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Alex Honnold

1985 - Today

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Alex Honnold (born August 17, 1985) is an American rock climber best known for his free solo ascents of big walls. Honnold rose to worldwide fame in June 2017 when he became the first person to free solo a full route on El Capitan in Yosemite National Park (via the 2,900-foot route Freerider at 5.13a, the first-ever big wall free solo ascent at that grade), a climb described in The New York Times as "one of the great athletic feats of any kind, ever." In 2015, he won a Piolet d'Or in alpine climbing with Tommy Caldwell for their completion of the enchainment (known as the Fitz Traverse) of the Cerro Chaltén Group (or Fitzroy Group) in Patagonia over 5 days. Honnold is the author (with David Roberts) of the memoir Alone on the Wall (2015) and the subject of the 2018 biographical documentary Free Solo, which won a BAFTA and an Academy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2024). Alex Honnold is the 2,434th most popular musician (down from 2,307th in 2024), the 13,319th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,311th in 2019) and the 998th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Alex Honnold ranks 2,434 out of 3,175. Before him are Chisato Moritaka, Leonid Agutin, Chilly Gonzales, Jason Everman, Ian MacKaye, and Jimmy McCulloch. After him are Booker Ervin, Synyster Gates, Vitalic, Ronnie Vannucci Jr., Lisa Batiashvili, and Creed Taylor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1985, Alex Honnold ranks 282. Before him are Ragnar Klavan, Tom Sturridge, Melisa Sözen, Shindong, Joe Joyce, and Yuya Onoe. After him are Rick Genest, Tom Cullen, Ivan Dodig, Masaya Saito, Shellback, and Tom Hopper.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Alex Honnold ranks 13,323 out of 20,380. Before him are Polo G (1999), Jimmi Simpson (1975), Rebecca Yarros (1981), Tana French (1973), Irene Pepperberg (1949), and Finn Wittrock (1984). After him are Booker Ervin (1930), Tyler Posey (1991), Jake Sullivan (1976), Synyster Gates (1981), Vincent Canby (1924), and Stanley Hauerwas (1940).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Alex Honnold ranks 998. Before him are Benjamin Burnley (1978), Steve Khan (1947), Tex Beneke (1914), Alison Krauss (1971), Jason Everman (1967), and Ian MacKaye (1962). After him are Booker Ervin (1930), Synyster Gates (1981), Ronnie Vannucci Jr. (1976), Greg Howe (1963), Hank Ballard (1927), and Chris Botti (1962).

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