BOXER

Mate Parlov

1948 - 2008

Mate Parlov

Mate Parlov (16 November 1948 – 29 July 2008) was a Croatian-Yugoslavian boxer and Olympic gold medalist who was European and World Champion as an amateur and as a professional. Parlov was voted the Best Balkan Athlete of the Year for 1974. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mate Parlov is the 31st most popular boxer (down from 25th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Croatia (down from 76th in 2019) and the most popular Croatian Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Mate Parlov ranks 31 out of 496. Before him are Floyd Patterson, Larry Holmes, Roberto Durán, Dick McTaggart, Archie Moore, and James J. Braddock. After him are Ken Norton, Jimmy Ellis, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, and Manny Pacquiao.

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Floyd Patterson
1935 - 2006
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 25
Larry Holmes
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 26
Roberto Durán
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 27
Dick McTaggart
1935 - 2025
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 28
Archie Moore
1916 - 1998
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 29
James J. Braddock
1905 - 1974
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 30
Mate Parlov
1948 - 2008
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 31
Ken Norton
1943 - 2013
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 32
Jimmy Ellis
1940 - 2014
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 33
Sugar Ray Leonard
1956 - Present
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 34
Lennox Lewis
1965 - Present
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 35
Riddick Bowe
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 36
Manny Pacquiao
1978 - Present
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 37

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Mate Parlov ranks 171. Before him are Mark Phillips, Natan Sharansky, Mitsuko Uchida, Rubén Blades, N. T. Wright, and Valeri Kharlamov. After him are Michael Kamen, Cassandra Harris, Rosemary Casals, Jürgen Sparwasser, Kemal Monteno, and Oliver Hart. Among people deceased in 2008, Mate Parlov ranks 82. Before him are Mark Felt, Edwin Ernest Salpeter, Bettie Page, Marcial Maciel, Ken Naganuma, and Bo Diddley. After him are Pak Song-chol, Dora Ratjen, Kiyosi Itô, Don S. Davis, Paul Scofield, and Anthony Minghella.

Others Born in 1948

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Mark Phillips
ATHLETE
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 165
Natan Sharansky
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 166
Mitsuko Uchida
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 167
Rubén Blades
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 168
N. T. Wright
PHILOSOPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 169
Valeri Kharlamov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1948 - 1981
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 170
Mate Parlov
BOXER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 171
Michael Kamen
COMPOSER
1948 - 2003
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 172
Cassandra Harris
ACTOR
1948 - 1991
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 173
Rosemary Casals
TENNIS PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 174
Jürgen Sparwasser
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 175
Kemal Monteno
SINGER
1948 - 2015
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 176
Oliver Hart
ECONOMIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 177

Others Deceased in 2008

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Mark Felt
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2008
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 76
Edwin Ernest Salpeter
ASTRONOMER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 77
Bettie Page
MODEL
1923 - 2008
HPI: 64.11
Rank: 78
Marcial Maciel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2008
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 79
Ken Naganuma
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2008
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 80
Bo Diddley
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2008
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 81
Mate Parlov
BOXER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 82
Pak Song-chol
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2008
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 83
Dora Ratjen
ATHLETE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 84
Kiyosi Itô
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2008
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 85
Don S. Davis
ACTOR
1942 - 2008
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 86
Paul Scofield
ACTOR
1922 - 2008
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 87
Anthony Minghella
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - 2008
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 88

In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Mate Parlov ranks 94 out of 700. Before him are Slavenka Drakulić (1949), Roberto Ferruzzi (1853), Arsen Dedić (1938), Branko Lustig (1932), Pavle, Serbian Patriarch (1914), and Franjo Šeper (1905). After him are Oliver Dragojević (1947), Herman Potočnik (1892), Momčilo Đujić (1907), Goran Hadžić (1958), Paul Neményi (1895), and Marin Držić (1508).

Others born in Croatia

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Slavenka Drakulić
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 88
Roberto Ferruzzi
PAINTER
1853 - 1934
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 89
Arsen Dedić
SINGER
1938 - 2015
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 90
Branko Lustig
PRODUCER
1932 - 2019
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 91
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2009
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 92
Franjo Šeper
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1981
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 93
Mate Parlov
BOXER
1948 - 2008
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 94
Oliver Dragojević
MUSICIAN
1947 - 2018
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 95
Herman Potočnik
ENGINEER
1892 - 1929
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 96
Momčilo Đujić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1999
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 97
Goran Hadžić
POLITICIAN
1958 - 2016
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 98
Paul Neményi
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 99
Marin Držić
WRITER
1508 - 1567
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 100