Handball Player
Erich Schmitt
handball player
1912 - 1979
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Erich Schmitt
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Schmitt is the 40th most popular handball player (up from 81st in 2024), the 652nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 700th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Handball Player.
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#40 / 641
Erich Schmitt ranks #40 of 641 Handball Players worldwide, placing them among the top 7% of the profession.
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Among Handball Players
Among handball players, Erich Schmitt ranks 40 out of 641. Before him are Fritz Fromm, Max Bloesch, Arpad Sterbik, Ludwig Schuberth, Zdravko Zovko, and Jaroslav Volak. After him are Jackson Richardson, Alfred Schmalzer, Siegfried Powolny, Heinrich Keimig, Veselin Vuković, and Zlatko Portner.
Most Popular Handball Players in Wikipedia
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Fritz Fromm
1913 - 2001
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 34
Max Bloesch
1908 - 1997
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 35
Arpad Sterbik
1979 - Present
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 36
Ludwig Schuberth
1911 - 1989
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 37
Zdravko Zovko
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 38
Jaroslav Volak
1915 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 39
Erich Schmitt
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 40
Jackson Richardson
1969 - Present
HPI: 52.42
Rank: 41
Alfred Schmalzer
1912 - 1944
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 42
Siegfried Powolny
1915 - 1944
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 43
Heinrich Keimig
1913 - 1966
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 44
Veselin Vuković
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 45
Zlatko Portner
1962 - 2020
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 46
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Erich Schmitt ranks 381. Before him are David Raksin, Eva Dawes, József Pálinkás, Machito, George Woodcock, and Francesc Xavier Bultó. After him are Joan Hartigan, Julian Symons, Alfred Schmalzer, Henry Jonsson, Lukas Ammann, and Eleazar de Carvalho. Among people deceased in 1979, Erich Schmitt ranks 266. Before him are Curtis Stevens, Blue Mitchell, Magnar Isaksen, Arthur Hunnicutt, Elemér Somfay, and Václav Havel. After him are Rolf Holmberg, Edward Akufo-Addo, Charles Coughlin, Ann Dvorak, Mikhail Ogonkov, and Akwasi Afrifa.
Others Born in 1912
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David Raksin
COMPOSER
1912 - 2004
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 375
Eva Dawes
ATHLETE
1912 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 376
József Pálinkás
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1991
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 377
Machito
MUSICIAN
1912 - 1984
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 378
George Woodcock
WRITER
1912 - 1995
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 379
Francesc Xavier Bultó
BUSINESSPERSON
1912 - 1998
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 380
Erich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 381
Joan Hartigan
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2000
HPI: 52.50
Rank: 382
Julian Symons
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 383
Alfred Schmalzer
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1944
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 384
Henry Jonsson
ATHLETE
1912 - 2001
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 385
Lukas Ammann
ACTOR
1912 - 2017
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 386
Eleazar de Carvalho
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 1996
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 387
Others Deceased in 1979
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Curtis Stevens
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 260
Blue Mitchell
MUSICIAN
1930 - 1979
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 261
Magnar Isaksen
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1979
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 262
Arthur Hunnicutt
ACTOR
1910 - 1979
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 263
Elemér Somfay
ATHLETE
1898 - 1979
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 264
Václav Havel
ATHLETE
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 265
Erich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 266
Rolf Holmberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1914 - 1979
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 267
Edward Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1979
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 268
Charles Coughlin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1891 - 1979
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 269
Ann Dvorak
ACTOR
1911 - 1979
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 270
Mikhail Ogonkov
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 1979
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 271
Akwasi Afrifa
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1979
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 272
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Erich Schmitt ranks 652 out of 1,198. Before him are Pierre Jaccoud (1905), Kurt Marti (1921), Christian Kracht (1966), Philippe Senderos (1985), Hans Pulver (1902), and Ernst Stueckelberg (1905). After him are Edmund Bruggmann (1943), Aga Khan V (1971), Alisha Lehmann (1999), Armand Borel (1923), Lara Gut-Behrami (1991), and Claudio Sulser (1955).
Others born in Switzerland
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Pierre Jaccoud
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1996
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 646
Kurt Marti
WRITER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 647
Christian Kracht
WRITER
1966 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 648
Philippe Senderos
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 649
Hans Pulver
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1977
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 650
Ernst Stueckelberg
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1984
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 651
Erich Schmitt
HANDBALL PLAYER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 652
Edmund Bruggmann
SKIER
1943 - 2014
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 653
Aga Khan V
BUSINESSPERSON
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 654
Alisha Lehmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 655
Armand Borel
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 656
Lara Gut-Behrami
SKIER
1991 - Present
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 657
Claudio Sulser
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 658
Among Handball Players In Switzerland
Among handball players born in Switzerland, Erich Schmitt ranks 2. Before him is Max Bloesch (1908). After him is Burkhard Gantenbein (1912).
Max Bloesch
1908 - 1997
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 1
Erich Schmitt
1912 - 1979
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 2
Burkhard Gantenbein
1912 - 2007
HPI: 51.66
Rank: 3
