FENCER
Yakov Rylsky
1928 - 1999

Yakov Rylsky
Yakov Anufrievich Rylsky (Russian: Яков Ануфриевич Рыльский; 25 October 1928 – 9 December 1999) was an Olympic champion and three-time world champion Russian sabre fencer who competed for the Soviet Union. He took part in three Olympic Games and won two medals in the team events. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Yakov Rylsky is the 106th most popular fencer (up from 107th in 2024), the 75th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 80th in 2019) and the most popular Kazakhstani Fencer.
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Among FENCERS
Among fencers, Yakov Rylsky ranks 106 out of 349. Before him are Olga Knyazeva, Hans Drakenberg, Philippe Boisse, Maria Vicol, Henrique da Silveira, and Csaba Köves. After him are Siegfried Flesch, Vladimir Nazlymov, Bill Hoskyns, Gastone Darè, Tadeusz Friedrich, and Hans Jacobson.
Most Popular Fencers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOlga Knyazeva
1954 - 2015
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 100
Hans Drakenberg
1901 - 1982
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 101
Philippe Boisse
1955 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 102
Maria Vicol
1935 - 2015
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 103
Henrique da Silveira
1901 - 1973
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 104
Csaba Köves
1966 - 2025
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 105
Yakov Rylsky
1928 - 1999
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 106
Siegfried Flesch
1872 - 1939
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 107
Vladimir Nazlymov
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 108
Bill Hoskyns
1931 - 2013
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 109
Gastone Darè
1918 - 1976
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 110
Tadeusz Friedrich
1903 - 1976
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 111
Hans Jacobson
1947 - 1984
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 112
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Yakov Rylsky ranks 486. Before him are Ellen Niit, Ivan Bohdan, Nina Otkalenko, Finn Haunstoft, Kate Wilhelm, and Clu Gulager. After him are Gregory Walcott, Manuel Muñoz, Jeanne Cooper, Camilla Wicks, Imre Hódos, and Muhammadu Maccido. Among people deceased in 1999, Yakov Rylsky ranks 255. Before him are Mel Tormé, Samiha Khalil, Georges Gandil, Charlie Byrd, Brian Shawe-Taylor, and Basil Hume. After him are Greg, Roger Rio, Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, Guillermo Arellano, Alfred Raoul, and Peter Seeberg.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsEllen Niit
WRITER
1928 - 2016
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 480
Ivan Bohdan
WRESTLER
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 481
Nina Otkalenko
ATHLETE
1928 - 2015
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 482
Finn Haunstoft
ATHLETE
1928 - 2008
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 483
Kate Wilhelm
WRITER
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 484
Clu Gulager
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 485
Yakov Rylsky
FENCER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 486
Gregory Walcott
ACTOR
1928 - 2015
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 487
Manuel Muñoz
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2022
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 488
Jeanne Cooper
ACTOR
1928 - 2013
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 489
Camilla Wicks
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 490
Imre Hódos
WRESTLER
1928 - 1989
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 491
Muhammadu Maccido
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 492
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsMel Tormé
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1999
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 249
Samiha Khalil
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1999
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 250
Georges Gandil
ATHLETE
1926 - 1999
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 251
Charlie Byrd
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1999
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 252
Brian Shawe-Taylor
RACING DRIVER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 253
Basil Hume
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 1999
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 254
Yakov Rylsky
FENCER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 255
Greg
COMIC ARTIST
1931 - 1999
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 256
Roger Rio
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 1999
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 257
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy
COMPANION
1966 - 1999
HPI: 53.72
Rank: 258
Guillermo Arellano
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1999
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 259
Alfred Raoul
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1999
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 260
Peter Seeberg
WRITER
1925 - 1999
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 261
In Kazakhstan
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Yakov Rylsky ranks 75 out of 193. Before him are David Rigert (1947), Imangali Tasmagambetov (1956), Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov (1951), Sergei Lukyanenko (1968), Näcip Cihanov (1911), and Serhiy Skachenko (1972). After him are Rashid Nurgaliyev (1956), Askar Mamin (1965), Rakhat Aliyev (1962), Sergei Ponomarenko (1960), Arkady Volozh (1964), and Serik Akhmetov (1958).
Others born in Kazakhstan
Go to all RankingsDavid Rigert
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 69
Imangali Tasmagambetov
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 70
Zhaksylyk Ushkempirov
WRESTLER
1951 - 2020
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 71
Sergei Lukyanenko
WRITER
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 72
Näcip Cihanov
COMPOSER
1911 - 1988
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 73
Serhiy Skachenko
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 74
Yakov Rylsky
FENCER
1928 - 1999
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 75
Rashid Nurgaliyev
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 76
Askar Mamin
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 77
Rakhat Aliyev
MAFIOSO
1962 - 2015
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 78
Sergei Ponomarenko
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 79
Arkady Volozh
BUSINESSPERSON
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.56
Rank: 80
Serik Akhmetov
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.84
Rank: 81
Among FENCERS In Kazakhstan
Among fencers born in Kazakhstan, Yakov Rylsky ranks 1. After him are Wladimir Resnitschenko (1965), Sofya Velikaya (1985), and Sergey Khodos (1986).
Yakov Rylsky
1928 - 1999
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 1
Wladimir Resnitschenko
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 2
Sofya Velikaya
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.31
Rank: 3
Sergey Khodos
1986 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 4



















































