ATHLETE
Jan Kowalczyk
1941 - 2020

Jan Kowalczyk
Jan Kowalczyk (18 December 1941 – 24 February 2020) was a Polish show jumper who competed in the 1968, 1972 and 1980 Olympics. He won an individual gold and a team silver medal in 1980. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Kowalczyk is the 1,977th most popular athlete (down from 1,972nd in 2019), the 1,230th most popular biography from Poland (up from 1,259th in 2019) and the 47th most popular Polish Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Jan Kowalczyk ranks 1,977 out of 6,025. Before him are Aleksey Spiridonov, William Dickey, John Porter, Uroš Marović, Frank Amyot, and Marek Dąbrowski. After him are Wang Junxia, Boris Shukhov, Uschi Disl, Bertha Brouwer, Gert Blomé, and Kurt Schmid.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAleksey Spiridonov
1951 - 1998
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 1,971
William Dickey
1874 - 1944
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 1,972
John Porter
1904 - 1997
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,973
Uroš Marović
1946 - 2014
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,974
Frank Amyot
1904 - 1962
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,975
Marek Dąbrowski
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,976
Jan Kowalczyk
1941 - 2020
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1,977
Wang Junxia
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1,978
Boris Shukhov
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 1,979
Uschi Disl
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 1,980
Bertha Brouwer
1930 - 2006
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 1,981
Gert Blomé
1934 - 2021
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 1,982
Kurt Schmid
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 1,983
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1941, Jan Kowalczyk ranks 570. Before him are Miroslav Verner, Javier Vargas, Kim Eui-tae, Irma Thomas, Anandiben Patel, and Antonina Lazareva. After him are Max Baucus, Long John Baldry, Ray Thomas, Oja Kodar, Nelson López, and Gabriel De Michèle. Among people deceased in 2020, Jan Kowalczyk ranks 683. Before him are Georg Volkert, Mike Moore, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Beverly Pepper, Blagoja Georgievski, and Joe Williams. After him are Saufatu Sopoanga, Touriya Jabrane, Allen Daviau, Oliver Friggieri, Larry Kramer, and James Dunn.
Others Born in 1941
Go to all RankingsMiroslav Verner
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 564
Javier Vargas
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 565
Kim Eui-tae
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 566
Irma Thomas
SINGER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.29
Rank: 567
Anandiben Patel
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 568
Antonina Lazareva
ATHLETE
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 569
Jan Kowalczyk
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 570
Max Baucus
POLITICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 571
Long John Baldry
SINGER
1941 - 2005
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 572
Ray Thomas
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2018
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 573
Oja Kodar
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 574
Nelson López
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 1980
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 575
Gabriel De Michèle
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 576
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsGeorg Volkert
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2020
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 677
Mike Moore
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 678
Amadou Gon Coulibaly
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 679
Beverly Pepper
SCULPTOR
1922 - 2020
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 680
Blagoja Georgievski
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 681
Joe Williams
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2020
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 682
Jan Kowalczyk
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 683
Saufatu Sopoanga
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 684
Touriya Jabrane
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 685
Allen Daviau
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - 2020
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 686
Oliver Friggieri
WRITER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 687
Larry Kramer
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 688
James Dunn
PHILOSOPHER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 689
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Jan Kowalczyk ranks 1,230 out of 1,694. Before him are Anna Fotyga (1957), Dietrich Stobbe (1938), Bronisław Malinowski (1951), Marek Dąbrowski (1949), Dariusz Michalczewski (1968), and Grzegorz Krychowiak (1990). After him are Jan Furtok (1962), Anna Held (1872), Jürgen Colombo (1949), Stanisław Barańczak (1946), Piotr Świerczewski (1972), and Jan Urban (1962).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsAnna Fotyga
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,224
Dietrich Stobbe
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2011
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,225
Bronisław Malinowski
ATHLETE
1951 - 1981
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 1,226
Marek Dąbrowski
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,227
Dariusz Michalczewski
BOXER
1968 - Present
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 1,228
Grzegorz Krychowiak
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1,229
Jan Kowalczyk
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 1,230
Jan Furtok
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2024
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 1,231
Anna Held
SINGER
1872 - 1918
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 1,232
Jürgen Colombo
CYCLIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 1,233
Stanisław Barańczak
WRITER
1946 - 2014
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,234
Piotr Świerczewski
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 1,235
Jan Urban
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,236
Among ATHLETES In Poland
Among athletes born in Poland, Jan Kowalczyk ranks 47. Before him are Józef Zapędzki (1929), Teodor Kocerka (1927), Jacek Wszoła (1956), Arkadiusz Godel (1952), Bronisław Malinowski (1951), and Marek Dąbrowski (1949). After him are Barbara Sobotta (1936), Marian Dudziak (1941), Andrzej Badeński (1943), Stanisław Szozda (1950), Ryszard Parulski (1938), and Zbigniew Jaremski (1949).
Józef Zapędzki
1929 - 2022
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 41
Teodor Kocerka
1927 - 1999
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 42
Jacek Wszoła
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 43
Arkadiusz Godel
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 44
Bronisław Malinowski
1951 - 1981
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 45
Marek Dąbrowski
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 46
Jan Kowalczyk
1941 - 2020
HPI: 52.03
Rank: 47
Barbara Sobotta
1936 - 2000
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 48
Marian Dudziak
1941 - Present
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 49
Andrzej Badeński
1943 - 2008
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 50
Stanisław Szozda
1950 - 2013
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 51
Ryszard Parulski
1938 - 2017
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 52
Zbigniew Jaremski
1949 - 2011
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 53