ATHLETE
Roger Beaufrand
1908 - 2007

Roger Beaufrand
Roger Beaufrand (25 September 1908 – 14 March 2007) was the world's oldest Olympic gold medal winner, following the death of Pakistani Field Hockey player Feroze Khan in 2005 until his own death. Born near Paris, France, Beaufrand won a gold medal on 7 August at the 1928 Summer Olympics in the field of Olympic sprint at the age of 19. A few weeks prior to his death, he was presented the Chevalier class of the Legion of Honour by fellow Olympic Champion Jean-Claude Killy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Beaufrand is the 593rd most popular athlete (up from 825th in 2019), the 4,095th most popular biography from France (up from 4,589th in 2019) and the 24th most popular French Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Roger Beaufrand ranks 593 out of 6,025. Before him are Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Eventing, Galina Bystrova, James Juvenal, Frederick Lorz, Lyudmila Shevtsova, and Ingrid Gulbin. After him are Don Bragg, Oreste Puliti, Mel Patton, Louis Hostin, Vasily Rudenkov, and Giorgio Chiavacci.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAustria at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Eventing
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 587
Galina Bystrova
1934 - 1999
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 588
James Juvenal
1874 - 1942
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 589
Frederick Lorz
1884 - 1914
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 590
Lyudmila Shevtsova
1934 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 591
Ingrid Gulbin
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 592
Roger Beaufrand
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 593
Don Bragg
1935 - 2019
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 594
Oreste Puliti
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 595
Mel Patton
1924 - 2014
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 596
Louis Hostin
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 597
Vasily Rudenkov
1931 - 1982
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 598
Giorgio Chiavacci
1899 - 1969
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 599
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Roger Beaufrand ranks 239. Before him are Gustav Ernesaks, Odette Bancilhon, Simonne Mathieu, František Kriegel, Lars-Erik Larsson, and Francesco Camusso. After him are Vaikom Muhammad Basheer, Louis Hostin, George Pal, Kenji Miyamoto, Hugo Distler, and Percy Faith. Among people deceased in 2007, Roger Beaufrand ranks 234. Before him are Helmut Senekowitsch, Georg Buschner, Mark St. John, Giuseppe Baldo, Kurt Schmied, and Isidore Isou. After him are Henry L. Giclas, Kenji Miyamoto, Qurratulain Hyder, Iccho Itoh, Petr Eben, and Art Buchwald.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsGustav Ernesaks
COMPOSER
1908 - 1993
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 233
Odette Bancilhon
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 234
Simonne Mathieu
TENNIS PLAYER
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 235
František Kriegel
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1979
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 236
Lars-Erik Larsson
COMPOSER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 237
Francesco Camusso
CYCLIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 238
Roger Beaufrand
ATHLETE
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 239
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
WRITER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 240
Louis Hostin
ATHLETE
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 241
George Pal
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 242
Kenji Miyamoto
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 243
Hugo Distler
COMPOSER
1908 - 1942
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 244
Percy Faith
COMPOSER
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 245
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsHelmut Senekowitsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 228
Georg Buschner
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 229
Mark St. John
MUSICIAN
1956 - 2007
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 230
Giuseppe Baldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 2007
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 231
Kurt Schmied
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2007
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 232
Isidore Isou
WRITER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 233
Roger Beaufrand
ATHLETE
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 234
Henry L. Giclas
ASTRONOMER
1910 - 2007
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 235
Kenji Miyamoto
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 236
Qurratulain Hyder
WRITER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 237
Iccho Itoh
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2007
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 238
Petr Eben
COMPOSER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 239
Art Buchwald
WRITER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 240
In France
Among people born in France, Roger Beaufrand ranks 4,095 out of 6,770. Before him are Dany Dauberson (1925), Alain Calmat (1940), Charles Dupin (1784), Louis Pouzin (1931), Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (1747), and Lily Pons (1898). After him are François de Troy (1645), Caroline Rémy de Guebhard (1855), Pierre Marie (1853), Philibert of Jumièges (608), Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (1784), and Catherine Cesarsky (1943).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsDany Dauberson
SINGER
1925 - 1979
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 4,089
Alain Calmat
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,090
Charles Dupin
MATHEMATICIAN
1784 - 1873
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,091
Louis Pouzin
ENGINEER
1931 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,092
Antoine Nicolas Duchesne
ENGINEER
1747 - 1827
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,093
Lily Pons
ACTOR
1898 - 1976
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,094
Roger Beaufrand
ATHLETE
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 4,095
François de Troy
PAINTER
1645 - 1730
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,096
Caroline Rémy de Guebhard
JOURNALIST
1855 - 1929
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,097
Pierre Marie
PHYSICIAN
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,098
Philibert of Jumièges
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
608 - 684
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 4,099
Nicaise Auguste Desvaux
BIOLOGIST
1784 - 1856
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 4,100
Catherine Cesarsky
ASTRONOMER
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 4,101
Among ATHLETES In France
Among athletes born in France, Roger Beaufrand ranks 24. Before him are Anne-Marie Colchen (1925), Henri Jobier (1879), Robert Liottel (1885), Émile Champion (1879), André Bonin (1909), and Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Eventing (null). After him are Louis Hostin (1908), Michel Jazy (1936), Joseph Alzin (1893), Émile Delchambre (1875), Jean Cau (1875), and Jean Bouin (1888).
Anne-Marie Colchen
1925 - 2017
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 18
Henri Jobier
1879 - 1930
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 19
Robert Liottel
1885 - 1968
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 20
Émile Champion
1879 - 1921
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 21
André Bonin
1909 - 1998
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 22
Austria at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Eventing
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 23
Roger Beaufrand
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 24
Louis Hostin
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 25
Michel Jazy
1936 - 2024
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 26
Joseph Alzin
1893 - 1930
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 27
Émile Delchambre
1875 - 1958
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 28
Jean Cau
1875 - 1921
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 29
Jean Bouin
1888 - 1914
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 30