ATHLETE

Pauli Nevala

1940 - 2025

Photo of Pauli Nevala

Icon of person Pauli Nevala

Pauli Lauri Nevala (30 November 1940 – 20 June 2025) was a Finnish javelin thrower. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pauli Nevala is the 1,052nd most popular athlete (down from 697th in 2019), the 330th most popular biography from Finland (down from 287th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Finnish Athlete.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Pauli Nevala by language

Loading...

Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Pauli Nevala ranks 1,052 out of 6,025. Before him are Peter Kemp, Willi Eichhorn, Irina Privalova, Marcus Hurley, Erkki Kataja, and Ingrid Lotz. After him are Johannes Thingnes Bø, Paul Anderson, Josef Doležal, Michel Scheuer, Wiesław Maniak, and Bohuslav Karlík.

Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Pauli Nevala ranks 412. Before him are Henri Dès, Jerry Lucas, Adam Przeworski, Wolfgang Paul, Michael Sarrazin, and Arlette Laguiller. After him are Antonella Ragno-Lonzi, John Iliopoulos, Jean Clair, Annemarie Zimmermann, Jaak Lipso, and Héctor Silva. Among people deceased in 2025, Pauli Nevala ranks 213. Before him are Angie Stone, Joseph Wambaugh, Brian Murphy, Nikola Pokrivač, Juan Aguilera, and David Souter. After him are Robert Jarvik, Wings Hauser, Mark Snow, Natalya Shikolenko, Andrija Delibašić, and Peter Yarrow.

Others Born in 1940

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2025

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Pauli Nevala ranks 330 out of 751. Before him are Joonas Kokkonen (1921), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), Eevi Huttunen (1922), and Erkki Kataja (1924). After him are Hermanni Pihlajamäki (1903), Kjell Westö (1961), Jorma Ollila (1950), Oskari Tokoi (1873), Matti Sippala (1908), and Eino Purje (1900).

Others born in Finland

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ATHLETES In Finland

Among athletes born in Finland, Pauli Nevala ranks 54. Before him are Thorvald Strömberg (1931), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Akilles Järvinen (1905), Siiri Rantanen (1924), Eero Berg (1898), and Erkki Kataja (1924). After him are Matti Sippala (1908), Eino Purje (1900), Eeles Landström (1932), Yrjö Hietanen (1927), Viljo Heino (1914), and Pentti Linnosvuo (1933).

Finnish born Athletes

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous