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Fausto Acke

1897 - 1967

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Fausto Alesio Acke (born Padovini, 23 May 1897 – 14 May 1967) was an Italian-born Swedish gymnast and discus thrower. Born in Rome he was adopted in 1903 by family friends, after his parents died during an epidemic. His adoptive parents were the Swedish Impressionist painter J. A. G. Acke and Eva Acke (née Topelius), the daughter of the Finnish-Swedish author Zacharias Topelius. Acke was raised in Vaxholm. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Fausto Acke is the 623rd most popular athlete (down from 595th in 2019), the 3,406th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,559th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular Italian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Fausto Acke ranks 623 out of 6,025. Before him are Veli Saarinen, Yevhen Arzhanov, Aldo Aureggi, Maria Itkina, George Horine, and Nils Engdahl. After him are Glenn Morris, Eino Penttilä, Kazım Ayvaz, Angelo Vanzin, Konrad Stäheli, and Joseph Alzin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Fausto Acke ranks 214. Before him are Diego Abad de Santillán, Alexander Lernet-Holenia, Albert Renger-Patzsch, Shovkat Mammadova, Fletcher Henderson, and Higinio Morínigo. After him are Karl Decker, Harald Sæverud, Pedro Vallana, C. B. van Niel, Miguel Fleta, and Ulises Poirier. Among people deceased in 1967, Fausto Acke ranks 187. Before him are Eugénie Cotton, Bert Lahr, Franz Babinger, Arthur Ransome, Óscar Diego Gestido, and Ciro Alegría. After him are Stanley Bruce, Henry Luce, Art Langley, Lajos Kassák, Angela Piskernik, and Gerald Patterson.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Fausto Acke ranks 3,407 out of 5,161. Before him are Roberto Saviano (1979), Filippo Grandi (1957), Gioacchino Colombo (1903), Roberto Tucci (1921), Carlo Galetti (1882), and Nilla Pizzi (1919). After him are Carlo Cattaneo (1801), Sabrina Ferilli (1964), Angelo Vanzin (1932), Alessandra Martines (1963), Mauro Baldi (1954), and Gabriello Chiabrera (1552).

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Among ATHLETES In Italy

Among athletes born in Italy, Fausto Acke ranks 23. Before him are Sara Simeoni (1953), Saverio Ragno (1902), Gustavo Marzi (1908), Rodolfo Terlizzi (1896), Oreste Puliti (1891), and Aldo Aureggi (1931). After him are Angelo Vanzin (1932), Giuseppe Gentile (1943), Valerio Arri (1892), Pino Dordoni (1926), Franco Faggi (1926), and Carlo Monti (1920).

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