RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Eugen Sandow

1867 - 1925

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Eugen Sandow (born Friedrich Wilhelm Müller, German: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈmʏlɐ]; 2 April 1867 – 14 October 1925) was a German Jewish bodybuilder and showman from Prussia. He was born in Königsberg, and became interested in bodybuilding at the age of ten during a visit to Italy. After time in the circus, Sandow studied under strongman Ludwig Durlacher in the late 1880s. On Durlacher's recommendation, he began entering strongman competitions, performing in matches against leading figures in the sport such as Charles Sampson, Frank Bienkowski, and Henry McCann. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugen Sandow is the 948th most popular religious figure (down from 750th in 2019), the 378th most popular biography from Russia (down from 283rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Russian Religious Figure.

Eugen Sandow was a German strongman and bodybuilder who is most famous for his strongman feats of strength.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Eugen Sandow ranks 948 out of 3,187. Before him are Nectarios of Aegina, Raymond Leo Burke, Pietro Gasparri, Charles Maung Bo, Michael Czerny, and Jude, brother of Jesus. After him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Rashid Rida, Jane Frances de Chantal, Anthony de Mello, Arnold of Brescia, and Romano Guardini.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Eugen Sandow ranks 39. Before him are Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, Alexander Parvus, Irving Fisher, Sakichi Toyoda, Joseph Maria Olbrich, and Edward B. Titchener. After him are Antti Aarne, Martin Kutta, Charles Fabry, Hans Driesch, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Adam Stefan Sapieha. Among people deceased in 1925, Eugen Sandow ranks 41. Before him are Christian Krohg, Robert M. La Follette, Christian Michelsen, Lovis Corinth, Pierre Louÿs, and Max Linder. After him are Fritz Haarmann, August von Wassermann, Moritz Moszkowski, Antti Aarne, Boris Savinkov, and Clément Ader.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Eugen Sandow ranks 378 out of 3,761. Before him are Zinovy Rozhestvensky (1848), Sergey Nechayev (1847), Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna of Russia (1786), Nadezhda von Meck (1831), Alexander Ostrovsky (1823), and Nikolai Leskov (1831). After him are Prince John Konstantinovich of Russia (1886), Vladimir Markovnikov (1838), Lev Kuleshov (1899), Sergei Skripal (1951), Ilya Ulyanov (1831), and Leonid Andreyev (1871).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Russia

Among religious figures born in Russia, Eugen Sandow ranks 10. Before him are Seraphim of Sarov (1754), Ilia II of Georgia (1933), Sergius of Radonezh (1314), Avvakum (1620), Patriarch Nikon of Moscow (1605), and Nadezhda von Meck (1831). After him are Basil Fool for Christ (1468), Aleksandr Akimov (1953), Maria Alexandrovna Ulyanova (1835), Nicholas of Japan (1836), Xenia of Saint Petersburg (1719), and Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow (1865).

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