ATHLETE
Robert Heffernan
1978 - Today

Robert Heffernan
Robert Heffernan (born 28 February 1978) is an Irish race walker. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Heffernan is the 7,307th most popular athlete (down from 6,911th in 2024), the 539th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Irish Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Robert Heffernan ranks 7,307 out of 6,025. Before him are Margot van Geffen, Leong Mun Yee, René Holten Poulsen, Balázs Erdélyi, Greg Rutherford, and Saga Vanninen. After him are Wang Zongyuan, Stepan Maryanyan, Pablo Martínez, Wang Bingyu, Stipe Žunić, and Lelisa Desisa.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMargot van Geffen
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.09
Rank: 7,301
Leong Mun Yee
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 7,302
René Holten Poulsen
1988 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 7,303
Balázs Erdélyi
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 7,304
Greg Rutherford
1986 - Present
HPI: 34.07
Rank: 7,305
Saga Vanninen
2003 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 7,306
Robert Heffernan
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 7,307
Wang Zongyuan
2001 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 7,308
Stepan Maryanyan
1991 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 7,309
Pablo Martínez
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 7,310
Wang Bingyu
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 7,311
Stipe Žunić
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 7,312
Lelisa Desisa
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 7,313
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1978, Robert Heffernan ranks 1,455. Before him are Manju Warrier, Marianne Rokne, Just Blaze, Georgina Evers-Swindell, Adam Yahiye Gadahn, and Brian Urlacher. After him are Jamaal Tinsley, Tomohiro Nagatsuka, Amy Chow, Rachel Morrison, Malik Allen, and Lee McCulloch.
Others Born in 1978
Go to all RankingsManju Warrier
ACTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.48
Rank: 1,449
Marianne Rokne
HANDBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 1,450
Just Blaze
MUSICIAN
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 1,451
Georgina Evers-Swindell
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.40
Rank: 1,452
Adam Yahiye Gadahn
EXTREMIST
1978 - 2015
HPI: 34.29
Rank: 1,453
Brian Urlacher
AMERICAN FOOTBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.23
Rank: 1,454
Robert Heffernan
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 1,455
Jamaal Tinsley
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 1,456
Tomohiro Nagatsuka
CYCLIST
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 1,457
Amy Chow
GYMNAST
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.95
Rank: 1,458
Rachel Morrison
WRITER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.94
Rank: 1,459
Malik Allen
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.93
Rank: 1,460
Lee McCulloch
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 33.90
Rank: 1,461
In Ireland
Among people born in Ireland, Robert Heffernan ranks 539 out of 549. Before him are Carly Smithson (1983), Aisling Bea (1984), Sophie Vavasseur (1992), Kenny Cunningham (1971), Eddie Dunbar (1996), and Daryl Murphy (1983). After him are Damien Molony (1984), Darren O'Dea (1987), Philip Deignan (1983), Chloë Agnew (1989), Molly Sterling (1998), and Ruth Bradley (1987).
Others born in Ireland
Go to all RankingsCarly Smithson
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.25
Rank: 533
Aisling Bea
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.22
Rank: 534
Sophie Vavasseur
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 34.18
Rank: 535
Kenny Cunningham
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 34.16
Rank: 536
Eddie Dunbar
CYCLIST
1996 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 537
Daryl Murphy
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.08
Rank: 538
Robert Heffernan
ATHLETE
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 539
Damien Molony
ACTOR
1984 - Present
HPI: 34.04
Rank: 540
Darren O'Dea
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 541
Philip Deignan
CYCLIST
1983 - Present
HPI: 33.96
Rank: 542
Chloë Agnew
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 33.79
Rank: 543
Molly Sterling
MUSICIAN
1998 - Present
HPI: 33.60
Rank: 544
Ruth Bradley
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 33.58
Rank: 545
Among ATHLETES In Ireland
Among athletes born in Ireland, Robert Heffernan ranks 23. Before him are Alexander Porter (1785), Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Liu Hao (null), Michael Carruth (1967), Cian O'Connor (1979), and Olive Loughnane (1976). After him are Gillian O'Sullivan (1976), Derval O'Rourke (1981), Fintan McCarthy (1996), Paul O'Donovan (1994), Yana Hladiychuk (1993), and Fionnuala McCormack (1984).
Alexander Porter
1785 - 1844
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 17
Sonia O'Sullivan
1969 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 18
Liu Hao
HPI: 38.00
Rank: 19
Michael Carruth
1967 - Present
HPI: 36.45
Rank: 20
Cian O'Connor
1979 - Present
HPI: 36.38
Rank: 21
Olive Loughnane
1976 - Present
HPI: 35.09
Rank: 22
Robert Heffernan
1978 - Present
HPI: 34.06
Rank: 23
Gillian O'Sullivan
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.30
Rank: 24
Derval O'Rourke
1981 - Present
HPI: 30.41
Rank: 25
Fintan McCarthy
1996 - Present
HPI: 26.59
Rank: 26
Paul O'Donovan
1994 - Present
HPI: 26.50
Rank: 27
Yana Hladiychuk
1993 - Present
HPI: 26.06
Rank: 28
Fionnuala McCormack
1984 - Present
HPI: 24.98
Rank: 29
















































