MILITARY PERSONNEL
Gerhard Barkhorn
1919 - 1983
Gerhard Barkhorn
Gerhard "Gerd" Barkhorn (20 March 1919 – 11 January 1983) was a German military aviator who was a renowned wing commander in the Luftwaffe during World War II. As a fighter ace, he was the second most successful fighter pilot of all time after fellow pilot Erich Hartmann. Other than Hartmann, Barkhorn is the only fighter ace to ever exceed 300 claimed victories. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerhard Barkhorn has received more than 573,864 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Gerhard Barkhorn is the 288th most popular military personnel (down from 278th in 2019), the 236th most popular biography from Russia (down from 230th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Russian Military Personnel.
Gerhard Barkhorn is most famous for being a German fighter pilot during World War II. He was a member of the Luftwaffe and flew over 500 combat missions.
Memorability Metrics
570k
Page Views (PV)
64.23
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
8.79
Effective Languages (L*)
2.15
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Gerhard Barkhorn ranks 288 out of 2,058. Before him are Roman Shukhevych, Federico da Montefeltro, Titus Labienus, Nicolas Oudinot, Maurice de Saxe, and Juan Pujol García. After him are Bahram Chobin, Wang Jian, Jiang Wei, Georges Picquart, Xiahou Dun, and Uqba ibn Nafi.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRoman Shukhevych
1907 - 1950
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 282
Federico da Montefeltro
1422 - 1482
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 283
Titus Labienus
100 BC - 45 BC
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 284
Nicolas Oudinot
1767 - 1848
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 285
Maurice de Saxe
1696 - 1750
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 286
Juan Pujol García
1912 - 1988
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 287
Gerhard Barkhorn
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 288
Bahram Chobin
600 - 592
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 289
Wang Jian
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 290
Jiang Wei
202 - 264
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 291
Georges Picquart
1854 - 1914
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 292
Xiahou Dun
155 - 220
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 293
Uqba ibn Nafi
622 - 683
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 294
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1919, Gerhard Barkhorn ranks 23. Before him are Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, Matilde Camus, Nat King Cole, Hans-Joachim Marseille, and Pierre Trudeau. After him are Donald Pleasence, Dino De Laurentiis, Lex Barker, Oleg Penkovsky, Boris Shcherbina, and Iris Murdoch. Among people deceased in 1983, Gerhard Barkhorn ranks 21. Before him are Nikolai Podgorny, Raymond Aron, David Niven, George Cukor, Haldan Keffer Hartline, and Buckminster Fuller. After him are Alfred Tarski, Gloria Swanson, Ulf von Euler, Aleksandar Ranković, John Fante, and Klaus Nomi.
Others Born in 1919
Go to all RankingsMargot Fonteyn
DANCER
1919 - 1991
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 17
Jack Palance
ACTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 18
Matilde Camus
WRITER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 19
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
Hans-Joachim Marseille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1942
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 21
Pierre Trudeau
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2000
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 22
Gerhard Barkhorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 23
Donald Pleasence
ACTOR
1919 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 24
Dino De Laurentiis
PRODUCER
1919 - 2010
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 25
Lex Barker
ACTOR
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 26
Oleg Penkovsky
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1963
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 27
Boris Shcherbina
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1990
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 28
Iris Murdoch
WRITER
1919 - 1999
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1983
Go to all RankingsNikolai Podgorny
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 15
Raymond Aron
PHILOSOPHER
1905 - 1983
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 16
David Niven
ACTOR
1910 - 1983
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 17
George Cukor
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 18
Haldan Keffer Hartline
PHYSICIAN
1903 - 1983
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 19
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 20
Gerhard Barkhorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 21
Alfred Tarski
PHILOSOPHER
1901 - 1983
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 22
Gloria Swanson
ACTOR
1899 - 1983
HPI: 63.90
Rank: 23
Ulf von Euler
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1983
HPI: 63.85
Rank: 24
Aleksandar Ranković
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1983
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 25
John Fante
WRITER
1909 - 1983
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 26
Klaus Nomi
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1983
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 27
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Gerhard Barkhorn ranks 236 out of 3,761. Before him are Ivan Kramskoi (1837), Gennady Yanayev (1937), Algirdas Julien Greimas (1917), Ilya Frank (1908), Daniel of Moscow (1261), and Pyotr Kapitsa (1894). After him are Dmitry Kabalevsky (1904), Ivan Krylov (1769), Leonid Kantorovich (1912), Dmitri Ivanovsky (1864), Boris Nemtsov (1959), and Pitirim Sorokin (1889).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsIvan Kramskoi
PAINTER
1837 - 1887
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 230
Gennady Yanayev
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2010
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 231
Algirdas Julien Greimas
LINGUIST
1917 - 1992
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 232
Ilya Frank
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1990
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 233
Daniel of Moscow
NOBLEMAN
1261 - 1303
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 234
Pyotr Kapitsa
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1984
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 235
Gerhard Barkhorn
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 236
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 237
Ivan Krylov
WRITER
1769 - 1844
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 238
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 239
Dmitri Ivanovsky
BIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 240
Boris Nemtsov
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2015
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 241
Pitirim Sorokin
SOCIOLOGIST
1889 - 1968
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 242
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Russia
Among military personnels born in Russia, Gerhard Barkhorn ranks 19. Before him are Johannes Blaskowitz (1883), Andrey Vlasov (1901), Gotthard Heinrici (1886), Valery Gerasimov (1955), Vasily Stalin (1921), and Nikolai Vatutin (1901). After him are Vasily Blyukher (1889), Dmitry Yazov (1924), Boris Shaposhnikov (1882), Fyodor Tolbukhin (1894), Nikolai Yudenich (1862), and Yermak Timofeyevich (1532).
Johannes Blaskowitz
1883 - 1948
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 13
Andrey Vlasov
1901 - 1946
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 14
Gotthard Heinrici
1886 - 1971
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 15
Valery Gerasimov
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.45
Rank: 16
Vasily Stalin
1921 - 1962
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 17
Nikolai Vatutin
1901 - 1944
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 18
Gerhard Barkhorn
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 19
Vasily Blyukher
1889 - 1938
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 20
Dmitry Yazov
1924 - 2020
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 21
Boris Shaposhnikov
1882 - 1945
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 22
Fyodor Tolbukhin
1894 - 1949
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 23
Nikolai Yudenich
1862 - 1933
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 24
Yermak Timofeyevich
1532 - 1585
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 25