Louis Cyr, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Cyr

Canadian strength athlete

Date of Birth: 11-Oct-1863

Place of Birth: Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 10-Nov-1912

Profession: strongman, weightlifter

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Louis Cyr (French pronunciation: ?[lwi si?]; born Cyprien-Noé Cyr, 10 October 1863 – 10 November 1912) was a French Canadian strongman with a career spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
His recorded feats, including lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) (1/4 ton) with one finger and backlifting 4,337 pounds (1,967 kg)(2.1 tons), show Cyr to be, according to former International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness chairman Ben Weider, the strongest man ever to have lived.