Occupation

GYMNASTS

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With 370 biographies, Gymnasts are the 44th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Handball Players, Economists, and Engineers.

People

Pantheon has 558 people classified as gymnasts born between 1864 and 2008. Of these 558, 426 (76.34%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living gymnasts include Nadia Comăneci, Larisa Latynina, and Olga Korbut. The most famous deceased gymnasts include Ágnes Keleti, Věra Čáslavská, and Carl Schuhmann. As of April 2024, 18 new gymnasts have been added to Pantheon including Jade Barbosa, Patricia Moreno, and Liu Yang.

Living Gymnasts

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Deceased Gymnasts

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Newly Added Gymnasts (2025)

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Places

Most gymnasts were born in Russia (62), United States (55), and China (41). By city, the most common birth places were Stockholm (14), Moscow (11), and Bergen (10).

Places Over Time

The earliest biographies classified as gymnasts in Pantheon are Louis Zutter, Charles Champaud, and Hermann Weingärtner.  The concentration of gymnasts was largest during the Personal Computer Era, which lasted from 1990 to 2016. Some birth or death locations for earlier gymnasts are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.

Lifespans

Which Gymnasts were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Gymnasts since 1700.