CHESS PLAYER
Serafino Dubois
1817 - 1899

Serafino Dubois
Serafino Dubois (10 October 1817 – 15 January 1899) was an Italian chess Master and chess writer. Dubois was certainly among the strongest players in the world during the 1850s. He was known for his writings on the game, and for his promotion of chess in Italy. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Serafino Dubois is the 182nd most popular chess player (up from 184th in 2019), the 3,893rd most popular biography from Italy (up from 4,024th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Chess Player.
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Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Serafino Dubois ranks 182 out of 461. Before him are Oleg Romanishin, Hikaru Nakamura, Giambattista Lolli, Boris Verlinsky, Lubomir Kavalek, and Albin Planinc. After him are Endre Steiner, Ratmir Kholmov, Lajos Asztalos, Vitaly Tseshkovsky, Nick de Firmian, and Ivan Sokolov.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOleg Romanishin
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 176
Hikaru Nakamura
1987 - Present
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 177
Giambattista Lolli
1698 - 1769
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 178
Boris Verlinsky
1888 - 1950
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 179
Lubomir Kavalek
1943 - 2021
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 180
Albin Planinc
1944 - 2008
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 181
Serafino Dubois
1817 - 1899
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 182
Endre Steiner
1901 - 1944
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 183
Ratmir Kholmov
1925 - 2006
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 184
Lajos Asztalos
1889 - 1956
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 185
Vitaly Tseshkovsky
1944 - 2011
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 186
Nick de Firmian
1957 - Present
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 187
Ivan Sokolov
1968 - Present
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 188
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1817, Serafino Dubois ranks 80. Before him are Richard Spruce, José María Ventura Casas, Thomas Thomson, Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio, Richard S. Ewell, and Alfred Francis Russell. After him are Manuel Robles Pezuela, Palladius, George Holyoake, George Henry Lewes, Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin, and Lewis Armistead. Among people deceased in 1899, Serafino Dubois ranks 79. Before him are Grant Allen, Teuku Umar, Wendela Hebbe, Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus, Karolina Světlá, and Édouard Pailleron. After him are Kaʻiulani, Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg, Monier Monier-Williams, Oscar Baumann, Elliott Coues, and Henry Tate.
Others Born in 1817
Go to all RankingsRichard Spruce
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1893
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 74
José María Ventura Casas
MUSICIAN
1817 - 1875
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 75
Thomas Thomson
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1878
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 76
Ramón de Campoamor y Campoosorio
WRITER
1817 - 1901
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 77
Richard S. Ewell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1872
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 78
Alfred Francis Russell
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1884
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 79
Serafino Dubois
CHESS PLAYER
1817 - 1899
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 80
Manuel Robles Pezuela
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1862
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 81
Palladius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1817 - 1878
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 82
George Holyoake
WRITER
1817 - 1906
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 83
George Henry Lewes
PHILOSOPHER
1817 - 1878
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 84
Aleksandr Sukhovo-Kobylin
WRITER
1817 - 1903
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 85
Lewis Armistead
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1863
HPI: 51.59
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 1899
Go to all RankingsGrant Allen
WRITER
1848 - 1899
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 73
Teuku Umar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1854 - 1899
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 74
Wendela Hebbe
WRITER
1808 - 1899
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 75
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1899
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 76
Karolina Světlá
WRITER
1830 - 1899
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 77
Édouard Pailleron
WRITER
1834 - 1899
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 78
Serafino Dubois
CHESS PLAYER
1817 - 1899
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 79
Kaʻiulani
NOBLEMAN
1875 - 1899
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 80
Karl Friedrich August Rammelsberg
CHEMIST
1813 - 1899
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 81
Monier Monier-Williams
LINGUIST
1819 - 1899
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 82
Oscar Baumann
EXPLORER
1864 - 1899
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 83
Elliott Coues
BIOLOGIST
1842 - 1899
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 84
Henry Tate
BUSINESSPERSON
1819 - 1899
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 85
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Serafino Dubois ranks 3,894 out of 5,161. Before him are Carlo Cassola (1917), Hicetas (null), Cosimo Pinto (1943), Fernando De Napoli (1964), Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo (1940), and Marco Di Vaio (1976). After him are Ugo Ferrante (1945), Franco Frattini (1957), Vasco Bergamaschi (1909), Margherita Buy (1962), Guido Balzarini (1874), and Dorothea Wierer (1990).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsCarlo Cassola
WRITER
1917 - 1987
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 3,888
Hicetas
PHILOSOPHER
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,889
Cosimo Pinto
BOXER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 3,890
Fernando De Napoli
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 3,891
Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo
DIPLOMAT
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 3,892
Marco Di Vaio
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 3,893
Serafino Dubois
CHESS PLAYER
1817 - 1899
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 3,894
Ugo Ferrante
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2004
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 3,895
Franco Frattini
POLITICIAN
1957 - 2022
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 3,896
Vasco Bergamaschi
CYCLIST
1909 - 1979
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 3,897
Margherita Buy
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3,898
Guido Balzarini
ATHLETE
1874 - 1935
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 3,899
Dorothea Wierer
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 3,900
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Italy
Among chess players born in Italy, Serafino Dubois ranks 5. Before him are Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona (1542), Gioachino Greco (1590), Alessandro Salvio (1570), and Giambattista Lolli (1698). After him are Clarice Benini (1905), Eros Riccio (1977), and Alberto David (1970).
Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona
1542 - 1597
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 1
Gioachino Greco
1590 - 1630
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 2
Alessandro Salvio
1570 - 1640
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 3
Giambattista Lolli
1698 - 1769
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 4
Serafino Dubois
1817 - 1899
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 5
Clarice Benini
1905 - 1976
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 6
Eros Riccio
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 7
Alberto David
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.31
Rank: 8