ATHLETE
Shirley Cawley
1932 - Today

Shirley Cawley
Shirley Cawley (born 26 April 1932) is a British former athlete who won the bronze medal in the long jump at the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shirley Cawley is the 2,547th most popular athlete (down from 2,209th in 2024), the 6,123rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,644th in 2019) and the 102nd most popular British Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Shirley Cawley ranks 2,547 out of 6,025. Before her are Deepika Kumari, Merritt Giffin, Stefan Lövgren, Clarence McKerrow, Svetlana Paramygina, and Willye White. After her are Moses Kiptanui, June Foulds, Jiří Malec, Gaston Strobino, Vyacheslav Yanovskiy, and Leroy Burrell.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDeepika Kumari
1994 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 2,541
Merritt Giffin
1887 - 1911
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 2,542
Stefan Lövgren
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 2,543
Clarence McKerrow
1877 - 1959
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 2,544
Svetlana Paramygina
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 2,545
Willye White
1939 - 2007
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 2,546
Shirley Cawley
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 2,547
Moses Kiptanui
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 2,548
June Foulds
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 2,549
Jiří Malec
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 2,550
Gaston Strobino
1891 - 1969
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 2,551
Vyacheslav Yanovskiy
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 2,552
Leroy Burrell
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 2,553
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Shirley Cawley ranks 553. Before her are Duke Pearson, Daniel Kleppner, Dennis Skinner, Tina Brooks, Tim Parnell, and Derek Taylor. After her are Terry Medwin, Jacqueline Beer, Robert Osborne, Andy Bathgate, Grace Alele-Williams, and Charles Adkins.
Others Born in 1932
Go to all RankingsDuke Pearson
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1980
HPI: 49.47
Rank: 547
Daniel Kleppner
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2025
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 548
Dennis Skinner
POLITICIAN
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 549
Tina Brooks
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1974
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 550
Tim Parnell
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2017
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 551
Derek Taylor
WRITER
1932 - 1997
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 552
Shirley Cawley
ATHLETE
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 553
Terry Medwin
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2024
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 554
Jacqueline Beer
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 555
Robert Osborne
ACTOR
1932 - 2017
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 556
Andy Bathgate
HOCKEY PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 557
Grace Alele-Williams
MATHEMATICIAN
1932 - 2022
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 558
Charles Adkins
BOXER
1932 - 1993
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 559
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Shirley Cawley ranks 6,125 out of 8,785. Before her are Leslie Thorne (1916), Andrew Parrott (1947), James Callis (1971), Gary Bailey (1958), Pip Torrens (1960), and Nick Moran (1969). After her are David Harewood (1965), Thomas Chalmers (1780), Alesha Dixon (1978), Jimmy McCulloch (1953), Sophie Ellis-Bextor (1979), and Graeme Obree (1965).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsLeslie Thorne
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1993
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,119
Andrew Parrott
CONDUCTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,120
James Callis
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,121
Gary Bailey
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,122
Pip Torrens
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 6,123
Nick Moran
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 6,124
Shirley Cawley
ATHLETE
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 6,125
David Harewood
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,126
Thomas Chalmers
ECONOMIST
1780 - 1847
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,127
Alesha Dixon
SINGER
1978 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,128
Jimmy McCulloch
MUSICIAN
1953 - 1979
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 6,129
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,130
Graeme Obree
CYCLIST
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 6,131
Among ATHLETES In United Kingdom
Among athletes born in United Kingdom, Shirley Cawley ranks 102. Before her are Charles Hefferon (1878), Lynn Davies (1942), Gillian Sheen (1928), Adrian Metcalfe (1942), Carole Quinton (1936), and Allan Wells (1952). After her are June Foulds (1934), Nellie Halstead (1910), Mark Richardson (1972), Jayne Torvill (1957), Walter D'Hondt (1936), and Daley Thompson (1958).
Charles Hefferon
1878 - 1931
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 96
Lynn Davies
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 97
Gillian Sheen
1928 - 2021
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 98
Adrian Metcalfe
1942 - 2021
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 99
Carole Quinton
1936 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 100
Allan Wells
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.31
Rank: 101
Shirley Cawley
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 102
June Foulds
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 103
Nellie Halstead
1910 - 1991
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 104
Mark Richardson
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 105
Jayne Torvill
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 106
Walter D'Hondt
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 107
Daley Thompson
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 108















































