JOURNALIST
Malcolm Campbell
1885 - 1948

Malcolm Campbell
Major Sir Malcolm Campbell (11 March 1885 – 31 December 1948) was a British racing motorist and motoring journalist. He gained the world speed record on land and on water at various times, using vehicles called Blue Bird, including a 1921 Grand Prix Sunbeam. His son, Donald Campbell, carried on the family tradition by holding both land speed and water speed records. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malcolm Campbell is the 87th most popular journalist (up from 100th in 2019), the 4,005th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,352nd in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Journalist.
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Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Malcolm Campbell ranks 87 out of 196. Before him are Jon Ola Sand, Norbert Haug, Malcolm Browne, Maurizio Costanzo, Pierre Brossolette, and Vladimir Solovyov. After him are Piers Morgan, Aleksey Suvorin, Marina Ovsyannikova, Kenji Goto, George Rodger, and Homai Vyarawalla.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJon Ola Sand
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 81
Norbert Haug
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 82
Malcolm Browne
1931 - 2012
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 83
Maurizio Costanzo
1938 - 2023
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 84
Pierre Brossolette
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 85
Vladimir Solovyov
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 86
Malcolm Campbell
1885 - 1948
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 87
Piers Morgan
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 88
Aleksey Suvorin
1834 - 1912
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 89
Marina Ovsyannikova
1978 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 90
Kenji Goto
1967 - 2015
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 91
George Rodger
1908 - 1995
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 92
Homai Vyarawalla
1913 - 2012
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 93
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Malcolm Campbell ranks 212. Before him are Georges Passerieu, Margaret Harwood, Stith Thompson, Miroslav Kraljević, Anita Rée, and María Grever. After him are Roland Dorgelès, Tommaso Costantino, Percy Hobart, Américo Castro, Charles Henry Bartlett, and José Durand Laguna. Among people deceased in 1948, Malcolm Campbell ranks 163. Before him are Harry Brearley, Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller, Pencho Zlatev, Georg Kulenkampff, Charles A. Beard, and Carl Hårleman. After him are Ladislav Troják, Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim, Julius Curtius, Alice Salomon, István Barta, and Wesley Clair Mitchell.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsGeorges Passerieu
CYCLIST
1885 - 1928
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 206
Margaret Harwood
ASTRONOMER
1885 - 1979
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 207
Stith Thompson
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1885 - 1976
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 208
Miroslav Kraljević
PAINTER
1885 - 1913
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 209
Anita Rée
PAINTER
1885 - 1933
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 210
María Grever
SINGER
1885 - 1951
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 211
Malcolm Campbell
JOURNALIST
1885 - 1948
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 212
Roland Dorgelès
WRITER
1885 - 1973
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 213
Tommaso Costantino
ATHLETE
1885 - 1950
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 214
Percy Hobart
ENGINEER
1885 - 1957
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 215
Américo Castro
HISTORIAN
1885 - 1972
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 216
Charles Henry Bartlett
CYCLIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 217
José Durand Laguna
COACH
1885 - 1959
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 218
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsHarry Brearley
INVENTOR
1871 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 157
Joseph Friedrich Nicolaus Bornmüller
BIOLOGIST
1862 - 1948
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 158
Pencho Zlatev
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1948
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 159
Georg Kulenkampff
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1948
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 160
Charles A. Beard
HISTORIAN
1874 - 1948
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 161
Carl Hårleman
GYMNAST
1886 - 1948
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 162
Malcolm Campbell
JOURNALIST
1885 - 1948
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 163
Ladislav Troják
HOCKEY PLAYER
1914 - 1948
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 164
Alexander Alfonsovich Grossheim
BIOLOGIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 165
Julius Curtius
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 166
Alice Salomon
ECONOMIST
1872 - 1948
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 167
István Barta
ATHLETE
1895 - 1948
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 168
Wesley Clair Mitchell
ECONOMIST
1874 - 1948
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 169
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Campbell ranks 4,006 out of 8,785. Before him are Andy Green (1962), Peter Perez Burdett (1734), Kim Newman (1959), Andy Taylor (1961), Mike Spence (1936), and Jane March (1973). After him are Margery Allingham (1904), Angus Macfadyen (1963), Frank Morley (1860), Mary Stewart (1916), Sarah Kane (1971), and Dorothy Shepherd-Barron (1897).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAndy Green
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,000
Peter Perez Burdett
PAINTER
1734 - 1793
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,001
Kim Newman
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,002
Andy Taylor
MUSICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,003
Mike Spence
RACING DRIVER
1936 - 1968
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,004
Jane March
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,005
Malcolm Campbell
JOURNALIST
1885 - 1948
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,006
Margery Allingham
WRITER
1904 - 1966
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,007
Angus Macfadyen
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,008
Frank Morley
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1937
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,009
Mary Stewart
WRITER
1916 - 2014
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,010
Sarah Kane
WRITER
1971 - 1999
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,011
Dorothy Shepherd-Barron
TENNIS PLAYER
1897 - 1953
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,012
Among JOURNALISTS In United Kingdom
Among journalists born in United Kingdom, Malcolm Campbell ranks 7. Before him are W. T. Stead (1849), Gareth Jones (1905), Jeremy Clarkson (1960), Christopher Hitchens (1949), William Wilson (1844), and Martin Parr (1952). After him are Piers Morgan (1965), George Rodger (1908), Murray Walker (1923), Malcolm Muggeridge (1903), Chris Bonington (1934), and Jemima Goldsmith (1974).
W. T. Stead
1849 - 1912
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 1
Gareth Jones
1905 - 1935
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 2
Jeremy Clarkson
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 3
Christopher Hitchens
1949 - 2011
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 4
William Wilson
1844 - 1912
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 5
Martin Parr
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 6
Malcolm Campbell
1885 - 1948
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 7
Piers Morgan
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 8
George Rodger
1908 - 1995
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 9
Murray Walker
1923 - 2021
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 10
Malcolm Muggeridge
1903 - 1990
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 11
Chris Bonington
1934 - Present
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 12
Jemima Goldsmith
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 13