1875 - 1953
Karl Rudolf Gerd von Rundstedt (12 December 1875 – 24 February 1953) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Heer (Army) of Nazi Germany during World War II. Born into a Prussian family with a long military tradition, von Rundstedt entered the Prussian Army in 1892. During World War I, he served mainly as a staff officer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerd von Rundstedt has received more than 2,993,022 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Gerd von Rundstedt is the 46th most popular military personnel (down from 45th in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Germany (up from 127th in 2019) and the 11th 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.
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Among military personnels, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 46 out of 1,468. Before him are Ernst Röhm, Roland, Prince Eugene of Savoy, Stanislav Petrov, Manfred von Richthofen, and Flavius Aetius. After him are Alfred Dreyfus, Vasily Zaitsev, Isoroku Yamamoto, Miltiades, T. E. Lawrence, and Alfred Jodl.
1887 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 40
736 - 778
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 41
1663 - 1736
HPI: 74.30
Rank: 42
1939 - 2017
HPI: 74.14
Rank: 43
1892 - 1918
HPI: 74.13
Rank: 44
390 - 454
HPI: 74.06
Rank: 45
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 46
1859 - 1935
HPI: 73.95
Rank: 47
1915 - 1991
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 48
1884 - 1943
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 49
540 BC - 488 BC
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 50
1888 - 1935
HPI: 73.17
Rank: 51
1890 - 1946
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 52
Among people born in 1875, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 8. Before him are Thomas Mann, Maurice Ravel, Rainer Maria Rilke, Albert Schweitzer, Ferdinand Porsche, and Jeanne Calment. After him are Ibn Saud, Syngman Rhee, Mileva Marić, Aleister Crowley, Albert I of Belgium, and Mikhail Kalinin. Among people deceased in 1953, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 4. Before him are Joseph Stalin, Sergei Prokofiev, and Edwin Hubble. After him are Ibn Saud, Lavrentiy Beria, Carol II of Romania, Robert Andrews Millikan, Klement Gottwald, Mary of Teck, Guccio Gucci, and Django Reinhardt.
1875 - 1955
HPI: 79.06
Rank: 2
1875 - 1937
HPI: 77.40
Rank: 3
1875 - 1926
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 4
1875 - 1965
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 5
1875 - 1951
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 6
1875 - 1997
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 7
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 8
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 9
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 10
1875 - 1948
HPI: 73.11
Rank: 11
1875 - 1947
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 12
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 13
1875 - 1946
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 14
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 1
1891 - 1953
HPI: 76.67
Rank: 2
1889 - 1953
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 3
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 4
1875 - 1953
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 5
1899 - 1953
HPI: 72.99
Rank: 6
1893 - 1953
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 7
1868 - 1953
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 8
1896 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 9
1867 - 1953
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 10
1881 - 1953
HPI: 68.31
Rank: 11
1910 - 1953
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 120 out of 6,142. Before him are Ernst Röhm (1887), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), George II of Great Britain (1683), Walter Benjamin (1892), Henry the Fowler (876), and Theodor W. Adorno (1903). After him are Clara Zetkin (1857), George I of Great Britain (1660), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Heinrich Böll (1917), Augustus II the Strong (1670), and Michael Schumacher (1969).
1887 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 114
1831 - 1888
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 115
1683 - 1760
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 116
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.25
Rank: 117
876 - 936
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 118
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 119
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 120
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 121
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 122
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 123
1917 - 1985
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 124
1670 - 1733
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 125
1969 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 126
Among military personnels born in Germany, Gerd von Rundstedt ranks 11. Before him are Heinz Guderian (1888), Arminius (-17), Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Baron Munchausen (1720), and Ernst Röhm (1887). After him are Alfred Jodl (1890), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Erich Hartmann (1922), Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800), and Michel Ney (1769).
1888 - 1954
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 5
17 BC - 21
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 6
1882 - 1946
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 7
1890 - 1957
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 8
1720 - 1797
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 9
1887 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 10
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.03
Rank: 11
1890 - 1946
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 12
1891 - 1945
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 13
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 14
1922 - 1993
HPI: 71.92
Rank: 15
1800 - 1891
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 16
1769 - 1815
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 17