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Rankings from the Famous PRs data. Each number links to its public source.

• Celebrity 5K Times: The Fastest Runs by Famous Non-Athletes

  Compare the fastest documented celebrity 5K times, from Jacob Frey's 14:22.09 indoor track mark to road races and parkruns.

• Celebrity Back Squats: Heaviest Squats by Famous Non-Athletes

  Compare all 19 documented celebrity back squats, from John Cena's 611 lb personal record to powerlifting meets and movie role prep.

• Celebrity Half-Marathon Times: Fastest Finishes by Famous Non-Athletes

  Compare the fastest documented celebrity half-marathon times, from Daniel Humm's 1:18:26 in Brooklyn to finishes by actors, musicians, and politicians.

• Celebrity Push-Ups: Single-Set Counts by Famous Non-Athletes

  Compare documented single-set push-up counts from 85 famous non-athletes, including actors, musicians, tech founders, and politicians.

• Celebrities who bench 225 lb or more

  77 famous non-athletes have a sourced bench press of 225 lb or more. Compare the top 40 gym sets, combine tests, and meet lifts, ranked from 336 lb to 700 lb.

• Celebrity 40-yard dash times: 31 famous marks ranked

  Compare 40-yard dash times from 31 famous people, including sprinters, NBA players, wrestlers, actors, and politicians, from 4.12 seconds to 5.94 seconds.

• Celebrity Deadlifts: Heaviest Pulls by Famous Non-Athletes

  Compare the heaviest documented celebrity deadlifts, from Arnold Schwarzenegger's 710 lb gym best to action-role prep and powerlifting meets.

• How Many Pull-Ups Famous People Can Do in One Set

  See one-set pull-up records for 105 famous athletes, actors, and public figures, with the top 30 running from 20 reps to a 68-rep personal record.

• NFL Players Marathon Times: 15 Race Finishes

  Compare marathon times from 15 NFL players, from Isaac Rochell's 3:19:00 in Chicago to Otis Hudson's 7:51:57 in Chicago.

• Politicians' marathon times: 40 race results

  Compare 40 competition marathon times from the 70 people in our data, from Jacob Frey's 2:16:44 at the 2007 Pan American Games to 4:19:47.

• Soccer players who ran a marathon: 40 race times

  Compare marathon finish times from 40 people in soccer, including players, managers, and a referee, from Luis Enrique's 2:58:08 in Florence to major city races.

• The Fastest Celebrity Marathon Times, Ranked

  See the 30 fastest celebrity marathon times from 604 famous people in our dataset, led by a 2:16:44 race result and an all-sub-3-hour list.