ATHLETE
Václav Havel
1920 - 1979

Václav Havel
Václav Havel (5 October 1920 – 14 December 1979) was a Czechoslovak slalom and sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1940s to the late 1950s. He was born in Prague (where he also died). Havel won a silver medal in the C-2 10,000 m event at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London. He also won a bronze medal in the C-2 1,000 m event at the 1950 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Václav Havel is the 1,841st most popular athlete (down from 1,384th in 2019), the 773rd most popular biography from Czechia (down from 733rd in 2019) and the 34th most popular Czech Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Václav Havel ranks 1,841 out of 6,025. Before him are Elemér Somfay, András Szente, Josiah McCracken, Calvin Smith, Vladimir Yashchenko, and Ernst Larsen. After him are Uwe Hohn, Claudia Testoni, Aldo Montano, Sabine Busch, Kalevi Hämäläinen, and Sven-Åke Lundbäck.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsElemér Somfay
1898 - 1979
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1,835
András Szente
1939 - 2012
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 1,836
Josiah McCracken
1874 - 1962
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 1,837
Calvin Smith
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,838
Vladimir Yashchenko
1959 - 1999
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 1,839
Ernst Larsen
1926 - 2015
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 1,840
Václav Havel
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 1,841
Uwe Hohn
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 1,842
Claudia Testoni
1915 - 1998
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 1,843
Aldo Montano
1910 - 1996
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,844
Sabine Busch
1962 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,845
Kalevi Hämäläinen
1932 - 2005
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,846
Sven-Åke Lundbäck
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,847
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1920, Václav Havel ranks 399. Before him are Friedrich Waller, John Paul Stevens, Kenneth McAlpine, Zully Moreno, Adolph Dubs, and Luisa Cuesta. After him are Jack Rowley, Ella Raines, Arthur Wint, Lamberto Dalla Costa, Wolfdietrich Schnurre, and Man Mohan Adhikari. Among people deceased in 1979, Václav Havel ranks 262. Before him are Lev Arnshtam, Curtis Stevens, Blue Mitchell, Magnar Isaksen, Arthur Hunnicutt, and Elemér Somfay. After him are Erich Schmitt, Rolf Holmberg, Edward Akufo-Addo, Charles Coughlin, Ann Dvorak, and Mikhail Ogonkov.
Others Born in 1920
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Waller
ATHLETE
1920 - 2004
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 393
John Paul Stevens
JUDGE
1920 - 2019
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 394
Kenneth McAlpine
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2023
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 395
Zully Moreno
ACTOR
1920 - 1999
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 396
Adolph Dubs
DIPLOMAT
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 397
Luisa Cuesta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1920 - 2018
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 398
Václav Havel
ATHLETE
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 399
Jack Rowley
SOCCER PLAYER
1920 - 1998
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 400
Ella Raines
ACTOR
1920 - 1988
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 401
Arthur Wint
ATHLETE
1920 - 1992
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 402
Lamberto Dalla Costa
ATHLETE
1920 - 1982
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 403
Wolfdietrich Schnurre
WRITER
1920 - 1989
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 404
Man Mohan Adhikari
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1999
HPI: 52.27
Rank: 405
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsLev Arnshtam
FILM DIRECTOR
1905 - 1979
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 256
Curtis Stevens
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 257
Blue Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1979
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 258
Magnar Isaksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 259
Arthur Hunnicutt
ACTOR
1910 - 1979
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 260
Elemér Somfay
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 261
Václav Havel
ATHLETE
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 262
Erich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 263
Rolf Holmberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 264
Edward Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1979
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 265
Charles Coughlin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1979
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 266
Ann Dvorak
ACTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 267
Mikhail Ogonkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1979
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 268
In Czechia
Among people born in Czechia, Václav Havel ranks 773 out of 1,200. Before him are Jan Mrvík (1939), Jan Klapáč (1941), Dana Vávrová (1967), František Jakubec (1956), Marie Pujmanová (1893), and Jiří Procházka (1992). After him are Bohumil Modrý (1916), Jan Palouš (1888), Roman Šebrle (1974), Josef Augusta (1946), Jiří Pešek (1927), and Antonín Slavíček (1870).
Others born in Czechia
Go to all RankingsJan Mrvík
ATHLETE
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 767
Jan Klapáč
HOCKEY PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 768
Dana Vávrová
ACTOR
1967 - 2009
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 769
František Jakubec
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - 2016
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 770
Marie Pujmanová
WRITER
1893 - 1958
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 771
Jiří Procházka
MARTIAL ARTS
1992 - Present
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 772
Václav Havel
ATHLETE
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 773
Bohumil Modrý
ATHLETE
1916 - 1963
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 774
Jan Palouš
HOCKEY PLAYER
1888 - 1971
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 775
Roman Šebrle
ATHLETE
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 776
Josef Augusta
ATHLETE
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 777
Jiří Pešek
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2011
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 778
Antonín Slavíček
PAINTER
1870 - 1910
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 779
Among ATHLETES In Czechia
Among athletes born in Czechia, Václav Havel ranks 34. Before him are Jiří Lanský (1933), Stanislav Lusk (1931), Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský (1886), Miloslava Misáková (1922), Hugo Simon (1942), and Jan Mrvík (1939). After him are Bohumil Modrý (1916), Roman Šebrle (1974), Josef Augusta (1946), Barbora Špotáková (1981), Josef Horešovský (1946), and Jan Peka (1894).
Jiří Lanský
1933 - 2017
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 28
Stanislav Lusk
1931 - 1987
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 29
Vlastimil Lada-Sázavský
1886 - 1956
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 30
Miloslava Misáková
1922 - 2015
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 31
Hugo Simon
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.00
Rank: 32
Jan Mrvík
1939 - 2023
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 33
Václav Havel
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 34
Bohumil Modrý
1916 - 1963
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 35
Roman Šebrle
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 36
Josef Augusta
1946 - 2017
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 37
Barbora Špotáková
1981 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 38
Josef Horešovský
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 39
Jan Peka
1894 - 1985
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 40