Mountaineer

Maurice Herzog

French mountaineer and politician

1919 - 2012

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Maurice Herzog

His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Maurice Herzog is the 15th most popular mountaineer (up from 16th in 2024), the 1,770th most popular biography from France (up from 1,782nd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Mountaineer.

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Among Mountaineers

Among mountaineers, Maurice Herzog ranks 15 out of 56. Before him are Wanda Rutkiewicz, Jerzy Kukuczka, Jacques Balmat, Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi, Edward Whymper, and Hermann Buhl. After him are Walter Bonatti, Achille Compagnoni, Matthias Zurbriggen, Lino Lacedelli, John Muir, and Kurt Diemberger.

Most Popular Mountaineers in Wikipedia

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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
Achille Compagnoni
1914 - 2009
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 17
Matthias Zurbriggen
1856 - 1917
HPI: 63.96
Rank: 18
Lino Lacedelli
1925 - 2009
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 19
John Muir
1838 - 1914
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 20
Kurt Diemberger
1932 - Present
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 21

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Maurice Herzog ranks 66. Before him are Peter Abrahams, Ryszard Kaczorowski, José Villalonga, Licio Gelli, Charles Sweeney, and Margaret Burbidge. After him are Daniel Bell, Uta Hagen, Lauri Törni, Glafcos Clerides, Wolfgang Wagner, and Kiichi Miyazawa. Among people deceased in 2012, Maurice Herzog ranks 91. Before him are Haji Mohammad Chamkani, Herbert Lom, Paul L. Smith, Gore Vidal, Alexander Arutiunian, and Miguel de la Madrid. After him are Dorothea Tanning, Santiago Carrillo, Meles Zenawi, Warda Al-Jazairia, Estanislau Basora, and Kathryn Joosten.

Others Born in 1919

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Peter Abrahams
WRITER
1919 - 2017
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 60
Ryszard Kaczorowski
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 61
José Villalonga
COACH
1919 - 1973
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 62
Licio Gelli
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2015
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 63
Charles Sweeney
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 2004
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 64
Margaret Burbidge
ASTRONOMER
1919 - 2020
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 65
Maurice Herzog
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 66
Daniel Bell
SOCIOLOGIST
1919 - 2011
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 67
Uta Hagen
ACTOR
1919 - 2004
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 68
Lauri Törni
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 69
Glafcos Clerides
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2013
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 70
Wolfgang Wagner
COMPOSER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 71
Kiichi Miyazawa
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2007
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 72

Others Deceased in 2012

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Haji Mohammad Chamkani
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 85
Herbert Lom
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 86
Paul L. Smith
ACTOR
1936 - 2012
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 87
Gore Vidal
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 88
Alexander Arutiunian
COMPOSER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 89
Miguel de la Madrid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 90
Maurice Herzog
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 91
Dorothea Tanning
PAINTER
1910 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 92
Santiago Carrillo
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2012
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 93
Meles Zenawi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 94
Warda Al-Jazairia
SINGER
1939 - 2012
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 95
Estanislau Basora
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 96
Kathryn Joosten
ACTOR
1939 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 97

In France

Among people born in France, Maurice Herzog ranks 1,770 out of NaN. Before him are Maurice Duruflé (1902), Marie-Christine Barrault (1944), Balthasar Gérard (1557), William Farel (1489), Louis, Duke of Brittany (1707), and Louis Henri, Prince of Condé (1756). After him are Henri de Régnier (1864), Edmond François Valentin About (1828), Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville (1777), Zénaïde Bonaparte (1801), Louis Le Prince (1841), and Recceswinth (620).

Others born in France

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Maurice Duruflé
COMPOSER
1902 - 1986
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 1,764
Marie-Christine Barrault
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 1,765
Balthasar Gérard
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1557 - 1584
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,766
William Farel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1489 - 1565
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,767
Louis, Duke of Brittany
NOBLEMAN
1707 - 1712
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,768
Louis Henri, Prince of Condé
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1830
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 1,769
Maurice Herzog
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,770
Henri de Régnier
WRITER
1864 - 1936
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 1,771
Edmond François Valentin About
WRITER
1828 - 1885
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 1,772
Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville
BIOLOGIST
1777 - 1850
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 1,773
Zénaïde Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1854
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 1,774
Louis Le Prince
INVENTOR
1841 - 1890
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 1,775
Recceswinth
POLITICIAN
620 - 672
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 1,776