ATHLETE

Felix Baumgartner

1969 - Today

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Felix Baumgartner (German: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈbaʊ̯mˌɡaʁtnɐ]; born 20 April 1969) is an Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper. He is widely known for jumping to Earth from a helium balloon from the stratosphere on 14 October 2012 and landing in New Mexico, United States, as part of the Red Bull Stratos project. Doing so, he set world records for skydiving an estimated 39 km (24 mi), reaching an estimated top speed of 1,357.64 km/h (843.6 mph), or Mach 1.25. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Felix Baumgartner has received more than 3,559,561 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Felix Baumgartner is the 20th most popular athlete (down from 15th in 2019), the 289th most popular biography from Austria (down from 270th in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Athlete.

Felix Baumgartner is most famous for his record-breaking free fall jump from space, which he accomplished on October 14, 2012.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Felix Baumgartner ranks 20 out of 6,025. Before him are Douglas, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Bruno, Javier Sotomayor, Ray Ewry, and Thomas Burke. After him are Mike Powell, Stefka Kostadinova, Florence Griffith Joyner, Ellery Harding Clark, Iolanda Balaș, and Hannes Kolehmainen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Felix Baumgartner ranks 23. Before him are Steffi Graf, Antonio Conte, Siniša Mihajlović, Chyna, Wes Anderson, and Prince Joachim of Denmark. After him are Ajay Devgn, Tyler Perry, Jens Lehmann, PJ Harvey, Peter Dinklage, and Marilyn Manson.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Felix Baumgartner ranks 289 out of 1,424. Before him are Guido von List (1848), Baron Alexander von Bach (1813), Alexander Wienerberger (1891), Franz Xaver Süssmayr (1766), Kunigunde of Austria (1465), and Archduchess Eleanor of Austria (1534). After him are Anne of Austria, Landgravine of Thuringia (1432), Georg von Peuerbach (1423), Katharina Schratt (1853), Hermann Buhl (1924), Bertha Pappenheim (1859), and Joseph Lanner (1801).

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Among ATHLETES In Austria

Among athletes born in Austria, Felix Baumgartner ranks 1. After him are Herma Bauma (1915), Otto Herschmann (1877), Klaus Dibiasi (1947), Adolf Kainz (1903), Eva Janko (1945), Fiorenzo Marini (1914), Rupert Hollaus (1931), Ferdinand Kiefler (1913), Manfred Schmid (1944), Josef Feistmantl (1939), and Felix Gottwald (1976).

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