BOXER
Edgar Basel
1930 - 1977

Edgar Basel
Edgar Basel (1 November 1930 in Mannheim — 7 September 1977) was a boxer from Germany, who won the silver medal in the flyweight division (– 51 kg) at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Edgar Basel is the 82nd most popular boxer (up from 130th in 2019), the 4,286th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,063rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Boxer.
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Edgar Basel ranks 82 out of 496. Before him are Canelo Álvarez, Carmen Barth, Francisco Rodríguez, Marijan Beneš, Rafael Iglesias, and Víctor Avendaño. After him are Nils Ramm, Ronald Rawson, Bep van Klaveren, Georges Carpentier, Fernando Atzori, and Gene Tunney.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCanelo Álvarez
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 76
Carmen Barth
1912 - 1985
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 77
Francisco Rodríguez
1945 - 2024
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 78
Marijan Beneš
1951 - 2018
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 79
Rafael Iglesias
1924 - 1999
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 80
Víctor Avendaño
1907 - 1984
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 81
Edgar Basel
1930 - 1977
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 82
Nils Ramm
1903 - 1986
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 83
Ronald Rawson
1892 - 1952
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 84
Bep van Klaveren
1907 - 1992
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 85
Georges Carpentier
1894 - 1975
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 86
Fernando Atzori
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 87
Gene Tunney
1897 - 1978
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 88
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1930, Edgar Basel ranks 366. Before him are István Mészáros, Abbey Lincoln, Ignazio Fabra, Helen Merrill, Barkat Gourad Hamadou, and Mate Trojanović. After him are Frances Sternhagen, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Clarke Scholes, Heinz Kubsch, Gladys West, and Choe Thae-bok. Among people deceased in 1977, Edgar Basel ranks 175. Before him are Louis Clarke, Casimiro Torres, Kōichi Kido, Brian McGuire, Vladimir Tributs, and Paul Bernays. After him are Jean Hagen, José Planas, Ernest Leonard Johnson, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, and Franco Rol.
Others Born in 1930
Go to all RankingsIstván Mészáros
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2017
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 360
Abbey Lincoln
SINGER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 361
Ignazio Fabra
WRESTLER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 362
Helen Merrill
MUSICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 363
Barkat Gourad Hamadou
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2018
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 364
Mate Trojanović
ATHLETE
1930 - 2015
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 365
Edgar Basel
BOXER
1930 - 1977
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 366
Frances Sternhagen
ACTOR
1930 - 2023
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 367
Nadezhda Rumyantseva
ACTOR
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 368
Clarke Scholes
SWIMMER
1930 - 2010
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 369
Heinz Kubsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1993
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 370
Gladys West
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 371
Choe Thae-bok
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2024
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 372
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsLouis Clarke
ATHLETE
1901 - 1977
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 169
Casimiro Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1977
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 170
Kōichi Kido
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 171
Brian McGuire
ENGINEER
1945 - 1977
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 172
Vladimir Tributs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1977
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 173
Paul Bernays
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1977
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 174
Edgar Basel
BOXER
1930 - 1977
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 175
Jean Hagen
ACTOR
1923 - 1977
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 176
José Planas
SOCCER PLAYER
1901 - 1977
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 177
Ernest Leonard Johnson
ASTRONOMER
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 178
Rahsaan Roland Kirk
MUSICIAN
1935 - 1977
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 179
Ibrahim al-Hamdi
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1977
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 180
Franco Rol
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 181
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Edgar Basel ranks 4,288 out of 7,253. Before him are Erich Rademacher (1901), Albert Betz (1885), Hugo Distler (1908), Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1852), Martin Hoffmann (1955), and Adolf Merckle (1934). After him are August Wilhelm Iffland (1759), Loki Schmidt (1919), Martin Gropius (1824), Julius Friedrich Cohnheim (1839), Ferdinand Keller (1842), and Hugo Strauß (1907).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsErich Rademacher
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4,282
Albert Betz
PHYSICIST
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 4,283
Hugo Distler
COMPOSER
1908 - 1942
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,284
Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1852 - 1904
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,285
Martin Hoffmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 4,286
Adolf Merckle
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2009
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,287
Edgar Basel
BOXER
1930 - 1977
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,288
August Wilhelm Iffland
ACTOR
1759 - 1814
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,289
Loki Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 4,290
Martin Gropius
ARCHITECT
1824 - 1880
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4,291
Julius Friedrich Cohnheim
PHYSICIAN
1839 - 1884
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4,292
Ferdinand Keller
PAINTER
1842 - 1922
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 4,293
Hugo Strauß
ATHLETE
1907 - 1941
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4,294
Among BOXERS In Germany
Among boxers born in Germany, Edgar Basel ranks 2. Before him are Max Schmeling (1905). After him are Herbert Runge (1913), Wolfgang Behrendt (1936), Manfred Wolke (1943), Henry Maske (1964), Sven Ottke (1967), Felix Sturm (1979), Sinan Şamil Sam (1974), Oktay Urkal (1970), Torsten May (1969), and Nadine Apetz (1986).
Max Schmeling
1905 - 2005
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 1
Edgar Basel
1930 - 1977
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 2
Herbert Runge
1913 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 3
Wolfgang Behrendt
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 4
Manfred Wolke
1943 - 2024
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 5
Henry Maske
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 6
Sven Ottke
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 7
Felix Sturm
1979 - Present
HPI: 46.67
Rank: 8
Sinan Şamil Sam
1974 - 2015
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 9
Oktay Urkal
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 10
Torsten May
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 11
Nadine Apetz
1986 - Present
HPI: 28.23
Rank: 12