ATHLETE
Marita Lange
1943 - Today
Marita Lange
Marita Lange (born 22 June 1943 in Halle) is a former athlete from East Germany, who won the silver medal behind team mate Margitta Gummel in the shot put event at the 1968 Summer Olympics held in Mexico City, Mexico. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Marita Lange is the 691st most popular athlete (up from 899th in 2019), the 4,446th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,900th in 2019) and the 44th most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Marita Lange ranks 691 out of 6,025. Before her are Hermann Wilker, Roelof Klein, Luciano Sušanj, Ian Stewart, Harald Tammer, and Tommy Hampson. After her are Martin Sheridan, Eugène Balme, Henri Tauzin, Noboru Terada, Pino Dordoni, and Doug Rogers.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Hermann Wilker
1874 - 1941
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 685
Roelof Klein
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 686
Luciano Sušanj
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 687
Ian Stewart
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 688
Harald Tammer
1899 - 1942
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 689
Tommy Hampson
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 690
Marita Lange
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 691
Martin Sheridan
1881 - 1918
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 692
Eugène Balme
1874 - 1914
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 693
Henri Tauzin
1879 - 1918
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 694
Noboru Terada
1917 - 1986
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 695
Pino Dordoni
1926 - 1998
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 696
Doug Rogers
1941 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 697
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Marita Lange ranks 436. Before her are Michael Morpurgo, Lee Aaker, Pim Doesburg, Boediono, Brian Ferneyhough, and Kim Jung-nam. After her are Butler Lampson, Janet Margolin, Safi Faye, Owen Davidson, Gil Amelio, and Alan Wilson.
Others Born in 1943
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Michael Morpurgo
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 430
Lee Aaker
ACTOR
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 431
Pim Doesburg
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2020
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 432
Boediono
ECONOMIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 433
Brian Ferneyhough
COMPOSER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 434
Kim Jung-nam
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 435
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 436
Butler Lampson
ENGINEER
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 437
Janet Margolin
ACTOR
1943 - 1993
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 438
Safi Faye
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 439
Owen Davidson
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 440
Gil Amelio
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 441
Alan Wilson
MUSICIAN
1943 - 1970
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 442
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Marita Lange ranks 4,449 out of 7,253. Before her are Theodore Levitt (1925), Hermann Wilker (1874), Dieter Burdenski (1950), Paul Bekker (1882), Paul von Hintze (1864), and Walter Bruch (1908). After her are Eduard von Martens (1831), Klaus Groth (1819), Bernd Stange (1948), Wilhelm Gesenius (1786), Brigitte Horney (1911), and Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein (1768).
Others born in Germany
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Theodore Levitt
ECONOMIST
1925 - 2006
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 4,443
Hermann Wilker
ATHLETE
1874 - 1941
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 4,444
Dieter Burdenski
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2024
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 4,445
Paul Bekker
WRITER
1882 - 1937
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,446
Paul von Hintze
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1941
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,447
Walter Bruch
INVENTOR
1908 - 1990
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 4,448
Marita Lange
ATHLETE
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,449
Eduard von Martens
BIOLOGIST
1831 - 1904
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 4,450
Klaus Groth
WRITER
1819 - 1899
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,451
Bernd Stange
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,452
Wilhelm Gesenius
PHILOSOPHER
1786 - 1842
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 4,453
Brigitte Horney
ACTOR
1911 - 1988
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,454
Friedrich August Marschall von Bieberstein
BIOLOGIST
1768 - 1826
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 4,455
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Marita Lange ranks 44. Before her are Käthe Krauss (1906), Elfriede Kaun (1914), Rita Kühne (1947), Hans Günter Winkler (1926), Arthur Jonath (1909), and Hermann Wilker (1874). After her are Christoph Höhne (1941), Hildrun Laufer-Claus (1939), Evelin Jahl (1956), Jörg Lucke (1942), Udo Beyer (1955), and Peter Frenkel (1939).
Käthe Krauss
1906 - 1970
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 38
Elfriede Kaun
1914 - 2008
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 39
Rita Kühne
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 40
Hans Günter Winkler
1926 - 2018
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 41
Arthur Jonath
1909 - 1963
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 42
Hermann Wilker
1874 - 1941
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 43
Marita Lange
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 44
Christoph Höhne
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 45
Hildrun Laufer-Claus
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 46
Evelin Jahl
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 47
Jörg Lucke
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 48
Udo Beyer
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 49
Peter Frenkel
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 50
