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Elemér Somfay

1898 - 1979

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Elemér Somfay (28 August 1898 – 15 May 1979) was a Hungarian athlete who competed mainly in the pentathlon and competed at the 1924 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Elemér Somfay is the 1,836th most popular athlete (up from 2,139th in 2024), the 760th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 799th in 2019) and the 81st most popular Hungarian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Elemér Somfay ranks 1,836 out of 6,025. Before him are Imre Farkas, Valentina Yegorova, Sheila Lerwill, Ardalion Ignatyev, Joshua Cheptegei, and Ferenc Török. After him are András Szente, Josiah McCracken, Calvin Smith, Vladimir Yashchenko, Ernst Larsen, and Václav Havel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Elemér Somfay ranks 284. Before him are Eleanor Boardman, Clara González, Hugh Latimer Dryden, Wallace Ford, Curtis Stevens, and Norman Z. McLeod. After him are Robert Keith, Ferreira de Castro, Clarence Walker, Gertrude Lawrence, Nalini Bala Devi, and Chesty Puller. Among people deceased in 1979, Elemér Somfay ranks 261. Before him are Adolph Dubs, Lev Arnshtam, Curtis Stevens, Blue Mitchell, Magnar Isaksen, and Arthur Hunnicutt. After him are Václav Havel, Erich Schmitt, Rolf Holmberg, Edward Akufo-Addo, Charles Coughlin, and Ann Dvorak.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Elemér Somfay ranks 760 out of 1,077. Before him are Leslie Valiant (1949), Géza Gulyás (1931), Gyula Kakas (1878), György Bessenyei (1747), Imre Farkas (1935), and Ferenc Török (1935). After him are András Szente (1939), Elemér Szathmáry (1926), Violetta Ferrari (1930), Ferenc Kocsis (1953), Endre Tilli (1922), and Levente Lengyel (1933).

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Among ATHLETES In Hungary

Among athletes born in Hungary, Elemér Somfay ranks 81. Before him are Dániel Magay (1932), Ferenc Németh (1936), Pál Simon (1881), György Gedó (1949), Imre Farkas (1935), and Ferenc Török (1935). After him are András Szente (1939), Endre Tilli (1922), László Fábián (1936), Ambrus Nagy (1927), Jolán Kleiber-Kontsek (1939), and Jenő Hámori (1933).

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