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Jules Rimet

Founder of association football institutions (1873–1956)

  • Fame59.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Lawyers rank#22
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  • Fame59.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Lawyers rank#22
  • Wikipedia120.6K
Lived 1873–1956, aged 83France
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  • Era
    1873–1956
    Aged 83
  • Awards
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    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-16

He gave football its World Cup. Jules Rimet pushed FIFA to stage the first tournament in 1930, turning a fractured sport into a global event, and the trophy bore his name for decades.

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Born in 1873, Rimet founded Red Star Club Français in 1897, then climbed French football's ranks to lead the national federation from 1919. He took the FIFA presidency in 1921 and held it for 33 years, longer than anyone before or since. His signature move came in 1930: launching the first World Cup, a gamble that Uruguay hosted and won. The tournament grew into the planet's most-watched sporting event, and the trophy was later named for him. He left office in 1954, two years before his death at 83.

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