SKIER
Sigmund Ruud
1907 - 1994

Sigmund Ruud
Sigmund Ruud (30 December 1907 – 7 April 1994) was a Norwegian ski jumper. Together with his brothers Birger and Asbjørn, he dominated ski jumping in the 1920s and 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sigmund Ruud is the 63rd most popular skier, the 303rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 293rd in 2019) and the 14th most popular Norwegian Skier.
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Among SKIERS
Among skiers, Sigmund Ruud ranks 63 out of 817. Before him are Inger Aufles, Trude Beiser, Ivar Formo, Josef Bradl, Yvonne Rüegg, and Janne Ahonen. After him are Marie-Theres Nadig, Jean Vuarnet, Erik Schinegger, Giuliana Minuzzo, Maurilio De Zolt, and Helmut Recknagel.
Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsInger Aufles
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 57
Trude Beiser
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 58
Ivar Formo
1951 - 2006
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 59
Josef Bradl
1918 - 1982
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 60
Yvonne Rüegg
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 61
Janne Ahonen
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 62
Sigmund Ruud
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 63
Marie-Theres Nadig
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 64
Jean Vuarnet
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 65
Erik Schinegger
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 66
Giuliana Minuzzo
1931 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 67
Maurilio De Zolt
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 68
Helmut Recknagel
1937 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Sigmund Ruud ranks 264. Before him are Chico Landi, Henri De Deken, Andrei Glanzmann, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Gunnar Jansson, and Roger Blin. After him are Tommy Hampson, Jacques Roumain, Ramón Guzmán, Eugène Chaboud, Oscarino Costa Silva, and Ahmet Adnan Saygun. Among people deceased in 1994, Sigmund Ruud ranks 222. Before him are Robert Jungk, Willem Jacob Luyten, Vladimir Melanin, Grisha Filipov, Hans Jakob, and Avet Terterian. After him are Dinah Shore, Rudolf Raftl, Nikolai Kryuchkov, Ladislav Mňačko, Gozo Shioda, and Devika Rani.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsChico Landi
RACING DRIVER
1907 - 1989
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 258
Henri De Deken
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1960
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 259
Andrei Glanzmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 260
Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 261
Gunnar Jansson
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1998
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 262
Roger Blin
ACTOR
1907 - 1984
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 263
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 264
Tommy Hampson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1965
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 265
Jacques Roumain
WRITER
1907 - 1944
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 266
Ramón Guzmán
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 267
Eugène Chaboud
RACING DRIVER
1907 - 1983
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 268
Oscarino Costa Silva
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1990
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 269
Ahmet Adnan Saygun
COMPOSER
1907 - 1991
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 270
Others Deceased in 1994
Go to all RankingsRobert Jungk
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 216
Willem Jacob Luyten
ASTRONOMER
1899 - 1994
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 217
Vladimir Melanin
ATHLETE
1933 - 1994
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 218
Grisha Filipov
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1994
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 219
Hans Jakob
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 220
Avet Terterian
COMPOSER
1929 - 1994
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 221
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 222
Dinah Shore
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 223
Rudolf Raftl
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1994
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 224
Nikolai Kryuchkov
ACTOR
1911 - 1994
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 225
Ladislav Mňačko
WRITER
1919 - 1994
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 226
Gozo Shioda
MARTIAL ARTS
1915 - 1994
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 227
Devika Rani
ACTOR
1908 - 1994
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 228
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Sigmund Ruud ranks 303 out of 1,039. Before him are Knut Haugland (1917), Jahn Teigen (1949), Elise Ottesen-Jensen (1886), Bodil Katharine Biørn (1871), Ole Jacob Broch (1818), and Hans Nielsen Hauge (1771). After him are Sigurd Haakonsson (895), Alexia Bryn (1889), Hulda Garborg (1862), Hakon Barfod (1926), Jon Ola Sand (1961), and Otto Sinding (1842).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsKnut Haugland
EXPLORER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 297
Jahn Teigen
SINGER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 298
Elise Ottesen-Jensen
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 299
Bodil Katharine Biørn
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1960
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 300
Ole Jacob Broch
PHYSICIST
1818 - 1889
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 301
Hans Nielsen Hauge
WRITER
1771 - 1824
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 302
Sigmund Ruud
SKIER
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 303
Sigurd Haakonsson
POLITICIAN
895 - 962
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 304
Alexia Bryn
SKATER
1889 - 1983
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 305
Hulda Garborg
WRITER
1862 - 1934
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 306
Hakon Barfod
ATHLETE
1926 - 2013
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 307
Jon Ola Sand
JOURNALIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 308
Otto Sinding
PAINTER
1842 - 1909
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 309
Among SKIERS In Norway
Among skiers born in Norway, Sigmund Ruud ranks 14. Before him are Kjetil André Aamodt (1971), Laila Schou Nilsen (1919), Tormod Knutsen (1932), Reidar Andersen (1911), Inger Aufles (1941), and Ivar Formo (1951). After him are Vegard Ulvang (1963), Torgeir Brandtzæg (1941), Anders Haugen (1888), Therese Johaug (1988), Narve Bonna (1901), and Erling Evensen (1914).
Kjetil André Aamodt
1971 - Present
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 8
Laila Schou Nilsen
1919 - 1998
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 9
Tormod Knutsen
1932 - 2021
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 10
Reidar Andersen
1911 - 1991
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 11
Inger Aufles
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 12
Ivar Formo
1951 - 2006
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 13
Sigmund Ruud
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 14
Vegard Ulvang
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 15
Torgeir Brandtzæg
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 16
Anders Haugen
1888 - 1984
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 17
Therese Johaug
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 18
Narve Bonna
1901 - 1976
HPI: 55.40
Rank: 19
Erling Evensen
1914 - 1998
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 20