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Hélio Gracie

1913 - 2009

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Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie founded and developed the self-defense martial art system of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). Considered as the Godfather of BJJ, according to his son Rorion, Gracie is one of the first sports heroes in Brazilian history; he was named Man of the Year in 1997 by the American martial arts publication Black Belt magazine. A patriarch of the Gracie family, multiple members of his family have gone on to have successful careers in combat sport competition including mixed martial arts (MMA). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hélio Gracie is the 17th most popular martial arts (down from 16th in 2019), the 197th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 164th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Hélio Gracie ranks 17 out of 179. Before him are Matsumura Sōkon, Jon Jones, Ankō Itosu, Masatoshi Nakayama, Mirko Cro Cop, and Kenwa Mabuni. After him are Chōjun Miyagi, Fedor Emelianenko, Cynthia Rothrock, Andy Hug, Randy Couture, and Hironori Ōtsuka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Hélio Gracie ranks 122. Before him are Wols, Georgy Flyorov, Ken Carpenter, Mickey Cohen, Amrita Sher-Gil, and Abraham Sutzkever. After him are Alfred Bester, Pedro Gastão of Orléans-Braganza, Ed Ablowich, Géza Kalocsay, Heinrich Bär, and Lucien Goldmann. Among people deceased in 2009, Hélio Gracie ranks 111. Before him are Yegor Gaidar, Inger Christensen, Tomislav Crnković, Pierre Gamarra, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, and Claude Berri. After him are Edward Schillebeeckx, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Tayeb Salih, Henry Allingham, Merce Cunningham, and Rosanna Schiaffino.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Hélio Gracie ranks 197 out of 2,236. Before him are Prudente de Morais (1841), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), Willian (1988), Raí (1965), Rita Lee (1947), and Mazinho (1966). After him are Aleijadinho (1738), Geraldo Alckmin (1952), Nelson Freire (1944), Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848), Carlos Mozer (1960), and Carlos Kaiser (1963).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Brazil

Among martial arts born in Brazil, Hélio Gracie ranks 1. After him are Alex Pereira (1987), Anderson Silva (1975), Rickson Gracie (1959), Royce Gracie (1966), Fabrício Werdum (1977), Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976), Lyoto Machida (1978), Charles Oliveira (1989), Wanderlei Silva (1976), José Aldo (1986), and Vitor Belfort (1977).

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