First names
Which name showed up, and which name was quick
Every classified finisher of Marathon de Paris 2023 grouped by first name. Accented spellings are merged — Frédéric and Frederic are one name here, which changes who tops the board.
A name needs 127 entries to appear on the median board. That floor scales with the field rather than being the same number on a 777-finisher race and a 57,516-finisher one.
The counts below are everyone recorded under a name, classified or not — the timekeeper’s own name totals are row counts. Each name’s own page lists the classified runners and says how many more started.
The most common names
By number of classified finishers.
| # | Name | On the start list | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicolas | 781 | 3:53:02 |
| 2 | Thomas | 626 | 3:48:55 |
| 3 | Julien | 596 | 3:50:18 |
| 4 | David | 520 | 3:56:24 |
| 5 | Sebastien | 516 | 3:58:04 |
| 6 | Guillaume | 514 | 3:50:46 |
| 7 | Christophe | 484 | 3:57:16 |
| 8 | Alexandre | 476 | 3:50:42 |
| 9 | Olivier | 442 | 3:54:41 |
| 10 | Laurent | 438 | 4:04:25 |
| 11 | Vincent | 437 | 3:52:36 |
| 12 | Antoine | 427 | 3:47:34 |
| 13 | Stephane | 413 | 3:56:29 |
| 14 | Pierre | 406 | 3:49:29 |
| 15 | Frederic | 370 | 3:57:46 |
| 16 | Romain | 370 | 3:49:52 |
| 17 | Maxime | 357 | 3:52:56 |
| 18 | Jerome | 349 | 3:55:04 |
| 19 | Philippe | 344 | 4:08:36 |
| 20 | Francois | 309 | 3:53:18 |
| 21 | Benjamin | 298 | 3:41:05 |
| 22 | Arnaud | 296 | 3:54:44 |
| 23 | Clement | 295 | 3:47:09 |
| 24 | Benoit | 288 | 3:52:53 |
| 25 | Eric | 283 | 4:00:07 |
The fastest names, by median
Median finish among names with at least 127 finishers — the middle of the name, not its best day.
| # | Name | On the start list | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin | 298 | 3:41:05 |
| 2 | Quentin | 215 | 3:44:11 |
| 3 | Matthieu | 217 | 3:44:45 |
| 4 | Clement | 295 | 3:47:09 |
| 5 | Antoine | 427 | 3:47:34 |
| 6 | Thomas | 626 | 3:48:55 |
| 7 | Anthony | 254 | 3:49:20 |
| 8 | Florian | 238 | 3:49:26 |
| 9 | Pierre | 406 | 3:49:29 |
| 10 | Romain | 370 | 3:49:52 |
| 11 | Julien | 596 | 3:50:18 |
| 12 | Alexandre | 476 | 3:50:42 |
| 13 | Guillaume | 514 | 3:50:46 |
| 14 | Paul | 268 | 3:52:04 |
| 15 | Vincent | 437 | 3:52:36 |
The fastest single finisher of each name
One quick person is enough for this board, which is why it is separate from the one above.