Very nice - that did the trick!

First time ever using the index function. Thank you.

A follow up though ~~ what if I wanted to show the top 3? Instead of just
the top one.

I know, you just answered my conundrum flawlessly :) Now though I'm
thinking I may be able to step this up a notch.


"T. Valko" wrote:

Try this:

=INDEX(A1:A27,MATCH(MAX(B1:B27),B1:B27,0))

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Biff
Microsoft Excel MVP


"Emil" wrote in message
...
a1:a27 = name
b1:b27 = value

How can i find the highest value in column b and place it's corresponding
name into cell c1?


I realize this is likely a basic question, but I'm somewhat new to excel
and
appreciate any help. Thanks in advance, Emil.