodymyr Onyshchenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 412
Tom Verlaine
SINGER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 413
Peter Maffay
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 414
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 3,578 out of 8,785. Before him are Amanda Abbington (1974), Anne Hutchinson (1591), John Hick (1922), Elaine Paige (1948), Robert Edmond Grant (1793), and Wilfred Baddeley (1872). After him are Winifred McNair (1877), John Phillips (1800), Tommy Hampson (1907), W. J. Coffee (1774), Richard Thomas Lowe (1802), and David Sylvian (1958).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAmanda Abbington
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 3,572
Anne Hutchinson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1591 - 1643
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 3,573
John Hick
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2012
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 3,574
Elaine Paige
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 3,575
Robert Edmond Grant
WRITER
1793 - 1874
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 3,576
Wilfred Baddeley
TENNIS PLAYER
1872 - 1929
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 3,577
Ian Stewart
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 3,578
Winifred McNair
TENNIS PLAYER
1877 - 1954
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 3,579
John Phillips
GEOLOGIST
1800 - 1874
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 3,580
Tommy Hampson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 3,581
W. J. Coffee
SCULPTOR
1774 - 1846
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 3,582
Richard Thomas Lowe
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 3,583
David Sylvian
SINGER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 3,584
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Ian Stewart ranks 28. Before him are Thelma Hopkins (1936), Norman Read (1931), Wyndham Halswelle (1882), Eddie Owen (1886), Albert Hill (1889), and George Larner (1875). After him are Tommy Hampson (1907), Guy Butler (1899), Dorian Yates (1962), Henry Macintosh (1892), Dorothy Tyler-Odam (1920), and Arthur Russell (1886).
Thelma Hopkins
1936 - 2025
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 22
Norman Read
1931 - 1994
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 23
Wyndham Halswelle
1882 - 1915
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 24
Eddie Owen
1886 - 1949
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 25
Albert Hill
1889 - 1969
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 26
George Larner
1875 - 1949
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 27
Ian Stewart
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 28
Tommy Hampson
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 29
Guy Butler
1899 - 1981
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 30
Dorian Yates
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 31
Henry Macintosh
1892 - 1918
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 32
Dorothy Tyler-Odam
1920 - 2014
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 33
Arthur Russell
1886 - 1972
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 34