Athlete
Faina Melnik
Soviet discus thrower
1945 - 2016
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Faina Melnik
Her biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2024). Faina Melnik is the 302nd most popular athlete (up from 341st in 2024), the 502nd most popular biography from Ukraine (up from 617th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Ukrainian Athlete.
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Among Athletes
Among athletes, Faina Melnik ranks 302 out of 6,025. Before her are Prosper Bruggeman, Karen Hoff, Jürgen Schult, Frank Loomis, Maurice Greene, and Merlene Ottey. After her are Galina Zybina, Carlo Agostoni, Ron Clarke, Eero Lehtonen, Georgios Orphanidis, and Erik Almlöf.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
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Prosper Bruggeman
1873 - 1939
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 296
Karen Hoff
1921 - 2000
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 297
Jürgen Schult
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 298
Frank Loomis
1896 - 1971
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 299
Maurice Greene
1974 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 300
Merlene Ottey
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 301
Faina Melnik
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 302
Galina Zybina
1931 - 2024
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 303
Carlo Agostoni
1909 - 1972
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 304
Ron Clarke
1937 - 2015
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 305
Eero Lehtonen
1898 - 1959
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 306
Georgios Orphanidis
1859 - 1942
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 307
Erik Almlöf
1891 - 1971
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 308
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Faina Melnik ranks 287. Before her are Martin Hellman, Lisa Kreuzer, Noel Redding, Roger Spottiswoode, Ali Akbar Velayati, and Rita Coolidge. After her are Frans Janssens, Carrie Snodgress, Yuri Antonov, Michel Vautrot, Rüdiger Safranski, and John Carlos. Among people deceased in 2016, Faina Melnik ranks 223. Before her are Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, Naná Vasconcelos, Jacques Hamel, Sándor Tarics, Lars Gustafsson, and Vladica Kovačević. After her are Hannes Löhr, Vilmos Zsigmond, Giovanni Coppa, Klim Churyumov, Chiyonofuji Mitsugu, and Zubaida Tharwat.
Others Born in 1945
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Martin Hellman
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 281
Lisa Kreuzer
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 282
Noel Redding
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2003
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 283
Roger Spottiswoode
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 284
Ali Akbar Velayati
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 285
Rita Coolidge
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 286
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 287
Frans Janssens
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 288
Carrie Snodgress
ACTOR
1945 - 2004
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 289
Yuri Antonov
COMPOSER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 290
Michel Vautrot
REFEREE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 291
Rüdiger Safranski
PHILOSOPHER
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 292
John Carlos
ATHLETE
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 293
Others Deceased in 2016
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Mohamed Hassanein Heikal
JOURNALIST
1923 - 2016
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 217
Naná Vasconcelos
SINGER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 218
Jacques Hamel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 219
Sándor Tarics
ARCHITECT
1913 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 220
Lars Gustafsson
PHILOSOPHER
1936 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 221
Vladica Kovačević
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2016
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 222
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 223
Hannes Löhr
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 224
Vilmos Zsigmond
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2016
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 225
Giovanni Coppa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1925 - 2016
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 226
Klim Churyumov
ASTRONOMER
1937 - 2016
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 227
Chiyonofuji Mitsugu
WRESTLER
1955 - 2016
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 228
Zubaida Tharwat
ACTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 229
In Ukraine
Among people born in Ukraine, Faina Melnik ranks 502 out of NaN. Before her are Boris Kalamanos (1113), Nataliya Kobrynska (1855), Nikolay Nosov (1908), Anatoly Rybakov (1911), Alexander Vertinsky (1889), and Mykhailo Starytsky (1840). After her are Yuriy Boyko (1958), Ivan Marchuk (1936), Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1923), Mikhail Koltsov (1898), Viktor Chukarin (1921), and Yury Olesha (1899).
Others born in Ukraine
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Boris Kalamanos
POLITICIAN
1113 - 1154
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 496
Nataliya Kobrynska
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 497
Nikolay Nosov
WRITER
1908 - 1976
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 498
Anatoly Rybakov
WRITER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 499
Alexander Vertinsky
SINGER
1889 - 1957
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 500
Mykhailo Starytsky
WRITER
1840 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 501
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 502
Yuriy Boyko
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 503
Ivan Marchuk
PAINTER
1936 - Present
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 504
Stanisław Skrowaczewski
CONDUCTOR
1923 - 2017
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 505
Mikhail Koltsov
WRITER
1898 - 1940
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 506
Viktor Chukarin
GYMNAST
1921 - 1984
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 507
Yury Olesha
WRITER
1899 - 1960
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 508
Among Athletes In Ukraine
Among athletes born in Ukraine, Faina Melnik ranks 10. Before her are Anatoliy Bondarchuk (1940), Igor Ter-Ovanesyan (1938), Viktor Tsybulenko (1930), Vladimir Kuts (1927), Viorica Viscopoleanu (1939), and Galina Chistyakova (1962). After her are Inessa Kravets (1966), Bobbie Rosenfeld (1904), Leonid Zhabotinsky (1938), Nadezhda Tkachenko (1948), Yevhen Arzhanov (1948), and Lidiya Alfeyeva (1946).
Anatoliy Bondarchuk
1940 - 2025
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 4
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 5
Viktor Tsybulenko
1930 - 2013
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 6
Vladimir Kuts
1927 - 1975
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 7
Viorica Viscopoleanu
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 8
Galina Chistyakova
1962 - Present
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 9
Faina Melnik
1945 - 2016
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 10
Inessa Kravets
1966 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 11
Bobbie Rosenfeld
1904 - 1969
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 12
Leonid Zhabotinsky
1938 - 2016
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 13
Nadezhda Tkachenko
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 14
Yevhen Arzhanov
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 15
Lidiya Alfeyeva
1946 - 2022
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 16
