BOXER
Piero Toscani
1904 - 1940

Piero Toscani
Piero Toscani (28 July 1904 in Milan – 23 May 1940) was an Italian boxer who won the gold medal in the middleweight class at the 1928 Olympics, after defeating Jan Heřmánek in the final. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Piero Toscani is the 56th most popular boxer (up from 78th in 2019), the 3,055th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,495th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Italian Boxer.
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Among BOXERS
Among boxers, Piero Toscani ranks 56 out of 496. Before him are Earnie Shavers, Éder Jofre, Ezzard Charles, John L. Sullivan, Tommy Morrison, and Rocky Graziano. After him are Oliver Kirk, Francisco Guilledo, Calistrat Cuțov, Félix Savón, Ernesto Hoost, and Július Torma.
Most Popular Boxers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEarnie Shavers
1944 - 2022
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 50
Éder Jofre
1936 - 2022
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 51
Ezzard Charles
1921 - 1975
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 52
John L. Sullivan
1858 - 1918
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 53
Tommy Morrison
1969 - 2013
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 54
Rocky Graziano
1919 - 1990
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 55
Piero Toscani
1904 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 56
Oliver Kirk
1884 - 1960
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 57
Francisco Guilledo
1901 - 1925
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 58
Calistrat Cuțov
1948 - 2025
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 59
Félix Savón
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 60
Ernesto Hoost
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 61
Július Torma
1922 - 1991
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 62
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Piero Toscani ranks 176. Before him are Henry Russell, Aleksei Kapler, Fats Waller, K. L. Saigal, Antonin Magne, and Joseph Asajiro Satowaki. After him are Vlado Perlemuter, Terence Fisher, Xenophon Zolotas, Hertta Kuusinen, Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark, and Robert Montgomery. Among people deceased in 1940, Piero Toscani ranks 119. Before him are Phan Bội Châu, Mrs Patrick Campbell, Karimeh Abbud, Robert Maillart, Albin Lermusiaux, and Fanny Brate. After him are Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler, Mikhail Koshkin, Nikola Ivanov, Tom Mix, Ljubomir Davidović, and Mato Kósyk.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsHenry Russell
ATHLETE
1904 - 1986
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 170
Aleksei Kapler
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1979
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 171
Fats Waller
MUSICIAN
1904 - 1943
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 172
K. L. Saigal
SINGER
1904 - 1947
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 173
Antonin Magne
CYCLIST
1904 - 1983
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 174
Joseph Asajiro Satowaki
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1904 - 1996
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 175
Piero Toscani
BOXER
1904 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 176
Vlado Perlemuter
MUSICIAN
1904 - 2002
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 177
Terence Fisher
FILM DIRECTOR
1904 - 1980
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 178
Xenophon Zolotas
POLITICIAN
1904 - 2004
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 179
Hertta Kuusinen
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1974
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 180
Princess Elizabeth of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1955
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 181
Robert Montgomery
ACTOR
1904 - 1981
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 182
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsPhan Bội Châu
WRITER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 59.39
Rank: 113
Mrs Patrick Campbell
ACTOR
1865 - 1940
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 114
Karimeh Abbud
PHOTOGRAPHER
1893 - 1940
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 115
Robert Maillart
ENGINEER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 116
Albin Lermusiaux
ATHLETE
1874 - 1940
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 117
Fanny Brate
PAINTER
1861 - 1940
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 118
Piero Toscani
BOXER
1904 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 119
Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler
PAINTER
1899 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 120
Mikhail Koshkin
ENGINEER
1898 - 1940
HPI: 58.70
Rank: 121
Nikola Ivanov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1940
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 122
Tom Mix
ACTOR
1880 - 1940
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 123
Ljubomir Davidović
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 124
Mato Kósyk
WRITER
1853 - 1940
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 125
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Piero Toscani ranks 3,055 out of 5,161. Before him are Aldo Nadi (1899), Bruno Platter (1944), Angelo Beolco (1496), Richard Mollier (1863), Enzo Sacchi (1926), and Renato Cesarini (1906). After him are Giovanni Animuccia (1520), Antonello Venditti (1949), Pietro Bracci (1700), Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499), Vitale da Bologna (1289), and Jacopo Sadoleto (1477).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsAldo Nadi
FENCER
1899 - 1965
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 3,049
Bruno Platter
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 3,050
Angelo Beolco
ACTOR
1496 - 1542
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,051
Richard Mollier
PHYSICIST
1863 - 1935
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,052
Enzo Sacchi
CYCLIST
1926 - 1988
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,053
Renato Cesarini
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1969
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 3,054
Piero Toscani
BOXER
1904 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,055
Giovanni Animuccia
COMPOSER
1520 - 1571
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,056
Antonello Venditti
SINGER
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 3,057
Pietro Bracci
SCULPTOR
1700 - 1773
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,058
Peter Martyr Vermigli
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1499 - 1562
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,059
Vitale da Bologna
PAINTER
1289 - 1359
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,060
Jacopo Sadoleto
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1477 - 1547
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3,061
Among BOXERS In Italy
Among boxers born in Italy, Piero Toscani ranks 2. Before him are Primo Carnera (1906). After him are Carlo Orlandi (1910), Fernando Atzori (1942), Carmelo Bossi (1939), Aureliano Bolognesi (1930), Sandro Lopopolo (1939), Spartaco Bandinelli (1921), Cosimo Pinto (1943), Francesco Damiani (1958), Franco De Piccoli (1937), and Patrizio Oliva (1959).
Primo Carnera
1906 - 1967
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 1
Piero Toscani
1904 - 1940
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 2
Carlo Orlandi
1910 - 1983
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 3
Fernando Atzori
1942 - 2020
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 4
Carmelo Bossi
1939 - 2014
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 5
Aureliano Bolognesi
1930 - 2018
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6
Sandro Lopopolo
1939 - 2014
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 7
Spartaco Bandinelli
1921 - 1997
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8
Cosimo Pinto
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 9
Francesco Damiani
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 10
Franco De Piccoli
1937 - Present
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 11
Patrizio Oliva
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 12