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Robert Paul

1937 - 2024

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Robert Paul (June 2, 1937 – December 19, 2024) was a Canadian pair skater. He teamed up with Barbara Wagner in 1952. They became the 1960 Olympic champions, four-time World champions, and five-time Canadian national champions. After retiring from competition, the pair toured with Ice Capades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Paul is the 29th most popular skater (up from 163rd in 2019), the 256th most popular biography from Canada (up from 685th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Canadian Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Robert Paul ranks 29 out of 483. Before him are Roald Aas, Lidiya Skoblikova, Helene Engelmann, Suzanne Morrow Francis, Heinrich Burger, and Ard Schenk. After him are Willy Böckl, Anna Hübler, Alfred Berger, Ludmila Belousova, Charles Jewtraw, and Magda Julin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Robert Paul ranks 259. Before him are Charlie Haden, Raymundo Damasceno Assis, José Augusto, Giacomo Rizzolatti, Givi Chokheli, and Andrija Anković. After him are Dan Shomron, Lois Lowry, Grace Bumbry, Allen Jones, Tung Chee-hwa, and Antonio Valentín Angelillo. Among people deceased in 2024, Robert Paul ranks 244. Before him are Paul Josef Cordes, Alan Rees, Willie Mays, Silvio Santos, Rachid Mekhloufi, and Léon Semmeling. After him are Percy Adlon, Moacir Rodrigues Santos, Christian Oliver, Zakir Hussain, Yehuda Bauer, and Wayne Kramer.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Robert Paul ranks 256 out of 1,622. Before him are Arthur Hill (1922), Louis St. Laurent (1882), Terry Sawchuk (1929), Louis Jolliet (1645), Garou (1972), and John T. Dunlap (1957). After him are Viola Desmond (1914), Gabrielle Roy (1909), Arthur Jeffrey Dempster (1886), Roddy Piper (1954), Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (1975), and Joseph-Armand Bombardier (1907).

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Among SKATERS In Canada

Among skaters born in Canada, Robert Paul ranks 3. Before him are Donald Jackson (1940), and Suzanne Morrow Francis (1930). After him are Brian Orser (1961), Barbara Ann Scott (1928), Barbara Wagner (1938), Alexander Hurd (1910), Toller Cranston (1949), Montgomery Wilson (1909), Catriona Le May Doan (1970), Debbi Wilkes (1946), and Karen Magnussen (1952).

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