17 BC - 21
Arminius (; 18/17 BC–AD 21) was a chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe who is best known for commanding an alliance of Germanic tribes at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in AD 9, in which three Roman legions under the command of general and governor Publius Quinctilius Varus were destroyed. His victory at Teutoburg Forest precipitated the Roman Empire's permanent strategic withdrawal from Germania Magna, and modern historians regard it as one of Rome's greatest defeats. As it prevented the Romanization of Germanic peoples east of the Rhine, it has also been considered one of the most decisive battles in history and a turning point in human history.Born a prince of the Cherusci tribe, Arminius was part of the Roman-friendly faction of the tribe. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Arminius has received more than 3,396,762 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Arminius is the 20th most popular military personnel (up from 41st in 2019), the 80th most popular biography from Germany (up from 116th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Military Personnel.
Arminius is most famous for being the Germanic chieftain who led a coalition of tribes to victory over three Roman legions in the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.
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Among military personnels, Arminius ranks 20 out of 1,468. Before him are Romulus Augustulus, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Oda Nobunaga, Erich von Manstein, Chiang Kai-shek, and Heinz Guderian. After him are Ratko Mladić, Ptolemy I Soter, Pyrrhus of Epirus, Cao Cao, Charles XIV John of Sweden, and Cesare Borgia.
460 - 527
HPI: 77.72
Rank: 14
1857 - 1941
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 15
1534 - 1582
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 16
1887 - 1973
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 17
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 18
1888 - 1954
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 19
17 BC - 21
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 20
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 21
367 BC - 283 BC
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 22
318 BC - 272 BC
HPI: 76.16
Rank: 23
155 - 220
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 24
1763 - 1844
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 25
1475 - 1507
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 26
Among people born in 17 BC, Arminius ranks 1. After him is Lucius Caesar. Among people deceased in 21, Arminius ranks 1. After him is Quirinius.
Among people born in Germany, Arminius ranks 80 out of 6,142. Before him are Karl Jaspers (1883), Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Christoph Willibald Gluck (1714), Richard Strauss (1864), Heinz Guderian (1888), and Heinrich Schliemann (1822). After him are Charles the Bald (823), Charles Bukowski (1920), Erich Maria Remarque (1898), William the Silent (1533), Peter III of Russia (1728), and Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893).
1883 - 1969
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 74
1774 - 1840
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 75
1714 - 1787
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 76
1864 - 1949
HPI: 76.76
Rank: 77
1888 - 1954
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 78
1822 - 1890
HPI: 76.71
Rank: 79
17 BC - 21
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 80
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 81
1920 - 1994
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 82
1898 - 1970
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 83
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 84
1728 - 1762
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 85
1893 - 1946
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 86
Among military personnels born in Germany, Arminius ranks 6. Before him are Karl Dönitz (1891), Erwin Rommel (1891), Adolf Eichmann (1906), Erich von Manstein (1887), and Heinz Guderian (1888). After him are Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), Gerd von Rundstedt (1875), and Alfred Jodl (1890).
1891 - 1980
HPI: 81.39
Rank: 1
1891 - 1944
HPI: 81.13
Rank: 2
1906 - 1962
HPI: 79.90
Rank: 3
1887 - 1973
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 4
1888 - 1954
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 5
17 BC - 21
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 6
1882 - 1946
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 7
1890 - 1957
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 8
1720 - 1797
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 9
1887 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 10
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 11
1890 - 1946
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 12