MARTIAL ARTS
Andy Hug
1964 - 2000
Andy Hug
Andreas "Andy" Hug (7 September 1964 – 24 August 2000) was a Swiss karateka and kickboxer who competed in the heavyweight division. Considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time, Hug was renowned for his ability to execute numerous kicking techniques rarely seen in high-level competition. Although he was usually smaller than his opponents, standing at 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) and being barely a heavyweight, weighing around 98.0 kg (216.1 lb; 15.43 st) in his prime, he made up for his lack of size with his tremendous athleticism and speed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andy Hug has received more than 889,581 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Andy Hug is the 17th most popular martial arts (down from 13th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 206th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Martial Arts.
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890k
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23
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7.45
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Among MARTIAL ARTS
Among martial arts, Andy Hug ranks 17 out of 118. Before him are Ankō Itosu, Masatoshi Nakayama, Kenwa Mabuni, Hélio Gracie, Chōjun Miyagi, and Fedor Emelianenko. After him are Motobu Chōki, Higaonna Kanryō, Matsumura Sōkon, Randy Couture, Cynthia Rothrock, and Hironori Ōtsuka.
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Ankō Itosu
1831 - 1915
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 11
Masatoshi Nakayama
1913 - 1987
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 12
Kenwa Mabuni
1889 - 1952
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 13
Hélio Gracie
1913 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 14
Chōjun Miyagi
1888 - 1953
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 15
Fedor Emelianenko
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 16
Andy Hug
1964 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 17
Motobu Chōki
1870 - 1944
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 18
Higaonna Kanryō
1853 - 1916
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 19
Matsumura Sōkon
1809 - 1899
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 20
Randy Couture
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 21
Cynthia Rothrock
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 22
Hironori Ōtsuka
1892 - 1982
HPI: 51.67
Rank: 23
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1964, Andy Hug ranks 78. Before him are Paul Landers, Rossy de Palma, Tommi Mäkinen, Magnús Scheving, Robert Fico, and Mary-Louise Parker. After him are Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Melissa Gilbert, Eddie Vedder, John Leguizamo, Calista Flockhart, and Vincent Perez. Among people deceased in 2000, Andy Hug ranks 88. Before him are Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia, Steven Runciman, Richard Farnsworth, Charles Gray, Pierre Pflimlin, and Rabah Bitat. After him are Baden Powell, Terence McKenna, Claude Autant-Lara, Yehuda Amichai, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, and Ahmad Shamlou.
Others Born in 1964
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Paul Landers
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 72
Rossy de Palma
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 73
Tommi Mäkinen
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 74
Magnús Scheving
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 75
Robert Fico
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 76
Mary-Louise Parker
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 77
Andy Hug
1964 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 78
Valeria Bruni Tedeschi
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 79
Melissa Gilbert
1964 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 80
Eddie Vedder
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 81
John Leguizamo
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 82
Calista Flockhart
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 83
Vincent Perez
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 84
Others Deceased in 2000
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Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia
1928 - 2000
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 82
Steven Runciman
1903 - 2000
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 83
Richard Farnsworth
1920 - 2000
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 84
Charles Gray
1928 - 2000
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 85
Pierre Pflimlin
1907 - 2000
HPI: 54.37
Rank: 86
Rabah Bitat
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 87
Andy Hug
1964 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 88
Baden Powell
1937 - 2000
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 89
Terence McKenna
1946 - 2000
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 90
Claude Autant-Lara
1901 - 2000
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 91
Yehuda Amichai
1924 - 2000
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 92
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
1929 - 2000
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 93
Ahmad Shamlou
1925 - 2000
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 94
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Andy Hug ranks 228 out of 876. Before him are Jean-André Deluc (1727), Nicolas Théodore de Saussure (1767), Pierre Jeanneret (1896), Johann Bauhin (1541), Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810), and Johann Peter Hebel (1760). After him are Conrad Ferdinand Meyer (1825), Anton Graff (1736), Matilda of Habsburg (1253), Maurice Bavaud (1916), Gabriela Andersen-Schiess (1945), and Giovanni Giacometti (1868).
Others born in Switzerland
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Jean-André Deluc
1727 - 1817
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 222
Nicolas Théodore de Saussure
1767 - 1845
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 223
Pierre Jeanneret
1896 - 1967
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 224
Johann Bauhin
1541 - 1613
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 225
Pierre Edmond Boissier
1810 - 1885
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 226
Johann Peter Hebel
1760 - 1826
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 227
Andy Hug
1964 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 228
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
1825 - 1898
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 229
Anton Graff
1736 - 1813
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 230
Matilda of Habsburg
1253 - 1304
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 231
Maurice Bavaud
1916 - 1941
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 232
Gabriela Andersen-Schiess
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 233
Giovanni Giacometti
1868 - 1933
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 234
Among MARTIAL ARTS In Switzerland
Among martial arts born in Switzerland, Andy Hug ranks 1.
