Military Personnel

Gerd von Rundstedt

German Field Marshal during World War II

1875 - 1953

EN.WIKIPEDIA PAGE VIEWS (PV)

Photo of Gerd von Rundstedt

Icon of person Gerd von Rundstedt

His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2024). Gerd von Rundstedt is the 56th most popular military personnel (down from 55th in 2024), the 176th most popular biography from Germany (down from 143rd in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Military Personnel.

Gerd von Rundstedt was a German field marshal who was in charge of the German army during World War II. He is most famous for being the commander of the German army during the Battle of France in 1940.

Memorability Metrics

580k

Page Views

Past 12 months

77.61

HPI

Historical Popularity Index

Data Insights

#176 / 8,184

Gerd von Rundstedt ranks #176 among 8,184 people in Pantheon born in Germany, inside the top 3% of that group.

54

Gerd von Rundstedt's biography appears in 54 language editions of Wikipedia, more than 96% of all Military Personnels.

Page views of Gerd von Rundstedt by language

Loading...

Among Military Personnels

Among military personnels, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 56 out of 2,188. Before him are Hiroo Onoda, Seleucus I Nicator, Alfred Dreyfus, Germanicus, Isoroku Yamamoto, and Lü Bu. After him are Tughril, Otto Skorzeny, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, Mikhail Kutuzov, Baron Munchausen, and Erich Ludendorff.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previous peopleLoad more people

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1875, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 14. Before him are Albert Schweitzer, D. W. Griffith, Ibn Saud, Ferdinand Porsche, Jeanne Calment, and Mileva Marić. After him are Marie of Romania, Albert I of Belgium, Mikhail Kalinin, Henry Hallett Dale, Jim Corbett, and Vesto Slipher. Among people deceased in 1953, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 7. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Mary of Teck, Lavrentiy Beria, Sergei Prokofiev, Ibn Saud, and Edwin Hubble. After him are Robert Andrews Millikan, Guccio Gucci, Carol II of Romania, Klement Gottwald, Emmerich Kálmán, and Eugene O'Neill.

Others Born in 1875

Go to all Rankings
Load previous peopleLoad more people

Others Deceased in 1953

Go to all Rankings
Load previous peopleLoad more people

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 176 out of 8,184. Before him are Carl Orff (1895), Franz von Papen (1879), Olaf Scholz (1958), George II of Great Britain (1683), Caroline of Ansbach (1683), and Max Ernst (1891). After him are Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), Max von Laue (1879), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Charles the Fat (839), and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previous peopleLoad more people

Among Military Personnels In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 10. Before him are Erich von Manstein (1887), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Heinz Guderian (1888), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), and Alfred Jodl (1890). After him are Baron Munchausen (1720), Ernst Röhm (1887), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Michel Ney (1769), and Klaus Barbie (1913).

German born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previous peopleLoad more people
العربية•中文•Nederlands•English•Français•Deutsch•Magyar•Italiano•日本語•Polski•Português•Русский•Español