1932 - 2005
Charly Gaul (8 December 1932 – 6 December 2005) was a Luxembourgish professional cyclist. He was a national cyclo-cross champion, an accomplished time triallist and superb climber. His ability earned him the nickname of Angel of the Mountains in the 1958 Tour de France, which he won with four stage victories. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charly Gaul has received more than 122,086 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Charly Gaul is the 15th most popular cyclist (down from 14th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Luxembourg and the most popular Luxembourger Cyclist.
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Among cyclists, Charly Gaul ranks 15 out of 1,214. Before him are Tom Simpson, Rik Van Looy, Felice Gimondi, Miguel Induráin, Alfredo Binda, and François Faber. After him are Roger De Vlaeminck, Henri Cornet, Joop Zoetemelk, Federico Bahamontes, Rik Van Steenbergen, and Philippe Thys.
1937 - 1967
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 9
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 10
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 11
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 12
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 13
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 14
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 15
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 16
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 17
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 18
1928 - 2023
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 19
1924 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 20
1889 - 1971
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 21
Among people born in 1932, Charly Gaul ranks 113. Before him are Christy Brown, Paul Virilio, Delphine Seyrig, Abdul Halim Khaddam, Dudley R. Herschbach, and Amrish Puri. After him are Spyros Kyprianou, Manuel Puig, Harry Gregg, Meir Kahane, Renato Martino, and Ieng Thirith. Among people deceased in 2005, Charly Gaul ranks 76. Before him are Jef Raskin, Narriman Sadek, Maurice Trintignant, Vincent Schiavelli, Melita Norwood, and Amrish Puri. After him are Augusto Roa Bastos, Álvaro Cunhal, John Garang, Erich Topp, Richard Pryor, and Cicely Saunders.
1932 - 1981
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 107
1932 - 2018
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 108
1932 - 1990
HPI: 57.10
Rank: 109
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 110
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 111
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 112
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 113
1932 - 2002
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 114
1932 - 1990
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 115
1932 - 2020
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 116
1932 - 1990
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 117
1932 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 118
1932 - 2015
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 119
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 70
1933 - 2005
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 71
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 72
1948 - 2005
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 73
1912 - 2005
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 74
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 75
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 76
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 77
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 78
1945 - 2005
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 79
1914 - 2005
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 80
1940 - 2005
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 81
1918 - 2005
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 82
Among people born in Luxembourg, Charly Gaul ranks 17 out of 79. Before him are Ernst von Mansfeld (1580), Gaston Thorn (1928), Hugo Gernsback (1884), Marie-Adélaïde, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1894), Edward Steichen (1879), and Joseph Bech (1887). After him are Nicolas Frantz (1899), Josy Barthel (1927), Hermann von François (1856), Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (1922), Xavier Bettel (1973), and Michel Théato (1878).
1580 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 11
1928 - 2007
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
1884 - 1967
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 13
1894 - 1924
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 14
1879 - 1973
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 15
1887 - 1975
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 16
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 17
1899 - 1985
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 18
1927 - 1992
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 19
1856 - 1933
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 20
1922 - 2011
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 21
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 22
1878 - 1919
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 23
Among cyclists born in Luxembourg, Charly Gaul ranks 1. After him are Nicolas Frantz (1899), Johny Schleck (1942), Andy Schleck (1985), Fränk Schleck (1980), Kim Kirchen (1978), Bob Jungels (1992), Jempy Drucker (1986), Laurent Didier (1984), and Ben Gastauer (1987).
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1
1899 - 1985
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 2
1942 - Present
HPI: 47.56
Rank: 3
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.13
Rank: 4
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 5
1978 - Present
HPI: 38.18
Rank: 6
1992 - Present
HPI: 33.04
Rank: 7
1986 - Present
HPI: 29.11
Rank: 8
1984 - Present
HPI: 27.78
Rank: 9
1987 - Present
HPI: 25.62
Rank: 10