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Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
(Icelandic Professional Strongman, Regarded as One of the Greatest Strength Athletes of All Time)
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson
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Birthdate: November 26, 1988
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Reykjavík, Iceland

Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson is an Icelandic actor and former professional strongman. He inspired a number of Icelandic strongmen by becoming the first person to win the World's Strongest Man, Europe's Strongest Man, and Arnold Strongman Classic in the same calendar year. His popularity as a strongman earned him the role of Gregor Clegane in the popular series Game of Thrones.

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Eddie Hall
(British Former Professional Strongman Who Won the 'World's Strongest Man' 2017 Competition)
Eddie Hall
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Birthdate: January 15, 1988
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, England

Eddie Hall is a British former professional strongman who won the World's Strongest Man 2017 competition. Previously, he had won the UK's Strongest Man and England's Strongest Man competitions many times. As a young man, he trained as a bodybuilder and entered the strongman circuit. He is the subject of the documentary titled Eddie: Strongman.

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Mariusz Pudzianowski
(Polish Mixed Martial Artist and Former Strongman Competitor)
Mariusz Pudzianowski
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Birthdate: February 7, 1977
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Biala Rawska, Poland
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Jon Pall Sigmarsson
(One of the Greatest Strongmen of All Time)
Jon Pall Sigmarsson
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Birthdate: April 28, 1960
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hafnarfjordur, Iceland
Died: January 16, 1993
The first person to win the World’s Strongest Man title four times, Icelandic bodybuilder Jon Pall Sigmarsson is remembered for his Herculean strength and his crowd-pulling aggression. He called himself a Viking and would chant at the audience mid-performance. He died of a heart attack while deadlifting in his gym.
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Louis Cyr
(Strongman)
Louis Cyr
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Birthdate: October 10, 1863
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Canada
Died: November 10, 1912
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Oleksii Novikov
(Ukrainian Professional Strongman)
Oleksii Novikov
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Birthdate: February 11, 1996
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kyiv, Ukraine
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Martins Licis
(Latvian-American Strongman)
Martins Licis
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Birthdate: September 28, 1990
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
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Luke Stoltman
(Scottish Professional Strongman)
Luke Stoltman
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Birthdate: November 22, 1984
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Invergordon, Scotland
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Geoff Capes
(Former Shot Putter, Strongman & Professional Highland Games Competitor)
Geoff Capes
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Birthdate: August 23, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England

While he began his career as a Cambridgeshire Constabulary policeman, Geoff Capes ruled the British shot-putting arena in the 1970s. Apart from being a two-time Commonwealth gold medal winner, he has also won the World’s Strongest Man tag twice and been a seven-time AAA Championship winner.

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Mateusz Kieliszkowski
(Athletics competitor)
Mateusz Kieliszkowski
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Birthdate: August 12, 1993
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Słubice
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Patrik Baboumian
(German-Armenian Retired Strongman and Former Bodybuilder)
Patrik Baboumian
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Birthdate: July 1, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Abadan, Iran

Known as the world’s strongest vegan, Iranian-born German-Armenian strongman Patrik Baboumian has won many bodybuilding titles, such as that of the Strongest Man of Germany. He is also known for his appearance in the Netflix documentary The Game Changers, which promotes plant-based diets, and has campaigned for PETA.

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Mark Felix
(Strongman competitor and regular entrant to the World's Strongest Man competition)
Mark Felix
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Birthdate: April 17, 1966
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. George's, Grenada
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Terry Hollands
(Strongman Athlete)
Terry Hollands
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Birthdate: June 6, 1979
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Dartford, Kent, England, UK
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Cheick Sanou
(Strongman)
Cheick Sanou
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Birthdate: April 20, 1992
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Burkina Faso
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Jouko Ahola
(Finnish Retired Powerlifter and Strongman Who Won the 1997 World's Strongest Man Competition)
Jouko Ahola
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Birthdate: December 1, 1970
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Hämeenlinna, Finland

Jouko Ahola is a Finnish retired powerlifter, strongman, and actor. He is best known for winning the 1997 World's Strongest Man competition. He won the competition again in 1999, establishing his supremacy in the powerlifting scene. Since the early 2000s, Jouko Ahola has been focusing on his career as an actor. 

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Donald Dinnie
(Scottish Strongman)
Donald Dinnie
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Birthdate: 1837 AD
Birthplace: Birse, Scotland
Died: 1916 AD
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Bruce Wilhelm
(American Former Weightlifter and Two-time Winner of the World’s Strongest Man Competition)
Bruce Wilhelm
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Birthdate: July 13, 1945
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sunnyvale, California, United States
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Mikhail Shivlyakov
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Birthdate: April 30, 1980
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kiselyovsk, Russia
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Gary Taylor
(Former World’s Strongest Man Champion (1993))
Gary Taylor
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Birthdate: October 14, 1961
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Swansea, Wales
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Don Reinhoudt
(American Former Powerlifter and Strongman)
Don Reinhoudt
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Birthdate: March 6, 1945
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Brocton, New York, United States
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Ervin Katona
(Serbian Strongman)
Ervin Katona
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Birthdate: January 5, 1977
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Subotica, Serbia
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Apollon
(Strongman)
Apollon
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Birthdate: February 21, 1862
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hérault, France
Died: October 18, 1928
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Derek Boyer
(Fijian-Australian World Champion Powerlifter, 12 Time Australia’s Strongest Man and Actor)
Derek Boyer
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Birthdate: June 14, 1969
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lautoka, Fiji
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Max Sick
(German Gymnast and Strongman)
Max Sick
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Birthdate: June 28, 1882
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Bregenz, Austria
Died: May 10, 1961

Max Sick was a German gymnast and strongman. He is credited with co-developing the Maxalding system of bodybuilding along with Monte Saldo. Unusually weak during his childhood, Sick became determined to excel in bodybuilding and created his own regimen of exercise and made his own weights at the age of 10. He achieved his dream when he became a strongman. 

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Jill Mills
(American World Champion Powerlifter and Strongwoman)
Jill Mills
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Birthdate: March 2, 1972
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Indiana, United States
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Jarno Hams
(7-time winner of Strongest Man of the Netherlands)
Jarno Hams
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Birthdate: November 11, 1974
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Hengelo, Overijssel, Netherlands
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Joe Onosai
(Former Strongman Competitor, American Football Player)
Joe Onosai
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Birthdate: December 10, 1965
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: American Samoa
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