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Jacques Mayol

1927 - 2001

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Jacques Mayol (1 April 1927 – 22 December 2001) was a French diver and the holder of many world records in free diving. The 1988 film The Big Blue, directed by Luc Besson, was inspired by his life story and that of his friend, Enzo Maiorca. Mayol was one of the screenwriters and authored the book Homo Delphinus: the Dolphin Within Man of his philosophy about the aquatic origins of humans. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jacques Mayol is the 30th most popular celebrity (up from 39th in 2019), the 269th most popular biography from China (up from 352nd in 2019) and the most popular Chinese Celebrity.

Jacques Mayol was a French free-diver who was famous for his breath-holding skills. He set many world records, including one for the longest free-dive (217 meters) and the deepest free-dive (105 meters).

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Among celebrities, Jacques Mayol ranks 30 out of 265. Before him are Rosalia Lombardo, Keke Geladze, Dodi Fayed, Marie Duplessis, Rodney King, and Besarion Jughashvili. After him are Kim Kardashian, Sarah Knauss, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Rosemary Kennedy, and Thérésa Tallien.

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Among people born in 1927, Jacques Mayol ranks 66. Before him are Eduardo Martínez Somalo, Carlo Maria Martini, Pat Carroll, Leszek Kołakowski, Harry Markowitz, and George C. Scott. After him are Mary Higgins Clark, Megumu Tamura, Maurice Ronet, Phil Hill, Cesar Chavez, and Don Shirley. Among people deceased in 2001, Jacques Mayol ranks 40. Before him are Carroll O'Connor, Douglas Adams, Mohamed Atta, Nguyễn Văn Thiệu, Balthus, and Emilie Schindler. After him are John Lee Hooker, Ashok Kumar, W. G. Sebald, Isaac Stern, Charles Trenet, and Anna Mani.

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Among people born in China, Jacques Mayol ranks 269 out of 1,610. Before him are Guo Jia (170), Emperor Daizong of Tang (727), Liu Biao (142), Huang Zhong (148), Emperor Qinzong (1100), and Liu Bian (176). After him are Cao Zhi (192), Emperor Xuan of Han (-91), Emperor Zhao of Han (-94), Emperor Ping of Han (-9), 12th Dalai Lama (1857), and Emperor Yuan of Han (-75).

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Among celebrities born in China, Jacques Mayol ranks 1. After him are Li Wenliang (1986), Yu Wenxia (1989), He Pingping (1988), Xi Mingze (1992), and Jin Ye (1988).

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