1913 - 2009
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 2,192,223 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hélio Gracie is the 14th most popular martial arts (down from 11th in 2019), the 150th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 143rd in 2019) and the most popular Brazilian Martial Arts.
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Among martial arts, Hélio Gracie ranks 14 out of 118. Before him are Linda Lee Cadwell, Choi Hong Hi, Conor McGregor, Ankō Itosu, Masatoshi Nakayama, and Kenwa Mabuni. After him are Chōjun Miyagi, Fedor Emelianenko, Andy Hug, Motobu Chōki, Higaonna Kanryō, and Matsumura Sōkon.
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 8
1918 - 2002
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 9
1988 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 10
1831 - 1915
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 11
1913 - 1987
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 12
1889 - 1952
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 13
1913 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 14
1888 - 1953
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 15
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 16
1964 - 2000
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 17
1870 - 1944
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 18
1853 - 1916
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 19
1809 - 1899
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 20
Among people born in 1913, Hélio Gracie ranks 108. Before him are Masatoshi Nakayama, Donald Maclean, Alfred Bester, Wols, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, and Maurice Wilkes. After him are Yasuo Suzuki, Philip Abelson, Trevor Howard, Lucien Goldmann, Elisaveta Bykova, and Georgy Flyorov. Among people deceased in 2009, Hélio Gracie ranks 92. Before him are Joseph Wiseman, Ramaswamy Venkataraman, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, Claude Berri, Félix Malloum, and Brittany Murphy. After him are Edward Schillebeeckx, Ngapoi Ngawang Jigme, Hortensia Bussi, Vasily Aksyonov, Inger Christensen, and Meir Amit.
1913 - 1987
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 102
1913 - 1983
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 103
1913 - 1987
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 104
1913 - 1951
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 105
1913 - 2012
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 106
1913 - 2010
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 107
1913 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 108
1913 - 2000
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 109
1913 - 2004
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 110
1913 - 1988
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 111
1913 - 1970
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 112
1913 - 1989
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 113
1913 - 1990
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 114
1918 - 2009
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 86
1910 - 2009
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 87
1942 - 2009
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 88
1934 - 2009
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 89
1932 - 2009
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 90
1977 - 2009
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 91
1913 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 92
1914 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 93
1910 - 2009
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 94
1914 - 2009
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 95
1932 - 2009
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 96
1935 - 2009
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 97
1921 - 2009
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 98
Among people born in Brazil, Hélio Gracie ranks 150 out of 2,067. Before him are Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain (1811), Milton Nascimento (1942), Domingos da Guia (1912), Gal Costa (1945), David Luiz (1987), and Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves (1848). After him are Pascoal Ranieri Mazzilli (1910), Pedro de Alcântara, Prince of Grão-Pará (1875), Carlos Marighella (1911), Rogério Ceni (1973), João Guimarães Rosa (1908), and Bartolomeu de Gusmão (1685).
1811 - 1875
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 144
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 145
1912 - 2000
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 146
1945 - 2022
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 147
1987 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 148
1848 - 1919
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 149
1913 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 150
1910 - 1975
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 151
1875 - 1940
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 152
1911 - 1969
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 153
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 154
1908 - 1967
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 155
1685 - 1724
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 156
Among martial arts born in Brazil, Hélio Gracie ranks 1. After him are Anderson Silva (1975), Royce Gracie (1966), Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira (1976), José Aldo (1986), Fabrício Werdum (1977), Wanderlei Silva (1976), Vitor Belfort (1977), Lyoto Machida (1978), Amanda Nunes (1988), Junior dos Santos (1984), and Maurício Rua (1981).
1913 - 2009
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 1
1975 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 2
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.38
Rank: 3
1976 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 4
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 5
1977 - Present
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 6
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 7
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.49
Rank: 8
1978 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 9
1988 - Present
HPI: 39.23
Rank: 10
1984 - Present
HPI: 37.88
Rank: 11
1981 - Present
HPI: 36.22
Rank: 12