Famous marathon runners
sportsperson taking part in a marathon
116 people
Alan Turing
1912
– 1954
· Age 41
Deceased
Paavo Nurmi
1897
– 1973
· Age 76
Deceased
Abebe Bikila
1932
– 1973
· Age 41
Deceased
Haile Gebrselassie
1973
· Age 52
Alive
Eliud Kipchoge
1984
· Age 41
Alive
Mo Farah
1983
· Age 42
Alive
Sifan Hassan
1993
· Age 33
Alive
Spyridon Louis
1873
– 1940
· Age 67
Deceased
Hannes Kolehmainen
1889
– 1966
· Age 76
Deceased
Samuel Wanjiru
1986
– 2011
· Age 24
Deceased
Derartu Tulu
1972
· Age 53
Alive
Peres Jepchirchir
1993
· Age 32
Alive
Stephen Kiprotich
1989
· Age 37
Alive
Edwin Flack
1873
– 1935
· Age 61
Deceased
Rosa Mota
1958
· Age 67
Alive
Catherine Ndereba
1972
· Age 53
Alive
Edna Kiplagat
1979
· Age 46
Alive
Shiso Kanakuri
1891
– 1983
· Age 92
Deceased
Jüri Lossmann
1891
– 1984
· Age 93
Deceased
Fauja Singh
1911
– 2025
· Age 114
Deceased
Waldemar Cierpinski
1950
· Age 75
Alive
Stefano Baldini
1971
· Age 54
Alive
Joan Benoit Samuelson
1957
· Age 68
Alive
Zersenay Tadese
1982
· Age 44
Alive
Abel Kirui
1982
· Age 43
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q13382460