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Paul Elvstrøm

1928 - 2016

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Paul Bert Elvstrøm (25 February 1928 – 7 December 2016) was a Danish yachtsman and the founder of Elvstrøm Sails. He won four Olympic gold medals and thirteen world titles in a range of classes including Snipe, Soling, Star, Flying Dutchman, Finn, 505, and 5.5 Metre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Paul Elvstrøm is the 183rd most popular businessperson (down from 165th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 160th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Businessperson.

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Among businesspeople, Paul Elvstrøm ranks 183 out of 847. Before him are Alisher Usmanov, Amschel Mayer Rothschild, Sheldon Adelson, Walter Chrysler, Ambroise Vollard, and Ajay Banga. After him are James Mayer de Rothschild, Sung Jae-gi, Lady Bird Johnson, Giovanni Battista Caproni, Henry Ford II, and Torakusu Yamaha.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Paul Elvstrøm ranks 114. Before him are Ida Haendel, Seymour Papert, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Vladimir Beara, Sara Montiel, and Elliott Erwitt. After him are Adam West, Georgy Dobrovolsky, Gene Sharp, Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Friedrich Wetter, and Federico Bahamontes. Among people deceased in 2016, Paul Elvstrøm ranks 98. Before him are Mohamed Abdelaziz, Hanoi Hannah, Claude Gensac, Seymour Papert, Rick Parfitt, and Lloyd Shapley. After him are Thorbjörn Fälldin, Michael Massee, Franciszek Macharski, Gordie Howe, Thomas Luckmann, and Andrei Karlov.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Paul Elvstrøm ranks 161 out of 1,032. Before him are Jesper Christensen (1948), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), Jeppe Aakjær (1866), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), Prince Frederick William of Hesse-Kassel (1820), and Ulrich Salchow (1877). After him are Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (1943), Thorvald Stauning (1873), Magnus, Duke of Holstein (1540), Gabriel Axel (1918), Verner Panton (1926), and Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693).

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Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Denmark

Among businesspeople born in Denmark, Paul Elvstrøm ranks 2. Before him are Ole Kirk Christiansen (1891). After him are Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller (1913), J. C. Jacobsen (1811), Jakob Nielsen (1957), Anders Hejlsberg (1960), and Janus Friis (1976).

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