1885 - 1960
Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) Albert Kesselring (30 November 1885 – 16 July 1960) was a German military officer and convicted war criminal who served in the Luftwaffe during World War II. In a career which spanned both world wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most highly decorated commanders. Kesselring joined the Bavarian Army as an officer cadet in 1904, serving in the artillery branch. He completed training as a balloon observer in 1912. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Albert Kesselring has received more than 2,067,132 page views. His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia. Albert Kesselring is the 93rd most popular military personnel (down from 88th in 2019), the 228th most popular biography from Germany and the 20th most popular German Military Personnel.
Albert Kesselring was a German field marshal in World War II. He was most famous for his role in the Battle of Britain, where he commanded Luftflotte 2.
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Among military personnels, Albert Kesselring ranks 93 out of 1,468. Before him are Hattori Hanzō, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Jan Žižka, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Subutai, and Robert E. Lee. After him are John of Austria, Desmond Doss, Konstantin Rokossovsky, Hephaestion, Hermann Hoth, and Heinrich Müller.
1542 - 1597
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 87
1746 - 1817
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 88
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 89
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 90
1175 - 1248
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 91
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 92
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 93
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 94
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 95
1896 - 1968
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 96
356 BC - 324 BC
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 97
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 98
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 99
Among people born in 1885, Albert Kesselring ranks 4. Before him are Niels Bohr, Karen Blixen, and György Lukács. After him are Hermann Hoth, Alban Berg, Julius Streicher, François Mauriac, Ezra Pound, Faisal I of Iraq, George S. Patton, and Robert Delaunay. Among people deceased in 1960, Albert Kesselring ranks 6. Before him are Albert Camus, Boris Pasternak, Clark Gable, Erich Raeder, and Melanie Klein. After him are Wilhelm Pieck, Max von Laue, Amanullah Khan, Walther Funk, Paula Hitler, and Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia.
1885 - 1962
HPI: 80.71
Rank: 1
1885 - 1962
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 2
1885 - 1971
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 3
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 4
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 5
1885 - 1935
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 6
1885 - 1946
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 7
1885 - 1970
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 8
1885 - 1972
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 9
1885 - 1933
HPI: 69.27
Rank: 10
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 11
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 12
1913 - 1960
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 1
1890 - 1960
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 2
1901 - 1960
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 3
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 4
1882 - 1960
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 5
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 6
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 7
1879 - 1960
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 8
1892 - 1960
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 9
1890 - 1960
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 10
1896 - 1960
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 11
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Albert Kesselring ranks 228 out of 6,142. Before him are Eduard Bernstein (1850), Wilhelm Frick (1877), Nico (1938), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880), Thomas Müntzer (1489), and Herbert Marcuse (1898). After him are John of Austria (1547), Ludwig Erhard (1897), Jupp Heynckes (1945), Wilhelm Pieck (1876), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), and Alexandra Feodorovna (1872).
1850 - 1932
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 222
1877 - 1946
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 223
1938 - 1988
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 224
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 225
1489 - 1525
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 226
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 227
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 228
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 229
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 230
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 231
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 232
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 233
1872 - 1918
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 234
Among military personnels born in Germany, Albert Kesselring ranks 20. Before him are Erich Raeder (1876), Erich Hartmann (1922), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), Michel Ney (1769), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), and Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876). After him are John of Austria (1547), Hermann Hoth (1885), Heinrich Müller (1900), Klaus Barbie (1913), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742).
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 14
1922 - 1993
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 15
1800 - 1891
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 16
1769 - 1815
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 17
1887 - 1945
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 18
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 19
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 20
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 21
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 22
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 23
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 24
1881 - 1954
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 25
1742 - 1819
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 26