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Joe Earl
1952 - Today

Joe Earl
Athol John "Joe" Earl (born 1 October 1952) is a former New Zealand rower who won two Olympic medals. Earl was born in 1952 in Christchurch and grew up on a farm in Hawarden in North Canterbury. He received his education at St. Andrew's College, where he started rowing under Fred Strachan. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Earl is the 1,040th most popular athlete (up from 2,711th in 2019), the 67th most popular biography from New Zealand (up from 140th in 2019) and the 6th most popular New Zealander Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Joe Earl ranks 1,040 out of 6,025. Before him are Hartwig Gauder, István Rózsavölgyi, Rupert Hollaus, Hicham El Guerrouj, Akio Kaminaga, and George Finnegan. After him are Tetsuo Hamuro, Arvid Knöppel, György Kárpáti, Anastasiya Kuzmina, Maria Mutola, and Ulf Timmermann.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHartwig Gauder
1954 - 2020
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,034
István Rózsavölgyi
1929 - 2012
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,035
Rupert Hollaus
1931 - 1954
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 1,036
Hicham El Guerrouj
1974 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,037
Akio Kaminaga
1936 - 1993
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,038
George Finnegan
1881 - 1913
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,039
Joe Earl
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,040
Tetsuo Hamuro
1917 - 2005
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,041
Arvid Knöppel
1867 - 1925
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,042
György Kárpáti
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 1,043
Anastasiya Kuzmina
1984 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,044
Maria Mutola
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,045
Ulf Timmermann
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 1,046
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Joe Earl ranks 409. Before him are Jean-Christophe Rufin, André Comte-Sponville, Mario Runco Jr., Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Allen Collins, and Ulrich Wehling. After him are Michael Behe, Linda Martin, Sushma Swaraj, David R. Ellis, Randy Jones, and Tomas Ledin.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsJean-Christophe Rufin
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 403
André Comte-Sponville
PHILOSOPHER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 404
Mario Runco Jr.
ASTRONAUT
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 405
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 406
Allen Collins
MUSICIAN
1952 - 1990
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 407
Ulrich Wehling
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 408
Joe Earl
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 409
Michael Behe
CHEMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 410
Linda Martin
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 411
Sushma Swaraj
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2019
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 412
David R. Ellis
FILM DIRECTOR
1952 - 2013
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 413
Randy Jones
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 414
Tomas Ledin
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 415
In New Zealand
Among people born in New Zealand, Joe Earl ranks 67 out of 303. Before him are Yvette Williams (1929), Antony Starr (1975), Howden Ganley (1941), Silvia Cartwright (1943), Fran Walsh (1959), and Kevin Smith (1963). After him are Jean Batten (1909), Rupert Julian (1879), Martin Henderson (1974), Wallace Fard Muhammad (1893), Winston Reid (1988), and Jacinda Ardern (1980).
Others born in New Zealand
Go to all RankingsYvette Williams
ATHLETE
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 61
Antony Starr
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 62
Howden Ganley
RACING DRIVER
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 63
Silvia Cartwright
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 64
Fran Walsh
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 65
Kevin Smith
ACTOR
1963 - 2002
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 66
Joe Earl
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 67
Jean Batten
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1982
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 68
Rupert Julian
FILM DIRECTOR
1879 - 1943
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 69
Martin Henderson
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 70
Wallace Fard Muhammad
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1934
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 71
Winston Reid
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 72
Jacinda Ardern
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 73
Among ATHLETES In New Zealand
Among athletes born in New Zealand, Joe Earl ranks 6. Before him are John Walker (1952), Harry Kerr (1879), Peter Snell (1938), Warren Cole (1940), and Yvette Williams (1929). After him are Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey (null), Dudley Storey (1939), Hugh Anderson (1936), Eric Verdonk (1959), Murray Halberg (1933), and Jack Lovelock (1910).
John Walker
1952 - Present
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 1
Harry Kerr
1879 - 1951
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 2
Peter Snell
1938 - 2019
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 3
Warren Cole
1940 - 2019
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 4
Yvette Williams
1929 - 2019
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 5
Joe Earl
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 6
Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Field hockey
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 7
Dudley Storey
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 8
Hugh Anderson
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 9
Eric Verdonk
1959 - 2020
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 10
Murray Halberg
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 11
Jack Lovelock
1910 - 1949
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 12