ATHLETE
Frantz Reichel
1871 - 1932

Frantz Reichel
François Étienne "Frantz" Reichel (16 March 1871 – 24 March 1932) was a French sports administrator, athlete, cyclist and journalist. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens as a runner and at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris as a rugby union player. He co-founded the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive (AIPS), and served as its first president in 1924–1932. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Frantz Reichel is the 898th most popular athlete (up from 1,067th in 2019), the 4,454th most popular biography from France (up from 4,772nd in 2019) and the 49th most popular French Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Frantz Reichel ranks 898 out of 6,025. Before him are Edward Cook, Olha Bryzhina, Jan Jindra, Manlio Di Rosa, Mel Sheppard, and Helena Fibingerová. After him are Gábor Delneky, Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ileana Silai, Fauja Singh, and Kalervo Toivonen.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdward Cook
1888 - 1972
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 892
Olha Bryzhina
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 893
Jan Jindra
1932 - 2021
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 894
Manlio Di Rosa
1914 - 1989
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 895
Mel Sheppard
1883 - 1942
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 896
Helena Fibingerová
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 897
Frantz Reichel
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 898
Gábor Delneky
1932 - 2008
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 899
Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metre freestyle
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 900
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 901
Ileana Silai
1941 - 2025
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 902
Fauja Singh
1911 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 903
Kalervo Toivonen
1913 - 2006
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 904
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1871, Frantz Reichel ranks 135. Before him are Lou Tseng-Tsiang, Grafton Elliot Smith, Jacob Ellehammer, Dun Karm Psaila, Giovanni Giorgi, and Sevasti Qiriazi. After him are Harry Brearley, Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede, Reginald Aldworth Daly, Louis Perrée, Robert Hugh Benson, and Joaquín Chapaprieta. Among people deceased in 1932, Frantz Reichel ranks 116. Before him are Eduard Sievers, Charles Winckler, Väinö Siikaniemi, Pritilata Waddedar, Charles Wallace Richmond, and Edgard Colle. After him are Kliment Boyadzhiev, Ellen Churchill Semple, René Bazin, László Lukács, Francisco Lagos Cházaro, and Hermanis Matisons.
Others Born in 1871
Go to all RankingsLou Tseng-Tsiang
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 129
Grafton Elliot Smith
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1871 - 1937
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 130
Jacob Ellehammer
INVENTOR
1871 - 1946
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 131
Dun Karm Psaila
WRITER
1871 - 1961
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 132
Giovanni Giorgi
PHYSICIST
1871 - 1950
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 133
Sevasti Qiriazi
WRITER
1871 - 1949
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 134
Frantz Reichel
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 135
Harry Brearley
INVENTOR
1871 - 1948
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 136
Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1946
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 137
Reginald Aldworth Daly
GEOLOGIST
1871 - 1957
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 138
Louis Perrée
FENCER
1871 - 1924
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 139
Robert Hugh Benson
WRITER
1871 - 1914
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 140
Joaquín Chapaprieta
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1951
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 141
Others Deceased in 1932
Go to all RankingsEduard Sievers
LINGUIST
1850 - 1932
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 110
Charles Winckler
ATHLETE
1867 - 1932
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 111
Väinö Siikaniemi
ATHLETE
1887 - 1932
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 112
Pritilata Waddedar
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1932
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 113
Charles Wallace Richmond
BIOLOGIST
1868 - 1932
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 114
Edgard Colle
CHESS PLAYER
1897 - 1932
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 115
Frantz Reichel
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 116
Kliment Boyadzhiev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1932
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 117
Ellen Churchill Semple
GEOGRAPHER
1863 - 1932
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 118
René Bazin
WRITER
1853 - 1932
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 119
László Lukács
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1932
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 120
Francisco Lagos Cházaro
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1932
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 121
Hermanis Matisons
CHESS PLAYER
1894 - 1932
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 122
In France
Among people born in France, Frantz Reichel ranks 4,454 out of 6,770. Before him are Christine Goitschel (1944), Wilhelm Philippe Schimper (1808), Jean Marcel Honoré (1920), Charles Joseph Minard (1781), Victor Bérard (1864), and Lucien Clergue (1934). After him are Saint-Pol-Roux (1861), Jean Richard (1921), Louis Garrel (1983), Erwin Vandendaele (1945), Henri Hubert (1872), and Eugène Guillevic (1907).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsChristine Goitschel
SKIER
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4,448
Wilhelm Philippe Schimper
BIOLOGIST
1808 - 1880
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 4,449
Jean Marcel Honoré
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2013
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,450
Charles Joseph Minard
ENGINEER
1781 - 1870
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,451
Victor Bérard
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1931
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 4,452
Lucien Clergue
PHOTOGRAPHER
1934 - 2014
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4,453
Frantz Reichel
ATHLETE
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 4,454
Saint-Pol-Roux
WRITER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,455
Jean Richard
ACTOR
1921 - 2001
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,456
Louis Garrel
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,457
Erwin Vandendaele
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,458
Henri Hubert
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1927
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 4,459
Eugène Guillevic
WRITER
1907 - 1997
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 4,460
Among ATHLETES In France
Among athletes born in France, Frantz Reichel ranks 49. Before him are Henri Bouckaert (1870), René Bougnol (1911), Guy Drut (1950), René Bondoux (1905), André Gaboriaud (1895), and Camille Mandrillon (1891). After him are Eugène Grisot (1866), Marcel Hansenne (1917), Charles Perrin (1875), Maurice Huet (1918), Guy de Luget (1884), and Bernard Morel (1925).
Henri Bouckaert
1870 - 1912
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 43
René Bougnol
1911 - 1956
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 44
Guy Drut
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 45
René Bondoux
1905 - 2001
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 46
André Gaboriaud
1895 - 1969
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 47
Camille Mandrillon
1891 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 48
Frantz Reichel
1871 - 1932
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 49
Eugène Grisot
1866 - 1936
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 50
Marcel Hansenne
1917 - 2002
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 51
Charles Perrin
1875 - 1954
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 52
Maurice Huet
1918 - 1991
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 53
Guy de Luget
1884 - 1961
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 54
Bernard Morel
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 55