1868 - 1947
Franz Ritter von Epp (born Franz Epp; from 1918 as Ritter von Epp; 16 October 1868 – 31 January 1947) was a German general and politician who started his military career in the Bavarian Army. Successful wartime military service earned him a knighthood in 1916. After the end of World War I and the dissolution of the German Empire, Epp was a commanding officer in the Freikorps and the Reichswehr. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Ritter von Epp has received more than 291,400 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Ritter von Epp is the 4,573rd most popular politician (down from 4,550th in 2019), the 1,260th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,288th in 2019) and the 380th most popular German Politician.
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Among politicians, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 4,573 out of 15,577. Before him are Christian I, Elector of Saxony, Nicholas J. Spykman, Janet Yellen, Kersti Kaljulaid, Louis I, Count of Flanders, and Khabul Khan. After him are Peter II of Sicily, Sahib I Giray, Takelot II, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, Bořivoj I, Duke of Bohemia, and Karl I, Prince of Liechtenstein.
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,567
1893 - 1943
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,568
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,569
1969 - Present
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,570
1304 - 1346
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,571
1100 - 1147
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 4,572
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,573
1305 - 1342
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,574
1501 - 1551
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,575
900 BC - 825 BC
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,576
1138 - 1184
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,577
852 - 888
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,578
1569 - 1627
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 4,579
Among people born in 1868, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 52. Before him are Édouard Vuillard, Kantarō Suzuki, Alfred Weber, Princess Anastasia of Montenegro, Gustav Noske, and Pompeu Fabra. After him are Empress Dowager Longyu, Émile Chartier, Jane Avril, Olga Knipper, Princess Victoria of the United Kingdom, and Paul Otlet. Among people deceased in 1947, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 52. Before him are P. D. Ouspensky, Huda Sha'arawi, Albert Marquet, Reynaldo Hahn, Dorothea Binz, and Prince Eugen, Duke of Närke. After him are Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz, Victor Serge, Slavko Kvaternik, Hermine Reuss of Greiz, William C. Durant, and Franz Seldte.
1868 - 1940
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 46
1868 - 1948
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 47
1868 - 1958
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 48
1868 - 1935
HPI: 59.66
Rank: 49
1868 - 1946
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 50
1868 - 1948
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 51
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 52
1868 - 1913
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 53
1868 - 1951
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 54
1868 - 1943
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 55
1868 - 1959
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 56
1868 - 1935
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 57
1868 - 1944
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 58
1878 - 1947
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 46
1879 - 1947
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 47
1875 - 1947
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 48
1874 - 1947
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 49
1920 - 1947
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 50
1865 - 1947
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 51
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 52
1878 - 1947
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 53
1890 - 1947
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 54
1878 - 1947
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 55
1887 - 1947
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 56
1861 - 1947
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 57
1882 - 1947
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 58
Among people born in Germany, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 1,260 out of 6,142. Before him are Princess Sophie of Saxony (1845), Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413), Wilhelm Groener (1867), Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), and Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560). After him are Gottfried Benn (1886), Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875), Franz von Hipper (1863), Wilhelm von Gloeden (1856), Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896), and Bernt Notke (1435).
1845 - 1867
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,254
1413 - 1471
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,255
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,256
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,257
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,258
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,259
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,260
1886 - 1956
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,261
1875 - 1944
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,262
1863 - 1932
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,263
1856 - 1931
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,264
1896 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,265
1435 - 1509
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 1,266
Among politicians born in Germany, Franz Ritter von Epp ranks 380. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (1401), Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786), Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413), Wilhelm Groener (1867), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), and Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560). After him are Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875), Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896), Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857), Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1741), Frederick I, Margrave of Meissen (1257), and Christian Wulff (1959).
1401 - 1460
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 374
1786 - 1837
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 375
1413 - 1471
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 376
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 377
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 378
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 379
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 380
1875 - 1944
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 381
1896 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 382
1857 - 1928
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 383
1741 - 1816
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 384
1257 - 1323
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 385
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 386