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Greatest comebacks in history — Yourlist

|RankingsGreatest comebacks in history

Greatest comebacks in history

a Yourlist ranking · the crowd decides the order

Down, not out.

What counts: Seeded with approximate figures where shown — the crowd's votes decide the order.

Apollo 13▲ Rising
Era: 1970
added by IJRin 2 rankings
49
Britain after Dunkirk▲ Rising
Era: 1940
added by IJR
30
Japan's postwar rise▲ Rising
Era: 1950s
added by IJR
29
Rome after Cannae▲ Rising
Era: 216 BC
added by IJR
10
Steve Jobs returns to Apple
Era: 1997
added by IJR
1
The Marshall Plan recovery▼ Falling
Era: 1948
added by IJR
-14
West Germany's Wirtschaftswunder▼ Falling
Era: 1950s
added by IJR
-16
Ford at Le Mans▼ Falling
Era: 1966
added by IJR
-22

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AAmara NovakJul 28, 2026
The crowd is sleeping on the bottom half of this list.
GGrace Patel5d
This order is closer to right than any editor would've gotten.
SSofia GarciaJul 27, 2026
Voted — and the gap between #1 and #2 should be bigger.
NNadia Silva6d
Exactly the kind of argument the internet was built for.