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Hélio Gracie

1913 - 2009

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Hélio Gracie (October 1, 1913 – January 29, 2009) was a Brazilian martial artist who together with his brothers Oswaldo, Gastao Jr, George and Carlos Gracie founded and developed the self-defense martial art system of Gracie jiu-jitsu, also known as Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ). Considered as the Godfather of BJJ, according to his son Rorion, Gracie is one of the first sports heroes in Brazilian history; he was named Man of the Year in 1997 by the American martial arts publication Black Belt magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hélio Gracie has received more than 2,392,527 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Hélio Gracie is the 16th most popular martial arts (down from 14th in 2019), the 164th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 150th in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Martial Arts.

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Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Hélio Gracie ranks 16 out of 179. Before him are Choi Hong Hi, Ankō Itosu, Kenwa Mabuni, Conor McGregor, Andy Hug, and Chōjun Miyagi. After him are Masatoshi Nakayama, Fedor Emelianenko, Higaonna Kanryō, Cynthia Rothrock, Hironori Ōtsuka, and Billy Blanks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Hélio Gracie ranks 107. Before him are José Sánchez del Río, Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, Gustaaf Deloor, Waldemar de Brito, Otto Wichterle, and Nikolai Amosov. After him are Bill Hewlett, Masatoshi Nakayama, Peko Dapčević, Victor Mature, Osvaldo Moles, and Mickey Cohen. Among people deceased in 2009, Hélio Gracie ranks 92. Before him are Claude Berri, Ernst Barkmann, James Whitmore, Willy DeVille, Manea Mănescu, and Edward Schillebeeckx. After him are Vasily Aksyonov, Eleanor F. Helin, Henry Allingham, Samak Sundaravej, Yegor Gaidar, and Susanna Agnelli.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Hélio Gracie ranks 164 out of 2,236. Before him are Adriano (1982), Maria Bethânia (1946), Waldemar de Brito (1913), Toquinho (1946), Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910), and Aymoré Moreira (1912). After him are Charles, Duke of Guise (1571), Thiago Motta (1982), Jorginho (1964), Aleijadinho (1738), Xuxa (1963), and Rita Lee (1947).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In Brazil

Among martial arts born in Brazil, Hélio Gracie ranks 1. After him are Anderson Silva (1975), Rickson Gracie (1959), Royce Gracie (1966), Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976), Wanderlei Silva (1976), José Aldo (1986), Lyoto Machida (1978), Charles Oliveira (1989), Fabrício Werdum (1977), Vitor Belfort (1977), and Alex Pereira (1987).

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