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Johnny Weissmuller

1904 - 1984

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Johnny Weissmuller ( WYSSE-mul-ər; born Johann Peter Weißmüller, German: [ˈjoːhan ˈpeːtɐ ˈvaɪsmʏlɐ]; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was a Hungarian-born German American Olympic swimmer, water polo player and actor. He was known for having one of the best competitive-swimming records of the 20th century. He set world records alongside winning five gold medals in the Olympics. He won the 100m freestyle and the 4 × 200 m relay team event in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris and the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Weissmuller is the most popular swimmer, the 42nd most popular biography from Hungary (down from 35th in 2019) and the most popular Hungarian Swimmer.

Johnny Weissmuller was an Olympic swimmer who won five gold medals and one silver medal. He is most famous for being the first man to break the one minute barrier in the 100 meter freestyle, and for being the first person to win three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the 100 meter freestyle.

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Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Johnny Weissmuller ranks 1 out of 709. After him are Gertrude Ederle, Mark Spitz, Alfréd Hajós, Michael Phelps, Mike Troy, Rie Mastenbroek, Jimmy McLane, Duke Kahanamoku, Charlie Hickcox, Wally Ris, and Frederick Holman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1904, Johnny Weissmuller ranks 15. Before him are Cary Grant, Jean Gabin, Wendell Meredith Stanley, B. F. Skinner, Ève Curie, and George Gamow. After him are Pavel Cherenkov, Harry Martinson, Louis Néel, Graham Greene, Alexei Kosygin, and Kurt Georg Kiesinger. Among people deceased in 1984, Johnny Weissmuller ranks 15. Before him are James Mason, Alfred Kastler, Tigran Petrosian, Mohamed Naguib, Mikhail Sholokhov, and Julio Cortázar. After him are Stanislaw Ulam, Carl Ferdinand Cori, Ed Gein, Martin Ryle, Pyotr Kapitsa, and Vicente Aleixandre.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, Johnny Weissmuller ranks 42 out of 1,077. Before him are Ernő Rubik (1944), Mary, Queen of Hungary (1371), Victor Vasarely (1906), Lajos Kossuth (1802), Zoltán Kodály (1882), and László Bíró (1899). After him are Gabor Maté (1944), Emmerich Kálmán (1882), Sándor Petőfi (1823), Sándor Kocsis (1929), Ágnes Keleti (1921), and Joseph Pulitzer (1847).

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Among SWIMMERS In Hungary

Among swimmers born in Hungary, Johnny Weissmuller ranks 1. After him are Alfréd Hajós (1878), Katalin Szőke (1935), István Bárány (1907), Valéria Gyenge (1933), Ilona Novák (1925), Judit Temes (1930), Károly Bartha (1907), Imre Zachár (1890), Ferenc Csik (1913), Éva Novák-Gerard (1930), and Géza Kádas (1926).

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