SKIER
Henri Oreiller
1925 - 1962

Henri Oreiller
Henri Jean Auguste Oreiller (5 December 1925 – 7 October 1962) was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from France. He won two gold medals and a bronze at the 1948 Winter Olympics, becoming the most successful athlete at those Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henri Oreiller is the 47th most popular skier (up from 57th in 2019), the 4,027th most popular biography from France (up from 4,236th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Skier.
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Among SKIERS
Among skiers, Henri Oreiller ranks 47 out of 817. Before him are Francisco Fernández Ochoa, Baldur Preiml, Alevtina Kolchina, Galina Kulakova, Vreni Schneider, and Egon Zimmermann. After him are Renée Colliard, Thomas Wassberg, Tina Maze, Christl Haas, Rosi Mittermaier, and Erika Mahringer.
Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Fernández Ochoa
1950 - 2006
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 41
Baldur Preiml
1939 - 2025
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 42
Alevtina Kolchina
1930 - 2022
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 43
Galina Kulakova
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 44
Vreni Schneider
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 45
Egon Zimmermann
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 46
Henri Oreiller
1925 - 1962
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 47
Renée Colliard
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 48
Thomas Wassberg
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 49
Tina Maze
1983 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 50
Christl Haas
1943 - 2001
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 51
Rosi Mittermaier
1950 - 2023
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 52
Erika Mahringer
1924 - 2018
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 53
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Henri Oreiller ranks 293. Before him are Abdelsalam Majali, Hasse Jeppson, Bernardo Ruiz, Leo Ryan, Alfred Kelbassa, and Georg Buschner. After him are Leon Schlumpf, Joan Mitchell, Isidore Isou, Dany Dauberson, Geir Hallgrímsson, and Antonio Puchades. Among people deceased in 1962, Henri Oreiller ranks 137. Before him are Donald Lippincott, Otto Froitzheim, Joe Profaci, Ellen Osiier, Josef Uridil, and Ernst Grünfeld. After him are Willis H. O'Brien, Hans Rosbaud, Rudolf von Bünau, Fidel Dávila Arrondo, Vladimir Sokoloff, and Pontus Hanson.
Others Born in 1925
Go to all RankingsAbdelsalam Majali
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2023
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 287
Hasse Jeppson
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 288
Bernardo Ruiz
CYCLIST
1925 - Present
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 289
Leo Ryan
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1978
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 290
Alfred Kelbassa
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1988
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 291
Georg Buschner
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 292
Henri Oreiller
SKIER
1925 - 1962
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 293
Leon Schlumpf
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2012
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 294
Joan Mitchell
PAINTER
1925 - 1992
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 295
Isidore Isou
WRITER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 296
Dany Dauberson
SINGER
1925 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 297
Geir Hallgrímsson
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 298
Antonio Puchades
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2013
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 299
Others Deceased in 1962
Go to all RankingsDonald Lippincott
ATHLETE
1893 - 1962
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 131
Otto Froitzheim
TENNIS PLAYER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 132
Joe Profaci
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1962
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 133
Ellen Osiier
FENCER
1890 - 1962
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 134
Josef Uridil
SOCCER PLAYER
1895 - 1962
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 135
Ernst Grünfeld
CHESS PLAYER
1893 - 1962
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 136
Henri Oreiller
SKIER
1925 - 1962
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 137
Willis H. O'Brien
FILM DIRECTOR
1886 - 1962
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 138
Hans Rosbaud
MUSICIAN
1895 - 1962
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 139
Rudolf von Bünau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1962
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 140
Fidel Dávila Arrondo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1962
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 141
Vladimir Sokoloff
ACTOR
1889 - 1962
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 142
Pontus Hanson
SWIMMER
1884 - 1962
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 143
In France
Among people born in France, Henri Oreiller ranks 4,027 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean-Claude Mézières (1938), Jacques Ochs (1883), François de Créquy (1625), Henri Dutrochet (1776), Robert Liottel (1885), and Louis-Antoine Ranvier (1835). After him are Émile Champion (1879), Henri Regnault (1843), Nicolas Dalayrac (1753), Alain Cavalier (1931), Véronique Sanson (1949), and Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc (1759).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsJean-Claude Mézières
COMIC ARTIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,021
Jacques Ochs
FENCER
1883 - 1971
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,022
François de Créquy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1625 - 1687
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 4,023
Henri Dutrochet
PHYSICIAN
1776 - 1847
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,024
Robert Liottel
ATHLETE
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,025
Louis-Antoine Ranvier
PHYSICIAN
1835 - 1922
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 4,026
Henri Oreiller
SKIER
1925 - 1962
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,027
Émile Champion
ATHLETE
1879 - 1921
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,028
Henri Regnault
PAINTER
1843 - 1871
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,029
Nicolas Dalayrac
COMPOSER
1753 - 1809
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,030
Alain Cavalier
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,031
Véronique Sanson
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4,032
Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
BIOLOGIST
1759 - 1828
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 4,033
Among SKIERS In France
Among skiers born in France, Henri Oreiller ranks 4. Before him are Jean-Claude Killy (1943), Marielle Goitschel (1945), and Émile Allais (1912). After him are François Bonlieu (1937), Christine Goitschel (1944), Luc Alphand (1965), Annie Famose (1944), Léo Lacroix (1937), Perrine Pelen (1960), Michèle Jacot (1952), and Isabelle Mir (1949).
Jean-Claude Killy
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 1
Marielle Goitschel
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 2
Émile Allais
1912 - 2012
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 3
Henri Oreiller
1925 - 1962
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 4
François Bonlieu
1937 - 1973
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 5
Christine Goitschel
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 6
Luc Alphand
1965 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 7
Annie Famose
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 8
Léo Lacroix
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 9
Perrine Pelen
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 10
Michèle Jacot
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 11
Isabelle Mir
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.06
Rank: 12