1950 - Today
Mark Andrew Spitz (born February 10, 1950) is an American former competitive swimmer and nine-time Olympic champion. He was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning seven gold medals, all in world record time. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mark Spitz has received more than 2,676,503 page views. His biography is available in 57 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Mark Spitz is the 2nd most popular swimmer, the 1,287th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,307th in 2019) and the most popular American Swimmer.
Mark Spitz is most famous for winning 7 gold medals in the 1972 Munich Olympics.
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Among swimmers, Mark Spitz ranks 2 out of 392. Before him are Johnny Weissmuller. After him are Duke Kahanamoku, Michael Phelps, Alfréd Hajós, Gertrude Ederle, Arne Borg, Henry Taylor, Don Schollander, Ann Curtis, Roland Matthes, and Rie Mastenbroek.
1904 - 1984
HPI: 77.71
Rank: 1
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 2
1890 - 1968
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 3
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 4
1878 - 1955
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 5
1905 - 2003
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 6
1901 - 1987
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 7
1885 - 1951
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 8
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 9
1926 - 2012
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 10
1950 - 2019
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 11
1919 - 2003
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1950, Mark Spitz ranks 39. Before him are Daniel Auteuil, Morgan Fairchild, Jörg Haider, Ken Shimura, Chris Norman, and Julie Walters. After him are Ma Ying-jeou, Vesna Vulović, Bjarne Stroustrup, William H. Macy, Tsugumi Ohba, and Christina Onassis.
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 33
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 34
1950 - 2008
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 35
1950 - 2020
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 36
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 37
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.46
Rank: 38
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 39
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 40
1950 - 2016
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 41
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 42
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 43
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 44
1950 - 1988
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 45
Among people born in United States, Mark Spitz ranks 1,287 out of 15,968. Before him are Danielle Steel (1947), Rick Rubin (1963), Ike Turner (1931), James Baldwin (1924), Jane Russell (1921), and Red Cloud (1822). After him are Francis Peyton Rous (1879), Rosalynn Carter (1927), Edward Tatum (1909), William Carlos Williams (1883), Tecumseh (1768), and Ted Turner (1938).
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,281
1963 - Present
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,282
1931 - 2007
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,283
1924 - 1987
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,284
1921 - 2011
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 1,285
1822 - 1909
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1,286
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1,287
1879 - 1970
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1,288
1927 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1,289
1909 - 1975
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1,290
1883 - 1963
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 1,291
1768 - 1813
HPI: 69.41
Rank: 1,292
1938 - Present
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 1,293
Among swimmers born in United States, Mark Spitz ranks 1. After him are Duke Kahanamoku (1890), Michael Phelps (1985), Gertrude Ederle (1905), Don Schollander (1946), Ann Curtis (1926), Ethelda Bleibtrey (1902), Charles Daniels (1885), George Kojac (1910), Clarke Scholes (1930), Helene Madison (1913), and Matt Biondi (1965).
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 1
1890 - 1968
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 2
1985 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 3
1905 - 2003
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 4
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 5
1926 - 2012
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 6
1902 - 1978
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 7
1885 - 1973
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 8
1910 - 1996
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 9
1930 - 2010
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 10
1913 - 1970
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 11
1965 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 12