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Peter Frenkel
1939 - Today

Peter Frenkel
Peter Frenkel (born 13 May 1939 in Eckartsberga) is an East German athlete who was one of the best 20 km race walkers in the world in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Frenkel is the 794th most popular athlete (down from 628th in 2019), the 4,576th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,590th in 2019) and the 50th most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Peter Frenkel ranks 794 out of 6,025. Before him are Dorothy Tyler-Odam, Tibor Tatai, Udo Beyer, Louis Abell, Livio Berruti, and Ben Adams. After him are Kazimierz Barburski, György Bródy, Sherm Clark, Mariya Petkova, Cornelius Johnson, and Romeo Bertini.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDorothy Tyler-Odam
1920 - 2014
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 788
Tibor Tatai
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 789
Udo Beyer
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 790
Louis Abell
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 791
Livio Berruti
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 792
Ben Adams
1890 - 1961
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 793
Peter Frenkel
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 794
Kazimierz Barburski
1942 - 2016
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 795
György Bródy
1908 - 1967
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 796
Sherm Clark
1899 - 1980
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 797
Mariya Petkova
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 798
Cornelius Johnson
1913 - 1946
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 799
Romeo Bertini
1893 - 1973
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 800
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Peter Frenkel ranks 380. Before him are Hildrun Laufer-Claus, Vivi Bach, David Frost, Osvaldo Hurtado, László Kovács, and Livio Berruti. After him are Ángel Cabrera, Chang Sang, Lido Vieri, Velimir Sombolac, Cláudio Coutinho, and Nancy Kwan.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsHildrun Laufer-Claus
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 374
Vivi Bach
ACTOR
1939 - 2013
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 375
David Frost
PRESENTER
1939 - 2013
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 376
Osvaldo Hurtado
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 377
László Kovács
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 378
Livio Berruti
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 379
Peter Frenkel
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 380
Ángel Cabrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2010
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 381
Chang Sang
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 382
Lido Vieri
COACH
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 383
Velimir Sombolac
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2016
HPI: 56.23
Rank: 384
Cláudio Coutinho
COACH
1939 - 1981
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 385
Nancy Kwan
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 386
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Peter Frenkel ranks 4,579 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen (1730), Udo Beyer (1955), Ludwig Knorr (1859), Oliver Masucci (1968), Leon Goretzka (1995), and Ernst Ahl (1898). After him are Carl Locher (1851), Ulrich Tukur (1957), Adolf Grünbaum (1923), Werner Teske (1942), Paul Zielinski (1911), and Günter Sawitzki (1932).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKarl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1789
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 4,573
Udo Beyer
ATHLETE
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4,574
Ludwig Knorr
CHEMIST
1859 - 1921
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4,575
Oliver Masucci
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 4,576
Leon Goretzka
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 4,577
Ernst Ahl
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1945
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 4,578
Peter Frenkel
ATHLETE
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 4,579
Carl Locher
PAINTER
1851 - 1915
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 4,580
Ulrich Tukur
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 4,581
Adolf Grünbaum
PHILOSOPHER
1923 - 2018
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 4,582
Werner Teske
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 1981
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 4,583
Paul Zielinski
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1966
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 4,584
Günter Sawitzki
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 4,585
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Peter Frenkel ranks 50. Before him are Marita Lange (1943), Christoph Höhne (1941), Hildrun Laufer-Claus (1939), Evelin Jahl (1956), Jörg Lucke (1942), and Udo Beyer (1955). After him are Therese Zenz (1932), Willi Horn (1909), Andreas Krieger (1965), Heide Rosendahl (1947), Ingrid Becker (1942), and Gabriele Hinzmann (1947).
Marita Lange
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 44
Christoph Höhne
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 45
Hildrun Laufer-Claus
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 46
Evelin Jahl
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 47
Jörg Lucke
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 48
Udo Beyer
1955 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 49
Peter Frenkel
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 50
Therese Zenz
1932 - 2019
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 51
Willi Horn
1909 - 1989
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 52
Andreas Krieger
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 53
Heide Rosendahl
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 54
Ingrid Becker
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 55
Gabriele Hinzmann
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 56