A list of world record holders in men's 1 mile run?

Accurate times for the mile run (1.609 km) weren't recorded until after 1850, when the first precisely measured running tracks were built.





However, here's my list.





Professionals


4:23 Thomas Horspool 1858 Manchester


4:22 1/4 Siah Albison 27 October, 1860 Manchester


4:20 1/2 Edward Mills 23 April, 1863 .


4:20 Edward Mills 25 June, 1864 Manchester


4:17 1/4 William Lang 19 August, 1865 Manchester


4:17 1/4 William Richards 19 August, 1865 Manchester


4:12 3/4 Walter George 23 August, 1886 London





Amateurs


4:55 J. Heaviside (IRL) 1 April, 1861 Dublin


4:49 J. Heaviside (IRL) 27 May, 1861 Dublin


4:46 N.S. Greene (IRL) May 1861 Dublin


4:33 George Farran (IRL) 23 May, 1862 Dublin


4:29 3/5 Walter Chinnery (GBR) 10 March, 1868 Cambridge


4:28 4/5 William Gibbs (GBR) 3 April, 1868 London


4:28 3/6 Charles Gunton (GBR) 31 March, 1873 London


4:26 0/5 Walter Slade (GBR) 30 May, 1874 London


4:24 1/2 Walter Slade (GBR) 1 June, 1875 London


4:23 1/5 Walter George (GBR) 16 August, 1880 London


4:19 2/5 Walter George (GBR) 3 June, 1882 London


4:18 2/5 Walter George (GBR) 21 June, 1884 Birmingham


4:17 4/5 Tom Conneff (USA) 26 August, 1893 Cambridge, Mass.


4:17 0/5 Fred Bacon (GBR) 6 July, 1895 London


4:15 3/5 Thomas Conneff (USA) 28 August, 1895 New York


4:14 2/5 John Paul Jones (USA) 27 May, 1911 Cambridge, Mass.





IAFF ERA (most recent records)


4:14 2/5 John Paul Jones (USA) 31 May, 1913 Cambridge, Mass.


4:12 3/5 Norman Taber (USA) 16 July, 1915 Cambridge, Mass.


4:10 2/5 Paavo Nurmi (FIN) 23 August 1923 Stockholm


4:09 1/5 Jules Ladoum猫gue (FRA) 4 October 1931 Paris


4:07.6 Jack Lovelock (NZL) 15 July 1933 Princeton, N.J.


4:06.8 Glenn Cunningham (USA) 16 June 1934 Princeton, N.J


4:06.4 Sydney Wooderson (GBR) 28 August 1937 Motspur Park


4:06.2 Gunder H盲gg (SWE) 1 July 1942 G枚teborg


4:06.2 Arne Andersson (SWE) 10 July 1942 Stockholm


4:04.6 Gunder H盲gg (SWE) 4 September 1942 Stockholm


4:02.6 Arne Andersson (SWE) 1 July 1943 G枚teborg


4:01.6 Arne Andersson (SWE) 18 July 1944 Malm枚


4:01.4 Gunder H盲gg (SWE) 17 July 1945 Malm枚


3:59.4 Roger Bannister (GBR) 6 May 1954 Oxford


3:58.0 John Landy (AUS) 21 June 1954 Turku


3:57.2 Derek Ibbotson (GBR) 19 July 1957 London


3:54.5 Herb Elliott (AUS) 6 August 1958 Dublin


3:54.4 Peter Snell (NZL) 27 January 1962 Wanganui


3:54.1 Peter Snell (NZL) 17 November 1964 Auckland


3:53.6 Michel Jazy (FRA) 9 June 1965 Rennes


3:51.3 Jim Ryun (USA) 17 July 1966 Berkeley, Cal.


3:51.1 Jim Ryun (USA) 23 June 1967 Bakersfield, Cal.


3:51.0 Filbert Bayi (TAN) 17 May 1975 Kingston


3:49.4 John Walker (NZL) 12 August 1975 G枚teborg


3:48.95 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 17 July 1979 Oslo


3:48.8 Steve Ovett (GBR) 1 July 1980 Oslo


3:48.53 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 19 August 1981 Z眉rich


3:48.40 Steve Ovett (GBR) 26 August 1981 Koblenz


3:47.33 Sebastian Coe (GBR) 28 August 1981 Bruxelles


3:46.32 Steve Cram (GBR) 27 July 1985 Oslo


3:44.39 Noureddine Morceli (ALG) 5 September 1993 Rieti


3:43.13 Hicham El Guerrouj (MOR) 7 July 1999 Rome





Hope that is enough for you :)