WRESTLER
Mijaín López
1982 - Today

Mijaín López
Mijaín López Núñez (born 20 August 1982) is a Cuban retired Greco-Roman wrestler. Widely considered one of the greatest wrestlers of all time, López is a five-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time World Champion, for a total of 10 world gold medals (second highest, behind Aleksandr Karelin's twelve), and a five-time Pan American Games champion. He is the younger brother of Michel López Núñez, a Cuban amateur boxer. López was Cuba's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics, and one of the country's flag bearers at the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mijaín López is the 117th most popular wrestler (up from 141st in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Cuba (up from 121st in 2019) and the most popular Cuban Wrestler.
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Among WRESTLERS
Among wrestlers, Mijaín López ranks 117 out of 1,027. Before him are Antonino Rocca, Martin Klein, Road Dogg, Buddy Rogers, Ignazio Fabra, and Verner Weckman. After him are Hamit Kaplan, Kalle Anttila, Johannes Kotkas, Aydin Ibrahimov, Brutus Beefcake, and Kurt Pettersén.
Most Popular Wrestlers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAntonino Rocca
1921 - 1977
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 111
Martin Klein
1884 - 1947
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 112
Road Dogg
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 113
Buddy Rogers
1921 - 1992
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 114
Ignazio Fabra
1930 - 2008
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 115
Verner Weckman
1882 - 1968
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 116
Mijaín López
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 117
Hamit Kaplan
1934 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 118
Kalle Anttila
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 119
Johannes Kotkas
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 120
Aydin Ibrahimov
1938 - 2021
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 121
Brutus Beefcake
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 122
Kurt Pettersén
1916 - 1957
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 123
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1982, Mijaín López ranks 81. Before him are Maarten Stekelenburg, Kevin Kurányi, Lauren Cohan, Yakubu, Natalie Dormer, and Rodrigo Palacio. After him are Kenenisa Bekele, Eduardo Saverin, Philippe Mexès, Natalya Neidhart, Veronica Campbell-Brown, and Kim Min-hee.
Others Born in 1982
Go to all RankingsMaarten Stekelenburg
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 75
Kevin Kurányi
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 76
Lauren Cohan
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 77
Yakubu
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 78
Natalie Dormer
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 79
Rodrigo Palacio
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 80
Mijaín López
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 81
Kenenisa Bekele
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 82
Eduardo Saverin
BUSINESSPERSON
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 83
Philippe Mexès
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 84
Natalya Neidhart
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 85
Veronica Campbell-Brown
ATHLETE
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 86
Kim Min-hee
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 87
In Cuba
Among people born in Cuba, Mijaín López ranks 103 out of 300. Before him are Federico Laredo Brú (1875), William Levy (1980), Calixto García (1839), Aleida Guevara (1960), Luis Posada Carriles (1928), and Tomás Gutiérrez Alea (1928). After him are Antonio Maceo Grajales (1845), José Tapia (1905), Desi Arnaz (1917), José María Heredia y Heredia (1803), Mariela Castro (1962), and Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso (1861).
Others born in Cuba
Go to all RankingsFederico Laredo Brú
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1946
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 97
William Levy
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 98
Calixto García
POLITICIAN
1839 - 1898
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 99
Aleida Guevara
COMPANION
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 100
Luis Posada Carriles
EXTREMIST
1928 - 2018
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 101
Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1996
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 102
Mijaín López
WRESTLER
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 103
Antonio Maceo Grajales
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1845 - 1896
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 104
José Tapia
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 105
Desi Arnaz
ACTOR
1917 - 1986
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 106
José María Heredia y Heredia
WRITER
1803 - 1839
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 107
Mariela Castro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 108
Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1934
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 109
Among WRESTLERS In Cuba
Among wrestlers born in Cuba, Mijaín López ranks 1. After him are Héctor Rodríguez (1951), Driulis González (1973), Héctor Milián (1968), Daima Beltrán (1972), Juan Marén (1971), Yordanis Arencibia (1980), Filiberto Azcuy (1972), Amarilis Savón (1974), Lázaro Rivas (1975), Sibelis Veranes (1974), and Iván Fundora (1976).
Mijaín López
1982 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 1
Héctor Rodríguez
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 2
Driulis González
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 3
Héctor Milián
1968 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 4
Daima Beltrán
1972 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 5
Juan Marén
1971 - Present
HPI: 45.88
Rank: 6
Yordanis Arencibia
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 7
Filiberto Azcuy
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.90
Rank: 8
Amarilis Savón
1974 - Present
HPI: 44.87
Rank: 9
Lázaro Rivas
1975 - 2013
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 10
Sibelis Veranes
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 11
Iván Fundora
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.16
Rank: 12