SWIMMER

Michael Gross

1964 - Today

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Michael Groß (German pronunciation: [ˈmɪçaːʔeːl ˈɡʁoːs] ; born 17 June 1964), usually spelled Michael Gross in English, is a former competitive swimmer from Germany. He is 201 centimetres (6 ft 7 in) tall, and received the nickname "The Albatross" for his especially long arms that gave him a total span of 2.13 meters. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Gross has received more than 42,646 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Michael Gross is the 89th most popular swimmer (down from 71st in 2019), the 5,165th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,713th in 2019) and the 9th most popular German Swimmer.

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  • 45.11

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.29

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SWIMMERS

Among swimmers, Michael Gross ranks 89 out of 709. Before him are Don McKenzie, Vladimir Salnikov, Valéria Gyenge, Georg Zacharias, David Hammond, and Max Hainle. After him are Eleanor Garatti, Helen Wainwright, Mike Burton, Allen Stack, Nel van Vliet, and Irene Steer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Michael Gross ranks 340. Before him are Zurab Noghaideli, Doug Emhoff, Craig Bierko, Carlos Aguilera, Paul Graham, and Dieter Hecking. After him are Cedric the Entertainer, Mark Coleman, Patrick Fabian, Mauro Gianetti, Gary Holt, and Shi Zhengli.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Michael Gross ranks 5,165 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Bayer (1939), Georg Gehring (1903), Josef Neckermann (1912), Dieter Hecking (1964), Allison Mack (1982), and Hans Rademacher (1892). After him are Cha Du-ri (1980), Frank Auerbach (1931), Bernard Knubel (1872), Chris Gueffroy (1968), Albert Zürner (1890), and Fritz Riess (1922).

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Among SWIMMERS In Germany

Among swimmers born in Germany, Michael Gross ranks 9. Before him are Hilde Schrader (1910), Erich Rademacher (1901), Barbara Krause (1959), Emil Rausch (1883), Georg Zacharias (1884), and Max Hainle (1882). After him are Max Schöne (1880), Otto Fahr (1892), Ulrike Richter (1959), Julius Frey (1881), Wilhelm Lützow (1892), and Andrea Pollack (1961).

German born Swimmers

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