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Markus Rühl

1972 - Today

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Markus Rühl (born 22 February 1972, in Darmstadt, West Germany) is a retired IFBB professional bodybuilder. Rühl began training at the age of 19 following a doctor's recommendation after sustaining a knee injury while playing football. At 120 kilograms (260 lb), Rühl began training hard six days a week until deciding to compete on a professional level five years later. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Markus Rühl has received more than 974,641 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Markus Rühl is the 744th most popular athlete (up from 763rd in 2019), the 4,392nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,103rd in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Athlete.

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  • 44.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.10

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Markus Rühl ranks 744 out of 3,059. Before him are Gaston Amson, Charles Mathiesen, Vanderlei de Lima, Ed Hamm, Naftali Temu, and Eva Janko. After him are Zoran Janković, Waldemar Baszanowski, Bo Lindman, Gustaf Jansson, Anders Hylander, and István Rózsavölgyi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1972, Markus Rühl ranks 184. Before him are Rolando Villazón, Scott Foley, Goran Vlaović, Nick Frost, Tomokazu Seki, and Dana Vespoli. After him are Danny Lloyd, Nek, Missi Pyle, Masakazu Morita, Stuart Townsend, and Michael Rosenbaum.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Markus Rühl ranks 4,392 out of 6,142. Before him are Ute Lemper (1963), Monika Zehrt (1952), Wilhelm Killing (1847), Elisabeth Langgässer (1899), Ludwig Ganghofer (1855), and Henriette Reker (1956). After him are Wilhelm Gerhard Walpers (1816), Franz Xaver Kroetz (1946), Rainer Ludwig Claisen (1851), Rudolph Dirks (1877), Christopher Franke (1953), and Hans-Ulrich Grapenthin (1943).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Markus Rühl ranks 47. Before him are Annelie Ehrhardt (1950), Erich Borchmeyer (1905), Karl-Friedrich Haas (1931), Christoph Höhne (1941), Ingrid Auerswald (1957), and Monika Zehrt (1952). After him are Ludwig Stubbendorf (1906), Gerd Wessig (1959), Klaus Wolfermann (1946), Thomas Köhler (1940), Ingrid Gulbin (1943), and Marita Lange (1943).

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