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Christian d'Oriola

1928 - 2007

Christian d'Oriola

Christian d'Oriola (3 October 1928 – 29 October 2007) was a French fencer. He was a cousin of the Olympic equestrian Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola. D'Oriola took part in the 1948, 1952, 1956, and 1960 Olympics, serving as the Olympic flag bearer for France in 1960. Between 1947 and 1958 he won four gold and two silver medals at Summer Olympics and eight world titles in the foil. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christian d'Oriola is the 199th most popular athlete (up from 476th in 2019), the 3,008th most popular biography from France (up from 4,200th in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Christian d'Oriola ranks 199 out of 6,025. Before him are Emmanuel Foulon, Adhemar da Silva, Dragutin Šurbek, Miklós Németh, Stefka Kostadinova, and Pietro Mennea. After him are Gabriela Andersen-Schiess, Pat McDonald, John Powell, Alexandre Tuffère, Naim Süleymanoğlu, and Norair Nurikyan.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Emmanuel Foulon
1871 - 1945
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 193
Adhemar da Silva
1927 - 2001
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 194
Dragutin Šurbek
1946 - 2018
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 195
Miklós Németh
1946 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 196
Stefka Kostadinova
1965 - Present
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 197
Pietro Mennea
1952 - 2013
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 198
Christian d'Oriola
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 199
Gabriela Andersen-Schiess
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 200
Pat McDonald
1878 - 1954
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 201
John Powell
1947 - 2022
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 202
Alexandre Tuffère
1876 - 1958
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 203
Naim Süleymanoğlu
1967 - 2017
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 204
Norair Nurikyan
1948 - 2025
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 205

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Christian d'Oriola ranks 222. Before him are Édouard Glissant, Jimmy Jones, Hans Herrmann, Maynard Ferguson, Rosemary Clooney, and Yevgeny Svetlanov. After him are Yury Yakovlev, Leonid Bykov, Nguyễn Văn Thuận, Reg Park, Robert Brout, and José Bonaparte. Among people deceased in 2007, Christian d'Oriola ranks 157. Before him are Naziha al-Dulaimi, Alfonso López Michelsen, Tosiwo Nakayama, Manuel Bento, Ichiji Otani, and Eleonora Rossi Drago. After him are Alfons Maria Stickler, Aloísio Lorscheider, Reg Park, Wolfgang Iser, Holden Roberto, and Parry O'Brien.

Others Born in 1928

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Édouard Glissant
WRITER
1928 - 2011
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 216
Jimmy Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 217
Hans Herrmann
RACING DRIVER
1928 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 218
Maynard Ferguson
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 219
Rosemary Clooney
SINGER
1928 - 2002
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 220
Yevgeny Svetlanov
CONDUCTOR
1928 - 2002
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 221
Christian d'Oriola
ATHLETE
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 222
Yury Yakovlev
WRITER
1928 - 2013
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 223
Leonid Bykov
ACTOR
1928 - 1979
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 224
Nguyễn Văn Thuận
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2002
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 225
Reg Park
MODEL
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 226
Robert Brout
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2011
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 227
José Bonaparte
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 228

Others Deceased in 2007

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Naziha al-Dulaimi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1923 - 2007
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 151
Alfonso López Michelsen
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 152
Tosiwo Nakayama
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2007
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 153
Manuel Bento
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2007
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 154
Ichiji Otani
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2007
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 155
Eleonora Rossi Drago
ACTOR
1925 - 2007
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 156
Christian d'Oriola
ATHLETE
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 157
Alfons Maria Stickler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1910 - 2007
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 158
Aloísio Lorscheider
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2007
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 159
Reg Park
MODEL
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 160
Wolfgang Iser
WRITER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 161
Holden Roberto
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2007
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 162
Parry O'Brien
ATHLETE
1932 - 2007
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 163

In France

Among people born in France, Christian d'Oriola ranks 3,008 out of 6,770. Before him are Gabriel Hanotaux (1853), Jacques-Alain Miller (1944), Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria (1403), Henri Alekan (1909), Michel Blavet (1700), and Guillaume Depardieu (1971). After him are Pierre Berthier (1782), Salomon, King of Brittany (900), Patrick Battiston (1957), Nicholas Rémy (1530), David Kimhi (1160), and Claude Lefort (1924).

Others born in France

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Gabriel Hanotaux
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1944
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,002
Jacques-Alain Miller
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,003
Louis VIII, Duke of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1403 - 1445
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,004
Henri Alekan
POLITICIAN
1909 - 2001
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,005
Michel Blavet
COMPOSER
1700 - 1768
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,006
Guillaume Depardieu
ACTOR
1971 - 2008
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,007
Christian d'Oriola
ATHLETE
1928 - 2007
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,008
Pierre Berthier
ENGINEER
1782 - 1861
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,009
Salomon, King of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
900 - 874
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,010
Patrick Battiston
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,011
Nicholas Rémy
WRITER
1530 - 1612
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 3,012
David Kimhi
POLITICIAN
1160 - 1235
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 3,013
Claude Lefort
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 2010
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 3,014