1921 - 2017
Paul Falk (German pronunciation: [paʊ̯l ˈfalk] ; 21 December 1921 – 20 May 2017) was a German pair skater. Born in Dortmund, Germany, he skated with Ria Baran and became two-time World champion and 1952 Olympic champion. Baran and Falk married during their active international figure skating.The pair skated for the club Düsseldorfer EG and had no coach. Until 1951 Baran and Falk were not able to participate in international competitions because Germany was excluded from international sport after World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul Falk has received more than 17,620 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Paul Falk is the 124th most popular skater (down from 61st in 2019), the 4,679th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,927th in 2019) and the 15th most popular German Skater.
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Among skaters, Paul Falk ranks 124 out of 315. Before him are Sissy Schwarz, Marina Klimova, Carol Heiss, Kira Ivanova, Philippe Candeloro, and Sven Kramer. After him are Barbara Wagner, Lisbeth Korsmo, Alina Zagitova, Göran Claeson, Kurt Oppelt, and Montgomery Wilson.
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.99
Rank: 118
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.97
Rank: 119
1940 - Present
HPI: 42.83
Rank: 120
1963 - 2001
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 121
1972 - Present
HPI: 42.68
Rank: 122
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.61
Rank: 123
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 124
1938 - Present
HPI: 42.44
Rank: 125
1948 - 2017
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 126
2002 - Present
HPI: 42.39
Rank: 127
1945 - Present
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 128
1932 - 2015
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 129
1909 - 1964
HPI: 42.17
Rank: 130
Among people born in 1921, Paul Falk ranks 365. Before him are Seymour Benzer, Nelson Riddle, Jerzy Stefan Stawiński, Gene Saks, Lennart Strand, and Jacques Friedel. After him are Gordon Thomas, Walter Kaufmann, Sheb Wooley, Patricia Wrightson, Cliff Bourland, and François Picard. Among people deceased in 2017, Paul Falk ranks 452. Before him are Rosa Taikon, Cipriano Chemello, Yuriy Poyarkov, Don Williams, Aníbal Ruiz, and Fernand Decanali. After him are Lisbeth Korsmo, Jean E. Sammet, Roger Smith, Norman Johnson, Sofía Ímber, and Cathleen Synge Morawetz.
1921 - 2007
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 359
1921 - 1985
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 360
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 361
1921 - 2015
HPI: 42.71
Rank: 362
1921 - 2004
HPI: 42.58
Rank: 363
1921 - 2014
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 364
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 365
1921 - 2013
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 366
1921 - 1980
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 367
1921 - 2003
HPI: 42.31
Rank: 368
1921 - 2010
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 369
1921 - 2018
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 370
1921 - 1996
HPI: 42.23
Rank: 371
1926 - 2017
HPI: 42.70
Rank: 446
1945 - 2017
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 447
1937 - 2017
HPI: 42.62
Rank: 448
1939 - 2017
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 449
1942 - 2017
HPI: 42.53
Rank: 450
1925 - 2017
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 451
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 452
1948 - 2017
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 453
1928 - 2017
HPI: 42.41
Rank: 454
1932 - 2017
HPI: 42.37
Rank: 455
1930 - 2017
HPI: 42.24
Rank: 456
1924 - 2017
HPI: 42.22
Rank: 457
1923 - 2017
HPI: 42.18
Rank: 458
Among people born in Germany, Paul Falk ranks 4,679 out of 6,142. Before him are Heinz Prüfer (1896), Siegmar Wätzlich (1947), Jürgen Hennig (1951), Sandra Nasić (1976), Albert Zürner (1890), and Tony Martin (1985). After him are Frank Schätzing (1957), Hannelore Kraft (1961), Volker Strassen (1936), Katrin Göring-Eckardt (1966), Toni Ulmen (1906), and Peter Wohlleben (1964).
1896 - 1934
HPI: 42.55
Rank: 4,673
1947 - 2019
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 4,674
1951 - Present
HPI: 42.52
Rank: 4,675
1976 - Present
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 4,676
1890 - 1920
HPI: 42.50
Rank: 4,677
1985 - Present
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 4,678
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 4,679
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 4,680
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 4,681
1936 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 4,682
1966 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 4,683
1906 - 1976
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 4,684
1964 - Present
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 4,685
Among skaters born in Germany, Paul Falk ranks 15. Before him are Marika Kilius (1943), Christa Luding-Rothenburger (1959), Manfred Schnelldorfer (1943), Karin Enke (1961), Ria Baran (1922), and Anett Pötzsch (1960). After him are Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann (1966), Anni Friesinger-Postma (1977), Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich (1960), Robin Szolkowy (1979), Gabi Zange (1961), and Olaf Zinke (1966).
1943 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 9
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 10
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 11
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.23
Rank: 12
1922 - 1986
HPI: 44.06
Rank: 13
1960 - Present
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 14
1921 - 2017
HPI: 42.48
Rank: 15
1966 - Present
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 16
1977 - Present
HPI: 40.46
Rank: 17
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 18
1979 - Present
HPI: 37.96
Rank: 19
1961 - Present
HPI: 36.04
Rank: 20
1966 - Present
HPI: 34.05
Rank: 21