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Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
Anton Flettner
Anton Flettner (1 November 1885 – 29 December 1961) was a German aviation engineer and inventor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anton Flettner has received more than 131,266 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Anton Flettner is the 159th most popular engineer (up from 162nd in 2019), the 2,850th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,784th in 2019) and the 21st most popular German Engineer.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
60.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
5.36
Effective Languages (L*)
2.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Anton Flettner ranks 159 out of 389. Before him are Mstislav Keldysh, Adolphe Alphand, Léon Charles Thévenin, Henryk Dembiński, Gérard Larrousse, and Philippe LeBon. After him are Hanns Hörbiger, Marc Seguin, John Loudon McAdam, John Smeaton, Antoine de Chézy, and Sherif Ismail.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMstislav Keldysh
1911 - 1978
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 153
Adolphe Alphand
1817 - 1891
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 154
Léon Charles Thévenin
1857 - 1926
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 155
Henryk Dembiński
1791 - 1864
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 156
Gérard Larrousse
1940 - Present
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 157
Philippe LeBon
1767 - 1804
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 158
Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 159
Hanns Hörbiger
1867 - 1931
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 160
Marc Seguin
1786 - 1875
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 161
John Loudon McAdam
1756 - 1836
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 162
John Smeaton
1724 - 1792
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 163
Antoine de Chézy
1718 - 1798
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 164
Sherif Ismail
1955 - 2023
HPI: 60.02
Rank: 165
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1885, Anton Flettner ranks 108. Before him are Leó Weiner, Josef Frank, Mineichi Koga, Francisco Bru, Tadeusz Kutrzeba, and Sophie, Princess of Albania. After him are Dezső Kosztolányi, Karl Genzken, Jan Czochralski, Aleksandras Stulginskis, Jerome Kern, and Henri Laurens. Among people deceased in 1961, Anton Flettner ranks 67. Before him are Vladimir Sofronitsky, Domenico Tardini, Mihail Sadoveanu, Lucian Blaga, Andrzej Munk, and Hubert Van Innis. After him are Kjeld Abell, Charles Coburn, Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy, Arnold Gesell, Václav Talich, and Constantin Constantinescu-Claps.
Others Born in 1885
Go to all RankingsLeó Weiner
COMPOSER
1885 - 1960
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 102
Josef Frank
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1967
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 103
Mineichi Koga
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1944
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 104
Francisco Bru
SOCCER PLAYER
1885 - 1962
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 105
Tadeusz Kutrzeba
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1947
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 106
Sophie, Princess of Albania
NOBLEMAN
1885 - 1936
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 107
Anton Flettner
ENGINEER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 108
Dezső Kosztolányi
WRITER
1885 - 1936
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 109
Karl Genzken
PHYSICIAN
1885 - 1957
HPI: 60.05
Rank: 110
Jan Czochralski
CHEMIST
1885 - 1953
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 111
Aleksandras Stulginskis
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1969
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 112
Jerome Kern
COMPOSER
1885 - 1945
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 113
Henri Laurens
SCULPTOR
1885 - 1954
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 114
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsVladimir Sofronitsky
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 61
Domenico Tardini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1888 - 1961
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 62
Mihail Sadoveanu
WRITER
1880 - 1961
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 63
Lucian Blaga
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1961
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 64
Andrzej Munk
FILM DIRECTOR
1921 - 1961
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 65
Hubert Van Innis
ATHLETE
1866 - 1961
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 66
Anton Flettner
ENGINEER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 67
Kjeld Abell
WRITER
1901 - 1961
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 68
Charles Coburn
ACTOR
1877 - 1961
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 69
Pieter Sjoerds Gerbrandy
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1961
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 70
Arnold Gesell
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1961
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 71
Václav Talich
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1961
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 72
Constantin Constantinescu-Claps
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1961
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 73
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Anton Flettner ranks 2,850 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Hilpert (1888), Anton Walter (1752), Carl Tanzler (1877), Adolph Kolping (1813), Gustav-Adolf von Zangen (1892), and Anne Buydens (1919). After him are Günter Wand (1912), Peter Schreier (1935), Julius Oppert (1825), Paul Augustin Mayer (1911), Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1687), and Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony (1443).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCarl Hilpert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 2,844
Anton Walter
COMPOSER
1752 - 1826
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 2,845
Carl Tanzler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1952
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 2,846
Adolph Kolping
PHYSICIAN
1813 - 1865
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 2,847
Gustav-Adolf von Zangen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1964
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 2,848
Anne Buydens
ACTOR
1919 - 2021
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 2,849
Anton Flettner
ENGINEER
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 2,850
Günter Wand
CONDUCTOR
1912 - 2002
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,851
Peter Schreier
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,852
Julius Oppert
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1905
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,853
Paul Augustin Mayer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2010
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 2,854
Anton Ulrich, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
POLITICIAN
1687 - 1763
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 2,855
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1443 - 1484
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 2,856
Among ENGINEERS In Germany
Among engineers born in Germany, Anton Flettner ranks 21. Before him are Claude Dornier (1884), Christian Otto Mohr (1835), Erich Topp (1914), Gustave Whitehead (1874), Franz Reuleaux (1829), and Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935). After him are Hellmuth Walter (1900), Hugo Eckener (1868), Franz Grashof (1826), Walter Hohmann (1880), Johann Georg Halske (1814), and Ferdinand Mannlicher (1848).
Claude Dornier
1884 - 1969
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 15
Christian Otto Mohr
1835 - 1918
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 16
Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 17
Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 18
Franz Reuleaux
1829 - 1905
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 19
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
1935 - 2012
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 20
Anton Flettner
1885 - 1961
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 21
Hellmuth Walter
1900 - 1980
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 22
Hugo Eckener
1868 - 1954
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 23
Franz Grashof
1826 - 1893
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 24
Walter Hohmann
1880 - 1945
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 25
Johann Georg Halske
1814 - 1890
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 26
Ferdinand Mannlicher
1848 - 1904
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 27