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François Faber

1887 - 1915

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François Faber (pronounced [fʁɑ̃.swa fa.bɛʁ]; 26 January 1887 – 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgish racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands. He died in World War I while fighting for France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. François Faber is the 21st most popular cyclist (up from 32nd in 2019), the 2,035th most popular biography from France (up from 2,313th in 2019) and the 6th most popular French Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, François Faber ranks 21 out of 1,613Before him are Federico Bahamontes, Lance Armstrong, Alfredo Binda, Luis Ocaña, Henri Cornet, and Frederick Keeping. After him are Philippe Thys, Charly Gaul, Rik Van Steenbergen, Louis Trousselier, Nicolas Frantz, and Rudolph Lewis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, François Faber ranks 85Before him are Simko Shikak, Vasily Chapayev, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, Kazimierz Fajans, Hitoshi Ashida, and Friedrich Zander. After him are George, Crown Prince of Serbia, Korechika Anami, Josef Lada, Avery Brundage, Roscoe Arbuckle, and Wilhelm Kube. Among people deceased in 1915, François Faber ranks 32Before him are Remy de Gourmont, Gopal Krishna Gokhale, Adèle Hugo, Konstantin Makovsky, Edith Cavell, and Julius von Payer. After him are Oswald Külpe, Grand Duke Konstantin Konstantinovich of Russia, Anna Leonowens, Theodor Leschetizky, I. L. Peretz, and Ankō Itosu.

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In France

Among people born in France, François Faber ranks 2,035 out of 6,770Before him are François de la Chaise (1624), Charles de Freycinet (1828), Pierre Messmer (1916), Adalberon (947), Marguerite Gérard (1761), and Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt (1773). After him are François Lemoyne (1688), Dominique Venner (1935), Henri Gouraud (1867), Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768), René Louiche Desfontaines (1750), and Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737).

Among CYCLISTS In France

Among cyclists born in France, François Faber ranks 6Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934), Raymond Poulidor (1936), Bernard Hinault (1954), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), and Henri Cornet (1884). After him are Louis Trousselier (1881), René Pottier (1879), Octave Lapize (1887), Laurent Fignon (1960), Louison Bobet (1925), and Henri Pélissier (1889).