ATHLETE
Georges Gandil
1926 - 1999

Georges Gandil
Georges Gandil (18 May 1926 – 24 October 1999) was a French sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1940s. He won two bronze medals at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, earning them in the C-2 1000 m and C-2 10000 m events. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Georges Gandil is the 1,463rd most popular athlete (down from 1,285th in 2019), the 4,853rd most popular biography from France (up from 4,914th in 2019) and the 91st most popular French Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Georges Gandil ranks 1,463 out of 6,025. Before him are Leonid Bartenyev, Ernesto Canto, Barbara Burke, Bengt Nilsson, Antonio Spallino, and Konrad Granström. After him are Erik Hansen, Herbert Schade, Józef Grudzień, Dexter Jackson, Göte Hagström, and Jan Wienese.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeonid Bartenyev
1933 - 2021
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,457
Ernesto Canto
1959 - 2020
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 1,458
Barbara Burke
1917 - 1998
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,459
Bengt Nilsson
1934 - 2018
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,460
Antonio Spallino
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 1,461
Konrad Granström
1900 - 1982
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,462
Georges Gandil
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,463
Erik Hansen
1939 - 2014
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,464
Herbert Schade
1922 - 1994
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,465
Józef Grudzień
1939 - 2017
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 1,466
Dexter Jackson
1969 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,467
Göte Hagström
1918 - 2014
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 1,468
Jan Wienese
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 1,469
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Georges Gandil ranks 425. Before him are Piero Drogo, Zakaria Chihab, Nel van Vliet, Conrad Hall, Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, and Li Han-hsiang. After him are Jesús Loroño, Otto Hemele, József Kovács, Roberto Lippi, Diana Lynn, and Maximilian Raub. Among people deceased in 1999, Georges Gandil ranks 251. Before him are Sulo Nurmela, Faith Domergue, Robert Kramer, Nicholas Metropolis, Mel Tormé, and Samiha Khalil. After him are Charlie Byrd, Brian Shawe-Taylor, Basil Hume, Yakov Rylsky, Greg, and Roger Rio.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsPiero Drogo
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 419
Zakaria Chihab
WRESTLER
1926 - 1980
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 420
Nel van Vliet
SWIMMER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 421
Conrad Hall
WRITER
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 422
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi
ACTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 423
Li Han-hsiang
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 1996
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 424
Georges Gandil
ATHLETE
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 425
Jesús Loroño
CYCLIST
1926 - 1998
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 426
Otto Hemele
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2001
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 427
József Kovács
ATHLETE
1926 - 1987
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 428
Roberto Lippi
RACING DRIVER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 429
Diana Lynn
ACTOR
1926 - 1971
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 430
Maximilian Raub
ATHLETE
1926 - 2019
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 431
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsSulo Nurmela
ATHLETE
1908 - 1999
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 245
Faith Domergue
ACTOR
1924 - 1999
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 246
Robert Kramer
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 1999
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 247
Nicholas Metropolis
PHYSICIST
1915 - 1999
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 248
Mel Tormé
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1999
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 249
Samiha Khalil
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1999
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 250
Georges Gandil
ATHLETE
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 251
Charlie Byrd
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1999
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 252
Brian Shawe-Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 253
Basil Hume
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1999
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 254
Yakov Rylsky
FENCER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 255
Greg
COMIC ARTIST
1931 - 1999
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 256
Roger Rio
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1999
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 257
In France
Among people born in France, Georges Gandil ranks 4,853 out of 6,770. Before him are Jacques Cariou (1870), Émile Wegelin (1875), Jérôme Le Banner (1972), Laurent Cantet (1961), Ernest Esclangon (1876), and Thierry Omeyer (1976). After him are Jean-Jacques Schuhl (1941), Patrick Chesnais (1947), Olivier Rolin (1947), Gaston Peltier (1876), Jean Taris (1909), and Patrick Gaillard (1952).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJacques Cariou
ATHLETE
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 4,847
Émile Wegelin
ATHLETE
1875 - 1962
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 4,848
Jérôme Le Banner
MARTIAL ARTS
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 4,849
Laurent Cantet
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2024
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 4,850
Ernest Esclangon
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1954
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 4,851
Thierry Omeyer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 4,852
Georges Gandil
ATHLETE
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4,853
Jean-Jacques Schuhl
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4,854
Patrick Chesnais
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 4,855
Olivier Rolin
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 4,856
Gaston Peltier
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1951
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 4,857
Jean Taris
SWIMMER
1909 - 1977
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 4,858
Patrick Gaillard
RACING DRIVER
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 4,859
Among ATHLETES In France
Among athletes born in France, Georges Gandil ranks 91. Before him are Pierre Trentin (1944), Henri Lepage (1908), Maurice Vignerot (1879), Raphaël Poirée (1974), Jacques Cariou (1870), and Émile Wegelin (1875). After him are Maurice Schilles (1888), Marcel Lambert (1876), Henri Eberhardt (1913), Jean-Jacques Guissart (1927), Jean Boiteux (1933), and Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola (1920).
Pierre Trentin
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 85
Henri Lepage
1908 - 1996
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 86
Maurice Vignerot
1879 - 1953
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 87
Raphaël Poirée
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 88
Jacques Cariou
1870 - 1951
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 89
Émile Wegelin
1875 - 1962
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 90
Georges Gandil
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 91
Maurice Schilles
1888 - 1950
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 92
Marcel Lambert
1876 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 93
Henri Eberhardt
1913 - 1976
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 94
Jean-Jacques Guissart
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 95
Jean Boiteux
1933 - 2010
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 96
Pierre Jonquères d'Oriola
1920 - 2011
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 97