ATHLETE
Pietro Speciale
1876 - 1945

Pietro Speciale
Pietro Speciale (29 September 1876 – 9 November 1945) was an Italian fencer. He won a silver medal in the individual foil event at the 1912 Summer Olympics and a gold in the team foil at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Pietro Speciale is the 1,413th most popular athlete (down from 1,308th in 2024), the 3,914th most popular biography from Italy (up from 3,984th in 2019) and the 60th most popular Italian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Pietro Speciale ranks 1,413 out of 6,025. Before him are Édouard Candeveau, László Jeney, Rudolf Lippert, James Fifer, Martin Lauer, and Asafa Powell. After him are Erki Nool, Gustaf Lindblom, Paul Van Asbroeck, Rita Wilden, Kazimierz Paździor, and Maurice Vignerot.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉdouard Candeveau
1898 - 1989
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,407
László Jeney
1923 - 2006
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,408
Rudolf Lippert
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 1,409
James Fifer
1930 - 1986
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,410
Martin Lauer
1937 - 2019
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,411
Asafa Powell
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,412
Pietro Speciale
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,413
Erki Nool
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,414
Gustaf Lindblom
1891 - 1960
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 1,415
Paul Van Asbroeck
1874 - 1959
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 1,416
Rita Wilden
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 1,417
Kazimierz Paździor
1935 - 2010
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 1,418
Maurice Vignerot
1879 - 1953
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 1,419
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Pietro Speciale ranks 181. Before him are Stepan Erzia, Ásgrímur Jónsson, Sverre Hassel, Elisabeth Moore, Thomas Mofolo, and Sidney Robinson. After him are Ernest Esclangon, Robert Yerkes, Gaston Peltier, Cécile Tormay, Marcel Lambert, and Marvin Hart. Among people deceased in 1945, Pietro Speciale ranks 326. Before him are Frederick Hovey, Giovanni Palatucci, Johannes Block, Boris Galerkin, El-Registan, and Rudolf Lippert. After him are John R. Commons, Cecil Griffiths, Heinrich Schroth, Adolf Bartels, Ferdinand Kiefler, and Lucille La Verne.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsStepan Erzia
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 175
Ásgrímur Jónsson
PAINTER
1876 - 1958
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 176
Sverre Hassel
EXPLORER
1876 - 1928
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 177
Elisabeth Moore
TENNIS PLAYER
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 178
Thomas Mofolo
WRITER
1876 - 1948
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 179
Sidney Robinson
ATHLETE
1876 - 1959
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 180
Pietro Speciale
ATHLETE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 181
Ernest Esclangon
ASTRONOMER
1876 - 1954
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 182
Robert Yerkes
PSYCHOLOGIST
1876 - 1956
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 183
Gaston Peltier
SOCCER PLAYER
1876 - 1951
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 184
Cécile Tormay
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1937
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 185
Marcel Lambert
ATHLETE
1876 - Present
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 186
Marvin Hart
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1931
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 187
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsFrederick Hovey
TENNIS PLAYER
1868 - 1945
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 320
Giovanni Palatucci
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1945
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 321
Johannes Block
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1945
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 322
Boris Galerkin
MATHEMATICIAN
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 323
El-Registan
WRITER
1899 - 1945
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 324
Rudolf Lippert
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 325
Pietro Speciale
ATHLETE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 326
John R. Commons
ECONOMIST
1862 - 1945
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 327
Cecil Griffiths
ATHLETE
1900 - 1945
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 328
Heinrich Schroth
ACTOR
1871 - 1945
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 329
Adolf Bartels
WRITER
1862 - 1945
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 330
Ferdinand Kiefler
ATHLETE
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 331
Lucille La Verne
ACTOR
1872 - 1945
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 332
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Pietro Speciale ranks 3,915 out of 5,161. Before him are Giorgio Puia (1938), Gianfranco Leoncini (1939), Andrea Stella (1971), Francesco Maselli (1930), Elvio Banchero (1904), and Giampaolo Menichelli (1938). After him are Paolo Bettini (1974), Baldassare Reina (1970), Vitantonio Liuzzi (1980), Giovanni Saldarini (1924), Guido Crosetto (1963), and Paolo Cannavaro (1981).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsGiorgio Puia
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 3,909
Gianfranco Leoncini
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2019
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 3,910
Andrea Stella
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 3,911
Francesco Maselli
FILM DIRECTOR
1930 - 2023
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 3,912
Elvio Banchero
SOCCER PLAYER
1904 - 1982
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 3,913
Giampaolo Menichelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 3,914
Pietro Speciale
ATHLETE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 3,915
Paolo Bettini
CYCLIST
1974 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 3,916
Baldassare Reina
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1970 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 3,917
Vitantonio Liuzzi
RACING DRIVER
1980 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 3,918
Giovanni Saldarini
PHYSICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 3,919
Guido Crosetto
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 3,920
Paolo Cannavaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 3,921
Among ATHLETES In Italy
Among athletes born in Italy, Pietro Speciale ranks 60. Before him are Vincenzo Cuccia (1892), Tullio Baraglia (1934), Giovanni Invernizzi (1926), Roberto Battaglia (1909), Guido Balzarini (1874), and Dorothea Wierer (1990). After him are Salvatore Morale (1938), Giuseppe Crivelli (1900), Antonio Spallino (1925), Alberto Winkler (1932), Elio Morille (1927), and Paola Pigni (1945).
Vincenzo Cuccia
1892 - 1979
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 54
Tullio Baraglia
1934 - 2017
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 55
Giovanni Invernizzi
1926 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 56
Roberto Battaglia
1909 - 1965
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 57
Guido Balzarini
1874 - 1935
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 58
Dorothea Wierer
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 59
Pietro Speciale
1876 - 1945
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 60
Salvatore Morale
1938 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 61
Giuseppe Crivelli
1900 - 1950
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 62
Antonio Spallino
1925 - 2017
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 63
Alberto Winkler
1932 - 1981
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 64
Elio Morille
1927 - 1998
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 65
Paola Pigni
1945 - 2021
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 66



























































