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Marie-José Pérec

1968 - Today

Marie-José Pérec

Marie-José Pérec (French: [maʁi ʒoze peʁɛk] ; born 9 May 1968) is a retired French track and field sprinter who specialised in the 200 and 400 metres and is a three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was born in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe and moved to Paris when she was 16 years old. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marie-José Pérec is the 1,067th most popular athlete (up from 1,249th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Guadeloupe (up from 9th in 2019) and the most popular Guadeloupian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Marie-José Pérec ranks 1,067 out of 6,025. Before her are Léon Moreaux, Frankie Fredericks, Henry Petersen, Gaston Aumoitte, Guinn Smith, and Jim Wedderburn. After her are Peter Kemp, Willi Eichhorn, Irina Privalova, Marcus Hurley, Erkki Kataja, and Ingrid Lotz.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Léon Moreaux
1852 - 1921
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,061
Frankie Fredericks
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,062
Henry Petersen
1900 - 1949
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,063
Gaston Aumoitte
1884 - 1957
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,064
Guinn Smith
1920 - 2004
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,065
Jim Wedderburn
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,066
Marie-José Pérec
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 1,067
Peter Kemp
1878 - 1950
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,068
Willi Eichhorn
1908 - 1994
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,069
Irina Privalova
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 1,070
Marcus Hurley
1883 - 1941
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,071
Erkki Kataja
1924 - 1969
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 1,072
Ingrid Lotz
1934 - Present
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 1,073

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1968, Marie-José Pérec ranks 224. Before her are Slaviša Jokanović, Zara Whites, Andreas Kisser, Vanessa Marcil, Navid Negahban, and Hedi Slimane. After her are Irina Privalova, Ľuboš Micheľ, Carlos Latuff, Akira Yamaoka, Tisha Campbell-Martin, and Jaye Davidson.

Others Born in 1968

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Slaviša Jokanović
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 218
Zara Whites
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 219
Andreas Kisser
MUSICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 220
Vanessa Marcil
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 221
Navid Negahban
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 222
Hedi Slimane
PHOTOGRAPHER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 223
Marie-José Pérec
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 224
Irina Privalova
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 225
Ľuboš Micheľ
REFEREE
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 226
Carlos Latuff
PAINTER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 227
Akira Yamaoka
COMPOSER
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 228
Tisha Campbell-Martin
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 229
Jaye Davidson
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 230

In Guadeloupe

Among people born in Guadeloupe, Marie-José Pérec ranks 8 out of 32. Before her are Lilian Thuram (1972), Chevalier de Saint-Georges (1745), Maryse Condé (1937), Marius Trésor (1950), Jacques François Dugommier (1738), and Jocelyn Angloma (1965). After her are Firmine Richard (1947), Teddy Riner (1989), Christine Arron (1973), Thomas Lemar (1995), Didier Dinart (1977), and Laura Flessel-Colovic (1971).

Others born in Guadeloupe

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Lilian Thuram
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 2
Chevalier de Saint-Georges
COMPOSER
1745 - 1799
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 3
Maryse Condé
WRITER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 4
Marius Trésor
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 5
Jacques François Dugommier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1738 - 1794
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 6
Jocelyn Angloma
SOCCER PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 7
Marie-José Pérec
ATHLETE
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 8
Firmine Richard
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 9
Teddy Riner
WRESTLER
1989 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 10
Christine Arron
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 11
Thomas Lemar
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 12
Didier Dinart
HANDBALL PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 49.68
Rank: 13
Laura Flessel-Colovic
FENCER
1971 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 14