ATHLETE
Jean Cau
1875 - 1921

Jean Cau
Jeanbaptiste Albert Joseph Cau (27 March 1875 in Tourcoing – 1921) was a French rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the French boat Cercle de l'Aviron Roubaix, which won the gold medal in the coxed four. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Cau is the 638th most popular athlete (up from 679th in 2019), the 4,171st most popular biography from France (up from 4,442nd in 2019) and the 29th most popular French Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Jean Cau ranks 638 out of 6,025. Before him are Lars Hall, Gyula Török, Émile Delchambre, Jan Brzák-Felix, Lidiya Alfeyeva, and Milkha Singh. After him are Maurice Hemelsoet, Sueo Ōe, Glenn Hardin, Maricica Puică, Mykola Avilov, and William Jordan.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLars Hall
1927 - 1991
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 632
Gyula Török
1938 - 2014
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 633
Émile Delchambre
1875 - 1958
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 634
Jan Brzák-Felix
1912 - 1988
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 635
Lidiya Alfeyeva
1946 - 2022
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 636
Milkha Singh
1935 - 2021
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 637
Jean Cau
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 638
Maurice Hemelsoet
1875 - 1943
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 639
Sueo Ōe
1914 - 1941
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 640
Glenn Hardin
1910 - 1975
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 641
Maricica Puică
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 642
Mykola Avilov
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 643
William Jordan
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 644
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1875, Jean Cau ranks 140. Before him are Herbert Jamison, Oleksandr Murashko, George Larner, Mary McLeod Bethune, Émile Delchambre, and Mstislav Dobuzhinsky. After him are Maurice Hemelsoet, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Adolfo Díaz, Jean Stern, Eugene Lanceray, and Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos. Among people deceased in 1921, Jean Cau ranks 100. Before him are Žemaitė, Jan Janský, Dimitrios Rallis, Hans Huber, Edward Douglass White, and Virginia Rappe. After him are Andrew Watson, Lipót Schulhof, Alexandre Michon, Fernand Courty, Yosef Haim Brenner, and William Robert Brooks.
Others Born in 1875
Go to all RankingsHerbert Jamison
ATHLETE
1875 - 1938
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 134
Oleksandr Murashko
PAINTER
1875 - 1919
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 135
George Larner
ATHLETE
1875 - 1949
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 136
Mary McLeod Bethune
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1875 - 1955
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 137
Émile Delchambre
ATHLETE
1875 - 1958
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 138
Mstislav Dobuzhinsky
PAINTER
1875 - 1957
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 139
Jean Cau
ATHLETE
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 140
Maurice Hemelsoet
ATHLETE
1875 - 1943
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 141
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1942
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 142
Adolfo Díaz
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1964
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 143
Jean Stern
FENCER
1875 - 1962
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 144
Eugene Lanceray
PAINTER
1875 - 1946
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 145
Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos
ATHLETE
1875 - 1956
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 146
Others Deceased in 1921
Go to all RankingsŽemaitė
WRITER
1845 - 1921
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 94
Jan Janský
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1921
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 95
Dimitrios Rallis
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1921
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 96
Hans Huber
COMPOSER
1852 - 1921
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 97
Edward Douglass White
POLITICIAN
1845 - 1921
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 98
Virginia Rappe
ACTOR
1895 - 1921
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 99
Jean Cau
ATHLETE
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 100
Andrew Watson
SOCCER PLAYER
1856 - 1921
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 101
Lipót Schulhof
ASTRONOMER
1847 - 1921
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 102
Alexandre Michon
PHOTOGRAPHER
1858 - 1921
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 103
Fernand Courty
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1921
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 104
Yosef Haim Brenner
WRITER
1881 - 1921
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 105
William Robert Brooks
ASTRONOMER
1844 - 1921
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 106
In France
Among people born in France, Jean Cau ranks 4,171 out of 6,770. Before him are Émile Delchambre (1875), Alexandre Lacazette (1991), Christian Noël (1945), Alberto Palacio (1856), Jean Becker (1933), and Jeannie Longo (1958). After him are Jean Becquerel (1878), Johann Carolus (1575), Georges Courteline (1858), Pierre Daninos (1913), Pierre Dartout (1954), and Moungi Bawendi (1961).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsÉmile Delchambre
ATHLETE
1875 - 1958
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4,165
Alexandre Lacazette
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4,166
Christian Noël
FENCER
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 4,167
Alberto Palacio
ARCHITECT
1856 - 1939
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,168
Jean Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,169
Jeannie Longo
CYCLIST
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,170
Jean Cau
ATHLETE
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,171
Jean Becquerel
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1953
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 4,172
Johann Carolus
BUSINESSPERSON
1575 - 1634
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,173
Georges Courteline
WRITER
1858 - 1929
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,174
Pierre Daninos
WRITER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 4,175
Pierre Dartout
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 4,176
Moungi Bawendi
CHEMIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 4,177
Among ATHLETES In France
Among athletes born in France, Jean Cau ranks 29. Before him are Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Eventing (null), Roger Beaufrand (1908), Louis Hostin (1908), Michel Jazy (1936), Joseph Alzin (1893), and Émile Delchambre (1875). After him are Jean Bouin (1888), André Gaudin (1874), Henri Deloge (1874), Colette Besson (1946), Jacqueline Mazéas (1920), and Eugène Balme (1874).
Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Eventing
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 23
Roger Beaufrand
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 24
Louis Hostin
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 25
Michel Jazy
1936 - 2024
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 26
Joseph Alzin
1893 - 1930
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 27
Émile Delchambre
1875 - 1958
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 28
Jean Cau
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 29
Jean Bouin
1888 - 1914
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 30
André Gaudin
1874 - 1926
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 31
Henri Deloge
1874 - 1961
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 32
Colette Besson
1946 - 2005
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 33
Jacqueline Mazéas
1920 - 2012
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 34
Eugène Balme
1874 - 1914
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 35