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Franz Pfnür

1908 - 1996

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Franz Pfnür (21 November 1908 – 21 September 1996) was a German alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was born in Schellenberg. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the alpine skiing combined event. As a reward, Pfnür was later invited to coffee with the Führer Adolf Hitler at his mountain retreat in Obersalzberg. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Pfnür has received more than 19,316 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Pfnür is the 116th most popular skier, the 5,101st most popular biography from Germany and the 6th most popular German Skier.

Memorability Metrics

  • 19k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SKIERS

Among skiers, Franz Pfnür ranks 116 out of 817. Before him are Stefania Belmondo, Ernst Hinterseer, Adam Małysz, François Bonlieu, Ivica Kostelić, and Giuliana Minuzzo. After him are Erling Evensen, Jouko Törmänen, Heidi Biebl, Narve Bonna, Anette Bøe, and Paavo Lonkila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1908, Franz Pfnür ranks 345. Before him are Jean Claessens, John Doeg, Sylvio Hoffmann, Boris Piotrovsky, Geirr Tveitt, and Hélène Boucher. After him are Eberardo Villalobos, Rudolf Gramlich, Ivan Brown, Dee Brown, Guillermo Arellano, and Julio Lores. Among people deceased in 1996, Franz Pfnür ranks 284. Before him are Alberto Pellegrino, Károly Kárpáti, Léon-Étienne Duval, Fulvio Nesti, Øivind Holmsen, and Kazadi Mwamba. After him are Hamlet Mkhitaryan, Ivan Jazbinšek, Marcel Capelle, Georg Johansson, Anna Chandy, and Mavuba Mafuila.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Franz Pfnür ranks 5,101 out of 7,253. Before him are Peter Wohlleben (1964), Otto Bütschli (1848), Peter Altmaier (1958), Heiner Lauterbach (1953), Peter Armbruster (1931), and Ilona Gusenbauer (1947). After him are Leni Junker (1905), Matthias Herget (1955), Lutz Eigendorf (1956), H. A. Rey (1898), Heinz Fütterer (1931), and Josef Streb (1912).

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Among SKIERS In Germany

Among skiers born in Germany, Franz Pfnür ranks 6. Before him are Hanni Wenzel (1956), Rosi Mittermaier (1950), Helmut Recknagel (1937), Josef Bradl (1918), and Jens Weißflog (1964). After him are Heidi Biebl (1941), Johann Mühlegg (1970), Hans-Georg Aschenbach (1951), Georg Thoma (1937), Ossi Reichert (1925), and Barbara Petzold (1955).

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