Arnold Schwarzenegger

Arnold Schwarzenegger, born in 1947, is an Austrian and American former professional bodybuilder who went on to become a film star and the 38th governor of California. In the sport he began lifting weights at fifteen, won the Mr. Universe bodybuilding championship at twenty and went on to win the Mr. Olympia title seven times, a total matched only by Phil Heath and second on the all-time list. Nicknamed the Austrian Oak, he is regarded as one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. He wrote books on the sport, including The Education of a Bodybuilder and The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding, appeared in the documentary Pumping Iron, and gave his name to the Arnold Sports Festival, the second most prestigious bodybuilding event after Mr. Olympia.