1892 - 1927
Charles Eugène Jules Marie Nungesser (15 March 1892 – presumably on or after 8 May 1927) was a French ace pilot and adventurer. Nungesser was a renowned ace in France, ranking third highest in the country with 43 air combat victories during World War I. After the war, Nungesser mysteriously disappeared on an attempt to make the first non-stop transatlantic flight from Paris to New York, flying with wartime comrade François Coli in L'Oiseau Blanc (The White Bird). Their aircraft took off from Paris on 8 May 1927, was sighted once more over Ireland, and then was never seen again. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Nungesser has received more than 237,273 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Charles Nungesser is the 26th most popular pilot, the 2,774th most popular biography from France (down from 2,629th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Pilot.
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Among pilots, Charles Nungesser ranks 26 out of 48. Before him are Joseph Kittinger, Claire Lee Chennault, Amet-khan Sultan, Vladimir Ilyushin, Carl Gustaf von Rosen, and Jacob Veldhuyzen van Zanten. After him are Igor Volk, Bessie Coleman, Amy Johnson, Leyla Mammadbeyova, Helmut Wick, and Pyotr Nesterov.
1928 - 2022
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 20
1890 - 1958
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 21
1920 - 1971
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 22
1927 - 2010
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 23
1909 - 1977
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 24
1927 - 1977
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 25
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 26
1937 - 2017
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 27
1892 - 1926
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 28
1903 - 1941
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 29
1909 - 1989
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 30
1915 - 1940
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 31
1887 - 1914
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 32
Among people born in 1892, Charles Nungesser ranks 130. Before him are Juan Belmonte, James Forrestal, Liu Bocheng, Branislaw Tarashkyevich, John Alcock, and Yi Kwang-su. After him are Robert Watson-Watt, Sayed Darwish, Alberto Bayo, Joseph Szigeti, Bessie Coleman, and Maximilian Fretter-Pico. Among people deceased in 1927, Charles Nungesser ranks 66. Before him are Jonas Basanavičius, Dawid Janowski, Fyodor Sologub, Fritz Hofmann, Ram Prasad Bismil, and Hermann Abert. After him are Louise Catherine Breslau, Herman Gorter, Mikhail Artsybashev, Oscar Swahn, Franz Rohr von Denta, and Luigi Luzzatti.
1892 - 1962
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 124
1892 - 1949
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 125
1892 - 1986
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 126
1892 - 1938
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 127
1892 - 1919
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 128
1892 - 1950
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 129
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 130
1892 - 1973
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 131
1892 - 1923
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 132
1892 - 1967
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 133
1892 - 1973
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 134
1892 - 1926
HPI: 52.81
Rank: 135
1892 - 1984
HPI: 52.74
Rank: 136
1851 - 1927
HPI: 54.32
Rank: 60
1868 - 1927
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 61
1863 - 1927
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 62
1871 - 1927
HPI: 53.42
Rank: 63
1897 - 1927
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 64
1871 - 1927
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 65
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 66
1856 - 1927
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 67
1864 - 1927
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 68
1878 - 1927
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 69
1847 - 1927
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 70
1854 - 1927
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 71
1841 - 1927
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 72
Among people born in France, Charles Nungesser ranks 2,774 out of 6,011. Before him are Edgar Quinet (1803), Philibert Commerson (1727), Guillaume Canet (1973), Saint Faith (290), Jean Carmet (1920), and Alain Corneau (1943). After him are Odo I, Count of Blois (950), Ferdinand Zecca (1864), Jean Patou (1887), Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux (1737), Antoine Coysevox (1640), and Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (1498).
1803 - 1875
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 2,768
1727 - 1773
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 2,769
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 2,770
290 - 303
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2,771
1920 - 1994
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2,772
1943 - 2010
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2,773
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2,774
950 - 996
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2,775
1864 - 1947
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2,776
1887 - 1936
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 2,777
1737 - 1793
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 2,778
1640 - 1720
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 2,779
1498 - 1550
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 2,780
Among pilots born in France, Charles Nungesser ranks 2. Before him are René Fonck (1894). After him are Jacqueline Auriol (1917), Jean Mermoz (1901), Maryse Bastié (1898), and Hélène Boucher (1908).
1894 - 1953
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 1
1892 - 1927
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 2
1917 - 2000
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 3
1901 - 1936
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 4
1898 - 1952
HPI: 45.28
Rank: 5
1908 - 1934
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 6