With 1,214 biographies, Cyclists are the 14th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Painters, Basketball Players, and Composers.
Pantheon has 1,403 people classified as cyclists born between 1801 and 2000. Of these 1,403, 1,185 (84.46%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living cyclists include Eddy Merckx, Lance Armstrong, and Bernard Hinault. The most famous deceased cyclists include Fausto Coppi, Jacques Anquetil, and Maurice Garin. As of April 2022, 189 new cyclists have been added to Pantheon including Mino De Rossi, Gianni Motta, and Rolf Wolfshohl.
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.27
1971 - Present
HPI: 60.30
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.37
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.22
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.15
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.96
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.39
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.79
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.46
1951 - Present
HPI: 51.76
1919 - 1960
HPI: 64.05
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
1871 - 1957
HPI: 61.89
1914 - 2000
HPI: 61.42
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.26
1937 - 1967
HPI: 58.22
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.71
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.48
1924 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
1931 - 2022
HPI: 48.95
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.91
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.15
1946 - 2021
HPI: 46.98
1944 - Present
HPI: 46.43
1896 - 1968
HPI: 46.18
1885 - 1928
HPI: 45.74
1928 - 2000
HPI: 45.16
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.95
1924 - 2012
HPI: 44.75
1925 - 1990
HPI: 44.73
1913 - 1982
HPI: 44.59
Most cyclists were born in France (173), Italy (170), and Spain (123). By city, the most common birth places were Paris (12), Ghent (12), and Adelaide (10).The most common death places of cyclists were France (49), Italy (46), and Belgium (32). By city, these were Milan (7), Florence (3), and Antwerp (3).
The earliest biographies classified as cyclists in Pantheon are Josef Fischer, August von Gödrich, and Georgios Koletis. The concentration of cyclists was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier cyclists are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Which Cyclists were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Cyclists since 1700.
Cyclists are found within the Sports domain which also includes Soccer Players, Athletes, Basketball Players, Tennis Players, and Racing Drivers.