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Eugène-Henri Gravelotte

1876 - 1939

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Eugène-Henri Gravelotte (6 February 1876 – 23 August 1939) was a French fencer. He was the first modern Olympic champion in foil and first French gold medalist, winning the event at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He was born in Paris. Gravelotte was undefeated in his group for the preliminary round, defeating Greek fencers Athanasios Vouros, Konstantinos Komninos-Miliotis, and Georgios Balakakis in succession. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eugène-Henri Gravelotte is the 7,586th most popular politician (up from 8,614th in 2019), the 2,170th most popular biography from France (up from 2,580th in 2019) and the 519th most popular French Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte ranks 7,586 out of 19,576Before him are Peire Vidal, Paul Wolfowitz, Senjūrō Hayashi, Jean Rey, Sobekhotep IV, and Bruno Streckenbach. After him are Sophia of Halshany, Philip J. Pierre, Cochise, Loretta Lynch, Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić, and Manea Mănescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1876, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte ranks 70Before him are André Tardieu, Tomáš Baťa, Prince Harald of Denmark, Joseph Meister, Madeleine Vionnet, and Senjūrō Hayashi. After him are Elmer Drew Merrill, Viktor Kaplan, Julio González, Roman Malinovsky, Josef Hofmann, and William Ernest, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Among people deceased in 1939, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte ranks 49Before him are Havelock Ellis, Hedwiga Rosenbaumová, Wu Peifu, Armand Călinescu, Norman Bethune, and Louis Trousselier. After him are Carl Laemmle, Johann Strauss III, Edvard Westermarck, Oscar Milosz, Isaac Carasso, and Xu Shichang.

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In France

Among people born in France, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte ranks 2,170 out of 6,770Before him are Joseph Meister (1876), Madeleine Vionnet (1876), Léon Boëllmann (1862), Peire Vidal (1140), Albéric Magnard (1865), and Émile Augier (1820). After him are Stanislas de Guaita (1861), Princess María Teresa of Bourbon-Parma (1933), Hincmar (806), Jean-Pierre Jarier (1946), Joseph-Marie Vien (1716), and Philippe Honoré (1941).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Eugène-Henri Gravelotte ranks 519Before him are John I, Duke of Alençon (1385), Jacques Cathelineau (1759), Odo III, Duke of Burgundy (1166), Roland Bonaparte (1858), François-Xavier Ortoli (1925), and Peire Vidal (1140). After him are Walter V, Count of Brienne (1278), Marie-Claire Alain (1926), Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano (1721), Gunnor (950), Paul Poupard (1930), and Pierre Bérégovoy (1925).