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Ottavio Missoni

1921 - 2013

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Ottavio Missoni (11 February 1921 – 9 May 2013) was a Dalmatian Italian businessman, founder of the Italian fashion label Missoni and an Olympic hurdler who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. Along with his wife Rosita, he was part of the group of designers who launched Italian ready-to-wear in the 1950s, thereby ensuring the global success of Italian fashion. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ottavio Missoni is the 603rd most popular athlete (up from 678th in 2019), the 249th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 288th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Croatian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ottavio Missoni ranks 603 out of 6,025. Before him are Louis Hostin, Vasily Rudenkov, Giorgio Chiavacci, Caroline Smith, Albert Hill, and Heikki Liimatainen. After him are Mikio Oda, David Curtiss Munson, Michel Jazy, Francisco Villota, Veli Lehtelä, and Alice Coachman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Ottavio Missoni ranks 275. Before him are Ida Fink, Buddy Rogers, Yevgeniya Rudneva, Chuck Connors, Rinaldo Martino, and Bernard Lown. After him are Carlo Parola, Jamie Uys, James Blish, Reinhard Mohn, Roberto Tucci, and Nadezhda Popova. Among people deceased in 2013, Ottavio Missoni ranks 278. Before him are Vincenzo Cerami, Hartmut Briesenick, Marc Rich, Zhuang Zedong, Israel Gutman, and Huell Howser. After him are Gerino Gerini, Olena Chekan, Antonio Puchades, Ramon Dekkers, Maria Tallchief, and Donald Byrd.

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In Croatia

Among people born in Croatia, Ottavio Missoni ranks 249 out of 700. Before him are Josip Filipović (1818), Stjepan Hauser (1986), Andrej Panadić (1969), Martin Špegelj (1927), Ivo Trumbić (1935), and Krešimir Baranović (1894). After him are Mate Trojanović (1930), Dubravka Šuica (1957), Simo Matavulj (1852), Zvonko Bego (1940), Juraj Dobrila (1812), and Giovanni Luppis (1813).

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Among ATHLETES In Croatia

Among athletes born in Croatia, Ottavio Missoni ranks 8. Before him are Dragutin Šurbek (1946), Franjo Mihalić (1920), Blanka Vlašić (1983), Milan Nenadić (1943), Ivan Gubijan (1923), and Ivo Trumbić (1935). After him are Mate Trojanović (1930), Luciano Sušanj (1948), Velimir Valenta (1929), Abdon Pamich (1933), Antony (null), and Jakov Fak (1987).

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