ATHLETE
António Leitão
1960 - 2012

António Leitão
António Carlos Carvalho Nogueira Leitão OIH (22 July 1960 – 18 March 2012) was a Portuguese athlete who mainly competed in the long-distance events. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). António Leitão is the 2,522nd most popular athlete (down from 2,509th in 2024), the 464th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 459th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Portuguese Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, António Leitão ranks 2,519 out of 6,025. Before him are Viorica Ioja, Maricica Țăran, and Hanna Öberg. After him are Jerzy Rybicki, Chun In-soo, Ruth Beitia, Douglas Wakiihuri, Nelson Kuhn, Roger Kingdom, Wang Hee-kyung, Pierre Quinon, and Christine Prinsloo.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsViorica Ioja
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 2,516
Maricica Țăran
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 2,517
Hanna Öberg
1995 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 2,518
António Leitão
1960 - 2012
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 2,519
Jerzy Rybicki
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 2,520
Chun In-soo
1965 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 2,521
Ruth Beitia
1979 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 2,522
Douglas Wakiihuri
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 2,523
Nelson Kuhn
1937 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 2,524
Roger Kingdom
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 2,525
Wang Hee-kyung
1970 - Present
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 2,526
Pierre Quinon
1962 - 2011
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 2,527
Christine Prinsloo
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 2,528
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, António Leitão ranks 602. Before him are Andrea Mandorlini, Philippe Sands, Masaaki Kanno, and Diane Williams. After him are Hubert Neuper, Marina Kosheveya, Ion Sturza, Pip Torrens, Aimee Mann, Gilberto Kassab, Wolf Haas, and Yeşim Ustaoğlu. Among people deceased in 2012, António Leitão ranks 478. Before him are Jose Tomas Sanchez, Nina Bawden, Alex Karras, Frederica Sagor Maas, Arlen Specter, and A. K. Hangal. After him are Elizabeth Catlett, Joyce Redman, Bob Boozer, Robert Bork, Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar, and John Fitch.
Others Born in 1960
Go to all RankingsAndrea Mandorlini
COACH
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 598
Philippe Sands
LAWYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 599
Masaaki Kanno
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 600
Diane Williams
ATHLETE
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 601
António Leitão
ATHLETE
1960 - 2012
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 602
Hubert Neuper
SKIER
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 603
Marina Kosheveya
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 604
Ion Sturza
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 605
Pip Torrens
ACTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 606
Aimee Mann
SINGER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 607
Gilberto Kassab
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 608
Wolf Haas
WRITER
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 609
Yeşim Ustaoğlu
FILM DIRECTOR
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 610
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsJose Tomas Sanchez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 472
Nina Bawden
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 473
Alex Karras
ACTOR
1935 - 2012
HPI: 49.29
Rank: 474
Frederica Sagor Maas
WRITER
1900 - 2012
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 475
Arlen Specter
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 476
A. K. Hangal
ACTOR
1915 - 2012
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 477
António Leitão
ATHLETE
1960 - 2012
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 478
Elizabeth Catlett
PAINTER
1915 - 2012
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 479
Joyce Redman
ACTOR
1915 - 2012
HPI: 49.02
Rank: 480
Bob Boozer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1937 - 2012
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 481
Robert Bork
LAWYER
1927 - 2012
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 482
Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2012
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 483
John Fitch
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2012
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 484
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, António Leitão ranks 462 out of 633. Before him are Gerson Rodrigues (1995), Pedro Neto (2000), Ró-Ró (1990), and Rúben Dias (1997). After him are Diogo Dalot (1999), António Vitorino (1957), Leonor Silveira (1970), Fábio Carvalho (2002), Paulo Santos (1972), Maria Luís Albuquerque (1967), Mário Rui (1991), and Fernanda Ribeiro (1969).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsGerson Rodrigues
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 458
Pedro Neto
SOCCER PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 49.24
Rank: 459
Ró-Ró
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 460
Rúben Dias
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 461
António Leitão
ATHLETE
1960 - 2012
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 462
Diogo Dalot
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 463
António Vitorino
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 464
Leonor Silveira
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 465
Fábio Carvalho
SOCCER PLAYER
2002 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 466
Paulo Santos
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 467
Maria Luís Albuquerque
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 468
Mário Rui
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 469
Fernanda Ribeiro
ATHLETE
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 470
Among ATHLETES In Portugal
Among athletes born in Portugal, António Leitão ranks 7. Before him are Francisco Lázaro (1891), Rosa Mota (1958), Walther Katzenstein (1878), Afonso Costa (1871), Mário de Noronha (1885), and Jonathan Jones (null). After him are Fernanda Ribeiro (1969), Manuela Machado (1963), Carla Sacramento (1971), João Vieira (1976), Domingos Castro (1963), and Rui Silva (1977).
Francisco Lázaro
1891 - 1912
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 1
Rosa Mota
1958 - Present
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 2
Walther Katzenstein
1878 - 1929
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 3
Afonso Costa
1871 - 1937
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 4
Mário de Noronha
1885 - 1973
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 5
Jonathan Jones
HPI: 49.48
Rank: 6
António Leitão
1960 - 2012
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 7
Fernanda Ribeiro
1969 - Present
HPI: 48.75
Rank: 8
Manuela Machado
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 9
Carla Sacramento
1971 - Present
HPI: 46.40
Rank: 10
João Vieira
1976 - Present
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 11
Domingos Castro
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 12
Rui Silva
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 13



























































