MILITARY PERSONNEL
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1721 - 1792
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (12 January 1721 – 3 July 1792) was a German military officer best known for his participation in the Seven Years' War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel has received more than 115,906 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel is the 681st most popular military personnel (up from 737th in 2019), the 1,674th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,804th in 2019) and the 129th most popular German Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
58.04
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
7.23
Effective Languages (L*)
2.16
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 681 out of 2,058. Before him are Juan José Flores, Marie-Pierre Kœnig, August Hirt, Ling Tong, Duško Popov, and Grigory Kulik. After him are Roza Shanina, Rostam Farrokhzad, Hans Langsdorff, Mark W. Clark, Raoul Salan, and Maximilian von Prittwitz.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan José Flores
1800 - 1864
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 675
Marie-Pierre Kœnig
1898 - 1970
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 676
August Hirt
1898 - 1945
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 677
Ling Tong
189 - Present
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 678
Duško Popov
1912 - 1981
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 679
Grigory Kulik
1890 - 1950
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 680
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1721 - 1792
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 681
Roza Shanina
1924 - 1945
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 682
Rostam Farrokhzad
601 - 636
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 683
Hans Langsdorff
1894 - 1939
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 684
Mark W. Clark
1896 - 1984
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 685
Raoul Salan
1899 - 1984
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 686
Maximilian von Prittwitz
1848 - 1917
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 687
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1721, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 4. Before him are Madame de Pompadour, Bernardo Bellotto, and Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken. After him are Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz, Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, Johann Kirnberger, Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach, Prince William, Duke of Cumberland, Anna Dorothea Therbusch, and Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud. Among people deceased in 1792, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 12. Before him are Maria Luisa of Spain, Richard Arkwright, Johann van Beethoven, John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, Jacques Cazotte, and Nguyễn Huệ. After him are Tiradentes, Robert Adam, Joseph Martin Kraus, John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute, Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz, and Legall de Kermeur.
Others Born in 1721
Go to all RankingsMadame de Pompadour
COMPANION
1721 - 1764
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 1
Bernardo Bellotto
PAINTER
1721 - 1780
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 2
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1774
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 3
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1721 - 1792
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 4
Friedrich Wilhelm von Seydlitz
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1773
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 5
Louis Victor, Prince of Carignano
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1778
HPI: 57.66
Rank: 6
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1794
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 7
Johann Kirnberger
COMPOSER
1721 - 1783
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 8
Countess Palatine Elisabeth Auguste of Sulzbach
NOBLEMAN
1721 - 1794
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 9
Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1765
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 10
Anna Dorothea Therbusch
PAINTER
1721 - 1782
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 11
Abdulaziz bin Muhammad Al Saud
POLITICIAN
1721 - 1803
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1792
Go to all RankingsMaria Luisa of Spain
POLITICIAN
1745 - 1792
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 6
Richard Arkwright
INVENTOR
1732 - 1792
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 7
Johann van Beethoven
COMPOSER
1740 - 1792
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 8
John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1792
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 9
Jacques Cazotte
WRITER
1719 - 1792
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 10
Nguyễn Huệ
POLITICIAN
1752 - 1792
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 11
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1721 - 1792
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 12
Tiradentes
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1792
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 13
Robert Adam
ARCHITECT
1728 - 1792
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 14
Joseph Martin Kraus
COMPOSER
1756 - 1792
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 15
John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute
PUBLIC WORKER
1713 - 1792
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 16
Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz
WRITER
1751 - 1792
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 17
Legall de Kermeur
CHESS PLAYER
1702 - 1792
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 1,674 out of 7,253. Before him are Rudolf Lange (1910), Moritz von Jacobi (1801), Gustav Landauer (1870), Ludwig Borchardt (1863), Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1830), and Michael Fassbender (1977). After him are Edmund Landau (1877), Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia (1730), Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671), Otto Sander (1941), August Sander (1876), and Hemma (800).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRudolf Lange
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1945
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 1,668
Moritz von Jacobi
PHYSICIST
1801 - 1874
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,669
Gustav Landauer
WRITER
1870 - 1919
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 1,670
Ludwig Borchardt
ARCHITECT
1863 - 1938
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 1,671
Princess Elisabeth of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1830 - 1912
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 1,672
Michael Fassbender
ACTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,673
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1721 - 1792
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,674
Edmund Landau
MATHEMATICIAN
1877 - 1938
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 1,675
Prince Augustus Ferdinand of Prussia
NOBLEMAN
1730 - 1813
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 1,676
Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
NOBLEMAN
1671 - 1735
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,677
Otto Sander
ACTOR
1941 - 2013
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,678
August Sander
PHOTOGRAPHER
1876 - 1964
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,679
Hemma
COMPANION
800 - 876
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 1,680
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel ranks 129. Before him are Wilhelm Rediess (1900), Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911), Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg (1759), Karl-Adolf Hollidt (1891), Heinz Hitler (1920), and August Hirt (1898). After him are Hans Langsdorff (1894), Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld (1651), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow (1755), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), and Herbert Kappler (1907).
Wilhelm Rediess
1900 - 1945
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 123
Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock
1911 - 1986
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 124
Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg
1759 - 1830
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 125
Karl-Adolf Hollidt
1891 - 1985
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 126
Heinz Hitler
1920 - 1942
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 127
August Hirt
1898 - 1945
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 128
Duke Ferdinand of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1721 - 1792
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 129
Hans Langsdorff
1894 - 1939
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 130
Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld
1651 - 1722
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 131
Wilhelm Schepmann
1894 - 1970
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 132
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
1755 - 1816
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 133
Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg
1886 - 1974
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 134
Herbert Kappler
1907 - 1978
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 135