Mountaineer

Jerzy Kukuczka

Polish alpine and high-altitude climber

1948 - 1989

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Jerzy Kukuczka

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Jerzy Kukuczka is the 10th most popular mountaineer (down from 8th in 2024), the 264th most popular biography from Poland (down from 220th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Mountaineer.

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Jerzy Kukuczka ranks #2 among 20 notable people born in Katowice, Poland, inside the top 10% by HPI.

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Among Mountaineers

Among mountaineers, Jerzy Kukuczka ranks 10 out of 66. Before him are Heinrich Harrer, Andrew Irvine, Junko Tabei, Horace Bénédict de Saussure, George Mallory, and Wanda Rutkiewicz. After him are Jacques Balmat, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Edward Whymper, Hermann Buhl, Maurice Herzog, and Walter Bonatti.

Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia

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Heinrich Harrer
1912 - 2006
HPI: 72.11
Rank: 4
Andrew Irvine
1902 - 1924
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 5
Junko Tabei
1939 - 2016
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 6
Horace Bénédict de Saussure
1740 - 1799
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 7
George Mallory
1886 - 1924
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 8
Wanda Rutkiewicz
1943 - 1992
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 9
Jerzy Kukuczka
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 10
Jacques Balmat
1762 - 1834
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 11
Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi
1873 - 1933
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 12
Edward Whymper
1840 - 1911
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 13
Hermann Buhl
1924 - 1957
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 14
Maurice Herzog
1919 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 15
Walter Bonatti
1930 - 2011
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 16

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Jerzy Kukuczka ranks 100. Before him are Chris de Burgh, Stephen Schwartz, Rory Gallagher, Pim Fortuyn, Steven Chu, and Agnieszka Holland. After him are Mahesh Bhatt, Michel Suleiman, Stevie Nicks, Alia Al-Hussein, John Gray, and Nathalie Baye. Among people deceased in 1989, Jerzy Kukuczka ranks 52. Before him are Uichiro Hatta, Kōnosuke Matsushita, Gaetano Scirea, Countess Georgina von Wilczek, Guy Williams, and Irving Stone. After him are Valentin Glushko, Irving Berlin, John Payne, Boris Skossyreff, Graham Chapman, and Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz.

Others Born in 1948

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Chris de Burgh
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 94
Stephen Schwartz
COMPOSER
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 95
Rory Gallagher
MUSICIAN
1948 - 1995
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 96
Pim Fortuyn
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2002
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 97
Steven Chu
PHYSICIST
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 98
Agnieszka Holland
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 67.01
Rank: 99
Jerzy Kukuczka
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 100
Mahesh Bhatt
FILM DIRECTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 101
Michel Suleiman
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 102
Stevie Nicks
SINGER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 103
Alia Al-Hussein
COMPANION
1948 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 104
John Gray
PHILOSOPHER
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 105
Nathalie Baye
ACTOR
1948 - 2026
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 106

Others Deceased in 1989

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Uichiro Hatta
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 46
Kōnosuke Matsushita
INVENTOR
1894 - 1989
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 47
Gaetano Scirea
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 1989
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 48
Countess Georgina von Wilczek
COMPANION
1921 - 1989
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 49
Guy Williams
ACTOR
1924 - 1989
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 50
Irving Stone
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 51
Jerzy Kukuczka
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 1989
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 52
Valentin Glushko
ENGINEER
1908 - 1989
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 53
Irving Berlin
COMPOSER
1888 - 1989
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 54
John Payne
ACTOR
1912 - 1989
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 55
Boris Skossyreff
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1989
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 56
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 57
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz
POLITICIAN
1936 - 1989
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 58