1882 - 1981
Paul Eugène Albert Anspach (1 April 1882 – 28 August 1981) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer who competed in four consecutive Olympics (1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924). His grand-uncle, Jules Anspach (1829-1879), was Brussels burgomaster. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Anspach has received more than 21,757 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Paul Anspach is the 9th most popular fencer (down from 4th in 2019), the 425th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 363rd in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Fencer.
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Among fencers, Paul Anspach ranks 9 out of 174. Before him are Nedo Nadi, Edoardo Mangiarotti, Gianluigi Saccaro, Ramón Fonst, Endre Kabos, and Helene Mayer. After him are Elena Belova, Pál Kovács, Attila Petschauer, Lucien Gaudin, Manuel Díaz, and János Garay.
1894 - 1940
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 3
1919 - 2012
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 4
1938 - 2021
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 5
1883 - 1959
HPI: 52.05
Rank: 6
1906 - 1944
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 7
1910 - 1953
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 8
1882 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 9
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 10
1912 - 1995
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 11
1904 - 1943
HPI: 49.51
Rank: 12
1886 - 1934
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 13
1874 - 1929
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 14
1889 - 1945
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 15
Among people born in 1882, Paul Anspach ranks 145. Before him are Sylvia Pankhurst, Alexander Kutepov, Károly Huszár, Otto Ruge, Carl Diem, and Harry Porter. After him are Wilhelm Nusselt, Ernst Weiss, Louis Pergaud, Ali Fuat Cebesoy, James Somerville, and Julius Edgar Lilienfeld. Among people deceased in 1981, Paul Anspach ranks 114. Before him are Jim Davis, Princess Marina Petrovna of Russia, Allan Dwan, Terry Fox, Agniya Barto, and Michele Andreolo. After him are Durgabai Deshmukh, Mario Camerini, Julio Libonatti, Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, Eraldo Monzeglio, and Antonio Berni.
1882 - 1960
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 139
1882 - 1930
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 140
1882 - 1941
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 141
1882 - 1961
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 142
1882 - 1962
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 143
1882 - 1965
HPI: 50.82
Rank: 144
1882 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 145
1882 - 1957
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 146
1882 - 1940
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 147
1882 - 1915
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 148
1882 - 1968
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 149
1882 - 1949
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 150
1882 - 1963
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 151
1909 - 1981
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 108
1892 - 1981
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 109
1885 - 1981
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 110
1958 - 1981
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 111
1906 - 1981
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 112
1912 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 113
1882 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 114
1909 - 1981
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 115
1895 - 1981
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 116
1901 - 1981
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 117
1888 - 1981
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 118
1906 - 1981
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 119
1905 - 1981
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 120
Among people born in Belgium, Paul Anspach ranks 425 out of 1,019. Before him are Raymond Braine (1907), Didier Reynders (1958), Gustaaf Deloor (1913), Louis Van Hege (1889), Dirk Frimout (1941), and Gaston Eyskens (1905). After him are Jozef De Kesel (1947), Joseph Mermans (1922), Matthias Schoenaerts (1977), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Jean Servais (1910), and Jean-Michel Charlier (1924).
1907 - 1978
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 419
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 420
1913 - 2002
HPI: 50.85
Rank: 421
1889 - 1975
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 422
1941 - Present
HPI: 50.80
Rank: 423
1905 - 1988
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 424
1882 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 425
1947 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 426
1922 - 1996
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 427
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 428
1584 - 1648
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 429
1910 - 1976
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 430
1924 - 1989
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 431
Among fencers born in Belgium, Paul Anspach ranks 1. After him are Henri Anspach (1882), Charles Delporte (1893), and Gaston Salmon (1878).
1882 - 1981
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1
1882 - 1979
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 2
1893 - 1960
HPI: 42.63
Rank: 3
1878 - 1918
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 4