ATHLETE
Boughera El Ouafi
1898 - 1959

Boughera El Ouafi
Ahmed Boughèra El Ouafi (Arabic: أحمد بوقرة الوافي; 15 October 1898 – 18 October 1959) was a French Algerian athlete who won the 1928 Olympic Marathon. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Boughera El Ouafi is the 386th most popular athlete (up from 491st in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Algeria (up from 117th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Algerian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 386 out of 6,025. Before him are Harald Grønningen, Gergely Kulcsár, Ludvík Daněk, Micheline Ostermeyer, Angela Voigt, and Elias Katz. After him are Launceston Elliot, Eugenio Monti, Franjo Mihalić, Elmer Niklander, Harold Osborn, and Peter Norman.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHarald Grønningen
1934 - 2016
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 380
Gergely Kulcsár
1934 - 2020
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 381
Ludvík Daněk
1937 - 1998
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 382
Micheline Ostermeyer
1922 - 2001
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 383
Angela Voigt
1951 - 2013
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 384
Elias Katz
1901 - 1947
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 385
Boughera El Ouafi
1898 - 1959
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 386
Launceston Elliot
1874 - 1930
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 387
Eugenio Monti
1928 - 2003
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 388
Franjo Mihalić
1920 - 2015
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 389
Elmer Niklander
1890 - 1942
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 390
Harold Osborn
1899 - 1975
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 391
Peter Norman
1942 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 392
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 156. Before him are Helen B. Taussig, Ira Sprague Bowen, Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz, Warren Sturgis McCulloch, Anthony McAuliffe, and Carl-Gustaf Rossby. After him are Lev Knipper, Jimmy Douglas, Norman Vincent Peale, Mikhail Koshkin, Alfons Gorbach, and William Astbury. Among people deceased in 1959, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 116. Before him are Ki Hajar Dewantara, Edmund Gwenn, Kazimierz Bein, Lipót Fejér, Wayne Morris, and Reuven Shiloah. After him are Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside, Ragnar Nurkse, Molla Mallory, Boris Eikhenbaum, Heleno de Freitas, and Edmund Goulding.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsHelen B. Taussig
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1986
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 150
Ira Sprague Bowen
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1973
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 151
Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
WRITER
1898 - 1939
HPI: 59.14
Rank: 152
Warren Sturgis McCulloch
PHYSICIAN
1898 - 1969
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 153
Anthony McAuliffe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1975
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 154
Carl-Gustaf Rossby
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1957
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 155
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 156
Lev Knipper
COMPOSER
1898 - 1974
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 157
Jimmy Douglas
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1972
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 158
Norman Vincent Peale
WRITER
1898 - 1993
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 159
Mikhail Koshkin
ENGINEER
1898 - 1940
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 160
Alfons Gorbach
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1972
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 161
William Astbury
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1961
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 162
Others Deceased in 1959
Go to all RankingsKi Hajar Dewantara
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 110
Edmund Gwenn
ACTOR
1877 - 1959
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 111
Kazimierz Bein
PHYSICIAN
1872 - 1959
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 112
Lipót Fejér
MATHEMATICIAN
1880 - 1959
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 113
Wayne Morris
ACTOR
1914 - 1959
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 114
Reuven Shiloah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1959
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 115
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 116
Edmund Ironside, 1st Baron Ironside
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1959
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 117
Ragnar Nurkse
ECONOMIST
1907 - 1959
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 118
Molla Mallory
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1959
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 119
Boris Eikhenbaum
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1959
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 120
Heleno de Freitas
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1959
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 121
Edmund Goulding
FILM DIRECTOR
1891 - 1959
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 122
In Algeria
Among people born in Algeria, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 103 out of 213. Before him are Patrick Bruel (1959), Optatus (400), Lakhdar Belloumi (1958), Mouloud Mammeri (1917), Rachid Mekhloufi (1936), and Abdelaziz Djerad (1954). After him are Rabah Saâdane (1946), Abdelaziz Belkhadem (1945), Djamel Zidane (1955), Cheb Mami (1966), Ali Benflis (1944), and Belaid Abdessalam (1928).
Others born in Algeria
Go to all RankingsPatrick Bruel
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 97
Optatus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
400 - 397
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 98
Lakhdar Belloumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 99
Mouloud Mammeri
WRITER
1917 - 1989
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 100
Rachid Mekhloufi
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 101
Abdelaziz Djerad
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 102
Boughera El Ouafi
ATHLETE
1898 - 1959
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 103
Rabah Saâdane
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 104
Abdelaziz Belkhadem
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 105
Djamel Zidane
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 106
Cheb Mami
SINGER
1966 - Present
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 107
Ali Benflis
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 108
Belaid Abdessalam
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 109
Among ATHLETES In Algeria
Among athletes born in Algeria, Boughera El Ouafi ranks 2. Before him are Alain Mimoun (1921). After him are Hassiba Boulmerka (1968), Noureddine Morceli (1970), Nouria Mérah-Benida (1970), Djabir Saïd-Guerni (1977), Ali Saïdi-Sief (1978), Amar Benikhlef (1982), Taoufik Makhloufi (1988), Brenno (null), Abderrahmane Hammad (1977), and Nassima Saifi (1988).
Alain Mimoun
1921 - 2013
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 1
Boughera El Ouafi
1898 - 1959
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 2
Hassiba Boulmerka
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 3
Noureddine Morceli
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 4
Nouria Mérah-Benida
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 5
Djabir Saïd-Guerni
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 6
Ali Saïdi-Sief
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 7
Amar Benikhlef
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.57
Rank: 8
Taoufik Makhloufi
1988 - Present
HPI: 45.20
Rank: 9
Brenno
HPI: 44.09
Rank: 10
Abderrahmane Hammad
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 11
Nassima Saifi
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.90
Rank: 12