1964 - Today
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 40,924 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Michael Gross is the 71st most popular swimmer (down from 65th in 2019), the 4,727th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,228th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Swimmer.
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Among swimmers, Michael Gross ranks 71 out of 392. Before him are Chris von Saltza, Ford Konno, Ilona Novák, Pieter van den Hoogenband, Valéria Gyenge, and Yoshiyuki Tsuruta. After him are Charlie Hickcox, Margaret Woodbridge, Ethel Lackie, Frederick Holman, Norman Ross, and Inge de Bruijn.
1944 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 65
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 66
1925 - 2019
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 67
1978 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 68
1933 - Present
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 69
1903 - 1986
HPI: 42.14
Rank: 70
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 71
1947 - 2010
HPI: 41.99
Rank: 72
1902 - 1995
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 73
1907 - 1979
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 74
1885 - 1913
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 75
1895 - 1953
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 76
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.51
Rank: 77
Among people born in 1964, Michael Gross ranks 374. Before him are Pavel Ploc, Victor Wooten, Pascal Richard, Gérald Passi, María Dueñas, and Mark Valley. After him are Richard Brake, Giuseppe Iachini, Sean Pertwee, Pat Fry, Saud Al-Shuraim, and Phil Hellmuth.
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 368
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.19
Rank: 369
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 370
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 371
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 372
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.15
Rank: 373
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 374
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 375
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 376
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 377
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.04
Rank: 378
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 379
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 380
Among people born in Germany, Michael Gross ranks 4,727 out of 6,142. Before him are Klaus Siebert (1955), Rudolf Stahl (1912), Georg Bühler (1837), Therese Zenz (1932), Rudolf Krause (1907), and Andreas Eschbach (1959). After him are Carsten Ramelow (1974), Arthur Schnabel (1947), Renate Künast (1955), Ulrich Wehling (1952), Norbert Röttgen (1965), and Madhukar (1957).
1955 - 2016
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 4,721
1912 - 1984
HPI: 42.12
Rank: 4,722
1837 - 1898
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 4,723
1932 - 2019
HPI: 42.11
Rank: 4,724
1907 - 1987
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 4,725
1959 - Present
HPI: 42.10
Rank: 4,726
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 4,727
1974 - Present
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 4,728
1947 - 2018
HPI: 42.07
Rank: 4,729
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 4,730
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.03
Rank: 4,731
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 4,732
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.02
Rank: 4,733
Among swimmers born in Germany, Michael Gross ranks 11. Before him are Erich Rademacher (1901), Max Hainle (1882), Julius Frey (1881), Emil Rausch (1883), Barbara Krause (1959), and Georg Zacharias (1884). After him are Andrea Pollack (1961), Jörg Woithe (1963), Ulrike Richter (1959), Rica Reinisch (1965), Ines Diers (1963), and Ute Geweniger (1964).
1901 - 1979
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 5
1882 - 1961
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 6
1881 - 1960
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 7
1883 - 1954
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 8
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 9
1884 - 1953
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 10
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.08
Rank: 11
1961 - 2019
HPI: 40.22
Rank: 12
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 13
1959 - Present
HPI: 38.28
Rank: 14
1965 - Present
HPI: 37.99
Rank: 15
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 16
1964 - Present
HPI: 37.60
Rank: 17