BOXER
Francisco Cabañas
1912 - 2002

Francisco Cabañas
Francisco Cabañas Pardo (22 January 1912 – 26 January 2002) was a Mexican boxer. He competed in the flyweight class during the 1932 Summer Olympics and, although he lost the final against Hungarian István Énekes, he became the first Mexican athlete to ever win an individual Olympic medal. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Cabañas is the 93rd most popular boxer (up from 154th in 2019), the 229th most popular biography from Mexico (up from 360th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mexican Boxer.
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Francisco Cabañas ranks 93 out of 496. Before him are Fernando Atzori, Gene Tunney, Carmelo Bossi, Herbert Runge, Tibor Csík, and Vladimir Yengibaryan. After him are Alexis Argüello, Andrew Golota, Paul Fritsch, Amado Azar, Oscar De La Hoya, and Ulderico Sergo.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFernando Atzori
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 87
Gene Tunney
1897 - 1978
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 88
Carmelo Bossi
1939 - 2014
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 89
Herbert Runge
1913 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 90
Tibor Csík
1927 - 1976
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 91
Vladimir Yengibaryan
1932 - 2013
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 92
Francisco Cabañas
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 93
Alexis Argüello
1952 - 2009
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 94
Andrew Golota
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 95
Paul Fritsch
1901 - 1970
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 96
Amado Azar
1913 - 1971
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 97
Oscar De La Hoya
1973 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 98
Ulderico Sergo
1913 - 1967
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 99
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Francisco Cabañas ranks 264. Before him are Paul Meurisse, Louis Paul Boon, Léon Damas, Georges Beaucourt, Ted Drake, and Iuliu Bodola. After him are Tadashi Imai, Maguba Syrtlanova, Mary McCarthy, Miklós Szabados, Willibald Schmaus, and Nelly Diener. Among people deceased in 2002, Francisco Cabañas ranks 213. Before him are Indra Devi, Bill Bruce, Georges Beaucourt, Kaisa Parviainen, Raymond Firth, and Oskar Sala. After him are Leopold Vietoris, Nils Bohlin, Richard Helms, Ruth Williams Khama, Eddie Meduza, and Milton Berle.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsPaul Meurisse
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 258
Louis Paul Boon
WRITER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 259
Léon Damas
WRITER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 260
Georges Beaucourt
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 261
Ted Drake
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 262
Iuliu Bodola
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 263
Francisco Cabañas
BOXER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 264
Tadashi Imai
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 1991
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 265
Maguba Syrtlanova
PILOT
1912 - 1971
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 266
Mary McCarthy
WRITER
1912 - 1989
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 267
Miklós Szabados
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 1962
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 268
Willibald Schmaus
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 269
Nelly Diener
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 1934
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 270
Others Deceased in 2002
Go to all RankingsIndra Devi
ACTOR
1899 - 2002
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 207
Bill Bruce
ATHLETE
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 208
Georges Beaucourt
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 209
Kaisa Parviainen
ATHLETE
1914 - 2002
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 210
Raymond Firth
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1901 - 2002
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 211
Oskar Sala
COMPOSER
1910 - 2002
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 212
Francisco Cabañas
BOXER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 213
Leopold Vietoris
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 2002
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 214
Nils Bohlin
INVENTOR
1920 - 2002
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 215
Richard Helms
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 216
Ruth Williams Khama
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2002
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 217
Eddie Meduza
COMPOSER
1948 - 2002
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 218
Milton Berle
ACTOR
1908 - 2002
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 219
In Mexico
Among people born in Mexico, Francisco Cabañas ranks 229 out of 729. Before him are Kate del Castillo (1972), Alfredo Hernández (1935), Lola Beltrán (1932), Andrés Quintana Roo (1787), Laura Zapata (1956), and Jesús Castro (1908). After him are Alberto Del Rio (1977), Guillermo Arriaga (1958), Mariano Paredes (1797), Valentín Canalizo (1794), Ignacio Manuel Altamirano (1834), and José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi (1776).
Others born in Mexico
Go to all RankingsKate del Castillo
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 223
Alfredo Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2003
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 224
Lola Beltrán
ACTOR
1932 - 1996
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 225
Andrés Quintana Roo
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1851
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 226
Laura Zapata
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 227
Jesús Castro
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 228
Francisco Cabañas
BOXER
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 229
Alberto Del Rio
WRESTLER
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 230
Guillermo Arriaga
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 231
Mariano Paredes
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1849
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 232
Valentín Canalizo
POLITICIAN
1794 - 1850
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 233
Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
WRITER
1834 - 1893
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 234
José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi
WRITER
1776 - 1827
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 235
Among BOXERS In Mexico
Among boxers born in Mexico, Francisco Cabañas ranks 3. Before him are Julio César Chávez (1962), and Canelo Álvarez (1990). After him are Antonio Roldán (1946), Salvador Sánchez (1959), Alfonso Zamora (1954), Juan Manuel Márquez (1973), Fidel Ortiz (1908), Marco Antonio Barrera (1974), Érik Morales (1976), Misael Rodríguez (1994), and Óscar Valdez (1990).
Julio César Chávez
1962 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 1
Canelo Álvarez
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 2
Francisco Cabañas
1912 - 2002
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 3
Antonio Roldán
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 4
Salvador Sánchez
1959 - 1982
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 5
Alfonso Zamora
1954 - Present
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 6
Juan Manuel Márquez
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 7
Fidel Ortiz
1908 - 1975
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 8
Marco Antonio Barrera
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 9
Érik Morales
1976 - Present
HPI: 49.44
Rank: 10
Misael Rodríguez
1994 - Present
HPI: 40.23
Rank: 11
Óscar Valdez
1990 - Present
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 12