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Yvonne Rüegg
1938 - Today

Yvonne Rüegg
Yvonne Rüegg (born 2 August 1938) is a Swiss former alpine skier. At the 1960 Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in giant slalom. She was born in Chur. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Yvonne Rüegg is the 61st most popular skier (up from 94th in 2019), the 477th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 548th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Swiss Skier.
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Among SKIERS
Among skiers, Yvonne Rüegg ranks 61 out of 817. Before her are Raisa Smetanina, Reidar Andersen, Inger Aufles, Trude Beiser, Ivar Formo, and Josef Bradl. After her are Janne Ahonen, Sigmund Ruud, Marie-Theres Nadig, Jean Vuarnet, Erik Schinegger, and Giuliana Minuzzo.
Most Popular Skiers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaisa Smetanina
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 55
Reidar Andersen
1911 - 1991
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 56
Inger Aufles
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 57
Trude Beiser
1927 - Present
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 58
Ivar Formo
1951 - 2006
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 59
Josef Bradl
1918 - 1982
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 60
Yvonne Rüegg
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 61
Janne Ahonen
1977 - Present
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 62
Sigmund Ruud
1907 - 1994
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 63
Marie-Theres Nadig
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 64
Jean Vuarnet
1933 - 2017
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 65
Erik Schinegger
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 66
Giuliana Minuzzo
1931 - 2020
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 67
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Yvonne Rüegg ranks 367. Before her are Herman Daly, Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn, Roy Thinnes, Tang Jiaxuan, Kito Lorenc, and Talal Abu-Ghazaleh. After her are Timo Mäkinen, Judith Rich Harris, Tony Renis, Johnny Tillotson, Bahram Beyzai, and Valentina Prudskova.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsHerman Daly
ECONOMIST
1938 - 2022
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 361
Pierre Nguyễn Văn Nhơn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 362
Roy Thinnes
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 363
Tang Jiaxuan
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 364
Kito Lorenc
WRITER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 365
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh
BUSINESSPERSON
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 366
Yvonne Rüegg
SKIER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 367
Timo Mäkinen
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 368
Judith Rich Harris
PSYCHOLOGIST
1938 - 2018
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 369
Tony Renis
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 370
Johnny Tillotson
SINGER
1938 - 2025
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 371
Bahram Beyzai
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 372
Valentina Prudskova
FENCER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 373
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Yvonne Rüegg ranks 477 out of 1,015. Before her are Robert Julius Trumpler (1886), Johannes Baumann (1874), Karl Ludwig von Haller (1768), Nicolas Fatio de Duillier (1664), Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (1963), and Théodore Flournoy (1854). After her are Bernard Fellay (1958), Adolf Meyer (1866), Émil Goeldi (1859), Albert Gallatin (1761), Johann Jakob Breitinger (1701), and Emil Frey (1838).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsRobert Julius Trumpler
ASTRONOMER
1886 - 1956
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 471
Johannes Baumann
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1953
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 472
Karl Ludwig von Haller
PHILOSOPHER
1768 - 1854
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 473
Nicolas Fatio de Duillier
ASTRONOMER
1664 - 1753
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 474
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 475
Théodore Flournoy
PSYCHOLOGIST
1854 - 1920
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 476
Yvonne Rüegg
SKIER
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 477
Bernard Fellay
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 478
Adolf Meyer
PHYSICIAN
1866 - 1950
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 479
Émil Goeldi
BIOLOGIST
1859 - 1917
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 480
Albert Gallatin
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1849
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 481
Johann Jakob Breitinger
WRITER
1701 - 1776
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 482
Emil Frey
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1922
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 483
Among SKIERS In Switzerland
Among skiers born in Switzerland, Yvonne Rüegg ranks 6. Before her are Pirmin Zurbriggen (1963), Bernhard Russi (1948), Madeleine Berthod (1931), Vreni Schneider (1964), and Renée Colliard (1933). After her are Marie-Theres Nadig (1954), Walter Steiner (1951), Hedy Schlunegger (1923), Simon Ammann (1981), Heini Hemmi (1949), and Antoinette Meyer (1920).
Pirmin Zurbriggen
1963 - Present
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1
Bernhard Russi
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 2
Madeleine Berthod
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 3
Vreni Schneider
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 4
Renée Colliard
1933 - 2022
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 5
Yvonne Rüegg
1938 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 6
Marie-Theres Nadig
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 7
Walter Steiner
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 8
Hedy Schlunegger
1923 - 2003
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 9
Simon Ammann
1981 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 10
Heini Hemmi
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 11
Antoinette Meyer
1920 - 2010
HPI: 54.10
Rank: 12