ATHLETE
Markus Rühl
1972 - Today

Markus Rühl
Markus Rühl (born 22 February 1972, in Roßdorf, Darmstadt, West Germany) is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder, who is widely regarded as one of the biggest "mass monster" bodybuilders of all time. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Markus Rühl is the 1,857th most popular athlete (down from 820th in 2019), the 5,399th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,803rd in 2019) and the 172nd most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Markus Rühl ranks 1,857 out of 6,025. Before him are Justin Gatlin, Herman Rouwé, Kenjiro Shinozuka, Gunnar Åkerlund, Ron Freeman, and Tatyana Talysheva. After him are Franz Keller, Imre Farkas, Valentina Yegorova, Sheila Lerwill, Ardalion Ignatyev, and Joshua Cheptegei.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJustin Gatlin
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 1,851
Herman Rouwé
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 1,852
Kenjiro Shinozuka
1948 - 2024
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,853
Gunnar Åkerlund
1923 - 2006
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,854
Ron Freeman
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,855
Tatyana Talysheva
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 1,856
Markus Rühl
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,857
Franz Keller
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,858
Imre Farkas
1935 - 2020
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,859
Valentina Yegorova
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,860
Sheila Lerwill
1928 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,861
Ardalion Ignatyev
1930 - 1998
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,862
Joshua Cheptegei
1996 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 1,863
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Markus Rühl ranks 305. Before him are Darren Shahlavi, Hiroshi Nanami, Takashi Shimizu, Alexei Shirov, Kiko, and Souad Massi. After him are Edwin Ifeanyi, Leila Hatami, Aaron Lewis, Ghada Shouaa, Darren Shan, and Robert Webb.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsDarren Shahlavi
ACTOR
1972 - 2015
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 299
Hiroshi Nanami
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 300
Takashi Shimizu
FILM DIRECTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 301
Alexei Shirov
CHESS PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 302
Kiko
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 303
Souad Massi
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 304
Markus Rühl
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 305
Edwin Ifeanyi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 306
Leila Hatami
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 307
Aaron Lewis
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 308
Ghada Shouaa
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 309
Darren Shan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 310
Robert Webb
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 311
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Markus Rühl ranks 5,402 out of 7,253. Before him are Christa Luding-Rothenburger (1959), Hannelore Anke (1957), Romy Müller (1958), Ruth Moufang (1905), Jean-Jacques Favier (1949), and Erik Zabel (1970). After him are Detlef Schrempf (1963), Franz Keller (1945), Achim Müller (1938), Volker Strassen (1936), Heidi Kabel (1914), and Julian Brandt (1996).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsChrista Luding-Rothenburger
SKATER
1959 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,396
Hannelore Anke
SWIMMER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.68
Rank: 5,397
Romy Müller
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5,398
Ruth Moufang
MATHEMATICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 5,399
Jean-Jacques Favier
ASTRONAUT
1949 - 2023
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,400
Erik Zabel
CYCLIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 5,401
Markus Rühl
ATHLETE
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,402
Detlef Schrempf
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,403
Franz Keller
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 5,404
Achim Müller
CHEMIST
1938 - 2024
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 5,405
Volker Strassen
MATHEMATICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 5,406
Heidi Kabel
ACTOR
1914 - 2010
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 5,407
Julian Brandt
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 5,408
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Markus Rühl ranks 172. Before him are Erich Herrmann (1914), Wolfgang Mager (1952), Leni Schmidt (1906), Uli Vos (1946), Harald Hein (1950), and Romy Müller (1958). After him are Franz Keller (1945), Uwe Hohn (1962), Sabine Busch (1962), Frank Schaffer (1958), Matthias Behr (1955), and Günther Haase (1925).
Erich Herrmann
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 166
Wolfgang Mager
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 167
Leni Schmidt
1906 - 1985
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 168
Uli Vos
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 169
Harald Hein
1950 - 2008
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 170
Romy Müller
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 171
Markus Rühl
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 172
Franz Keller
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 173
Uwe Hohn
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 174
Sabine Busch
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 175
Frank Schaffer
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 176
Matthias Behr
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 177
Günther Haase
1925 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 178