Runners listed
37
Fastest
2:32:57 — Matthew Parris
Middle of the list
3:40:52
Sub-3 / sub-4
8 / 28
Ranking
0 official, 0 reported and 37 not yet verified. Unverified times come from public reports we haven't matched to a source yet — treat them as indicative.
| # | Runner | Time | Pace /km | Race | Year | Status & source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇬🇧 Matthew Parris British politician | 2:32:57 | 3:37 | London Marathon | 1985 | Unverified |
| 2 | 🇦🇺 Andrew Leigh Australian politician and economist | 2:42:48 | 3:51 | Tokyo Marathon | 2017 | Unverified |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 David Petraeus U.S. Army General | 2:50:53 | 4:03 | Omaha Marathon | 1982 | Unverified |
| 4 | 🇺🇸 Jim Scheibel Mayor of Saint Paul, Minnesota | 2:52:00 | 4:05 | Twin Cities Marathon | 1988 | Unverified |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 Jacob Frey Mayor of Minneapolis, Minnesota | 2:53:22 | 4:07 | Twin Cities Marathon | 2021 | Unverified |
| 6 | 🇳🇴 Arne Treholt Norwegian politician | 2:54:05 | 4:08 | New York City Marathon | 1982 | Unverified |
| 7 | 🇸🇰 Mikuláš Dzurinda Prime Minister of Slovakia | 2:54:57 | 4:09 | Malokarpatsky Marathon | 1986 | Unverified |
| 8 | 🇫🇷 Dominique de Villepin French Prime Minister | 2:57:06 | 4:12 | Marathon de l’Essonne | 1980 | Unverified |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 L. Paul Bremer American diplomat | 3:00:34 | 4:17 | Boston Marathon | 1991 | Unverified |
| 10 | 🇺🇸 Max Baucus U.S. Senate | 3:01:18 | 4:18 | Governor's Cup Marathon | 1982 | Unverified |
| 11 | 🇺🇸 Clarence Thomas U.S. Supreme Court | 3:11:00 | 4:32 | Marine Corps Marathon | 1980 | Unverified |
| 12 | 🇫🇮 Alexander Stubb Prime Minister of Finland, later President of Finland | 3:11:23 | 4:32 | Berlin Marathon | 2014 | Unverified |
| 13 | 🇺🇸 Harry Reid U.S. Senate | 3:16:00 | 4:39 | Boston Marathon | 1972 | Unverified |
| 14 | 🇬🇧 Greg Mulholland British Liberal Democrat politician | 3:18:50 | 4:43 | Belfast Marathon | 2009 | Unverified |
| 15 | 🇺🇸 John Edwards U.S. Senate | 3:30:18 | 4:59 | Marine Corps Marathon | 1983 | Unverified |
| 16 | 🇺🇸 Michael Dukakis Governor of Massachusetts | 3:31:00 | 5:00 | Boston Marathon | 1951 | Unverified |
| 17 | 🇨🇦 Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada | 3:31:35 | 5:01 | London Marathon | 2015 | Unverified |
| 18 | 🇬🇧 Alun Cairns British Member of Parliament | 3:34:08 | 5:04 | London Marathon | 2014 | Unverified |
| 19 | 🇺🇸 Chelsea Clinton Daughter of Bill and Hillary Clinton | 3:40:52 | 5:14 | Boston Marathon | 2026 | Unverified |
| 20 | 🇩🇪 Joschka Fischer German Foreign Minister | 3:41:36 | 5:15 | Hamburg Marathon | 1998 | Unverified |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Melvin Carter Mayor of Saint Paul Minnesota | 3:44:03 | 5:19 | Twin Cities Marathon | 2024 | Unverified |
| 22 | 🇺🇸 George W. Bush 43rd President of the USA | 3:44:52 | 5:20 | Houston Marathon | 1993 | Unverified |
| 23 | 🇪🇪 Taavi Rõivas Prime Minister of Estonia | 3:52:10 | 5:30 | Marathon Popular de Valencia | 2013 | Unverified |
| 24 | 🇬🇧 Alastair Campbell British politician | 3:53:45 | 5:32 | London Marathon | 2003 | Unverified |
| 25 | 🇬🇧 Matt Hancock British Politician | 3:55:37 | 5:35 | London Marathon | 2024 | Unverified |
| 26 | 🇺🇸 Eliot Spitzer Governor of New York | 3:58:43 | 5:39 | New York City Marathon | 1983 | Unverified |
| 27 | 🇪🇨 Eduardo Maruri Ecuadorian politician | 3:59:03 | 5:40 | Guayaquil Marathon | 2005 | Unverified |
| 28 | 🇺🇸 Sarah Palin Governor of Alaska | 3:59:36 | 5:41 | Humpy's Classic Marathon | 2005 | Unverified |
| 29 | 🇺🇸 Paul Ryan U.S. House | 4:01:25 | 5:43 | Grandma's Marathon | 1990 | Unverified |
| 30 | 🇳🇱 Prince Willem-Alexander Crown Prince of the Netherlands, later King of the Netherlands | 4:27:00 | 6:20 | New York City Marathon | 1992 | Unverified |
| 31 | 🇺🇸 Jill Biden U.S. First Lady | 4:30:02 | 6:24 | Marine Corps Marathon | 1998 | Unverified |
| 32 | 🇺🇸 Brian Calley Lt. Governor of Michigan | 4:31:47 | 6:26 | Detroit Marathon | 2013 | Unverified |
| 33 | 🇺🇸 Mike Huckabee Governor of Arkansas | 4:37:29 | 6:35 | Marine Corps Marathon | 2005 | Unverified |
| 34 | 🇺🇸 Bill Frist U.S. Senate | 4:46:12 | 6:47 | Marine Corps Marathon | 2000 | Unverified |
| 35 | 🇺🇸 Al Gore U.S. Vice President | 4:58:25 | 7:04 | Marine Corps Marathon | 1997 | Unverified |
| 36 | 🇺🇸 Tom Vilsack Governor of Iowa | 5:03:09 | 7:11 | Marathon-to-Marathon | 2005 | Unverified |
| 37 | 🇬🇧 Jeremy Hunt British Politician | 5:44:33 | 8:10 | London Marathon | 2024 | Unverified |
What the times show
Several of these times date back decades, before chip timing was standard — check each result's status before treating it as exact.
The middle time on this list is 3:40:52, a pace of 5:14 per km.
How this list works
“Celebrity” here means someone famous mainly for something other than running — acting, music, sport, politics or media. Professional distance runners are listed separately and never mixed into celebrity rankings.
Each runner appears once, with their best recorded time. Rankings and counts update automatically as the database changes. Read our methodology for what Official, Reported and Unverified mean.