SKATER
Tonya Harding
1970 - Today

Tonya Harding
Tonya Maxene Price (née Harding; born November 12, 1970) is an American former figure skater and boxer, and reality television personality. Born in Portland, Oregon, Harding was raised by her mother, who enrolled her in ice skating lessons when Tonya was 3 years old. Harding spent much of her early life training, eventually dropping out of high school to devote her time to the sport. After climbing the ranks in the U.S. Figure Skating Championships between 1986 and 1989, Harding won the 1989 Skate America competition. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Tonya Harding is the 17th most popular skater (down from 6th in 2019), the 4,500th most popular biography from United States (down from 2,313th in 2019) and the most popular American Skater.
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Among SKATERS
Among skaters, Tonya Harding ranks 17 out of 483. Before her are Clas Thunberg, Sjoukje Dijkstra, Walter Jakobsson, Åke Seyffarth, Madge Syers, and Fred Anton Maier. After her are Dick Button, Donald Jackson, Oleg Protopopov, Karol Divín, Ludowika Jakobsson, and Roald Aas.
Most Popular Skaters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClas Thunberg
1893 - 1973
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 11
Sjoukje Dijkstra
1942 - 2024
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 12
Walter Jakobsson
1882 - 1957
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 13
Åke Seyffarth
1919 - 1998
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 14
Madge Syers
1881 - 1917
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 15
Fred Anton Maier
1938 - 2015
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 16
Tonya Harding
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 17
Dick Button
1929 - 2025
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 18
Donald Jackson
1940 - Present
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 19
Oleg Protopopov
1932 - 2023
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 20
Karol Divín
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 21
Ludowika Jakobsson
1884 - 1968
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 22
Roald Aas
1928 - 2012
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Tonya Harding ranks 87. Before her are Chavo Guerrero Jr., Yang Hyun-suk, Enrico Chiesa, Genndy Tartakovsky, Vadim Krasnoselsky, and Redman. After her are Paul Thomas Anderson, Heather Graham, Leonid Pasechnik, Angelo Peruzzi, Clifton Collins Jr., and Yigal Amir.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsChavo Guerrero Jr.
WRESTLER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 81
Yang Hyun-suk
MUSICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 82
Enrico Chiesa
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 83
Genndy Tartakovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 84
Vadim Krasnoselsky
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 85
Redman
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 86
Tonya Harding
SKATER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 87
Paul Thomas Anderson
FILM DIRECTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 88
Heather Graham
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 89
Leonid Pasechnik
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 90
Angelo Peruzzi
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 91
Clifton Collins Jr.
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 92
Yigal Amir
EXTREMIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 93
In United States
Among people born in United States, Tonya Harding ranks 4,500 out of 20,380. Before her are Judy Collins (1939), Jane Kaczmarek (1955), John Lloyd Stephens (1805), Gregory Benford (1941), David Butler (1894), and Abel Ferrara (1951). After her are Stan Winston (1946), Larry Niven (1938), Terry Funk (1944), Gore Verbinski (1964), Evelyn Berezin (1925), and Nikos Galis (1957).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJudy Collins
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,494
Jane Kaczmarek
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,495
John Lloyd Stephens
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1805 - 1852
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,496
Gregory Benford
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,497
David Butler
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,498
Abel Ferrara
FILM DIRECTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,499
Tonya Harding
SKATER
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,500
Stan Winston
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2008
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,501
Larry Niven
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 4,502
Terry Funk
WRESTLER
1944 - 2023
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,503
Gore Verbinski
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,504
Evelyn Berezin
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1925 - 2018
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,505
Nikos Galis
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 4,506
Among SKATERS In United States
Among skaters born in United States, Tonya Harding ranks 1. After her are Dick Button (1929), Charles Jewtraw (1900), Eric Heiden (1958), Tony Hawk (1968), Ken Henry (1929), Irving Jaffee (1906), Nancy Kerrigan (1969), Carol Heiss (1940), Jeanne Ashworth (1938), David Jenkins (1936), and Terry McDermott (1940).
Tonya Harding
1970 - Present
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 1
Dick Button
1929 - 2025
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 2
Charles Jewtraw
1900 - 1996
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 3
Eric Heiden
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4
Tony Hawk
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 5
Ken Henry
1929 - 2009
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 6
Irving Jaffee
1906 - 1981
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 7
Nancy Kerrigan
1969 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 8
Carol Heiss
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 9
Jeanne Ashworth
1938 - 2018
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 10
David Jenkins
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 11
Terry McDermott
1940 - 2023
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 12