# Violet Piercy

> Violet Stewart Louisa Piercy was an English long-distance runner who is recognized by the International Association of Athletics Federations as having set the first women's world best in the marathon on 3 October 1926 with a time of 3:40:22. Piercy was reported to have run unofficially and her mark was set on the Polytechnic Marathon course between Windsor and London.

*British marathon runner (1889-1972)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/violet-piercy

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1889-12-24
- **Died:** 1972
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 8.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 7.2 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7933273)

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