If if if if if you can be sure there is only ONE value equal to the max,
then with your values in Col B and required data in Col A

=INDEX(A1:A30,MATCH(MAX(B1:B30),B1:B30,0))

If more than one match possible then take a look at Aladin's post he-

http://tinyurl.com/64mz3

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Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"Mike" wrote in message
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I want to find the highest number in a column and display the name in the
column to the left of the highest number

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Ken....................... Microsoft MVP - Excel
Sys Spec - Win XP Pro / XL 97/00/02/03

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"Mike" wrote in message
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Hi
I want excel to find the highest number in a column, Which i have done,
but
i want it to display the name in the column to its left instead of the
highest number
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thanks