MILITARY PERSONNEL
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
1755 - 1813
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
Gerhard Johann David von Scharnhorst (12 November 1755 – 28 June 1813) was a Hanoverian-born general in Prussian service from 1801. As the first Chief of the Prussian General Staff, he was noted for his military theories, his reforms of the Prussian army, and his leadership during the Napoleonic Wars. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerhard von Scharnhorst has received more than 354,825 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Gerhard von Scharnhorst is the 373rd most popular military personnel (up from 389th in 2019), the 878th most popular biography from Germany (up from 897th in 2019) and the 76th most popular German Military Personnel.
Gerhard von Scharnhorst was a Prussian general who helped to modernize the Prussian army. He is most famous for his military reforms that helped to defeat Napoleon's army in 1806.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
62.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
6.43
Effective Languages (L*)
2.45
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Gerhard von Scharnhorst ranks 373 out of 2,058. Before him are Lü Meng, Alexander Yegorov, Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen, Leonid Govorov, François Achille Bazaine, and Ashraf Marwan. After him are Giovanni Messe, Zhang He, Luigi Cadorna, Vasily Arkhipov, Otto Kretschmer, and Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLü Meng
178 - 220
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 367
Alexander Yegorov
1883 - 1939
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 368
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
1817 - 1895
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 369
Leonid Govorov
1897 - 1955
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 370
François Achille Bazaine
1811 - 1888
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 371
Ashraf Marwan
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 372
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
1755 - 1813
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 373
Giovanni Messe
1883 - 1968
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 374
Zhang He
167 - 231
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 375
Luigi Cadorna
1850 - 1928
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 376
Vasily Arkhipov
1926 - 1998
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 377
Otto Kretschmer
1912 - 1998
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 378
Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski
1895 - 1966
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 379
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1755, Gerhard von Scharnhorst ranks 13. Before him are Samuel Hahnemann, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Georges Couthon, James Parkinson, and Giovanni Battista Viotti. After him are Anthony of Saxony, Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, François Joseph Lefebvre, Natalia Alexeievna, Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow, and Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg. Among people deceased in 1813, Gerhard von Scharnhorst ranks 7. Before him are Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Mikhail Kutuzov, Józef Poniatowski, Jean Victor Marie Moreau, Empress Go-Sakuramachi, and André Grétry. After him are Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, Christoph Martin Wieland, Antoine-Augustin Parmentier, Tecumseh, Rose Bertin, and George Shaw.
Others Born in 1755
Go to all RankingsSamuel Hahnemann
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 7
Jan Henryk Dąbrowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1818
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 8
Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
WRITER
1755 - 1826
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 9
Georges Couthon
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1794
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 10
James Parkinson
PHYSICIAN
1755 - 1824
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 11
Giovanni Battista Viotti
MUSICIAN
1755 - 1824
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 12
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1813
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 13
Anthony of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1836
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 14
Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1801
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 15
François Joseph Lefebvre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1820
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 16
Natalia Alexeievna
POLITICIAN
1755 - 1776
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 17
Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Bülow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1816
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 18
Peter I, Grand Duke of Oldenburg
NOBLEMAN
1755 - 1829
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1813
Go to all RankingsJoseph-Louis Lagrange
MATHEMATICIAN
1736 - 1813
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 1
Mikhail Kutuzov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1745 - 1813
HPI: 73.49
Rank: 2
Józef Poniatowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 3
Jean Victor Marie Moreau
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1813
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 4
Empress Go-Sakuramachi
POLITICIAN
1740 - 1813
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 5
André Grétry
COMPOSER
1741 - 1813
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 6
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1813
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 7
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
COMPANION
1746 - 1813
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 8
Christoph Martin Wieland
WRITER
1733 - 1813
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 9
Antoine-Augustin Parmentier
BIOLOGIST
1737 - 1813
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 10
Tecumseh
POLITICIAN
1768 - 1813
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 11
Rose Bertin
FASHION DESIGNER
1747 - 1813
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 12
George Shaw
BIOLOGIST
1751 - 1813
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 13
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gerhard von Scharnhorst ranks 878 out of 7,253. Before him are Robert Huber (1937), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Hildegard Knef (1925), David Fabricius (1564), Gustav Ritter von Kahr (1862), and Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden (1728). After him are William II of Württemberg (1848), Andrew Wiles (1953), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Gotthard Kettler (1517), Eugen Dühring (1833), and Johannes Trithemius (1462).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsRobert Huber
CHEMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 872
Charles I of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1891
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 873
Hildegard Knef
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 874
David Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1564 - 1617
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 875
Gustav Ritter von Kahr
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1934
HPI: 62.48
Rank: 876
Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden
POLITICIAN
1728 - 1811
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 877
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1755 - 1813
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 878
William II of Württemberg
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1921
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 879
Andrew Wiles
MATHEMATICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 880
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1752 - 1840
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 881
Gotthard Kettler
POLITICIAN
1517 - 1587
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 882
Eugen Dühring
ECONOMIST
1833 - 1921
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 883
Johannes Trithemius
MATHEMATICIAN
1462 - 1516
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 884
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Gerhard von Scharnhorst ranks 76. Before him are Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Eduard Dietl (1890), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Hugo Sperrle (1885), Günther Prien (1908), and Levin August von Bennigsen (1745). After him are Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Günther Rall (1918), Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel (1886), and Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim (1905).
Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck
1870 - 1964
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 70
Eduard Dietl
1890 - 1944
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 71
Hans-Valentin Hube
1890 - 1944
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 72
Hugo Sperrle
1885 - 1953
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 73
Günther Prien
1908 - 1941
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 74
Levin August von Bennigsen
1745 - 1826
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 75
Gerhard von Scharnhorst
1755 - 1813
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 76
Götz von Berlichingen
1480 - 1562
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 77
Günther Rall
1918 - 2009
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 78
Heinrich von Vietinghoff
1887 - 1952
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 79
Reinhard Scheer
1863 - 1928
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 80
Carl-Heinrich von Stülpnagel
1886 - 1944
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 81
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
1905 - 1944
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 82