ATHLETE
Ken McArthur
1881 - 1960

Ken McArthur
Kennedy Kane McArthur (10 February 1881 – 13 June 1960) is most noted as a track and field athlete and winner of the marathon at the 1912 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ken McArthur is the 498th most popular athlete (down from 166th in 2019), the 3,178th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,146th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Ken McArthur ranks 498 out of 6,025. Before him are Steinar Amundsen, Adolf Wiklund, Wally Kinnear, Imre Nagy, Olivér Halassy, and Henry Eriksson. After him are Sara Simeoni, József Csermák, Saverio Ragno, Lauri Lehtinen, Donald Lippincott, and Naftali Temu.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSteinar Amundsen
1945 - 2022
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 492
Adolf Wiklund
1921 - 1970
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 493
Wally Kinnear
1880 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 494
Imre Nagy
1933 - 2013
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 495
Olivér Halassy
1909 - 1946
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 496
Henry Eriksson
1920 - 2000
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 497
Ken McArthur
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 498
Sara Simeoni
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 499
József Csermák
1932 - 2001
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 500
Saverio Ragno
1902 - 1969
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 501
Lauri Lehtinen
1908 - 1973
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 502
Donald Lippincott
1893 - 1962
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 503
Naftali Temu
1945 - 2003
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 504
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Ken McArthur ranks 151. Before him are Gaston Gallimard, Louis Bastien, Sergey Merkurov, Aleksandr Bogomolets, Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Zhang Zongchang. After him are Jérôme Carcopino, Henri Le Fauconnier, Alexandre Lippmann, Harry Edwin Wood, Henri Dentz, and Howard Valentine. Among people deceased in 1960, Ken McArthur ranks 150. Before him are James Montgomery Flagg, Igor Grabar, Lya Mara, Arthur Benjamin, Charles Delporte, and Ernst Wilhelm Bohle. After him are Oswald Veblen, Paul Fort, Bogoljub Jevtić, Alexandre Lippmann, Joseph Lamb, and Teodoro Picado Michalski.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsGaston Gallimard
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1975
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 145
Louis Bastien
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1963
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 146
Sergey Merkurov
SCULPTOR
1881 - 1952
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 147
Aleksandr Bogomolets
PHYSICIAN
1881 - 1946
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 148
Princess Dorothea of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1881 - 1967
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 149
Zhang Zongchang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1932
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 150
Ken McArthur
ATHLETE
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 151
Jérôme Carcopino
HISTORIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 152
Henri Le Fauconnier
PAINTER
1881 - 1946
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 153
Alexandre Lippmann
FENCER
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 154
Harry Edwin Wood
ASTRONOMER
1881 - 1946
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 155
Henri Dentz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1945
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 156
Howard Valentine
ATHLETE
1881 - 1932
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 1960
Go to all RankingsJames Montgomery Flagg
ARTIST
1877 - 1960
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 144
Igor Grabar
PAINTER
1871 - 1960
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 145
Lya Mara
ACTOR
1897 - 1960
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 146
Arthur Benjamin
COMPOSER
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 147
Charles Delporte
FENCER
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 148
Ernst Wilhelm Bohle
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1960
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 149
Ken McArthur
ATHLETE
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 150
Oswald Veblen
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 151
Paul Fort
WRITER
1872 - 1960
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 152
Bogoljub Jevtić
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1960
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 153
Alexandre Lippmann
FENCER
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 154
Joseph Lamb
COMPOSER
1887 - 1960
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 155
Teodoro Picado Michalski
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1960
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 156
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken McArthur ranks 3,179 out of 8,785. Before him are Storm Thorgerson (1944), Caradoc (470), Wally Kinnear (1880), John Crawfurd (1783), KSI (1993), and Gareth Southgate (1970). After him are Edwin Atherstone (1788), Stephen Wolfram (1959), Gary Lewis (1957), Trevor Pinnock (1946), Geoffrey Burbidge (1925), and David Heyman (1961).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsStorm Thorgerson
DESIGNER
1944 - 2013
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 3,173
Caradoc
POLITICIAN
470 - 500
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3,174
Wally Kinnear
ATHLETE
1880 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3,175
John Crawfurd
PHYSICIAN
1783 - 1868
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 3,176
KSI
YOUTUBER
1993 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,177
Gareth Southgate
COACH
1970 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,178
Ken McArthur
ATHLETE
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,179
Edwin Atherstone
WRITER
1788 - 1872
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,180
Stephen Wolfram
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 3,181
Gary Lewis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3,182
Trevor Pinnock
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 3,183
Geoffrey Burbidge
ASTRONOMER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,184
David Heyman
PRODUCER
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 3,185
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Ken McArthur ranks 22. Before him are Bill Roberts (1912), Alfred Tysoe (1874), Edwin Flack (1873), John Ainsworth-Davis (1895), Jean Pickering (1929), and Wally Kinnear (1880). After him are Thelma Hopkins (1936), Norman Read (1931), Wyndham Halswelle (1882), Eddie Owen (1886), Albert Hill (1889), and George Larner (1875).
Bill Roberts
1912 - 2001
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 16
Alfred Tysoe
1874 - 1901
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 17
Edwin Flack
1873 - 1935
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 18
John Ainsworth-Davis
1895 - 1976
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 19
Jean Pickering
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 20
Wally Kinnear
1880 - 1974
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 21
Ken McArthur
1881 - 1960
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 22
Thelma Hopkins
1936 - 2025
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 23
Norman Read
1931 - 1994
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 24
Wyndham Halswelle
1882 - 1915
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 25
Eddie Owen
1886 - 1949
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 26
Albert Hill
1889 - 1969
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 27
George Larner
1875 - 1949
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 28