ATHLETE
Siegfried Purner
1915 - 1944

Siegfried Purner
Siegfried Purner (16 February 1915 – 10 February 1944) was an Austrian field handball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Austrian field handball team, which won the silver medal. He played two matches, but scored in neither. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Siegfried Purner is the 1,177th most popular athlete (up from 1,572nd in 2019), the 937th most popular biography from Austria (up from 1,010th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Austrian Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Siegfried Purner ranks 1,177 out of 6,025. Before him are Oscar Osthoff, Olaf Hoffsbakken, Linda Watson, Andy Stanfield, Queenie Newall, and Marjorie Clark. After him are Piero D'Inzeo, Irina Beglyakova, Béla Békessy, Vasile Dîba, John Brinck, and Christian Gitsham.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOscar Osthoff
1883 - 1950
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,171
Olaf Hoffsbakken
1908 - 1986
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,172
Linda Watson
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,173
Andy Stanfield
1927 - 1985
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,174
Queenie Newall
1854 - 1929
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,175
Marjorie Clark
1909 - 1993
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,176
Siegfried Purner
1915 - 1944
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,177
Piero D'Inzeo
1923 - 2014
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,178
Irina Beglyakova
1933 - 2018
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,179
Béla Békessy
1875 - 1916
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,180
Vasile Dîba
1954 - 2024
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,181
John Brinck
1908 - 1934
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,182
Christian Gitsham
1888 - 1956
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,183
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Siegfried Purner ranks 223. Before him are Memphis Slim, Gary Merrill, Khadr El-Touni, Pavel Kadochnikov, José Antonio Rodríguez, and Anita Lizana. After him are Felix Kaspar, Brenda Marshall, Ray Evans, Aníbal Ciocca, Hellmuth Marx, and Jan Twardowski. Among people deceased in 1944, Siegfried Purner ranks 271. Before him are Rudolf Harbig, Charles Dana Gibson, Jean Prévost, Tatyana Baramzina, Toni Merkens, and Abdulla Aliş. After him are Ștefania Mărăcineanu, Carl Eduard Hellmayr, Georg Dascher, Margaret Woodrow Wilson, Josef Lhévinne, and Rose O'Neill.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsMemphis Slim
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1988
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 217
Gary Merrill
ACTOR
1915 - 1990
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 218
Khadr El-Touni
ATHLETE
1915 - 1956
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 219
Pavel Kadochnikov
ACTOR
1915 - 1988
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 220
José Antonio Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1978
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 221
Anita Lizana
TENNIS PLAYER
1915 - 1994
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 222
Siegfried Purner
ATHLETE
1915 - 1944
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 223
Felix Kaspar
SKATER
1915 - 2003
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 224
Brenda Marshall
ACTOR
1915 - 1992
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 225
Ray Evans
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2007
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 226
Aníbal Ciocca
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1981
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 227
Hellmuth Marx
SCULPTOR
1915 - 2002
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 228
Jan Twardowski
WRITER
1915 - 2006
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 229
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsRudolf Harbig
ATHLETE
1913 - 1944
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 265
Charles Dana Gibson
PAINTER
1867 - 1944
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 266
Jean Prévost
WRITER
1901 - 1944
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 267
Tatyana Baramzina
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1919 - 1944
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 268
Toni Merkens
CYCLIST
1912 - 1944
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 269
Abdulla Aliş
WRITER
1908 - 1944
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 270
Siegfried Purner
ATHLETE
1915 - 1944
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 271
Ștefania Mărăcineanu
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1944
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 272
Carl Eduard Hellmayr
BIOLOGIST
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 273
Georg Dascher
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1944
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 274
Margaret Woodrow Wilson
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 275
Josef Lhévinne
MUSICIAN
1874 - 1944
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 276
Rose O'Neill
COMIC ARTIST
1874 - 1944
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 277
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Siegfried Purner ranks 937 out of 1,424. Before him are Josefine Swoboda (1861), Ida Freund (1863), Eduard Krieger (1946), Liese Prokop (1941), Dietmar Schönherr (1926), and Béla von Kehrling (1891). After him are Bibi Besch (1942), Herwig Wolfram (1934), Wolfgang Schwarz (1947), Hans Binder (1948), Friederich Franzl (1905), and Eva Ibbotson (1925).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsJosefine Swoboda
PAINTER
1861 - 1924
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 931
Ida Freund
CHEMIST
1863 - 1914
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 932
Eduard Krieger
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2019
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 933
Liese Prokop
POLITICIAN
1941 - 2006
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 934
Dietmar Schönherr
ACTOR
1926 - 2014
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 935
Béla von Kehrling
TENNIS PLAYER
1891 - 1937
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 936
Siegfried Purner
ATHLETE
1915 - 1944
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 937
Bibi Besch
ACTOR
1942 - 1996
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 938
Herwig Wolfram
HISTORIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 939
Wolfgang Schwarz
SKATER
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 940
Hans Binder
RACING DRIVER
1948 - Present
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 941
Friederich Franzl
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1989
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 942
Eva Ibbotson
WRITER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 943
Among ATHLETES In Austria
Among athletes born in Austria, Siegfried Purner ranks 12. Before him are Eva Janko (1945), Klaus Dibiasi (1947), Hans Haas (1906), Josef Feistmantl (1939), Rupert Hollaus (1931), and Fiorenzo Marini (1914). After him are Alois Schnabel (1910), Manfred Schmid (1944), Max Stiepl (1914), Josef Kloimstein (1929), Ferdinand Kiefler (1913), and Maximilian Raub (1926).
Eva Janko
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 6
Klaus Dibiasi
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 7
Hans Haas
1906 - 1973
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 8
Josef Feistmantl
1939 - 2019
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 9
Rupert Hollaus
1931 - 1954
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 10
Fiorenzo Marini
1914 - 1991
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 11
Siegfried Purner
1915 - 1944
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 12
Alois Schnabel
1910 - 1982
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 13
Manfred Schmid
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 14
Max Stiepl
1914 - 1992
HPI: 53.93
Rank: 15
Josef Kloimstein
1929 - 2012
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 16
Ferdinand Kiefler
1913 - 1945
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 17
Maximilian Raub
1926 - 2019
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 18