1833 - 1913
Graf Alfred von Schlieffen, generally called Count Schlieffen (German pronunciation: [ˈʃliːfn̩]; 28 February 1833 – 4 January 1913) was a German field marshal and strategist who served as chief of the Imperial German General Staff from 1891 to 1906. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alfred von Schlieffen has received more than 512,617 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Alfred von Schlieffen is the 160th most popular military personnel (up from 166th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Germany (down from 381st in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Military Personnel.
Alfred von Schlieffen is most famous for his plan to invade France via Belgium in the event of a war with France and Russia.
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Among military personnels, Alfred von Schlieffen ranks 160 out of 1,468. Before him are Georg von Küchler, Chūichi Nagumo, Helmuth Weidling, Mardonius, Semyon Budyonny, and Charles V, Duke of Lorraine. After him are José de San Martín, Rudolf Abel, Gertrude Bell, Andrey Vlasov, Minamoto no Yoshitsune, and Abraha.
1881 - 1968
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 154
1887 - 1944
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 155
1891 - 1955
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 156
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 157
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 158
1643 - 1690
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 159
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 160
1778 - 1850
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 161
1903 - 1971
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 162
1868 - 1926
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 163
1901 - 1946
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 164
1159 - 1189
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 165
600 - 600
HPI: 67.39
Rank: 166
Among people born in 1833, Alfred von Schlieffen ranks 8. Before him are Johannes Brahms, Alexander Borodin, Wilhelm Dilthey, Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, Benjamin Harrison, and Élie Ducommun. After him are Ferdinand von Richthofen, Félicien Rops, Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Léon Bonnat, Edward Burne-Jones, and Eugen Dühring. Among people deceased in 1913, Alfred von Schlieffen ranks 6. Before him are Ferdinand de Saussure, Rudolf Diesel, Alfred Russel Wallace, George I of Greece, and J. P. Morgan. After him are Menelik II, Harriet Tubman, Sophia of Nassau, Lesya Ukrainka, Tobias Asser, and Tokugawa Yoshinobu.
1833 - 1897
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 2
1833 - 1887
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 3
1833 - 1911
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 4
1833 - 1896
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 5
1833 - 1901
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 6
1833 - 1906
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 7
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 8
1833 - 1905
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 9
1833 - 1898
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 10
1833 - 1918
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 11
1833 - 1922
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 12
1833 - 1898
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 13
1833 - 1921
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 14
1857 - 1913
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 1
1858 - 1913
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 2
1823 - 1913
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 3
1845 - 1913
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 4
1837 - 1913
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 5
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 6
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 7
1820 - 1913
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 8
1836 - 1913
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 9
1871 - 1913
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 10
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 11
1837 - 1913
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Alfred von Schlieffen ranks 385 out of 6,142. Before him are Joachim Löw (1960), Joseph von Fraunhofer (1787), Helmuth Weidling (1891), Ulrike Meinhof (1934), Kurt Georg Kiesinger (1904), and Klaus Schwab (1938). After him are Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1786), Gerhard Domagk (1895), Prince Claus of the Netherlands (1926), Traudl Junge (1920), Leo von Caprivi (1831), and Louise Mountbatten (1889).
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 379
1787 - 1826
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 380
1891 - 1955
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 381
1934 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 382
1904 - 1988
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 383
1938 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 384
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 385
1786 - 1861
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 386
1895 - 1964
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 387
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 388
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 389
1831 - 1899
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 390
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 391
Among military personnels born in Germany, Alfred von Schlieffen ranks 38. Before him are Franz Halder (1884), Friedrich Olbricht (1888), Paul Hausser (1880), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), Georg von Küchler (1881), and Helmuth Weidling (1891). After him are Ernst Busch (1885), Joachim Peiper (1915), Dietrich von Choltitz (1894), Hans Krebs (1898), Oskar Dirlewanger (1895), and Helmuth von Moltke the Younger (1848).
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 32
1888 - 1944
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 33
1880 - 1972
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 34
1892 - 1973
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 35
1881 - 1968
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 36
1891 - 1955
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 37
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 38
1885 - 1945
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 39
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 40
1894 - 1966
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 41
1898 - 1945
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 42
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 43
1848 - 1916
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 44