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 17,427 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Paul Anspach is the 4th most popular fencer (up from 6th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Belgium (down from 320th in 2019) and the most popular Belgian Fencer.
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Among fencers, Paul Anspach ranks 4 out of 174. Before him are Nedo Nadi, Edoardo Mangiarotti, and Helene Mayer. After him are Ramón Fonst, Endre Kabos, Ilona Elek, János Garay, Lucien Gaudin, Aldo Nadi, Ellen Preis, and Attila Petschauer.
1894 - 1940
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 1
1919 - 2012
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 2
1910 - 1953
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 3
1882 - 1981
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 4
1883 - 1959
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 5
1906 - 1944
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 6
1907 - 1988
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 7
1889 - 1945
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 8
1886 - 1934
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 9
1899 - 1965
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 10
1912 - 2007
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 11
1904 - 1943
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 12
Among people born in 1882, Paul Anspach ranks 124. Before him are Arnold Rothstein, Yakov Perelman, James F. Byrnes, Monteiro Lobato, Kamo, and José Vasconcelos. After him are Hendrik Willem van Loon, Cai E, Max Decugis, Holland Smith, Joseph Marx, and Nicolae Titulescu. Among people deceased in 1981, Paul Anspach ranks 96. Before him are Mohammad Beheshti, Savitri, Edvard Kocbek, Harry Harlow, Alexander Kotov, and Claude Auchinleck. After him are Zdeněk Burian, Ivan Eklind, Jaap Bakema, Jim Davis, Roman Rudenko, and Mariama Bâ.
1882 - 1928
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 118
1882 - 1942
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 119
1882 - 1972
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 120
1882 - 1948
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 121
1882 - 1922
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 122
1882 - 1959
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 123
1882 - 1981
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 124
1882 - 1944
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 125
1882 - 1916
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 126
1882 - 1978
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 127
1882 - 1967
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 128
1882 - 1964
HPI: 62.83
Rank: 129
1882 - 1941
HPI: 62.75
Rank: 130
1928 - 1981
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 90
1936 - 1981
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 91
1904 - 1981
HPI: 63.57
Rank: 92
1905 - 1981
HPI: 63.49
Rank: 93
1913 - 1981
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 94
1884 - 1981
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 95
1882 - 1981
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 96
1905 - 1981
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 97
1905 - 1981
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 98
1914 - 1981
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 99
1909 - 1981
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 100
1907 - 1981
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 101
1929 - 1981
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 102
Among people born in Belgium, Paul Anspach ranks 363 out of 899. Before him are Joseph Decaisne (1807), Edgar P. Jacobs (1904), Abraham Janssens (1570), Caspar Barlaeus (1584), Romelu Lukaku (1993), and Gillis van Coninxloo (1544). After him are Prince Laurent of Belgium (1963), Louis Michel (1947), Jaco Van Dormael (1957), George Washington (1871), Hieronymus Cock (1518), and Eugène Boch (1855).
1807 - 1882
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 357
1904 - 1987
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 358
1570 - 1632
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 359
1584 - 1648
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 360
1993 - Present
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 361
1544 - 1607
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 362
1882 - 1981
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 363
1963 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 364
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 365
1957 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 366
1871 - 1946
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 367
1518 - 1570
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 368
1855 - 1941
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 369
Among fencers born in Belgium, Paul Anspach ranks 1. After him are Charles Delporte (1893) and Henri Anspach (1882).
1882 - 1981
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 1
1893 - 1960
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 2
1882 - 1979
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 3