BUSINESSPERSON
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1838 - 1917
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin (German: Ferdinand Adolf Heinrich August Graf von Zeppelin; 8 July 1838 – 8 March 1917) was a German general and later inventor of the Zeppelin rigid airships. His name became synonymous with airships and dominated long-distance flight until the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ferdinand von Zeppelin has received more than 736,208 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand von Zeppelin is the 24th most popular businessperson (down from 16th in 2019), the 233rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 199th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Businessperson.
Ferdinand von Zeppelin was a German general and aviation pioneer who is most famous for designing the Zeppelin airship.
Memorability Metrics
740k
Page Views (PV)
70.75
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
11.47
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE
Among businesspeople, Ferdinand von Zeppelin ranks 24 out of 847. Before him are Florentino Pérez, Tim Cook, Jeffrey Epstein, Cosimo de' Medici, Ludwig Erhard, and David Rockefeller. After him are Steve Ballmer, Amancio Ortega, Colonel Sanders, Muhammad Yunus, Adolf Dassler, and Carlos Slim.
Most Popular Businesspeople in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFlorentino Pérez
1947 - Present
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 18
Tim Cook
1960 - Present
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 19
Jeffrey Epstein
1953 - 2019
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 20
Cosimo de' Medici
1389 - 1464
HPI: 71.31
Rank: 21
Ludwig Erhard
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 22
David Rockefeller
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 23
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 24
Steve Ballmer
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 25
Amancio Ortega
1936 - Present
HPI: 70.28
Rank: 26
Colonel Sanders
1890 - 1980
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 27
Muhammad Yunus
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 28
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 29
Carlos Slim
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 30
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1838, Ferdinand von Zeppelin ranks 4. Before him are Georges Bizet, John Wilkes Booth, and Ernst Mach. After him are Max Bruch, Jan Matejko, Luís I of Portugal, Tobias Asser, Ernest Solvay, Franz Brentano, Émile Loubet, and Léon Gambetta. Among people deceased in 1917, Ferdinand von Zeppelin ranks 8. Before him are Octave Mirbeau, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, L. L. Zamenhof, Mata Hari, and Eduard Buchner. After him are Emil von Behring, Adolf von Baeyer, Edward Burnett Tylor, Emil Theodor Kocher, Buffalo Bill, and John William Waterhouse.
Others Born in 1838
Go to all RankingsGeorges Bizet
COMPOSER
1838 - 1875
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 1
John Wilkes Booth
EXTREMIST
1838 - 1865
HPI: 78.68
Rank: 2
Ernst Mach
PHYSICIST
1838 - 1916
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 3
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 4
Max Bruch
COMPOSER
1838 - 1920
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 5
Jan Matejko
PAINTER
1838 - 1893
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 6
Luís I of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1889
HPI: 65.64
Rank: 7
Tobias Asser
LAWYER
1838 - 1913
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 8
Ernest Solvay
CHEMIST
1838 - 1922
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 9
Franz Brentano
PHILOSOPHER
1838 - 1917
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 10
Émile Loubet
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1929
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 11
Léon Gambetta
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1882
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1917
Go to all RankingsOctave Mirbeau
WRITER
1848 - 1917
HPI: 80.29
Rank: 2
Auguste Rodin
SCULPTOR
1840 - 1917
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 3
Edgar Degas
PAINTER
1834 - 1917
HPI: 78.24
Rank: 4
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 5
Mata Hari
DANCER
1876 - 1917
HPI: 76.10
Rank: 6
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 71.53
Rank: 7
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 8
Emil von Behring
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1917
HPI: 70.48
Rank: 9
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 10
Edward Burnett Tylor
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1832 - 1917
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 11
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 12
Buffalo Bill
CELEBRITY
1846 - 1917
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 13
John William Waterhouse
PAINTER
1849 - 1917
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 14
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Ferdinand von Zeppelin ranks 233 out of 7,253. Before him are Matthias Grünewald (1480), Johann Pachelbel (1653), Johannes Stark (1874), Magda Goebbels (1901), Otto von Guericke (1602), and Max Scheler (1874). After him are Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717), Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden (1710), Georgius Agricola (1494), Erich Hartmann (1922), and Rudolf I of Germany (1218).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMatthias Grünewald
PAINTER
1480 - 1528
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 227
Johann Pachelbel
COMPOSER
1653 - 1706
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 228
Johannes Stark
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1957
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 229
Magda Goebbels
COMPANION
1901 - 1945
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 230
Otto von Guericke
PHYSICIST
1602 - 1686
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 231
Max Scheler
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1928
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 232
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
BUSINESSPERSON
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 233
Johann Joachim Winckelmann
HISTORIAN
1717 - 1768
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 234
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1620 - 1688
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 235
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1710 - 1771
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 236
Georgius Agricola
PHYSICIAN
1494 - 1555
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 237
Erich Hartmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1922 - 1993
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 238
Rudolf I of Germany
POLITICIAN
1218 - 1291
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 239
Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Germany
Among businesspeople born in Germany, Ferdinand von Zeppelin ranks 3. Before him are Levi Strauss (1829), and Ludwig Erhard (1897). After him are Adolf Dassler (1900), Otto Frank (1889), Rudolf Dassler (1898), Jakob Fugger (1459), Henri Nestlé (1814), Robert Bosch (1861), Paul Reuter (1816), Bertha Benz (1849), and Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777).
Levi Strauss
1829 - 1902
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 1
Ludwig Erhard
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 2
Ferdinand von Zeppelin
1838 - 1917
HPI: 70.75
Rank: 3
Adolf Dassler
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 4
Otto Frank
1889 - 1980
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 5
Rudolf Dassler
1898 - 1974
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 6
Jakob Fugger
1459 - 1525
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 7
Henri Nestlé
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 8
Robert Bosch
1861 - 1942
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 9
Paul Reuter
1816 - 1899
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 10
Bertha Benz
1849 - 1944
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 11
Nathan Mayer Rothschild
1777 - 1836
HPI: 62.22
Rank: 12