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Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
Erich Topp
Erich Topp (2 July 1914 – 26 December 2005) was a German U-boat commander of World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. He sank 35 ships for a total of 197,460 gross register tons (GRT). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erich Topp has received more than 240,772 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Erich Topp is the 105th most popular engineer (up from 106th in 2019), the 1,933rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,858th in 2019) and the 14th most popular German Engineer.
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55.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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5.93
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Erich Topp ranks 105 out of 323. Before him are Fedor Tokarev, Charles Rolls, George Cayley, Patrick Head, Hans Ledwinka, and Nicola Romeo. After him are Moshe Arens, Eupalinos, Christian Otto Mohr, Adrian Newey, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, and Viktor Kaplan.
Most Popular Engineers in Wikipedia
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Fedor Tokarev
1871 - 1968
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 99
Charles Rolls
1877 - 1910
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 100
George Cayley
1773 - 1857
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 101
Patrick Head
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 102
Hans Ledwinka
1878 - 1967
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 103
Nicola Romeo
1876 - 1938
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 104
Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 105
Moshe Arens
1925 - 2019
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 106
Eupalinos
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 107
Christian Otto Mohr
1835 - 1918
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 108
Adrian Newey
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 109
Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto
1460 - 1528
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 110
Viktor Kaplan
1876 - 1934
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 111
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Erich Topp ranks 95. Before him are Max Manus, Bernard Malamud, Woody Strode, Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy, Nicanor Parra, and Ilmari Juutilainen. After him are Dürrüşehvar Sultan, Tito Okello, George Reeves, Ferenc Fricsay, Kirill Kondrashin, and Álvaro del Portillo. Among people deceased in 2005, Erich Topp ranks 80. Before him are Melita Norwood, Amrish Puri, Charly Gaul, Augusto Roa Bastos, Álvaro Cunhal, and John Garang. After him are Richard Pryor, Cicely Saunders, Ed McBain, Alexander Yakovlev, Julio César Turbay Ayala, and Alberto Lattuada.
Others Born in 1914
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Max Manus
1914 - 1996
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 89
Bernard Malamud
1914 - 1986
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 90
Woody Strode
1914 - 1994
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 91
Princess Maria Francesca of Savoy
1914 - 2001
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 92
Nicanor Parra
1914 - 2018
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 93
Ilmari Juutilainen
1914 - 1999
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 94
Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 95
Dürrüşehvar Sultan
1914 - 2006
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 96
Tito Okello
1914 - 1996
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 97
George Reeves
1914 - 1959
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 98
Ferenc Fricsay
1914 - 1963
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 99
Kirill Kondrashin
1914 - 1981
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 100
Álvaro del Portillo
1914 - 1994
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 101
Others Deceased in 2005
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Melita Norwood
1912 - 2005
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 74
Amrish Puri
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 75
Charly Gaul
1932 - 2005
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 76
Augusto Roa Bastos
1917 - 2005
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 77
Álvaro Cunhal
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 78
John Garang
1945 - 2005
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 79
Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 80
Richard Pryor
1940 - 2005
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 81
Cicely Saunders
1918 - 2005
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 82
Ed McBain
1926 - 2005
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 83
Alexander Yakovlev
1923 - 2005
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 84
Julio César Turbay Ayala
1916 - 2005
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 85
Alberto Lattuada
1914 - 2005
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 86
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Erich Topp ranks 1,933 out of 6,142. Before him are Otto Sander (1941), George, Duke of Bavaria (1455), Ludwig Crüwell (1892), Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt (1722), Horst Hrubesch (1951), and Annette von Droste-Hülshoff (1797). After him are Philipp Lahm (1983), Hermann Paul (1846), Paul Troost (1878), Friedrich Kellner (1885), Uri Avnery (1923), and Viktor Meyer (1848).
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Otto Sander
1941 - 2013
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,927
George, Duke of Bavaria
1455 - 1503
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 1,928
Ludwig Crüwell
1892 - 1958
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 1,929
Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt
1722 - 1782
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 1,930
Horst Hrubesch
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 1,931
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
1797 - 1848
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 1,932
Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,933
Philipp Lahm
1983 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,934
Hermann Paul
1846 - 1921
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,935
Paul Troost
1878 - 1934
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,936
Friedrich Kellner
1885 - 1970
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,937
Uri Avnery
1923 - 2018
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,938
Viktor Meyer
1848 - 1897
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 1,939
Among ENGINEERS In Germany
Among engineers born in Germany, Erich Topp ranks 14. Before him are Felix Wankel (1902), Ernst Heinkel (1888), Kurt Gerstein (1905), Arthur Scherbius (1878), Walter Dornberger (1895), and Claude Dornier (1884). After him are Christian Otto Mohr (1835), John A. Roebling (1806), Ferdinand Alexander Porsche (1935), Franz Reuleaux (1829), Gustave Whitehead (1874), and Alexander Lippisch (1894).
Felix Wankel
1902 - 1988
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 8
Ernst Heinkel
1888 - 1958
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 9
Kurt Gerstein
1905 - 1945
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 10
Arthur Scherbius
1878 - 1929
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 11
Walter Dornberger
1895 - 1980
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 12
Claude Dornier
1884 - 1969
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 13
Erich Topp
1914 - 2005
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 14
Christian Otto Mohr
1835 - 1918
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 15
John A. Roebling
1806 - 1869
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 16
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche
1935 - 2012
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 17
Franz Reuleaux
1829 - 1905
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 18
Gustave Whitehead
1874 - 1927
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 19
Alexander Lippisch
1894 - 1976
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 20
