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Maurice Hemelsoet
1875 - 1943

Maurice Hemelsoet
Maurice Constant Maria Hemelsoet (8 March 1875 – 29 December 1943) was a Belgian rower and was part of the Royal Club Nautique de Gand which won a Silver medal in men's eight at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Hemelsoet is the 639th most popular athlete (up from 959th in 2019), the 605th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 689th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Belgian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Maurice Hemelsoet ranks 639 out of 6,025. Before him are Gyula Török, Émile Delchambre, Jan Brzák-Felix, Lidiya Alfeyeva, Milkha Singh, and Jean Cau. After him are Sueo Ōe, Glenn Hardin, Maricica Puică, Mykola Avilov, William Jordan, and Richard Thompson.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGyula 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
Richard Thompson
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 645
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1875, Maurice Hemelsoet ranks 141. Before him are Oleksandr Murashko, George Larner, Mary McLeod Bethune, Émile Delchambre, Mstislav Dobuzhinsky, and Jean Cau. After him are Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Adolfo Díaz, Jean Stern, Eugene Lanceray, Panagiotis Paraskevopoulos, and Alexandros Diomidis. Among people deceased in 1943, Maurice Hemelsoet ranks 163. Before him are Harry Baur, Ioannis Persakis, Radclyffe Hall, Walter Thiel, Eva Kotchever, and Heinrich Zimmer. After him are Estella Agsteribbe, Attila Petschauer, Adolf Urban, Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Lojze Grozde, and Hisashi Kimura.
Others Born in 1875
Go to all RankingsOleksandr 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
Alexandros Diomidis
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 147
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsHarry Baur
ACTOR
1880 - 1943
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 157
Ioannis Persakis
ATHLETE
1877 - 1943
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 158
Radclyffe Hall
WRITER
1880 - 1943
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 159
Walter Thiel
ENGINEER
1910 - 1943
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 160
Eva Kotchever
WRITER
1891 - 1943
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 161
Heinrich Zimmer
HISTORIAN
1890 - 1943
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 162
Maurice Hemelsoet
ATHLETE
1875 - 1943
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 163
Estella Agsteribbe
GYMNAST
1909 - 1943
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 164
Attila Petschauer
FENCER
1904 - 1943
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 165
Adolf Urban
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 166
Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1943
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 167
Lojze Grozde
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1943
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 168
Hisashi Kimura
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1943
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 169
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Maurice Hemelsoet ranks 605 out of 1,190. Before him are Lei Clijsters (1956), Henri Pousseur (1929), Jan Pieter Schotte (1928), Ludo Coeck (1955), Marouane Fellaini (1987), and Simon Bening (1483). After him are Claude Criquielion (1957), Andrei Kozyrev (1951), Maurice Peeters (1882), FM-2030 (1930), Jacques Tits (1930), and Ludo Martens (1946).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsLei Clijsters
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2009
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 599
Henri Pousseur
COMPOSER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 600
Jan Pieter Schotte
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1928 - 2005
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 601
Ludo Coeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - 1985
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 602
Marouane Fellaini
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 603
Simon Bening
PAINTER
1483 - 1561
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 604
Maurice Hemelsoet
ATHLETE
1875 - 1943
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 605
Claude Criquielion
CYCLIST
1957 - 2015
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 606
Andrei Kozyrev
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 607
Maurice Peeters
CYCLIST
1882 - 1957
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 608
FM-2030
WRITER
1930 - 2000
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 609
Jacques Tits
MATHEMATICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 610
Ludo Martens
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2011
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 611
Among ATHLETES In Belgium
Among athletes born in Belgium, Maurice Hemelsoet ranks 13. Before him are Prosper Bruggeman (1873), Émile Grumiaux (1861), Étienne Gailly (1922), Victor Willems (1877), Maurice Verdonck (1873), and Ivo Van Damme (1954). After him are Emiel Puttemans (1947), Jules De Bisschop (1879), Joël Robert (1943), Aimé Haegeman (1861), Frank Odberg (1879), and Karel Lismont (1949).
Prosper Bruggeman
1873 - 1939
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 7
Émile Grumiaux
1861 - 1932
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 8
Étienne Gailly
1922 - 1971
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 9
Victor Willems
1877 - 1918
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 10
Maurice Verdonck
1873 - 1968
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 11
Ivo Van Damme
1954 - 1976
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 12
Maurice Hemelsoet
1875 - 1943
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 13
Emiel Puttemans
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 14
Jules De Bisschop
1879 - 1954
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 15
Joël Robert
1943 - 2021
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 16
Aimé Haegeman
1861 - 1935
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 17
Frank Odberg
1879 - 1917
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 18
Karel Lismont
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 19