CYCLIST
François Faber
1887 - 1915
François Faber
François Faber (pronounced [fʁɑ̃.swa fa.bɛʁ]; 26 January 1887 – 9 May 1915) was a Luxembourgian racing cyclist. He was born in France. He was the first foreigner to win the Tour de France in 1909, and his record of winning 5 consecutive stages still stands. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Faber has received more than 70,612 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. François Faber is the 14th most popular cyclist (up from 21st in 2019), the 1,906th most popular biography from France (down from 1,854th in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Cyclist.
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Among CYCLISTS
Among cyclists, François Faber ranks 14 out of 1,214. Before him are Raymond Poulidor, Tom Simpson, Rik Van Looy, Felice Gimondi, Miguel Induráin, and Alfredo Binda. After him are Charly Gaul, Roger De Vlaeminck, Henri Cornet, Joop Zoetemelk, Federico Bahamontes, and Rik Van Steenbergen.
Most Popular Cyclists in Wikipedia
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Raymond Poulidor
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 8
Tom Simpson
1937 - 1967
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 9
Rik Van Looy
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 10
Felice Gimondi
1942 - 2019
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 11
Miguel Induráin
1964 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 12
Alfredo Binda
1902 - 1986
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 13
François Faber
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 14
Charly Gaul
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 15
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 16
Henri Cornet
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 17
Joop Zoetemelk
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 18
Federico Bahamontes
1928 - 2023
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 19
Rik Van Steenbergen
1924 - 2003
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 20
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1887, François Faber ranks 83. Before him are Leonard Bloomfield, George, Crown Prince of Serbia, Sivananda Saraswati, Joseph Bech, Tetsu Katayama, and Wilhelm Kube. After him are Roscoe Arbuckle, Mario Roatta, Korechika Anami, Antanas Merkys, Simon Kimbangu, and Louis Jouvet. Among people deceased in 1915, François Faber ranks 28. Before him are James Murray, Julius von Payer, Konstantin Makovsky, Anton von Werner, Remy de Gourmont, and Karl Goldmark. After him are Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria, Theodor Leschetizky, Nadežda Petrović, I. L. Peretz, Friedrich Loeffler, and Ankō Itosu.
Others Born in 1887
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Leonard Bloomfield
1887 - 1949
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 77
George, Crown Prince of Serbia
1887 - 1972
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 78
Sivananda Saraswati
1887 - 1963
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 79
Joseph Bech
1887 - 1975
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 80
Tetsu Katayama
1887 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 81
Wilhelm Kube
1887 - 1943
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 82
François Faber
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 83
Roscoe Arbuckle
1887 - 1933
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 84
Mario Roatta
1887 - 1968
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 85
Korechika Anami
1887 - 1945
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 86
Antanas Merkys
1887 - 1955
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 87
Simon Kimbangu
1887 - 1951
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 88
Louis Jouvet
1887 - 1951
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 89
Others Deceased in 1915
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James Murray
1837 - 1915
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 22
Julius von Payer
1841 - 1915
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 23
Konstantin Makovsky
1839 - 1915
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 24
Anton von Werner
1843 - 1915
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 25
Remy de Gourmont
1858 - 1915
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 26
Karl Goldmark
1830 - 1915
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 27
François Faber
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 28
Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria
1868 - 1915
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 29
Theodor Leschetizky
1830 - 1915
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 30
Nadežda Petrović
1873 - 1915
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 31
I. L. Peretz
1852 - 1915
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 32
Friedrich Loeffler
1852 - 1915
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 33
Ankō Itosu
1831 - 1915
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 34
In France
Among people born in France, François Faber ranks 1,906 out of 6,011. Before him are Claude Brasseur (1936), Louis Anquetin (1861), Jules Dupré (1811), Henri Wallon (1879), Honoré III, Prince of Monaco (1720), and André Courrèges (1923). After him are Constant Troyon (1810), John Theophilus Desaguliers (1683), Louis-François de Boufflers (1644), Phillipe de Plessis (1165), Florent Schmitt (1870), and Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier (1705).
Others born in France
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Claude Brasseur
1936 - 2020
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 1,900
Louis Anquetin
1861 - 1932
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,901
Jules Dupré
1811 - 1889
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,902
Henri Wallon
1879 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,903
Honoré III, Prince of Monaco
1720 - 1795
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 1,904
André Courrèges
1923 - 2016
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 1,905
François Faber
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,906
Constant Troyon
1810 - 1865
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 1,907
John Theophilus Desaguliers
1683 - 1744
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,908
Louis-François de Boufflers
1644 - 1711
HPI: 56.60
Rank: 1,909
Phillipe de Plessis
1165 - 1209
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,910
Florent Schmitt
1870 - 1958
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 1,911
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
1705 - 1786
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 1,912
Among CYCLISTS In France
Among cyclists born in France, François Faber ranks 4. Before him are Jacques Anquetil (1934), Bernard Hinault (1954), and Raymond Poulidor (1936). After him are Henri Cornet (1884), Lucien Petit-Breton (1882), Louis Trousselier (1881), René Pottier (1879), Louison Bobet (1925), Laurent Fignon (1960), Octave Lapize (1887), and Henri Pélissier (1889).
Jacques Anquetil
1934 - 1987
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 1
Bernard Hinault
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 2
Raymond Poulidor
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 3
François Faber
1887 - 1915
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 4
Henri Cornet
1884 - 1941
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 5
Lucien Petit-Breton
1882 - 1917
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 6
Louis Trousselier
1881 - 1939
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 7
René Pottier
1879 - 1907
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 8
Louison Bobet
1925 - 1983
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 9
Laurent Fignon
1960 - 2010
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 10
Octave Lapize
1887 - 1917
HPI: 53.61
Rank: 11
Henri Pélissier
1889 - 1935
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 12
