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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Andreas Hofer

1767 - 1810

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Andreas Hofer (22 November 1767 – 20 February 1810) was a Tyrolean innkeeper and drover, who in 1809 became the leader of the Tyrolean Rebellion against the Napoleonic and Bavarian invasion during the War of the Fifth Coalition. He was subsequently captured and executed. Hofer is still today venerated as a folk hero, freedom fighter and Austrian patriot. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Andreas Hofer has received more than 228,022 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Andreas Hofer is the 505th most popular military personnel (down from 136th in 2019), the 1,327th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,308th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Italian Military Personnel.

Andreas Hofer is most famous for being a Tyrolean patriot and leading a rebellion against Napoleon's troops in 1809.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Andreas Hofer ranks 505 out of 1,468. Before him are Pierre Cambronne, William Bligh, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Jan Pieterszoon Coen, Duško Popov, and Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock. After him are Tamon Yamaguchi, Harold Lowe, Husein Gradaščević, Ion Mihai Pacepa, Yu Jin, and Max Hoffmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1767, Andreas Hofer ranks 18. Before him are Nicolas Oudinot, Manuel Godoy, Henri Christophe, Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, Maria Theresa of Austria, and Rama II of Siam. After him are Marie of Hesse-Kassel, Jean-Lambert Tallien, Jean-Baptiste Isabey, Jacques-Charles Dupont de l'Eure, Princess Frederica Charlotte of Prussia, and Platon Zubov. Among people deceased in 1810, Andreas Hofer ranks 12. Before him are Chevalier d'Éon, Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, Philipp Otto Runge, Johann Christian Daniel von Schreber, and Andrianampoinimerina. After him are Charles August, Crown Prince of Sweden, Yekaterina Vorontsova-Dashkova, Jacques-François Menou, Mir Taqi Mir, Alejandro Malaspina, and József Alvinczi.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Andreas Hofer ranks 1,327 out of 4,668. Before him are Alessandro Valignano (1539), Pietro Della Valle (1586), Piero Manzoni (1933), Mario Capecchi (1937), Renata Scotto (1934), and Mikhail Tsvet (1872). After him are Orcagna (1315), Louis II, Elector of Brandenburg (1328), Gianni Morandi (1944), Andrea della Robbia (1435), Carlo Rubbia (1934), and Dicaearchus (-350).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Italy

Among military personnels born in Italy, Andreas Hofer ranks 25. Before him are Italo Gariboldi (1879), Raimondo Montecuccoli (1609), Luigi Cadorna (1850), Erasmo of Narni (1370), Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta (1869), and Armando Diaz (1861). After him are Ugo Cavallero (1880), Giorgio Basta (1550), Giovanni Andrea Doria (1539), Hermocrates (-500), Archduke Ferdinand Karl Joseph of Austria-Este (1781), and Roger of Lauria (1245).

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