BOXER
Jake LaMotta
1922 - 2017

Jake LaMotta
Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10, 1922 – September 19, 2017) was an American professional boxer who was world middleweight champion between 1949 and 1951. Nicknamed "The Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull" for his technique of constant stalking, brawling and inside fighting, he developed a reputation for being a "bully"; he was what is often referred to today as a swarmer and a slugger. Due to his hard style of fighting, LaMotta often took as much as he dished out in an era of great middleweights. With a thick skull and jaw muscles, LaMotta was able to absorb incredible amounts of punishment over the course of his career, and is thought to have one of the greatest chins in boxing history. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jake LaMotta is the 19th most popular boxer (down from 10th in 2019), the 1,999th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,218th in 2019) and the 12th most popular American Boxer.
Jake Lamotta is most famous for being a professional boxer and the subject of the movie Raging Bull.
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Jake LaMotta ranks 19 out of 496. Before him are Rubin Carter, Teófilo Stevenson, Carlos Monzón, Marvelous Marvin Hagler, László Papp, and Wladimir Klitschko. After him are Nino Benvenuti, Jack Dempsey, Evander Holyfield, Primo Carnera, Ingemar Johansson, and Floyd Patterson.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRubin Carter
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 13
Teófilo Stevenson
1952 - 2012
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 14
Carlos Monzón
1942 - 1995
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 15
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
1954 - 2021
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 16
László Papp
1926 - 2003
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 17
Wladimir Klitschko
1976 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 18
Jake LaMotta
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 19
Nino Benvenuti
1938 - 2025
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 20
Jack Dempsey
1895 - 1983
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 21
Evander Holyfield
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 22
Primo Carnera
1906 - 1967
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 23
Ingemar Johansson
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 24
Floyd Patterson
1935 - 2006
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1922, Jake LaMotta ranks 81. Before him are Adolfo Celi, Michael Cacoyannis, María Casares, John B. Goodenough, Olga Ladyzhenskaya, and Gianna Beretta Molla. After him are Denholm Elliott, Richard Hamilton, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Carlo M. Cipolla, Sven Nykvist, and Karl-Otto Apel. Among people deceased in 2017, Jake LaMotta ranks 84. Before him are René Préval, Azzedine Alaïa, Nicolai Gedda, Michael Nyqvist, Zhou Youguang, and Peter Abrahams. After him are Abdul Halim of Kedah, Lubomyr Husar, Fats Domino, Charlie Murphy, Anita Pallenberg, and John Berger.
Others Born in 1922
Go to all RankingsAdolfo Celi
ACTOR
1922 - 1986
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 75
Michael Cacoyannis
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 76
María Casares
ACTOR
1922 - 1996
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 77
John B. Goodenough
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2023
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 78
Olga Ladyzhenskaya
MATHEMATICIAN
1922 - 2004
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 79
Gianna Beretta Molla
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 1962
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 80
Jake LaMotta
BOXER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 81
Denholm Elliott
ACTOR
1922 - 1992
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 82
Richard Hamilton
PAINTER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 83
Jean-Pierre Rampal
MUSICIAN
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 84
Carlo M. Cipolla
ECONOMIST
1922 - 2000
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 85
Sven Nykvist
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 86
Karl-Otto Apel
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 87
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsRené Préval
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 78
Azzedine Alaïa
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2017
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 79
Nicolai Gedda
SINGER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 80
Michael Nyqvist
ACTOR
1960 - 2017
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 81
Zhou Youguang
ECONOMIST
1906 - 2017
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 82
Peter Abrahams
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 83
Jake LaMotta
BOXER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 84
Abdul Halim of Kedah
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 85
Lubomyr Husar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1933 - 2017
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 86
Fats Domino
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 87
Charlie Murphy
ACTOR
1959 - 2017
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 88
Anita Pallenberg
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 89
John Berger
WRITER
1926 - 2017
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 90
In United States
Among people born in United States, Jake LaMotta ranks 1,999 out of 20,380. Before him are Ward Cunningham (1949), Joseph Greenberg (1915), Henry A. Wallace (1888), Rollo May (1909), Jean Arthur (1900), and Néstor Carbonell (1967). After him are Chuck Yeager (1923), Lucy Liu (1968), James Heckman (1944), River Phoenix (1970), Janet Gaynor (1906), and Scott Hall (1958).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsWard Cunningham
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,993
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 1,994
Henry A. Wallace
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1965
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,995
Rollo May
PSYCHOLOGIST
1909 - 1994
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,996
Jean Arthur
ACTOR
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,997
Néstor Carbonell
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 1,998
Jake LaMotta
BOXER
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 1,999
Chuck Yeager
PILOT
1923 - 2020
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 2,000
Lucy Liu
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 2,001
James Heckman
ECONOMIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 2,002
River Phoenix
ACTOR
1970 - 1993
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 2,003
Janet Gaynor
ACTOR
1906 - 1984
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 2,004
Scott Hall
WRESTLER
1958 - 2022
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 2,005
Among BOXERS In United States
Among boxers born in United States, Jake LaMotta ranks 12. Before him are Joe Louis (1914), Sugar Ray Robinson (1921), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Sonny Liston (1932), Rubin Carter (1937), and Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954). After him are Jack Dempsey (1895), Evander Holyfield (1962), Floyd Patterson (1935), Larry Holmes (1949), Archie Moore (1916), and James J. Braddock (1905).
Joe Louis
1914 - 1981
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 6
Sugar Ray Robinson
1921 - 1989
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 7
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
1977 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 8
Sonny Liston
1932 - 1970
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 9
Rubin Carter
1937 - 2014
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 10
Marvelous Marvin Hagler
1954 - 2021
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 11
Jake LaMotta
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 12
Jack Dempsey
1895 - 1983
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 13
Evander Holyfield
1962 - Present
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 14
Floyd Patterson
1935 - 2006
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 15
Larry Holmes
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 16
Archie Moore
1916 - 1998
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 17
James J. Braddock
1905 - 1974
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 18