ATHLETE
Willi Holdorf
1940 - 2020

Willi Holdorf
Willi Holdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪli ˈhɔlˌdɔʁf] ; 17 February 1940 – 5 July 2020) was a West German athlete. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Willi Holdorf is the 1,266th most popular athlete (down from 1,156th in 2024), the 4,994th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,091st in 2019) and the 108th most popular German Athlete.
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Among ATHLETES
Among athletes, Willi Holdorf ranks 1,266 out of 6,025. Before him are Giovanni Invernizzi, Martin Fourcade, Frank Hussey, Walter Graf, Hans Berglund, and Anni Holdmann. After him are Giovanni Delise, Abdon Pamich, Inha Babakova, Valeriy Pidluzhnyy, Lyudmila Kondratyeva, and Georges Trombert.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Invernizzi
1926 - 1986
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 1,260
Martin Fourcade
1988 - Present
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 1,261
Frank Hussey
1905 - 1974
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,262
Walter Graf
1937 - 2021
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,263
Hans Berglund
1918 - 2006
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,264
Anni Holdmann
1900 - 1960
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,265
Willi Holdorf
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,266
Giovanni Delise
1907 - 1947
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 1,267
Abdon Pamich
1933 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 1,268
Inha Babakova
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 1,269
Valeriy Pidluzhnyy
1952 - 2021
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 1,270
Lyudmila Kondratyeva
1958 - Present
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 1,271
Georges Trombert
1874 - 1949
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 1,272
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Willi Holdorf ranks 447. Before him are Whitney Smith, Reinhard Furrer, Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir, Richard Marcinko, Tim Severin, and Carl von Essen. After him are Franco Balmamion, Leonid Osyka, György Sarlós, Robert Blust, S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan, and Sven-Gunnar Larsson. Among people deceased in 2020, Willi Holdorf ranks 543. Before him are Aileen Baviera, Horst Meyer, Boris Klyuyev, Giorgi Shengelaia, Tim Severin, and Cabeção. After him are Aleksandr Aksinin, Fritz d'Orey, Norman I. Platnick, Ali Bozer, Alison Lurie, and Nelly Kaplan.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsWhitney Smith
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2016
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 441
Reinhard Furrer
ASTRONAUT
1940 - 1995
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 442
Fríða Á. Sigurðardóttir
WRITER
1940 - 2010
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 443
Richard Marcinko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 444
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 445
Carl von Essen
ATHLETE
1940 - 2021
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 446
Willi Holdorf
ATHLETE
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 447
Franco Balmamion
CYCLIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 448
Leonid Osyka
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2001
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 449
György Sarlós
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 450
Robert Blust
LINGUIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 451
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
MATHEMATICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 452
Sven-Gunnar Larsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 453
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsAileen Baviera
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2020
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 537
Horst Meyer
ATHLETE
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 538
Boris Klyuyev
ACTOR
1944 - 2020
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 539
Giorgi Shengelaia
FILM DIRECTOR
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 540
Tim Severin
EXPLORER
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 541
Cabeção
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2020
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 542
Willi Holdorf
ATHLETE
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 543
Aleksandr Aksinin
ATHLETE
1954 - 2020
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 544
Fritz d'Orey
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 545
Norman I. Platnick
BIOLOGIST
1951 - 2020
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 546
Ali Bozer
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2020
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 547
Alison Lurie
WRITER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 548
Nelly Kaplan
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2020
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 549
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Willi Holdorf ranks 4,997 out of 7,253. Before him are Frank Kugler (1879), Walter Lübcke (1953), Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (1904), Jean Malaurie (1922), Anni Holdmann (1900), and Fritz Spengler (1908). After him are Max Bodenstein (1871), Hans-Georg Aschenbach (1951), Eike Immel (1960), Frank Mill (1958), Kurt Biedenkopf (1930), and Georg Jacoby (1882).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFrank Kugler
ATHLETE
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 4,991
Walter Lübcke
POLITICIAN
1953 - 2019
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,992
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
DIPLOMAT
1904 - 1973
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 4,993
Jean Malaurie
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1922 - 2024
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,994
Anni Holdmann
ATHLETE
1900 - 1960
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,995
Fritz Spengler
HANDBALL PLAYER
1908 - 2003
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,996
Willi Holdorf
ATHLETE
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,997
Max Bodenstein
CHEMIST
1871 - 1942
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,998
Hans-Georg Aschenbach
SKIER
1951 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 4,999
Eike Immel
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 5,000
Frank Mill
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - 2025
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 5,001
Kurt Biedenkopf
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2021
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5,002
Georg Jacoby
FILM DIRECTOR
1882 - 1964
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 5,003
Among ATHLETES In Germany
Among athletes born in Germany, Willi Holdorf ranks 108. Before him are Heinz Ulzheimer (1925), Horst Meyer (1941), Paul Günther (1882), Walter Schröder (1932), Frank Kugler (1879), and Anni Holdmann (1900). After him are Liselott Linsenhoff (1927), Siegbert Horn (1950), Wilhelm Leichum (1911), Gustav Goßler (1879), Klaus Reichert (1947), and Waldemar Tietgens (1879).
Heinz Ulzheimer
1925 - 2016
HPI: 54.75
Rank: 102
Horst Meyer
1941 - 2020
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 103
Paul Günther
1882 - 1959
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 104
Walter Schröder
1932 - 2022
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 105
Frank Kugler
1879 - 1952
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 106
Anni Holdmann
1900 - 1960
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 107
Willi Holdorf
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 108
Liselott Linsenhoff
1927 - 1999
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 109
Siegbert Horn
1950 - 2016
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 110
Wilhelm Leichum
1911 - 1941
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 111
Gustav Goßler
1879 - 1940
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 112
Klaus Reichert
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 113
Waldemar Tietgens
1879 - 1917
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 114























































