SKIER
Toni Sailer
1935 - 2009

Toni Sailer
Anton Engelbert "Toni" Sailer (17 November 1935 – 24 August 2009) was an Austrian alpine ski racer, considered among the best in the sport. At age 20, he won all three gold medals in alpine skiing at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He nearly duplicated the feat at the 1958 World Championships with two golds and a silver. He also won world titles both years in the combined, then a "paper" race, but awarded with medals by the International Ski Federation (FIS). Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Toni Sailer is the 5th most popular skier (down from 4th in 2019), the 347th most popular biography from Austria (down from 345th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Skier.
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Among SKIERS
Among skiers, Toni Sailer ranks 5 out of 817. Before him are Ingemar Stenmark, Jean-Claude Killy, Heikki Hasu, and Matti Nykänen. After him are Eddie the Eagle, Alberto Tomba, Bjørn Dæhlie, Franz Klammer, Sixten Jernberg, Birger Ruud, and Annemarie Moser-Pröll.
Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIngemar Stenmark
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 1
Jean-Claude Killy
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 2
Heikki Hasu
1926 - 2025
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 3
Matti Nykänen
1963 - 2019
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 4
Toni Sailer
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 5
Eddie the Eagle
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 6
Alberto Tomba
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 7
Bjørn Dæhlie
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 8
Franz Klammer
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 9
Sixten Jernberg
1929 - 2012
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 10
Birger Ruud
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 11
Annemarie Moser-Pröll
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Toni Sailer ranks 80. Before him are Pepe, Lajos Tichy, Bent Larsen, Lee Remick, Giovanni Lajolo, and António Ramalho Eanes. After him are Sonny Bono, Roger B. Chaffee, Maj Sjöwall, Ken Kesey, Jack Kemp, and Floyd Patterson. Among people deceased in 2009, Toni Sailer ranks 57. Before him are Pavel Popovich, Clive Granger, Albert Barillé, Sverre Fehn, Sergey Mikhalkov, and Kazumi Takada. After him are Eleanor F. Helin, J. G. Ballard, Ertuğrul Osman, Vyacheslav Tikhonov, Susan Atkins, and Israel Gelfand.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsPepe
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 74
Lajos Tichy
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 1999
HPI: 65.83
Rank: 75
Bent Larsen
CHESS PLAYER
1935 - 2010
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 76
Lee Remick
ACTOR
1935 - 1991
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 77
Giovanni Lajolo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 78
António Ramalho Eanes
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 79
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 80
Sonny Bono
SINGER
1935 - 1998
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 81
Roger B. Chaffee
ASTRONAUT
1935 - 1967
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 82
Maj Sjöwall
WRITER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 83
Ken Kesey
WRITER
1935 - 2001
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 84
Jack Kemp
POLITICIAN
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 85
Floyd Patterson
BOXER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsPavel Popovich
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2009
HPI: 66.31
Rank: 51
Clive Granger
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2009
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 52
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 53
Sverre Fehn
ARCHITECT
1924 - 2009
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 54
Sergey Mikhalkov
WRITER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 55
Kazumi Takada
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2009
HPI: 65.58
Rank: 56
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 57
Eleanor F. Helin
ASTRONOMER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 58
J. G. Ballard
WRITER
1930 - 2009
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 59
Ertuğrul Osman
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2009
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 60
Vyacheslav Tikhonov
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 61
Susan Atkins
EXTREMIST
1948 - 2009
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 62
Israel Gelfand
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 2009
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 63
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Toni Sailer ranks 347 out of 1,424. Before him are Brigitte Bierlein (1949), Archduchess Barbara of Austria (1539), Hermann Buhl (1924), Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915), Christine Nöstlinger (1936), and Maria Leopoldine of Austria (1632). After him are Ernst Krenek (1900), Paul Wittgenstein (1887), Karl Leonhard Reinhold (1757), Frederick III, Duke of Austria (1347), Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein (1740), and Frederick I, Margrave of Baden (1249).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsBrigitte Bierlein
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2024
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 341
Archduchess Barbara of Austria
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1572
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 342
Hermann Buhl
MOUNTAINEER
1924 - 1957
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 343
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 344
Christine Nöstlinger
WRITER
1936 - 2018
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 345
Maria Leopoldine of Austria
POLITICIAN
1632 - 1649
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 346
Toni Sailer
SKIER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 347
Ernst Krenek
COMPOSER
1900 - 1991
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 348
Paul Wittgenstein
MUSICIAN
1887 - 1961
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 349
Karl Leonhard Reinhold
PHILOSOPHER
1757 - 1823
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 350
Frederick III, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1347 - 1362
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 351
Franz-Joseph Müller von Reichenstein
CHEMIST
1740 - 1825
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 352
Frederick I, Margrave of Baden
POLITICIAN
1249 - 1268
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 353
Among SKIERS In Austria
Among skiers born in Austria, Toni Sailer ranks 1. After him are Franz Klammer (1953), Annemarie Moser-Pröll (1953), Marc Girardelli (1963), Hermann Maier (1972), Karl Schranz (1938), Baldur Preiml (1939), Egon Zimmermann (1939), Christl Haas (1943), Erika Mahringer (1924), Othmar Schneider (1928), and Trude Beiser (1927).
Toni Sailer
1935 - 2009
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 1
Franz Klammer
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 2
Annemarie Moser-Pröll
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 3
Marc Girardelli
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 4
Hermann Maier
1972 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 5
Karl Schranz
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 6
Baldur Preiml
1939 - 2025
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 7
Egon Zimmermann
1939 - 2019
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 8
Christl Haas
1943 - 2001
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 9
Erika Mahringer
1924 - 2018
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 10
Othmar Schneider
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 11
Trude Beiser
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 12