CYCLIST
Albert Richter
1912 - 1940

Albert Richter
Albert Richter (14 October 1912 – 2 January 1940) was a German cyclist who won the world sprint championship. He was taken from a train by the Gestapo and never seen alive again. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Richter is the 201st most popular cyclist (down from 118th in 2019), the 4,685th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,233rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Cyclist.
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, Albert Richter ranks 201 out of 1,613. Before him are Paolo Pedretti, Nino Defilippis, Leif Mortensen, Imerio Massignan, Claudio Chiappucci, and Domingo Perurena. After him are Severino Rigoni, Heinz Müller, Loris Campana, Willi Fuggerer, Franco Bitossi, and Giuseppe Enrici.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPaolo Pedretti
1906 - 1983
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 195
Nino Defilippis
1932 - 2010
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 196
Leif Mortensen
1946 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 197
Imerio Massignan
1937 - 2024
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 198
Claudio Chiappucci
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 199
Domingo Perurena
1943 - 2023
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 200
Albert Richter
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 201
Severino Rigoni
1914 - 1992
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 202
Heinz Müller
1924 - 1975
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 203
Loris Campana
1926 - 2015
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 204
Willi Fuggerer
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 205
Franco Bitossi
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 206
Giuseppe Enrici
1896 - 1968
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 207
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Albert Richter ranks 293. Before him are Santiago Lovell, Morris Louis, Niginho, Eva Crane, Alfred Aston, and Lightnin' Hopkins. After him are Rudolf Firkušný, Héctor Socorro, Jadwiga Jędrzejowska, Jean Vilar, Gholam Reza Azhari, and Hideo Itokawa. Among people deceased in 1940, Albert Richter ranks 156. Before him are Smedley Butler, István Énekes, La Jana, Saint-Pol-Roux, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, and Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer. After him are Charley Chase, Wilhelm Anderson, Agnes Ayres, Julián Besteiro, Georgia Coleman, and Alicia Boole Stott.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsSantiago Lovell
BOXER
1912 - 1966
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 287
Morris Louis
PAINTER
1912 - 1962
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 288
Niginho
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1975
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 289
Eva Crane
WRITER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 290
Alfred Aston
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2003
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 291
Lightnin' Hopkins
SINGER
1912 - 1982
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 292
Albert Richter
CYCLIST
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 293
Rudolf Firkušný
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 294
Héctor Socorro
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1980
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 295
Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 1980
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 296
Jean Vilar
ACTOR
1912 - 1971
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 297
Gholam Reza Azhari
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2001
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 298
Hideo Itokawa
ENGINEER
1912 - 1999
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 299
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsSmedley Butler
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1940
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 150
István Énekes
BOXER
1911 - 1940
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 151
La Jana
ACTOR
1905 - 1940
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 152
Saint-Pol-Roux
WRITER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 153
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 154
Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer
WRITER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 155
Albert Richter
CYCLIST
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 156
Charley Chase
ACTOR
1893 - 1940
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 157
Wilhelm Anderson
ASTRONOMER
1880 - 1940
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 158
Agnes Ayres
ACTOR
1898 - 1940
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 159
Julián Besteiro
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1940
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 160
Georgia Coleman
ATHLETE
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 161
Alicia Boole Stott
MATHEMATICIAN
1860 - 1940
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 162
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Albert Richter ranks 4,688 out of 7,253. Before him are Marieluise Fleißer (1901), Hans Nowak (1937), Klaus Ludwig (1949), Ralph Siegel (1945), Stefan Raab (1966), and Anneliese Rothenberger (1926). After him are Joachim Fuchsberger (1927), Hermann Pilnik (1914), Curtis Bernhardt (1899), John Ericson (1926), Heinz Müller (1924), and Eugen Drewermann (1940).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMarieluise Fleißer
WRITER
1901 - 1974
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 4,682
Hans Nowak
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 4,683
Klaus Ludwig
RACING DRIVER
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 4,684
Ralph Siegel
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 4,685
Stefan Raab
PRESENTER
1966 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 4,686
Anneliese Rothenberger
SINGER
1926 - 2010
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,687
Albert Richter
CYCLIST
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,688
Joachim Fuchsberger
ACTOR
1927 - 2014
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,689
Hermann Pilnik
CHESS PLAYER
1914 - 1981
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 4,690
Curtis Bernhardt
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1981
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 4,691
John Ericson
ACTOR
1926 - 2020
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 4,692
Heinz Müller
CYCLIST
1924 - 1975
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 4,693
Eugen Drewermann
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 4,694
Among CYCLISTS In Germany
Among cyclists born in Germany, Albert Richter ranks 5. Before him are Rudi Altig (1937), Josef Fischer (1865), Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), and Jan Ullrich (1973). After him are Heinz Müller (1924), Willi Fuggerer (1941), Dietrich Thurau (1954), Toni Merkens (1912), Jürgen Kissner (1942), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), and Lothar Thoms (1956).
Rudi Altig
1937 - 2016
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 1
Josef Fischer
1865 - 1953
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 2
Rolf Wolfshohl
1938 - 2024
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 3
Jan Ullrich
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 4
Albert Richter
1912 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 5
Heinz Müller
1924 - 1975
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 6
Willi Fuggerer
1941 - 2015
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 7
Dietrich Thurau
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 8
Toni Merkens
1912 - 1944
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 9
Jürgen Kissner
1942 - 2019
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 10
Joseph Rosemeyer
1872 - 1919
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 11
Lothar Thoms
1956 - 2017
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 12