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Denis Oswald

1947 - Today

Denis Oswald

Denis Oswald (born 9 May 1947 in Neuchâtel) is a Swiss rower and sports official. He competed in the 1968, 1972, and 1976 Summer Olympics. He is the immediate past-president of the World Rowing Federation (1989–2014). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Denis Oswald is the 1,566th most popular athlete (up from 1,956th in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 670th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Swiss Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Denis Oswald ranks 1,566 out of 6,025. Before him are Steve Hooker, Dorothy Brookshaw, Carl Kaufmann, Alfred Lane, Helmut Hamann, and Gunnar Höjer. After him are Romeo Rivers, Gerd Hornberger, Paola Pigni, Maureen Caird, Petar Šegvić, and Ruth Svedberg.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

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Steve Hooker
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,560
Dorothy Brookshaw
1912 - 1962
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,561
Carl Kaufmann
1936 - 2008
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,562
Alfred Lane
1891 - 1965
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,563
Helmut Hamann
1912 - 1941
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,564
Gunnar Höjer
1875 - 1936
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 1,565
Denis Oswald
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,566
Romeo Rivers
1907 - 1986
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 1,567
Gerd Hornberger
1910 - 1988
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,568
Paola Pigni
1945 - 2021
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,569
Maureen Caird
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,570
Petar Šegvić
1930 - 1990
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 1,571
Ruth Svedberg
1903 - 2002
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 1,572

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Denis Oswald ranks 677. Before him are Ilona Gusenbauer, Lajos Kocsis, Larry James, Ezekiel Alebua, Warren Zevon, and Branislav Pokrajac. After him are Hans Jacobson, Boujemaa Benkhrif, Paulo de Carvalho, Boris Gulko, Wayne Allwine, and Robert Service.

Others Born in 1947

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Ilona Gusenbauer
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 671
Lajos Kocsis
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2000
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 672
Larry James
ATHLETE
1947 - 2008
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 673
Ezekiel Alebua
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2022
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 674
Warren Zevon
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2003
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 675
Branislav Pokrajac
HANDBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 676
Denis Oswald
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 677
Hans Jacobson
FENCER
1947 - 1984
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 678
Boujemaa Benkhrif
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 679
Paulo de Carvalho
SINGER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 680
Boris Gulko
CHESS PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 681
Wayne Allwine
ACTOR
1947 - 2009
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 682
Robert Service
HISTORIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 683

In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Denis Oswald ranks 605 out of 1,015. Before him are Josef Ackermann (1948), Othmar Ammann (1879), Denise Biellmann (1962), Klaus Tschütscher (1967), Diogo Costa (1999), and Albert Scherrer (1908). After him are René-Pierre Quentin (1943), Erika Hess (1962), Urs Bühler (1971), Marco Giampaolo (1967), Oswald Zappelli (1913), and Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (1939).

Others born in Switzerland

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Josef Ackermann
BUSINESSPERSON
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 599
Othmar Ammann
ENGINEER
1879 - 1965
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 600
Denise Biellmann
SKATER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 601
Klaus Tschütscher
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 602
Diogo Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 603
Albert Scherrer
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 604
Denis Oswald
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 605
René-Pierre Quentin
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 606
Erika Hess
SKIER
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 607
Urs Bühler
MUSICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 608
Marco Giampaolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 609
Oswald Zappelli
ATHLETE
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 610
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 611