Athlete
Veikko Karvonen
athletics competitor
1926 - 2007
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Veikko Karvonen
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Veikko Karvonen is the 471st most popular athlete (up from 490th in 2024), the 1,431st most popular biography from Russia (up from 1,684th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Russian Athlete.
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Among Athletes
Among athletes, Veikko Karvonen ranks 471 out of 6,025. Before him are Grete Waitz, Christa Stubnick, Alice Brown, Aleksander Doba, Boris Melnikov, and Gisela Birkemeyer. After him are Betty Robinson, Veikko Kankkonen, Jean Pickering, Rafer Johnson, Paavo Yrjölä, and Milan Nenadić.
Most Popular Athletes in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGrete Waitz
1953 - 2011
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 465
Christa Stubnick
1933 - 2021
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 466
Alice Brown
1960 - Present
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 467
Aleksander Doba
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 468
Boris Melnikov
1938 - 2022
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 469
Gisela Birkemeyer
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 470
Veikko Karvonen
1926 - 2007
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 471
Betty Robinson
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 472
Veikko Kankkonen
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 473
Jean Pickering
1929 - 2013
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 474
Rafer Johnson
1935 - 2020
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 475
Paavo Yrjölä
1902 - 1980
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 476
Milan Nenadić
1943 - 2024
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 477
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Veikko Karvonen ranks 281. Before him are Genrich Altshuller, Tadeusz Konwicki, Alfreda Markowska, Giancarlo Bergamini, José Manuel Estepa Llaurens, and Shigeru Kayano. After him are Lou Donaldson, Julio César Britos, Armand Penverne, José Alfredo Jiménez, Shinichi Hoshi, and Julie London. Among people deceased in 2007, Veikko Karvonen ranks 223. Before him are Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Hallgeir Brenden, Vlatko Pavletić, Ronald Speirs, Stuart Rosenberg, and Néstor Rossi. After him are Ian Richardson, Jan Wolkers, Yang Chuan-kwang, John Winter, Joachim Hansen, and Helmut Senekowitsch.
Others Born in 1926
Go to all RankingsGenrich Altshuller
INVENTOR
1926 - 1998
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 275
Tadeusz Konwicki
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 276
Alfreda Markowska
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1926 - 2021
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 277
Giancarlo Bergamini
ATHLETE
1926 - 2020
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 278
José Manuel Estepa Llaurens
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2019
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 279
Shigeru Kayano
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 280
Veikko Karvonen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2007
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 281
Lou Donaldson
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2024
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 282
Julio César Britos
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 1998
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 283
Armand Penverne
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 284
José Alfredo Jiménez
SINGER
1926 - 1973
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 285
Shinichi Hoshi
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 286
Julie London
SINGER
1926 - 2000
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 287
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsPhilippe Lacoue-Labarthe
PHILOSOPHER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 217
Hallgeir Brenden
ATHLETE
1929 - 2007
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 218
Vlatko Pavletić
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2007
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 219
Ronald Speirs
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1920 - 2007
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 220
Stuart Rosenberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1927 - 2007
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 221
Néstor Rossi
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 222
Veikko Karvonen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2007
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 223
Ian Richardson
ACTOR
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 224
Jan Wolkers
WRITER
1925 - 2007
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 225
Yang Chuan-kwang
ATHLETE
1933 - 2007
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 226
John Winter
ATHLETE
1924 - 2007
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 227
Joachim Hansen
ACTOR
1930 - 2007
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 228
Helmut Senekowitsch
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2007
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 229
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Veikko Karvonen ranks 1,431 out of NaN. Before him are Viktor Sukhorukov (1951), Nadezhda Udaltsova (1885), Yevgeny Grishin (1931), Vladimir Filatov (1875), Boris Melnikov (1938), and Valentin Gaft (1935). After him are Serhii Plokhy (1957), Aleksey Krylov (1863), Olga Preobrajenska (1871), Tatyana Ovechkina (1950), Andrey Makarevich (1953), and Innokenty Annensky (1855).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsViktor Sukhorukov
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,425
Nadezhda Udaltsova
PAINTER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,426
Yevgeny Grishin
ATHLETE
1931 - 2005
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,427
Vladimir Filatov
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 1,428
Boris Melnikov
ATHLETE
1938 - 2022
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,429
Valentin Gaft
ACTOR
1935 - 2020
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,430
Veikko Karvonen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2007
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 1,431
Serhii Plokhy
HISTORIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,432
Aleksey Krylov
MATHEMATICIAN
1863 - 1945
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,433
Olga Preobrajenska
DANCER
1871 - 1962
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 1,434
Tatyana Ovechkina
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 1,435
Andrey Makarevich
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 1,436
Innokenty Annensky
WRITER
1855 - 1909
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 1,437
Among Athletes In Russia
Among athletes born in Russia, Veikko Karvonen ranks 26. Before him are Renate Boy (1939), Aleksandra Chudina (1923), Olavi Mannonen (1930), Lyudmila Bragina (1943), Yevgeny Grishin (1931), and Boris Melnikov (1938). After him are Alexander Ragulin (1941), Anatoly Alyabyev (1951), Tatyana Shchelkanova (1937), Natalya Lisovskaya (1962), Lyudmila Shevtsova (1934), and Maria Itkina (1932).
Renate Boy
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 20
Aleksandra Chudina
1923 - 1990
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 21
Olavi Mannonen
1930 - 2019
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 22
Lyudmila Bragina
1943 - Present
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 23
Yevgeny Grishin
1931 - 2005
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 24
Boris Melnikov
1938 - 2022
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 25
Veikko Karvonen
1926 - 2007
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 26
Alexander Ragulin
1941 - 2004
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 27
Anatoly Alyabyev
1951 - 2022
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 28
Tatyana Shchelkanova
1937 - 2011
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 29
Natalya Lisovskaya
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 30
Lyudmila Shevtsova
1934 - 2026
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 31
Maria Itkina
1932 - 2020
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 32

























































