Military Personnel
Charles de Gaulle
1890 - 1970
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Charles de Gaulle
His biography is available in 169 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 162 in 2024). Charles de Gaulle is the 5th most popular military personnel, the 20th most popular biography from France (down from 15th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular French Military Personnel.
Charles de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He is most famous for being the first president of the Fifth Republic.
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Among Military Personnels
Among military personnels, Charles de Gaulle ranks 5 out of 2,058. Before him are Genghis Khan, Alexander the Great, Joan of Arc, and Timur. After him are Chiang Kai-shek, Karl Dönitz, Bernard Montgomery, Adolf Eichmann, Charles XIV John of Sweden, Oda Nobunaga, and Erwin Rommel.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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Genghis Khan
1162 - 1227
HPI: 98.43
Rank: 1
Alexander the Great
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 95.63
Rank: 2
Joan of Arc
1412 - 1431
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 3
Timur
1336 - 1405
HPI: 90.74
Rank: 4
Charles de Gaulle
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 5
Chiang Kai-shek
1887 - 1975
HPI: 86.25
Rank: 6
Karl Dönitz
1891 - 1980
HPI: 84.90
Rank: 7
Bernard Montgomery
1887 - 1976
HPI: 84.19
Rank: 8
Adolf Eichmann
1906 - 1962
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 9
Charles XIV John of Sweden
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 10
Oda Nobunaga
1534 - 1582
HPI: 82.89
Rank: 11
Erwin Rommel
1891 - 1944
HPI: 82.62
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1890, Charles de Gaulle ranks 1. After him are Ho Chi Minh, Agatha Christie, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lawrence Bragg, Vyacheslav Molotov, Friedrich Paulus, Boris Pasternak, H. P. Lovecraft, Egon Schiele, Alfred Jodl, and Karel Čapek. Among people deceased in 1970, Charles de Gaulle ranks 1. After him are Janis Joplin, Bertrand Russell, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Erich Maria Remarque, António de Oliveira Salazar, Sukarno, Abraham Maslow, Yukio Mishima, Jimi Hendrix, Alexander Kerensky, and Max Born.
Others Born in 1890
Go to all RankingsCharles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 1
Ho Chi Minh
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1969
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 2
Agatha Christie
WRITER
1890 - 1976
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 3
Dwight D. Eisenhower
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1969
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 4
Lawrence Bragg
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1971
HPI: 82.07
Rank: 5
Vyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 80.25
Rank: 6
Friedrich Paulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1957
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 7
Boris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 8
H. P. Lovecraft
WRITER
1890 - 1937
HPI: 79.50
Rank: 9
Egon Schiele
PAINTER
1890 - 1918
HPI: 79.45
Rank: 10
Alfred Jodl
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1946
HPI: 78.19
Rank: 11
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsCharles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 1
Janis Joplin
SINGER
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 2
Bertrand Russell
MATHEMATICIAN
1872 - 1970
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 3
Gamal Abdel Nasser
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 5
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 6
Sukarno
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1970
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 7
Abraham Maslow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 8
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 9
Jimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 10
Alexander Kerensky
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 11
Max Born
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Charles de Gaulle ranks 20 out of NaN. Before him are Maximilien Robespierre (1758), Jean-Paul Sartre (1905), Giuseppe Garibaldi (1807), Louis XV of France (1710), Edward IV of England (1442), and Alexandre Dumas (1802). After him are Nostradamus (1503), Honoré de Balzac (1799), Henri Matisse (1869), Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1900), Caracalla (188), and Édith Piaf (1915).
Others born in France
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Maximilien Robespierre
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1794
HPI: 87.37
Rank: 14
Jean-Paul Sartre
WRITER
1905 - 1980
HPI: 87.31
Rank: 15
Giuseppe Garibaldi
POLITICIAN
1807 - 1882
HPI: 87.09
Rank: 16
Louis XV of France
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1774
HPI: 86.93
Rank: 17
Edward IV of England
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1483
HPI: 86.91
Rank: 18
Alexandre Dumas
WRITER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 86.83
Rank: 19
Charles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 20
Nostradamus
OCCULTIST
1503 - 1566
HPI: 86.64
Rank: 21
Honoré de Balzac
WRITER
1799 - 1850
HPI: 86.38
Rank: 22
Henri Matisse
PAINTER
1869 - 1954
HPI: 86.28
Rank: 23
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
WRITER
1900 - 1944
HPI: 86.21
Rank: 24
Caracalla
POLITICIAN
188 - 217
HPI: 86.14
Rank: 25
Édith Piaf
SINGER
1915 - 1963
HPI: 86.11
Rank: 26
Among Military Personnels In France
Among military personnels born in France, Charles de Gaulle ranks 2. Before him are Joan of Arc (1412). After him are Charles XIV John of Sweden (1763), Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663), Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757), Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan (1611), Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), Ferdinand Foch (1851), Theodor Eicke (1892), Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), and Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769).
Joan of Arc
1412 - 1431
HPI: 91.02
Rank: 1
Charles de Gaulle
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 2
Charles XIV John of Sweden
1763 - 1844
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 3
Prince Eugene of Savoy
1663 - 1736
HPI: 82.21
Rank: 4
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
1757 - 1834
HPI: 82.19
Rank: 5
Alfred Dreyfus
1859 - 1935
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 6
Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan
1611 - 1673
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 7
Eugène de Beauharnais
1781 - 1824
HPI: 77.01
Rank: 8
Ferdinand Foch
1851 - 1929
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 9
Theodor Eicke
1892 - 1943
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 10
Louis-Nicolas Davout
1770 - 1823
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 11
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
1769 - 1851
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 12
