BOXER
Gerald Dreyer
1929 - 1985

Gerald Dreyer
Gerald Dreyer (22 September 1929 – 5 September 1985) was a boxer from Pretoria, South Africa, who competed in the Lightweight division during his career as an amateur. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerald Dreyer is the 141st most popular boxer (down from 104th in 2019), the 147th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 122nd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Boxer.
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Gerald Dreyer ranks 141 out of 496. Before him are George Hunter, Henry Cooper, Antonio Roldán, Antal Kocsis, Wolfgang Behrendt, and Anthony Joshua. After him are Josef Němec, Cosimo Pinto, Corrie Sanders, Frederick Grace, Rodrigo Valdez, and Anders Petersen.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge Hunter
1927 - 2004
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 135
Henry Cooper
1934 - 2011
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 136
Antonio Roldán
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 137
Antal Kocsis
1905 - 1994
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 138
Wolfgang Behrendt
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 139
Anthony Joshua
1989 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 140
Gerald Dreyer
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 141
Josef Němec
1933 - 2013
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 142
Cosimo Pinto
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 143
Corrie Sanders
1966 - 2012
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 144
Frederick Grace
1884 - 1964
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 145
Rodrigo Valdez
1946 - 2017
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 146
Anders Petersen
1899 - 1966
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 147
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Gerald Dreyer ranks 432. Before him are Chaim Potok, Sergio Cervato, Alfredo Pérez, Girija Devi, Yevgeniy Chazov, and Lucille Teasdale-Corti. After him are Yordan Radichkov, Pentti Hämäläinen, Józef Pińkowski, Bruno Belin, Pat Crawford Brown, and Marcelino dos Santos. Among people deceased in 1985, Gerald Dreyer ranks 221. Before him are Ronnie Rooke, George Murdock, Masten Gregory, John Holt, Maya Kristalinskaya, and Abdus Sattar. After him are Miguel Otero Silva, Forbes Burnham, Inger Hagerup, Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés, Riccardo Bacchelli, and Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsChaim Potok
WRITER
1929 - 2002
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 426
Sergio Cervato
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2005
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 427
Alfredo Pérez
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 428
Girija Devi
SINGER
1929 - 2017
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 429
Yevgeniy Chazov
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 2021
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 430
Lucille Teasdale-Corti
PHYSICIAN
1929 - 1996
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 431
Gerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 432
Yordan Radichkov
WRITER
1929 - 2004
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 433
Pentti Hämäläinen
ATHLETE
1929 - 1984
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 434
Józef Pińkowski
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2000
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 435
Bruno Belin
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1962
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 436
Pat Crawford Brown
ACTOR
1929 - 2019
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 437
Marcelino dos Santos
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2020
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 438
Others Deceased in 1985
Go to all RankingsRonnie Rooke
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 215
George Murdock
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1897 - 1985
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 216
Masten Gregory
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 217
John Holt
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 218
Maya Kristalinskaya
SINGER
1932 - 1985
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 219
Abdus Sattar
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1985
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 220
Gerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 221
Miguel Otero Silva
WRITER
1908 - 1985
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 222
Forbes Burnham
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1985
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 223
Inger Hagerup
WRITER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 224
Ramón Ernesto Cruz Uclés
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1985
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 225
Riccardo Bacchelli
WRITER
1891 - 1985
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 226
Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1985
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 227
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Gerald Dreyer ranks 147 out of 454. Before him are Elsa Joubert (1922), Daphne Hasenjäger (1929), Andrew Murray (1828), Phil Ramone (1934), George Hunter (1927), and Mangosuthu Buthelezi (1928). After him are Belle Delphine (1999), Pik Botha (1932), Peter de Klerk (1935), Johnny Flynn (1983), Jackie Pretorius (1934), and Corrie Sanders (1966).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsElsa Joubert
WRITER
1922 - 2020
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 141
Daphne Hasenjäger
ATHLETE
1929 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 142
Andrew Murray
WRITER
1828 - 1917
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 143
Phil Ramone
INVENTOR
1934 - 2013
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 144
George Hunter
BOXER
1927 - 2004
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 145
Mangosuthu Buthelezi
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2023
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 146
Gerald Dreyer
BOXER
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 147
Belle Delphine
MODEL
1999 - Present
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 148
Pik Botha
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 149
Peter de Klerk
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 150
Johnny Flynn
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 151
Jackie Pretorius
RACING DRIVER
1934 - 2009
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 152
Corrie Sanders
BOXER
1966 - 2012
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 153
Among BOXERS In South Africa
Among boxers born in South Africa, Gerald Dreyer ranks 3. Before him are David Carstens (1914), and George Hunter (1927). After him are Corrie Sanders (1966), and Willie Toweel (1934).
David Carstens
1914 - 1955
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1
George Hunter
1927 - 2004
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Gerald Dreyer
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3
Corrie Sanders
1966 - 2012
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4
Willie Toweel
1934 - 2017
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 5