ATHLETE
Ursula Knab
1929 - 1989

Ursula Knab
Ursula "Ulla" Knab (22 November 1929 in Heidelberg – 23 May 1989 in Karlsruhe) is a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. She competed for West Germany in the 1952 Summer Olympics held in Helsinki, Finland in the 4 × 100 metres where she won the silver medal with her teammates Helga Klein, 80 metre hurdles bronze medalist Maria Sander and Marga Petersen. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ursula Knab is the 1,625th most popular athlete (up from 1,925th in 2024), the 5,253rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,554th in 2019) and the 154th most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Ursula Knab ranks 1,625 out of 6,025. Before her are Forrest Towns, Christina Lathan, Giuseppina Leone, Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili, Naohiro Ikeda, and John Norton. After her are René Lorain, Dániel Magay, Babben Enger-Damon, Natalya Goncharova, Ferenc Németh, and Marjorie Gestring.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsForrest Towns
1914 - 1991
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 1,619
Christina Lathan
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 1,620
Giuseppina Leone
1934 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 1,621
Nadezhda Khnykina-Dvalishvili
1933 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 1,622
Naohiro Ikeda
1940 - 2021
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 1,623
John Norton
1893 - 1979
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 1,624
Ursula Knab
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 1,625
René Lorain
1900 - 1984
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,626
Dániel Magay
1932 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,627
Babben Enger-Damon
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,628
Natalya Goncharova
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 1,629
Ferenc Németh
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,630
Marjorie Gestring
1922 - 1992
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 1,631
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1929, Ursula Knab ranks 470. Before her are William E. Thornton, Ignacio Velasco, Richard Dysart, George Moscone, Yozhef Betsa, and Bob Brookmeyer. After her are Rex Hartwig, Evert Gunnarsson, Irwin I. Shapiro, Ferdinand Oyono, Ali Mirzaei, and Jan Hertl. Among people deceased in 1989, Ursula Knab ranks 263. Before her are Scott O'Dell, Bas Paauwe, Pua Kealoha, Hu Die, Imre Hódos, and Ansa Ikonen. After her are Edward Abbey, Georgy Tovstonogov, Erich Herrmann, Aileen Pringle, Norma Varden, and Ludwig Schuberth.
Others Born in 1929
Go to all RankingsWilliam E. Thornton
ASTRONAUT
1929 - 2021
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 464
Ignacio Velasco
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2003
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 465
Richard Dysart
ACTOR
1929 - 2015
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 466
George Moscone
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1978
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 467
Yozhef Betsa
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 468
Bob Brookmeyer
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2011
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 469
Ursula Knab
ATHLETE
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 470
Rex Hartwig
TENNIS PLAYER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 471
Evert Gunnarsson
ATHLETE
1929 - 2022
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 472
Irwin I. Shapiro
ASTRONOMER
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 473
Ferdinand Oyono
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2010
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 474
Ali Mirzaei
ATHLETE
1929 - 2020
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 475
Jan Hertl
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1996
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 476
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsScott O'Dell
WRITER
1898 - 1989
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 257
Bas Paauwe
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 258
Pua Kealoha
SWIMMER
1902 - 1989
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 259
Hu Die
ACTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 260
Imre Hódos
WRESTLER
1928 - 1989
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 261
Ansa Ikonen
ACTOR
1913 - 1989
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 262
Ursula Knab
ATHLETE
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 263
Edward Abbey
WRITER
1927 - 1989
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 264
Georgy Tovstonogov
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1989
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 265
Erich Herrmann
ATHLETE
1914 - 1989
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 266
Aileen Pringle
ACTOR
1895 - 1989
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 267
Norma Varden
ACTOR
1898 - 1989
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 268
Ludwig Schuberth
HANDBALL PLAYER
1911 - 1989
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 269
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ursula Knab ranks 5,256 out of 7,253. Before her are Bruno Labbadia (1966), Kim Dotcom (1974), Margit Schumann (1952), Christina Lathan (1958), Ivan Klasnić (1980), and Walter Lassally (1926). After her are Bernhard Langer (1957), Felix Brych (1975), Ludwig Carl Christian Koch (1825), Oswald Karch (1917), Heinrich Kuhl (1797), and Allison Mack (1982).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsBruno Labbadia
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,250
Kim Dotcom
BUSINESSPERSON
1974 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 5,251
Margit Schumann
ATHLETE
1952 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 5,252
Christina Lathan
ATHLETE
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 5,253
Ivan Klasnić
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 5,254
Walter Lassally
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5,255
Ursula Knab
ATHLETE
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5,256
Bernhard Langer
GOLFER
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5,257
Felix Brych
REFEREE
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 5,258
Ludwig Carl Christian Koch
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1908
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 5,259
Oswald Karch
RACING DRIVER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 5,260
Heinrich Kuhl
BIOLOGIST
1797 - 1821
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 5,261
Allison Mack
ACTOR
1982 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 5,262
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Ursula Knab ranks 154. Before her are Klaus Siebert (1955), Frank Shorter (1947), Helmut Berthold (1911), Erich Koschik (1913), Margit Schumann (1952), and Christina Lathan (1958). After her are Bernhard Germeshausen (1951), Wolfgang Güldenpfennig (1951), Hanns Kilian (1905), Burglinde Pollak (1951), Herbert Gruber (1942), and Fritz Schwab (1919).
Klaus Siebert
1955 - 2016
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 148
Frank Shorter
1947 - Present
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 149
Helmut Berthold
1911 - 2000
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 150
Erich Koschik
1913 - 1985
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 151
Margit Schumann
1952 - 2017
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 152
Christina Lathan
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 153
Ursula Knab
1929 - 1989
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 154
Bernhard Germeshausen
1951 - 2022
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 155
Wolfgang Güldenpfennig
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 156
Hanns Kilian
1905 - 1981
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 157
Burglinde Pollak
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 158
Herbert Gruber
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 159
Fritz Schwab
1919 - 2006
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 160

























































