This is a sortable table of notable people known for their accomplishments outside of long-distance running who have completed an organized marathon. For elite athletes and others known primarily for running marathons, see List of marathoners or . Some of these people have competed in more than one marathon or other running events. This article lists the time and location of each person's fastest time in the marathon.
In the table below, the penultimate column, "Link to Race Results," includes links to databases of race results; this is the reference for verifiability and accuracy of the entry. The last column provides references to the marathoner in the context of celebrity and notability.
| Name | Field | Notability | Year | Marathon | Result | Link to Race Results | Other Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data-sort-value="Akinnagbe" | Gbenga Akinnagbe | acting | The Wire, The Deuce | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 4:53:52 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Anderson" | Pamela Anderson | acting | Baywatch, V.I.P. | 2013 | New York City Marathon | 5:41:03 | NYRR | [1] | |
| data-sort-value="Astin" | Sean Astin | acting | 1998 | Los Angeles Marathon | 4:04:42 | Athlinks | [2] | ||
| data-sort-value="Audenshaw" | Tony Audenshaw | acting | Emmerdale | 2012 | Amsterdam Marathon | 3:08:38 | [3] | ||
| data-sort-value="Bakula" | Scott Bakula | acting | 2004 | Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon | 4:08:34 | MarathonGuide | |||
| data-sort-value="Baldwin" | William Baldwin | acting | 1992 | New York City Marathon | 3:24:29 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Barber" | Andrea Barber | acting | Full House | 2015 | Phoenix Marathon | 4:43:17 | [4] | ||
| data-sort-value="Baxter" | Meredith Baxter | acting | 1982 | New York City Marathon | 4:08:30 | NYRR by then-married name (Birney) | |||
| data-sort-value="Bertinelli" | Valerie Bertinelli | acting | 2010 | Boston Marathon | 5:14:37 | MarathonGuide | |||
| data-sort-value="Bowden" | Katrina Bowden | acting | 2015 | New York Marathon | 4:17:23 | [5] | |||
| data-sort-value="Carey" | Drew Carey | acting | The Drew Carey Show, The Price Is Right | 2011 | Marine Corps Marathon | 4:37:11 | Athlinks | [6] | |
| data-sort-value="Carpenter" | Jennifer Carpenter | acting | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 3:34:27 | NYRR | [7] | ||
| data-sort-value="Carvey" | Dana Carvey | acting | Saturday Night Live | 1972 | Ocean to Bay Marathon | 3:04:21 | |||
| data-sort-value="Cavanagh" | Tom Cavanagh | acting | 2006 | New York City Marathon | 3:29:31 | NYRR | [8] | ||
| data-sort-value="Cranston" | Bryan Cranston | acting | 1985 | New York City Marathon | 3:20:45 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Eccleston" | Christopher Eccleston | acting | 2012 | London Marathon | 4:17:43 | London Marathon under the name "Chris Ecclestone" | |||
| data-sort-value="Edwards" | Anthony Edwards | acting | 2003 | Chicago Marathon | 3:55:40 | Chicago Marathon | |||
| data-sort-value="Dern" | Bruce Dern | acting | 1965 | Western Hemisphere Marathon | 3:20:45 | RRCA archive | |||
| data-sort-value="Dormer" | Natalie Dormer | acting | 2016 | London Marathon | 3:51:21 | London Marathon archive | |||
| data-sort-value="Elliott" | David James Elliott | acting | 2000 | Boston Marathon | 4:57:23 | ||||
| data-sort-value="Ferrell" | Will Ferrell | acting | 2003 | Boston Marathon | 3:56:12 | MarathonGuide | [9] | ||
| data-sort-value="Hatcher" | Teri Hatcher | acting | 2014 | New York City Marathon | 5:06:42 | MarathonGuide | [10] | ||
| data-sort-value="Hart" | Kevin Hart | acting | 2017 | New York City Marathon | 4:05:06 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Holmes" | Katie Holmes | acting | 2007 | New York City Marathon | 5:29:58 | NYRR | [11] | ||
| data-sort-value="Hawke" | Ethan Hawke | acting | 2015 | New York City Marathon | 4:25:30 | TCS New York City Marathon Results | |||
| data-sort-value="Keston" | John Keston | acting | 1996 | Twin Cities Marathon | 3:00:58 | Athlinks | |||
| data-sort-value="LaBeouf" | Shia LaBeouf | acting | 2010 | Los Angeles Marathon | 4:35:31 | Athlinks | |||
| data-sort-value="López" | Mario López | acting | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 4:23:29 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Miller" | Jonny Lee Miller | acting | 2008 | London Marathon | 3:01:40 | Athlinks | |||
| data-sort-value="Norton" | Edward Norton | acting | 2009 | New York City Marathon | 3:48:01 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Prinze" | Freddie Prinze, Jr. | acting | 2006 | Los Angeles Marathon | 5:50:49 | Athlinks as Freddie James | |||
| data-sort-value="Reynolds" | Ryan Reynolds | acting | 2008 | New York City Marathon | 3:50:22 | NYRR | [12] | ||
| data-sort-value="Riggle" | Rob Riggle | acting | 2016 | Chicago Marathon | 5:33:52 | [13] | |||
| data-sort-value="Soman" | Milind Soman | acting | 2012 | Mumbai Marathon | 3:56:53 | Athlinks | |||
| data-sort-value="Van Ark" | Joan Van Ark | acting | 1979 | Santa Ana/Orange Marathon | 3:35:00 | ||||
| data-sort-value="Weller" | Peter Weller | acting | 1988 | New York City Marathon | 3:51:26 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Baldwin" | Andy Baldwin | television | The Bachelor | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 3:17:31 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Bastianich" | Joe Bastianich | television | MasterChef | 2009 | New York City Marathon | 3:42:36 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-vale="Babiarz" | Przemysław Babiarz (pl) | television | Jeopardy! | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 4:13:25 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Blais" | Richard Blais | television | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 4:31:54 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Boatwright" | Danni Boatwright | television | 2003 | Country Music Marathon | 4:23:24 | ||||
| data-sort-value="Flay" | Bobby Flay | television | celebrity chef, host of numerous Food Network shows | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 4:01:37 | NYRR | [14] | |
| data-sort-value="Bream" | Shannon Bream | television | Fox News | 2001 | Pittsburgh Marathon | 5:11:00 | http://robots.stanford.edu/sports/results-pgh-01.txt | ||
| data-sort-value="Cabrera" | Ana Cabrera | television | CNN | 2022 | New York City Marathon | 2:57:11 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Gibson" | Charlie Gibson | television | ABC News | 1983 | Marine Corps Marathon | 3:43:24 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ham" | Mary Katharine Ham | newspaper | AT&T, Inc. | 2011 | Marine Corps Marathon | 4:22:14 | |||
| data-sort-value="Holden" | Amanda Holden | television | Britain's Got Talent | 2008 | London Marathon | 4:13:22 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Kooiman" | Anna Kooiman | television | Studio 10 | 2008 | Glass City Marathon | 3:27:22 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Koppel" | Ted Koppel | television | Nightline | 1983 | Marine Corps Marathon | 5:09:08 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ling" | Lisa Ling | television | The View | 2002 | Boston Marathon | 4:34:18 | |||
| data-sort-value="Malveaux" | Suzanne Malveaux | television | CNN | 2004 | Marine Corps Marathon | 6:05:32 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Morales" | Natalie Morales | television | Today | 2006 | New York City Marathon | 3:31:02 | MarathonGuide | [15] | |
| data-sort-value="Neistat" | Casey Neistat | television | Neistat Brothers | 2023 | Tucson Marathon | 2:57:34 | Athlinks | [16] | |
| data-sort-value="Ramsay" | Gordon Ramsay | television | Hell's Kitchen | 2004 | London Marathon | 3:30:37 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Rancic" | Bill Rancic | television | The Apprentice | 2001 | Chicago Marathon | 4:31:31 | Athlinks as Billy the Kid Rancic | ||
| data-sort-value="Raworth" | Sophie Raworth | television | BBC News | 2019 | Valencia Marathon | 3:27:01 | Results | ||
| data-sort-value="Roker" | Al Roker | television | Today | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 7:09:44 | NYRR | [17] | |
| data-sort-value="Sutter" | Ryan Sutter | television | The Bachelorette | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 3:17:56 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Vieira" | Meredith Vieira | television | The View | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 5:59:00 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Winfrey" | Oprah Winfrey | television | The Oprah Winfrey Show | 1994 | Marine Corps Marathon | 4:29:20 | |||
| data-sort-value="Zohn" | Ethan Zohn | television | Amazing Race | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 4:16:20 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Evans" | Chris Evans | radio | 2017 | London Marathon | 4:41:06 | http://results-2017.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2017/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC8500002518B8&lang=EN_CAP&event=MAS&search%5Bname%5D=Evans&search%5Bfirstname%5D=Chris&search%5Bsex%5D=%25&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=MAS | |||
| data-sort-value="Falconer" | Jenni Falconer | radio | 2015 | London Marathon | 3:54:53 | Results | |||
| data-sort-value="James" | Greg James | radio | 2015 | London Marathon | 4:26:32 | Results | |||
| data-sort-value="Quivers" | Robin Quivers | radio | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 6:09:00 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Sagal" | Peter Sagal | radio | 2011 | Philadelphia Marathon | 3:09:25 | Athlinks | |||
| data-sort-value="Combs" | Sean Combs | music | 2003 | New York City Marathon | 4:14:52 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Balzary" | Michael Balzary | music | "Flea" of Red Hot Chili Peppers | 2012 | Los Angeles Marathon | 3:41:49 | Athlinks | [18] | |
| data-sort-value="Gabriel" | Gunter Gabriel | music | German singer | 1983 | New York City Marathon | 4:29:57 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Gibbard" | Ben Gibbard | music | Death Cab for Cutie | 2011 | Los Angeles Marathon | 3:56:34 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Hawkins" | Dan Hawkins | music | The Darkness | 2019 | London Marathon | 3:21:44 | Virgin London Marathon | ||
| data-sort-value="Hexum" | Nick Hexum | music | 311 | 2006 | Los Angeles Marathon | 5:29:44 | |||
| data-sort-value="Holland" | Dexter Holland | music | The Offspring | 2007 | Los Angeles Marathon | 5:21:24 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Jenkins" | Katherine Jenkins | music | mezzo-soprano | 2013 | London Marathon | 5:26:42 | [19] | ||
| data-sort-value="Judd" | Harry Judd | music | McFly | 2024 | London Marathon | 3:23:40 | Results | ||
| data-sort-value="Keating" | Ronan Keating | music | Boyzone | 2008 | London Marathon | 3:59:33 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Keys" | Alicia Keys | music | singer, actress | 2015 | New York City Marathon | 5:50:52 | Runner's World | ||
| data-sort-value="Malinin" | Mike Malinin | music | Goo Goo Dolls | 2000 | San Francisco Marathon | 3:23:56 | MarathonGuide as Michael Malinin | ||
| data-sort-value="Marr" | Johnny Marr | music | guitarist | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 3:54:18 | NYRR as John Marr | ||
| data-sort-value="McIntyre" | Joey McIntyre | music | New Kids on the Block | 2013 | Boston Marathon | 3:57:06 | MarathonGuide as Joseph McIntyre | ||
| data-sort-value="Morissette" | Alanis Morissette | music | 2009 | Bizz Johnson Trail Marathon | 4:17:03 | MarathonGuide | |||
| data-sort-value="Murdoch" | Stuart Murdoch | music | Belle and Sebastian | 1986 | Glasgow Marathon | 2:57:08 | |||
| data-sort-value="Oropesa" | Lisette Oropesa | music | opera | 2014 | Toronto Marathon | 4:15:57 | MarathonGuide | [20] | |
| data-sort-value="Ritter" | Josh Ritter | music | 2006 | New York City Marathon | 3:54:46 | MarathonGuide | |||
| data-sort-value="Shimabukuro" | Jake Shimabukuro | music | ukulele virtuoso | 2006 | Honolulu Marathon | 5:24:29 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Ulvaeus" | Björn Ulvaeus | music | ABBA | 1980 | Stockholm Marathon | 3:23:54 | [21] | ||
| data-sort-value="Aldag" | Rolf Aldag | sports | cycling | 2006 | Hamburg Marathon | 2:42:57 | [22] | ||
| data-sort-value="Asada" | Mao Asada | sports | figure skating | 2017 | Honolulu Marathon | 4:34:13 | [23] | ||
| data-sort-value="Atienza" | Daniel Atienza | sports | cycling | 2013 | Zurich Marathon | 2:29:27 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Barber" | Tiki Barber | sports | American football | 2015 | New York City Marathon | 4:50:56 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Bergqvist" | Kajsa Bergqvist | sports | high jump | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 3:56:57 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Blake" | James Blake | sports | tennis | 2015 | New York City Marathon | 3:51:19 | Runner's World | ||
| data-sort-value="Boardman" | Chris Boardman | sports | cycling | 2009 | London Marathon | 3:19:27 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Button" | Jenson Button | sports | Formula One | 2015 | London Marathon | 2:52:30 | http://results-2015.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2015/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC8300001706B5&lang=EN_CAP&event=MAS&search%5Bname%5D=Button&search%5Bsex%5D=%25&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=MAS | ||
| data-sort-value="Carpenter" | Bobby Carpenter | sports | ice hockey | 2016 | Boston Marathon | 3:46:53 | [24] | ||
| data-sort-value="Chára" | Zdeno Chára | sports | ice hockey | 2024 | Boston Marathon | 3:30:52 | NHL | ||
| data-sort-value="Cornes" | Kane Cornes | sports | Australian Rules Football | 2018 | Melbourne Marathon | 2:36:39 | https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/15173/events/1/results/individuals/13 | ||
| data-sort-value="Cracknell" | James Cracknell | sports | rowing | 2017 | London Marathon | 2:43:12 | http://results-2017.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2017/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC85000024A900&lang=EN_CAP&event=MAS&search%5Bname%5D=cracknell&search%5Bsex%5D=%25&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=MAS | ||
| data-sort-value="Craig" | Roger Craig | sports | American football | 2005 | Chicago Marathon | 3:51:04 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Dawson" | Matt Dawson | sports | Rugby Union | 2007 | London Marathon | 4:35:39 | |||
| data-sort-value="Mullen" | Dan Mullen | sports | American football | 2016 | Boston Marathon | 4:28:35 | https://twitter.com/RickKarle | ||
| data-sort-value="Date-Krumm" | Kimiko Date-Krumm | sports | tennis | 2004 | London Marathon | 3:27:47 | |||
| data-sort-value="Delić" | Amer Delić | sports | tennis | 2014 | New York City Marathon | 3:58:02 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Demong" | Bill Demong | sports | Nordic combined | 2014 | New York City Marathon | 2:33:05 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Enrique" | Luis Enrique | sports | association football | 2007 | Florence Marathon | 2:58:08 | [25] | ||
| data-sort-value="Finch" | Jennie Finch | sports | softball | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 4:05:26 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Fortune" | Quinton Fortune | sports | Association football | 2017 | London Marathon | 4:06:29 | http://results-2017.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2017/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC85000024CA67&lang=EN_CAP&event=MAS&search%5Bname%5D=fortune&search%5Bsex%5D=%25&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=MAS | ||
| data-sort-value="Glover" | Helen Glover | sports | rowing | 2017 | London Marathon | 3:05:25 | http://results-2017.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2017/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC85000024C82B&lang=EN_CAP&event=MAS&search%5Bname%5D=glover&search%5Bsex%5D=%25&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=MAS | ||
| data-sort-value="Hillenmeyer" | Hunter Hillenmeyer | sports | American football | 2015 | Chicago Marathon | 3:38:09 | [26] | ||
| data-sort-value="Hutchinson" | Michael Hutchinson | sports | cycling | 2017 | London Marathon | 3:01:22 | http://results-2017.virginmoneylondonmarathon.com/2017/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=9999990F5ECC85000024C8D9&lang=EN_CAP&event=MAS&search%5Bname%5D=hutchinson&search%5Bsex%5D=%25&search%5Bnation%5D=%25&search_sort=name&search_event=MAS | ||
| data-sort-value="Jalabert" | Laurent Jalabert | sports | cycling | 2007 | Barcelona Marathon | 2:45:52 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Johnson" | Jimmie Johnson | sports | motor racing | 2019 | Boston Marathon | 3:09:07 | [27] | ||
data-sort-value"Kaká" | Kaká | sports | Association football | 2022 | Berlin Marathon | 03:38:06 | https://berlin.r.mikatiming.com/2022/?content=detail&fpid=search&pid=search&idp=HCH3C0OH4E170&lang=EN_CAP&event=BML&search%5Bstart_no%5D=23300&search_event=BML | ||
| data-sort-value="Kenseth" | Matt Kenseth | sports | motor racing | 2022 | Boston Marathon | 3:01:40 | [28] | ||
| data-sort-value="Kovalainen" | Heikki Kovalainen | sports | Formula One | 2007 | New York City Marathon | 3:36:56 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Leonard" | Justin Leonard | sports | golf | 2001 | Dallas White Rock Marathon | 3:54:19 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Mauresmo" | Amélie Mauresmo | sports | tennis | 2012 | Paris Marathon | 3:16:49 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="McDonnell" | Jim McDonnell | sports | boxing | 2003 | London Marathon | 2:50:54 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="McMurray" | Jamie McMurray | sports | motorsport | 2019 | Last Chance BQ2 Marathon (Geneva, IL) | 2:53:51 | Results | ||
| data-sort-value="Moorsel" | Leontien van Moorsel | sports | cycling | 2008 | Rotterdam Marathon | 3:28:57 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Nedved" | Pavel Nedved | sports | football (soccer) | 2012 | Prague Marathon | 3:49:51 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Ohno" | Apolo Ohno | sports | skating | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 3:25:12 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Olano" | Abraham Olano | sports | cycling | 2006 | San Sebastian Marathon | 2:39:19 | https://web.archive.org/web/20200418024536/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ol/abraham-olano-1.htmlhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/olano-topples-jalabert-and-armstrong-in-marathon | ||
| data-sort-value="Petty" | Kyle Petty | sports | NASCAR | 2005 | Las Vegas Marathon | 4:18:34 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Rohregger" | Thomas Rohregger | sports | cycling | 2016 | Vienna City Marathon | 2:48:47 | [29] | ||
| data-sort-value="Sar" | Edwin van der Sar | sports | football (soccer) | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 4:19:16 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Strug" | Kerri Strug | sports | gymnastics | 2008 | New York City Marathon | 3:56:06 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Strauss" | Andrew Strauss | sports | cricket | 2013 | London Marathon | 3:31:52 | [30] | ||
| data-sort-value="Swann" | Lynn Swann | sports | American football | 1993 | New York City Marathon | 4:26:41 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Symmonds" | Nick Symmonds | sports | 800 metres | 2017 | Honolulu Marathon | 3:00:35 | [31] | ||
| data-sort-value="Tillman" | Pat Tillman | sports | American football | 2000 | Avenue of the Giants Marathon | 3:48:48 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Toomer" | Amani Toomer | sports | American football | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 4:13:45 | NYRR | [32] | |
| data-sort-value="Toseland" | James Toseland | sports | Superbikes | 2013 | London Marathon | 3:03:11 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Trulli" | Jarno Trulli | sports | Formula One | 2000 | New York City Marathon | 4:00:28 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Viesturs" | Ed Viesturs | sports | mountaineering | 2006 | New York City Marathon | 3:15:18 | NYRR | [33] | |
| data-sort-value="O'Brien" | Vanessa O'Brien | sports | mountaineering | 2017 | Boston Marathon | 5:16:00 | MarathonGuide | [34] | |
| data-sort-value="Waltrip" | Michael Waltrip | sports | racing driver | 2005 | Las Vegas Marathon | 3:56:52 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Wilander" | Mats Wilander | sports | tennis | 1997 | New York City Marathon | 4:19:19 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Wozniacki" | Caroline Wozniacki | sports | tennis | 2014 | New York City Marathon | 3:26:33 | NYRR | [35] | |
| data-sort-value="Yates" | Adam Yates | sports | cycling | 2021 | Barcelona Marathon | 2:58:43 | [36] | ||
| data-sort-value="Zoetemelk" | Joop Zoetemelk | sports | cycling | 2010 | Paris Marathon | 4:08:52 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Alexis" | Kim Alexis | modeling | 1991 | New York City Marathon | 3:52:00 | NYRR | [37] | ||
| data-sort-value="Landry" | Ali Landry | modeling | 2002 | Boston Marathon | 5:41:41 | ||||
| data-sort-value="McAndrew" | Nell McAndrew | modeling | 2012 | London Marathon | 2:54:39 | Athlinks | |||
| data-sort-value="Ostrosky" | Beth Ostrosky | modeling | 2008 | New York City Marathon | 4:15:39 | NYRR | |||
| data-sort-value="Turlington" | Christy Turlington | modeling | 2011 | New York City Marathon | 4:20:46 | NYRR | [38] | ||
| data-sort-value="Bearchell" | Siera Bearchell | modeling | Miss Universe Canada | 2016 | Saskatchewan Marathon | 4:45:15 | Sportstats | ||
| Karlie Kloss | modeling | 2017 | New York City Marathon | 4:41:50 | NYRR[39] | [40] | |||
| data-sort-value="Baucus" | Max Baucus | government | U.S. Senate | 1982 | Governor's Cup Marathon | 3:01:18 | |||
| data-sort-value="Biden" | Jill Biden | government | U.S. First Lady | 1998 | Marine Corps Marathon | 4:30:02 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Bremer" | L. Paul Bremer | government | American diplomat | 1991 | Boston Marathon | 3:00:34 | |||
| data-sort-value="Bush" | George W. Bush | government | U.S. President | 1993 | Houston Marathon | 3:44:52 | Athlinks as G W Bush | ||
| data-sort-value="Cairns" | Alun Cairns | government | British Member of Parliament | 2014 | London Marathon | 3:34:08 | https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/13/mps-london-marathon-ed-balls | ||
| data-sort-value="Calley" | Brian Calley | government | Lt. Governor of Michigan | 2013 | Detroit Marathon | 4:31:47 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Campbell" | Alastair Campbell | government | British politician | 2003 | London Marathon | 3:53:45 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Leigh" | Andrew Leigh | government | Australian politician and economist | 2017 | Tokyo Marathon | 2:42:48 | https://www.marathon.tokyo/2017/result | ||
| data-sort-value="Carney" | Mark Carney | government | central bank governor | 2015 | London Marathon | 3:31:35 | Results | ||
| data-sort-value="Dukakis" | Michael Dukakis | government | Governor of Massachusetts | 1951 | Boston Marathon | 3:31:00 | |||
| data-sort-value="Dzurinda" | Mikuláš Dzurinda | government | Prime Minister of Slovakia | 1986 | Malokarpatsky Marathon | 2:54:57 | |||
| data-sort-value="Edwards" | John Edwards | government | U.S. Senate | 1983 | Marine Corps Marathon | 3:30:18 | |||
| data-sort-value="Fischer" | Joschka Fischer | government | German Foreign Minister | 1998 | Hamburg Marathon | 3:41:36 | |||
| data-sort-value="Frederik" | Frederik | government | Crown Prince of Denmark later King of Denmark | 1994 | Copenhagen Marathon | 3:06:49 | |||
| data-sort-value="Frist" | Bill Frist | government | U.S. Senate | 2000 | Marine Corps Marathon | 4:46:12 | Athlinks as William Frist | ||
| data-sort-value="Gore" | Al Gore | government | U.S. Vice President | 1997 | Marine Corps Marathon | 4:58:25 | Athlinks as Albert Gore | ||
| data-sort-value="Haider" | Jörg Haider | government | Austrian politician | 1997 | Vienna City Marathon | 3:33:19 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Huckabee" | Mike Huckabee | government | Governor of Arkansas | 2005 | Marine Corps Marathon | 4:37:29 | Athlinks | [41] | |
| data-sort-value="Maruri" | Eduardo Maruri | government | Ecuadorian politician | 2005 | Guayaquil Marathon | 3:59:03 | |||
| data-sort-value="Mulholland" | Greg Mulholland | government | British politician | 2009 | Belfast Marathon | 3:18:50 | [42] | ||
| data-sort-value="Palin" | Sarah Palin | government | Governor of Alaska | 2005 | Humpy's Classic Marathon | 3:59:36 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Parris" | Matthew Parris | government | British politician | 1985 | London Marathon | 2:32:57 | https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/13/mps-london-marathon-ed-balls | ||
| data-sort-value="Petraeus" | David Petraeus | government | U.S. Army General | 1982 | Omaha Marathon | 2:50:53 | [43] | ||
| data-sort-value="Reid" | Harry Reid | government | U.S. Senate | 1972 | Boston Marathon | 3:16 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ryan" | Paul Ryan | government | U.S. House | 1990 | Grandma's Marathon | 4:01:25 | [44] | ||
| data-sort-value="Spitzer" | Eliot Spitzer | government | Governor of New York | 1983 | New York City Marathon | 3:58:43 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Stubb" | Alexander Stubb | government | Prime Minister of Finland later President of Finland | 2014 | Berlin Marathon | 3:11:23 | Athlinks | [45] | |
| data-sort-value="Thomas" | Clarence Thomas | government | U.S. Supreme Court | 1980 | Marine Corps Marathon | 3:11:00 | (noted "unofficial") | ||
| data-sort-value="Treholt" | Arne Treholt | government | Norwegian politician | 1982 | New York City Marathon | 2:54:05 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Villepin" | Dominique de Villepin | government | French Prime Minister | 1980 | Marathon de l’Essonne | 2:57:06 | |||
| data-sort-value="Vilsack" | Tom Vilsack | government | Governor of Iowa | 2005 | Marathon-to-Marathon | 5:03:09 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Willem-Alexander" | Willem-Alexander | government | Crown Prince of the Netherlands later King of the Netherlands | 1992 | New York City Marathon | 4:27:00 | NYRR (Bib 18756) | ||
| data-sort-value="Rõivas" | Taavi Rõivas | government | Prime Minister of Estonia | 2013 | Marathon Popular de Valencia | 3:52:10 | Carreraspopulares | ||
| data-sort-value="Benali" | Abdelkader Benali | literature | Moroccan-Dutch writer | 2006 | Rotterdam Marathon | 2:52:25 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Cheever" | Benjamin Cheever | literature | American writer | 1981 | New York City Marathon | 2:58:35 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Herburger" | Günter Herburger | literature | German writer | 1984 | Berlin Marathon | 3:04:34 | Results | ||
| data-sort-value="Murakami" | Haruki Murakami | literature | Japanese Author | 1991 | New York City Marathon | 3:31:26 | NYRR | [46] | |
| data-sort-value="Ruge" | Eugen Ruge | literature | German writer | 2006 | Wuhlheide Marathon | 3:03:51 | [47] | ||
| data-sort-value="Segal" | Erich Segal | literature | American writer | 1964 | Boston Marathon | 2:56:30 | |||
| data-sort-value="Wallraff" | Günter Wallraff | literature | German writer | 1983 | Frankfurt Marathon | 2:50:14 | |||
| data-sort-value="Gruebele" | Martin Gruebele | science | scientist | 2013 | California International Marathon | 3:10:34 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Heinrich" | Bernd Heinrich | science | biologist | 1980 | West Valley Marathon | 2:22:34 | |||
| data-sort-value="Ketterle" | Wolfgang Ketterle | science | Nobel Prize winner | 2014 | Boston Marathon | 2:44:06 | MarathonGuide | ||
| data-sort-value="Lieberman" | Daniel Lieberman | science | paleoanthropologist | 2016 | Boston Marathon | 3:34:21 | |||
| data-sort-value="Turing" | Alan Turing | science | mathematician, cryptologist | 1947 | Amateur Athletic Championships | 2:46:03 | [48] | ||
| data-sort-value="Yamanaka" | Shinya Yamanaka | science | Nobel Prize winner | 2012 | Tokyo Marathon | 4:03:19 | [49] | ||
| data-sort-value="Fogle" | Jared Fogle | — | Subway restaurant | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 5:13:28 | NYRR | [50] | |
| data-sort-value="Fuglesang" | Christer Fuglesang | — | Swedish astronaut | 1987 | Stockholm Marathon | 3:15:05 | |||
| data-sort-value="Haub" | Karl-Erivan Haub | — | businessman | 2000 | New York Marathon | 4:09:00 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Hooper" | Daniel "Swampy" Hooper | — | environmentalist | 2010 | Snowdonia Marathon | 3:10:49 | Run Britain | ||
| data-sort-value="Middleton" | Pippa Middleton | — | socialite | 2015 | Safaricom Marathon | 3:56:33 | [51] | ||
| data-sort-value="Moyo" | Dambisa Moyo | — | economist | 2015 | London Marathon | 5:18:43 | |||
| data-sort-value="Peña" | Edison Peña | — | rescued Chilean miner | 2010 | New York City Marathon | 5:40:51 | NYRR | ||
| data-sort-value="Schlöndorff" | Volker Schlöndorff | — | German film-maker | 2008 | Paris Marathon | 4:37:41 | Athlinks as Volker Schloendorff | ||
| data-sort-value="Werve" | Guido van der Werve | — | Dutch conceptual artist | 2013 | Berlin Marathon | 2:57:06 | Athlinks | ||
| data-sort-value="Pearlman" | Oz Pearlman | — | American magician | 2014 | Philadelphia Marathon | 2:23:52 | [52] | ||
| data-sort-value="Knight" | Liam Knight | sports | AFL, Cricket | 2022 | Melbourne Marathon | 4:59:58 | |||
| data-sort-value="Wennemars" | Erben Wennemars | sports | Speed skater | 2021 | Rotterdam Marathon | 2:47:43 | https://www.hardloopnieuws.nl/marathon-mannen-2021/ | ||
| data-sort-value="Robben" | Arjen Robben | sports | football (soccer) | 2022 | Rotterdam Marathon | 3:13:40 | https://www.ad.nl/andere-sporten/arjen-robben-volbrengt-eerste-marathon-maar-vond-het-niet-leuk-het-publiek-sleepte-me-er-doorheen~a7549e6f/ |
Eddie Izzard ran the equivalent of 43 marathons in 51 days in 2009, though none of these was an organized marathon.
In 2007, Hamish Blake reportedly ran the length of a marathon around a track in Melbourne, "in an attempt to beat Katie Holmes's marathon time. He succeeded, in a time of 5:25:00."
Joe Strummer guitarist and lead vocalist for punk band the Clash, claimed to have run the Paris Marathon in 1982; no records exist of his attempt or finish.