MOUNTAINEER

Joe Simpson

1960 - Today

Joe Simpson

Joe Simpson (born 13 August 1960) is a British mountaineer, author, and motivational speaker. While climbing in Peru in 1985, he suffered severe injuries and was assumed dead by his climbing companion Simon Yates after falling into a crevasse, but he survived and managed to crawl back to his base camp. He described the ordeal in his 1988 book Touching the Void, which has been adapted into a 2003 documentary film and a 2018 stage play, both of the same name. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Simpson is the 47th most popular mountaineer (down from 45th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from Malaysia (down from 50th in 2019) and the most popular Malaysian Mountaineer.

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Among MOUNTAINEERS

Among mountaineers, Joe Simpson ranks 47 out of 56. Before him are Oh Eun-sun, Bachendri Pal, Denis Urubko, Edurne Pasaban, Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner, and Nirmal Purja. After him are Dean Potter, Alison Hargreaves, Lhakpa Sherpa, David Lama, Erik Weihenmayer, and Arunima Sinha.

Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia

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Oh Eun-sun
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 41
Bachendri Pal
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 42
Denis Urubko
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 43
Edurne Pasaban
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 44
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 45
Nirmal Purja
1983 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 46
Joe Simpson
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 47
Dean Potter
1972 - 2015
HPI: 46.71
Rank: 48
Alison Hargreaves
1962 - 1995
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 49
Lhakpa Sherpa
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 50
David Lama
1990 - 2019
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 51
Erik Weihenmayer
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.61
Rank: 52
Arunima Sinha
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.21
Rank: 53

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Joe Simpson ranks 552. Before him are Kim Christofte, Valerie Bertinelli, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, Ahmed Shobair, Loren Legarda, and Stéphane Freiss. After him are Leroy Chiao, Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford, Sergey Menyaylo, Hans van Baalen, Scott McCloud, and Mirwais.

Others Born in 1960

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Kim Christofte
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 546
Valerie Bertinelli
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 547
Zurab Azmaiparashvili
CHESS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 548
Ahmed Shobair
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 549
Loren Legarda
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 550
Stéphane Freiss
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 551
Joe Simpson
MOUNTAINEER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 552
Leroy Chiao
ASTRONAUT
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 553
Jonathan Hill, Baron Hill of Oareford
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 554
Sergey Menyaylo
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 555
Hans van Baalen
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2021
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 556
Scott McCloud
COMIC ARTIST
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 557
Mirwais
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 558