ATHLETE
Otto Licha
1912 - 1996

Otto Licha
Otto Licha (November 2, 1912 – April 9, 1996) was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played three matches including the final. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Licha is the 1,715th most popular athlete (up from 2,015th in 2019), the 617th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 675th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Swiss Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Otto Licha ranks 1,715 out of 6,025. Before him are Jack Lovelock, Eddy Ottoz, Bob Tisdall, Jalmari Eskola, Takao Sakurai, and Carl Abrahamsson. After him are Juan Rodríguez, Daniel Kelly, Frank Dixon, María Pérez, Romano Bonagura, and Duncan White.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJack Lovelock
1910 - 1949
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 1,709
Eddy Ottoz
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,710
Bob Tisdall
1907 - 2004
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,711
Jalmari Eskola
1886 - 1958
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,712
Takao Sakurai
1941 - 2012
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 1,713
Carl Abrahamsson
1896 - 1948
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,714
Otto Licha
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,715
Juan Rodríguez
1928 - 2019
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 1,716
Daniel Kelly
1883 - 1920
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,717
Frank Dixon
1878 - 1932
HPI: 53.24
Rank: 1,718
María Pérez
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,719
Romano Bonagura
1930 - 2010
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,720
Duncan White
1918 - 1998
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 1,721
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Otto Licha ranks 364. Before him are Masao Harada, Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, Kenneth Lee Pike, Friedrich Maurer, Harry Klinefelter, and Margaret Scriven. After him are Josef Streb, Anna J. Harrison, Carl Raddatz, Dorothy Janis, David Raksin, and Eva Dawes. Among people deceased in 1996, Otto Licha ranks 302. Before him are Niní Marshall, Marcel Capelle, Jan Hertl, Garrett Birkhoff, Vytautas Žalakevičius, and Gino Bramieri. After him are Robert F. Overmyer, Georg Johansson, Barney Ewell, Célestin Delmer, Jean-Claude Piumi, and Pierre Jaccoud.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsMasao Harada
ATHLETE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 358
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 359
Kenneth Lee Pike
LINGUIST
1912 - 2000
HPI: 53.41
Rank: 360
Friedrich Maurer
ATHLETE
1912 - 1958
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 361
Harry Klinefelter
PHYSICIAN
1912 - 1990
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 362
Margaret Scriven
TENNIS PLAYER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 363
Otto Licha
ATHLETE
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 364
Josef Streb
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1986
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 365
Anna J. Harrison
CHEMIST
1912 - 1998
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 366
Carl Raddatz
ACTOR
1912 - 2004
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 367
Dorothy Janis
ACTOR
1912 - 2010
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 368
David Raksin
COMPOSER
1912 - 2004
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 369
Eva Dawes
ATHLETE
1912 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 370
Others Deceased in 1996
Go to all RankingsNiní Marshall
ACTOR
1903 - 1996
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 296
Marcel Capelle
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1996
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 297
Jan Hertl
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1996
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 298
Garrett Birkhoff
MATHEMATICIAN
1911 - 1996
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 299
Vytautas Žalakevičius
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 1996
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 300
Gino Bramieri
ACTOR
1928 - 1996
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 301
Otto Licha
ATHLETE
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 302
Robert F. Overmyer
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 303
Georg Johansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1996
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 304
Barney Ewell
ATHLETE
1918 - 1996
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 305
Célestin Delmer
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1996
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 306
Jean-Claude Piumi
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 1996
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 307
Pierre Jaccoud
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 308
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Otto Licha ranks 617 out of 1,015. Before him are Oswald Zappelli (1913), Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker (1939), Alain Geiger (1960), Georges Stuber (1925), Edy Reinalter (1920), and George Gruntz (1932). After him are Sébastien Buemi (1988), Pascal Richard (1964), Charles Bouvier (1898), Franz von Werra (1914), Fabio Celestini (1975), and Peter Hirt (1910).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsOswald Zappelli
ATHLETE
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 611
Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 612
Alain Geiger
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 613
Georges Stuber
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 614
Edy Reinalter
SKIER
1920 - 1962
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 615
George Gruntz
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 616
Otto Licha
ATHLETE
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 617
Sébastien Buemi
RACING DRIVER
1988 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 618
Pascal Richard
CYCLIST
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 619
Charles Bouvier
ATHLETE
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 620
Franz von Werra
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1941
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 621
Fabio Celestini
SOCCER PLAYER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.17
Rank: 622
Peter Hirt
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 623
Among ATHLETES In Switzerland
Among athletes born in Switzerland, Otto Licha ranks 19. Before him are Georges Trombert (1874), Werner Günthör (1961), Christine Stückelberger (1947), Emil Kellenberger (1864), Denis Oswald (1947), and Oswald Zappelli (1913). After him are Charles Bouvier (1898), Friedrich Waller (1920), Pierre Musy (1910), Kurt Schmid (1932), Edy Hubacher (1940), and Roger Verey (1912).
Georges Trombert
1874 - 1949
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 13
Werner Günthör
1961 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 14
Christine Stückelberger
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 15
Emil Kellenberger
1864 - 1943
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 16
Denis Oswald
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 17
Oswald Zappelli
1913 - 1968
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 18
Otto Licha
1912 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 19
Charles Bouvier
1898 - 1964
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 20
Friedrich Waller
1920 - 2004
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 21
Pierre Musy
1910 - 1990
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 22
Kurt Schmid
1932 - 2000
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 23
Edy Hubacher
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 24
Roger Verey
1912 - 2000
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 25