Boxer
Willie Toweel
South African boxer
1934 - 2017
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Willie Toweel
His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Willie Toweel is the 270th most popular boxer (up from 289th in 2024), the 258th most popular biography from South Africa (up from 277th in 2019) and the 5th most popular South African Boxer.
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Among Boxers
Among boxers, Willie Toweel ranks 270 out of 496. Before him are Charles Adkins, John Mugabi, Victor Ortiz, Sultan Ibragimov, Sven Ottke, and James Toney. After him are Henry Tillman, Tim Witherspoon, Vladimir Kolev, Robert Wells, Oleg Maskayev, and Roberto Cammarelle.
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Charles Adkins
1932 - 1993
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 264
John Mugabi
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 265
Victor Ortiz
1987 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 266
Sultan Ibragimov
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 267
Sven Ottke
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 268
James Toney
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 269
Willie Toweel
1934 - 2017
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 270
Henry Tillman
1960 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 271
Tim Witherspoon
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 272
Vladimir Kolev
1953 - Present
HPI: 47.72
Rank: 273
Robert Wells
1961 - 2025
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 274
Oleg Maskayev
1969 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 275
Roberto Cammarelle
1980 - Present
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 276
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Willie Toweel ranks 580. Before him are David Malouf, June Foulds, Rita R. Colwell, Carla Anderson Hills, Carver Mead, and Angela Buxton. After him are Jerry Nelson, Bryan Douglas, Jennifer Kendal, Little Milton, Jim Jeffords, and Hamilton Green. Among people deceased in 2017, Willie Toweel ranks 639. Before him are Gulmurod Khalimov, Steffi Martin, Mikhail Tolstykh, Francine York, Leila Seth, and Kim Weon-kee. After him are Roy Halladay, Andrea Jürgens, David Axelrod, Ayan Sadakov, Sergei Mylnikov, and Cheick Tioté.
Others Born in 1934
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David Malouf
WRITER
1934 - 2026
HPI: 48.99
Rank: 574
June Foulds
ATHLETE
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 575
Rita R. Colwell
BIOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 576
Carla Anderson Hills
LAWYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 577
Carver Mead
PHYSICIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 578
Angela Buxton
TENNIS PLAYER
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 579
Willie Toweel
BOXER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 580
Jerry Nelson
SINGER
1934 - 2012
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 581
Bryan Douglas
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - Present
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 582
Jennifer Kendal
ACTOR
1934 - 1984
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 583
Little Milton
SINGER
1934 - 2005
HPI: 47.43
Rank: 584
Jim Jeffords
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2014
HPI: 47.38
Rank: 585
Hamilton Green
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 46.93
Rank: 586
Others Deceased in 2017
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Gulmurod Khalimov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1975 - 2017
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 633
Steffi Martin
ATHLETE
1962 - 2017
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 634
Mikhail Tolstykh
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1980 - 2017
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 635
Francine York
ACTOR
1936 - 2017
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 636
Leila Seth
JUDGE
1930 - 2017
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 637
Kim Weon-kee
WRESTLER
1962 - 2017
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 638
Willie Toweel
BOXER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 639
Roy Halladay
BASEBALL PLAYER
1977 - 2017
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 640
Andrea Jürgens
SINGER
1967 - 2017
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 641
David Axelrod
MUSICIAN
1931 - 2017
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 642
Ayan Sadakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - 2017
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 643
Sergei Mylnikov
ATHLETE
1958 - 2017
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 644
Cheick Tioté
SOCCER PLAYER
1986 - 2017
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 645
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Willie Toweel ranks 258 out of NaN. Before him are Brenda Fassie (1964), Phil Masinga (1969), Linda Mvusi (1955), Hans Vonk (1970), Ilana Kloss (1956), and Theuns Jordaan (1971). After him are Trevor Noah (1984), Maggie Laubser (1886), Roger Michell (1956), Musetta Vander (1963), MacBeth Sibaya (1977), and Theo de Raadt (1968).
Others born in South Africa
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Brenda Fassie
SINGER
1964 - 2004
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 252
Phil Masinga
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2019
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 253
Linda Mvusi
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 254
Hans Vonk
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 255
Ilana Kloss
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 256
Theuns Jordaan
SINGER
1971 - 2021
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 257
Willie Toweel
BOXER
1934 - 2017
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 258
Trevor Noah
PRESENTER
1984 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 259
Maggie Laubser
PAINTER
1886 - 1973
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 260
Roger Michell
FILM DIRECTOR
1956 - 2021
HPI: 47.74
Rank: 261
Musetta Vander
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 262
MacBeth Sibaya
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 47.62
Rank: 263
Theo de Raadt
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 264
Among Boxers In South Africa
Among boxers born in South Africa, Willie Toweel ranks 5. Before him are David Carstens (1914), George Hunter (1927), Gerald Dreyer (1929), and Corrie Sanders (1966).
David Carstens
1914 - 1955
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1
George Hunter
1927 - 2004
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 2
Gerald Dreyer
1929 - 1985
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 3
Corrie Sanders
1966 - 2012
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 4
Willie Toweel
1934 - 2017
HPI: 48.07
Rank: 5
