1909 - 1976
Karl Schäfer (17 May 1909 – 23 April 1976) was an Austrian figure skater and swimmer. In figure skating, he became a two-time Olympic champion at the 1932 Winter Olympics and the 1936 Winter Olympics. He was also a seven-time World champion (1930–1936) and eight-time European champion (1929–1936). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Schäfer has received more than 40,943 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Karl Schäfer is the 10th most popular skater (down from 6th in 2019), the 468th most popular biography from Austria (up from 473rd in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Skater.
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Among skaters, Karl Schäfer ranks 10 out of 315. Before him are Gillis Grafström, Katarina Witt, Tonya Harding, Clas Thunberg, Oleg Protopopov, and Ondrej Nepela. After him are Ludmila Belousova, Ard Schenk, Ivar Ballangrud, Madge Syers, Lidiya Skoblikova, and Eteri Tutberidze.
1893 - 1938
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 4
1965 - Present
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 5
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 6
1893 - 1973
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 7
1932 - 2023
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 8
1951 - 1989
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 9
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 10
1935 - 2017
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 11
1944 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 12
1904 - 1969
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 13
1881 - 1917
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 14
1939 - Present
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 15
1974 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 16
Among people born in 1909, Karl Schäfer ranks 97. Before him are Eduard Wirths, Atsushi Nakajima, Matti Järvinen, Adolfo López Mateos, Nelson Algren, and August Derleth. After him are Adib Shishakli, Isa Miranda, André Abegglen, Hendrik Casimir, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Teiichi Matsumaru. Among people deceased in 1976, Karl Schäfer ranks 84. Before him are Hans Richter, Kálmán Kalocsay, Zhang Wentian, Paul Morand, Tommy Bolin, and Sal Mineo. After him are Paul Strand, Wilder Penfield, Freddie King, Mohammed Ben Aarafa, Hans von Obstfelder, and Alexander Lippisch.
1909 - 1945
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 91
1909 - 1942
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 92
1909 - 1985
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 93
1909 - 1969
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 94
1909 - 1981
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 95
1909 - 1971
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 96
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 97
1909 - 1964
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 98
1909 - 1982
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 99
1909 - 1944
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 100
1909 - 2000
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 101
1909 - 1985
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 102
1909 - 1997
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 103
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 78
1891 - 1976
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 79
1900 - 1976
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 80
1888 - 1976
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 81
1951 - 1976
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 82
1939 - 1976
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 83
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 84
1890 - 1976
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 85
1891 - 1976
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 86
1934 - 1976
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 87
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 88
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 89
1894 - 1976
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 90
Among people born in Austria, Karl Schäfer ranks 468 out of 1,237. Before him are Solomiya Krushelnytska (1872), Hermann Gmeiner (1919), Archduke Wilhelm Franz of Austria (1827), Petar Brzica (1917), Ernst Krenek (1900), and Toto Wolff (1972). After him are Henri Herz (1803), Archduchess Isabella Clara of Austria (1629), Ivan Šubašić (1892), Anton Graf von Arco auf Valley (1897), Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (1620), and Franz Binder (1911).
1872 - 1952
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 462
1919 - 1986
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 463
1827 - 1894
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 464
1917 - Present
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 465
1900 - 1991
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 466
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 467
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 468
1803 - 1888
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 469
1629 - 1685
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 470
1892 - 1955
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 471
1897 - 1945
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 472
1620 - 1680
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 473
1911 - 1989
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 474
Among skaters born in Austria, Karl Schäfer ranks 1. After him are Herma Szabo (1902), Helene Engelmann (1898), Trixi Schuba (1951), Willy Böckl (1893), Alfred Berger (1894), Eva Pawlik (1927), Otto Kaiser (1901), Fritzi Burger (1910), Wolfgang Schwarz (1947), Lilly Scholz (1903), and Felix Kaspar (1915).
1909 - 1976
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 1
1902 - 1986
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 2
1898 - 1985
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 3
1951 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 4
1893 - 1975
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 5
1894 - 1966
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 6
1927 - 1983
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 7
1901 - 1977
HPI: 46.87
Rank: 8
1910 - 1999
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 10
1903 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 11
1915 - 2003
HPI: 44.21
Rank: 12