1954 - Today
Dietrich "Didi" Thurau (German pronunciation: [ˈdiːtʁɪç ˈtuːʁaʊ] ; born 9 November 1954) is a retired German professional road bicycle racer. His biggest career achievements include winning the one-day classic, Liège–Bastogne–Liège, his home country's Deutschland Tour and surprising the field at the 1977 Tour de France by capturing four stages and holding the yellow jersey as leader of the general classification from the prologue for 15 days. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dietrich Thurau has received more than 46,933 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Dietrich Thurau is the 208th most popular cyclist (down from 185th in 2019), the 4,440th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,822nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Cyclist.
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Among cyclists, Dietrich Thurau ranks 208 out of 1,214. Before him are Marco Cimatti, Piotr Ugrumov, Jean Brankart, Johan Bruyneel, Paolo Pedretti, and Gustav-Adolf Schur. After him are Charles Henry Bartlett, Leif Mortensen, Stephen Roche, Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle, Davide Rebellin, and Ivan Basso.
1913 - 1982
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 202
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 203
1930 - 2020
HPI: 44.46
Rank: 204
1964 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 205
1906 - 1983
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 206
1931 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 207
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 208
1885 - 1968
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 209
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 210
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 211
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 212
1971 - 2022
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 213
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.29
Rank: 214
Among people born in 1954, Dietrich Thurau ranks 367. Before him are Alberto Malesani, Joseph Polchinski, Harvey Fierstein, Anna Grodzka, Rafael Orozco Maestre, and Eva Brunne. After him are Aleksandr Aksinin, Robert Menasse, Tahar Djaout, Dennis Johnson, Andrei Sannikov, and Andrzej Lepper.
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 361
1954 - 2018
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 362
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 363
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 364
1954 - 1992
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 365
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 366
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 367
1954 - 2020
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 368
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 369
1954 - 1993
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 370
1954 - 2007
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 371
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 372
1954 - 2011
HPI: 44.32
Rank: 373
Among people born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 4,440 out of 6,142. Before him are Carl Mayet (1810), Günter de Bruyn (1926), Hermann Oldenberg (1854), Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), Despina Vandi (1969), and Hermann Volk (1903). After him are Frank Mill (1958), August W. Eichler (1839), Marie Hankel (1844), Gerd Wessig (1959), Kerstin Gier (1966), and Nelson Piquet Jr. (1985).
1810 - 1868
HPI: 44.47
Rank: 4,434
1926 - 2020
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 4,435
1854 - 1920
HPI: 44.43
Rank: 4,436
1906 - 1941
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 4,437
1969 - Present
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 4,438
1903 - 1988
HPI: 44.41
Rank: 4,439
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 4,440
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.39
Rank: 4,441
1839 - 1887
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 4,442
1844 - 1929
HPI: 44.38
Rank: 4,443
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 4,444
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.37
Rank: 4,445
1985 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 4,446
Among cyclists born in Germany, Dietrich Thurau ranks 8. Before him are Josef Fischer (1865), Jan Ullrich (1973), Heinz Müller (1924), Albert Richter (1912), Rolf Wolfshohl (1938), and Olaf Ludwig (1960). After him are Erik Zabel (1970), Joseph Rosemeyer (1872), Toni Merkens (1912), Tony Martin (1985), Uwe Ampler (1964), and Andreas Klöden (1975).
1865 - 1953
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 2
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.38
Rank: 3
1924 - 1975
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 4
1912 - 1940
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 5
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.15
Rank: 6
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.60
Rank: 7
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 9
1872 - 1919
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 10
1912 - 1944
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 11
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 12
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.74
Rank: 13
1975 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 14