Johnny Weissmuller, nascut com a János Peter Weißmüller (Timisoara, Romania, 2 de juny de 1904 - Acapulco, Mèxic, 20 de gener de 1984), fou un esportista i actor estatunidenc. Va ser un dels millors nedadors a escala mundial durant la dècada de 1920, guanyant cinc medalles d'or olímpiques el 1924 i el 1928. Va guanyar 52 campionats nacionals nord-americans i va establir un total de 67 rècords mundials. Després de la carrera com a nedador, es va convertir en el sisè actor a encarnar a Tarzan d'Edgar Rice Burroughs , paper que va interpretar en 12 pel·lícules, per la qual cosa és el Tarzan que més popularitat ha arribat a obtenir

Johnny Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller; June 2, 1904 – January 20, 1984) was an Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor. Weissmuller was one of the world's best swimmers in the 1920s, winning five Olympic gold medals and one bronze medal. He won fifty-two US National Championships and set sixty-seven world records. After his swimming career, he became the sixth actor to portray Tarzan in films, a role he played in twelve motion pictures. Dozens of other actors have also played Tarzan, but Weissmuller is by far the best known. His character's distinctive, ululating Tarzan yell is still often used in films.

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Johann Peter Weißmüller, auch Johnny Weissmuller, getauft auf den Namen János Weißmüller, war ein US-amerikanischer Schwimmer, Wasserballspieler, fünfmaliger Olympiasieger und Filmschauspieler. Er war der erste Mensch, der die 100-Meter-Strecke in unter einer Minute schwamm. Nach dem Ende seiner Schwimmlaufbahn wurde er als Tarzan-Darsteller in zwölf Kinofilmen weltberühmt.