MILITARY PERSONNEL
François Le Fort
1656 - 1699
François Le Fort
François Jacques Le Fort also spelled Lefort (Russian: Франц Яковлевич Лефорт, tr. Frants Yakovlevich Lefort; January 2(12), 1656 – March 2(12), 1699) was a Genevan-born Russian military figure of Huguenot origin, general admiral (1695), and close associate of Tsar Peter the Great. François Le Fort, born in Geneva, came from a merchant family. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Le Fort has received more than 6,168 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). François Le Fort is the 1,457th most popular military personnel (down from 1,246th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 316th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
6.2k
Page Views (PV)
51.90
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
1.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.63
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, François Le Fort ranks 1,457 out of 2,058. Before him are Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, Albrecht Brandi, Marcus Fulvius Nobilior, Aris Velouchiotis, August von Werder, and Hugh Thompson Jr.. After him are Henry Clinton, Louis Faidherbe, Geberic, Vasyl Makukh, Vasily Gordov, and Artabanes.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg
1615 - 1690
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,451
Albrecht Brandi
1914 - 1966
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 1,452
Marcus Fulvius Nobilior
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 1,453
Aris Velouchiotis
1905 - 1945
HPI: 51.93
Rank: 1,454
August von Werder
1808 - 1887
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 1,455
Hugh Thompson Jr.
1943 - 2006
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,456
François Le Fort
1656 - 1699
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 1,457
Henry Clinton
1730 - 1795
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 1,458
Louis Faidherbe
1818 - 1889
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 1,459
Geberic
350 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 1,460
Vasyl Makukh
1927 - 1968
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,461
Vasily Gordov
1896 - 1950
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 1,462
Artabanes
501 - Present
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 1,463
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1656, François Le Fort ranks 14. Before him are Guillaume Dubois, Robert de Cotte, Kateri Tekakwitha, Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer, Guru Har Krishan, and Ferdinand de Marsin. After him is Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1699, François Le Fort ranks 11. Before him are Maria Sophia of Neuburg, Mattia Preti, Hortense Mancini, Marco d'Aviano, Lucrezia Barberini, and Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg. After him are Patrick Gordon, Simon Arnauld, Marquis de Pomponne, Mary Beale, and Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet.
Others Born in 1656
Go to all RankingsGuillaume Dubois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1656 - 1723
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 8
Robert de Cotte
ARCHITECT
1656 - 1735
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 9
Kateri Tekakwitha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1656 - 1680
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 10
Johann Caspar Ferdinand Fischer
COMPOSER
1656 - 1746
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 11
Guru Har Krishan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1656 - 1664
HPI: 53.29
Rank: 12
Ferdinand de Marsin
POLITICIAN
1656 - 1706
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 13
François Le Fort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1656 - 1699
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 14
Johanna Magdalena of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1656 - 1686
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1699
Go to all RankingsMaria Sophia of Neuburg
COMPANION
1666 - 1699
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 5
Mattia Preti
PAINTER
1613 - 1699
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 6
Hortense Mancini
POLITICIAN
1646 - 1699
HPI: 57.05
Rank: 7
Marco d'Aviano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1631 - 1699
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 8
Lucrezia Barberini
NOBLEMAN
1628 - 1699
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 9
Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
POLITICIAN
1648 - 1699
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 10
François Le Fort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1656 - 1699
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 11
Patrick Gordon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1635 - 1699
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 12
Simon Arnauld, Marquis de Pomponne
POLITICIAN
1618 - 1699
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 13
Mary Beale
PAINTER
1633 - 1699
HPI: 50.00
Rank: 14
Sir William Temple, 1st Baronet
POLITICIAN
1628 - 1699
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 15
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, François Le Fort ranks 348 out of 1,015. Before him are Gustav Wiederkehr (1905), Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), Liselotte Pulver (1929), Isaac Casaubon (1559), Bertrand Piccard (1958), and Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf (1956). After him are Gottfried Diener (1926), Klaus Huber (1924), Ella Maillart (1903), Urs Graf (1485), Heinrich Rudolf Schinz (1777), and Albert Heim (1849).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGustav Wiederkehr
BUSINESSPERSON
1905 - 1972
HPI: 52.04
Rank: 342
Maximilian Ulysses Browne
POLITICIAN
1705 - 1757
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 343
Liselotte Pulver
ACTOR
1929 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 344
Isaac Casaubon
WRITER
1559 - 1614
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 345
Bertrand Piccard
EXPLORER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 346
Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 347
François Le Fort
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1656 - 1699
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 348
Gottfried Diener
ATHLETE
1926 - 2015
HPI: 51.87
Rank: 349
Klaus Huber
COMPOSER
1924 - 2017
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 350
Ella Maillart
WRITER
1903 - 1997
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 351
Urs Graf
PAINTER
1485 - 1528
HPI: 51.83
Rank: 352
Heinrich Rudolf Schinz
PHYSICIAN
1777 - 1861
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 353
Albert Heim
GEOLOGIST
1849 - 1937
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 354
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Switzerland
Among military personnels born in Switzerland, François Le Fort ranks 2. Before him are Henri Guisan (1874). After him are Jean Reynier (1771), Lionel Dunsterville (1865), Franz von Werra (1914), and Henry Wirz (1823).
Henri Guisan
1874 - 1960
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1
François Le Fort
1656 - 1699
HPI: 51.90
Rank: 2
Jean Reynier
1771 - 1814
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 3
Lionel Dunsterville
1865 - 1946
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 4
Franz von Werra
1914 - 1941
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 5
Henry Wirz
1823 - 1865
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 6