1889 - 1941
Johann Günther Lütjens (25 May 1889 – 27 May 1941) was a German admiral whose military service spanned more than 30 years and two world wars. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II and his command of the battleship Bismarck during her foray into the Atlantic Ocean in 1941. Born in 1889, he entered into the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) in 1907. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Günther Lütjens has received more than 566,721 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Günther Lütjens is the 420th most popular military personnel (down from 343rd in 2019), the 977th most popular biography from Germany (down from 822nd in 2019) and the 88th most popular German Military Personnel.
Günther Lütjens was a German admiral during World War II. He is most famous for commanding the battleship Bismarck in 1941.
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Among military personnels, Günther Lütjens ranks 420 out of 1,468. Before him are Nathan Bedford Forrest, Lü Meng, Johannes Frießner, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Alexander von Falkenhausen, and Heinrich von Vietinghoff. After him are Xu Huang, Alfred von Waldersee, Uqba ibn Nafi, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, Gan Ning, and Mitsuru Ushijima.
1821 - 1877
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 414
178 - 220
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 415
1892 - 1971
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 416
1818 - 1874
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 417
1878 - 1966
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 418
1887 - 1952
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 419
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 420
169 - 227
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 421
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 422
622 - 683
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 423
1453 - 1515
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 424
175 - 222
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 425
1887 - 1945
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 426
Among people born in 1889, Günther Lütjens ranks 37. Before him are Hans-Jürgen von Arnim, Jean de Lattre de Tassigny, Walter Lippmann, Abel Gance, Zalman Shazar, and Taha Hussein. After him are Philip Noel-Baker, Hannes Kolehmainen, Hannes Meyer, Olave Baden-Powell, Frank Lentini, and Otto Georg Thierack. Among people deceased in 1941, Günther Lütjens ranks 40. Before him are Frederick Griffith, Émile Bernard, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya, Kurt Koffka, Louis Chevrolet, and Dmitry Pavlov. After him are Mikhail Kirponos, Pál Teleki, Sisowath Monivong, Ernst Lindemann, Rudolf Hilferding, and Ludwig Quidde.
1889 - 1962
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 31
1889 - 1952
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 32
1889 - 1974
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 33
1889 - 1981
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 34
1889 - 1974
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 35
1889 - 1973
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 36
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 37
1889 - 1982
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 38
1889 - 1966
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 39
1889 - 1954
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 40
1889 - 1977
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 41
1889 - 1966
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 42
1889 - 1946
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 43
1879 - 1941
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 34
1868 - 1941
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 35
1923 - 1941
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 36
1886 - 1941
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 37
1878 - 1941
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 38
1897 - 1941
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 39
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 40
1892 - 1941
HPI: 60.65
Rank: 41
1879 - 1941
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 42
1875 - 1941
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 43
1894 - 1941
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 44
1877 - 1941
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 45
1858 - 1941
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 46
Among people born in Germany, Günther Lütjens ranks 977 out of 6,142. Before him are Johannes Frießner (1892), Hans Oster (1887), John, Elector of Saxony (1468), Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha (1719), Georg Bednorz (1950), and Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887). After him are John B. Goodenough (1922), Felix Magath (1953), Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp (1636), Godigisel (359), Alfred von Waldersee (1832), and Christian Thomasius (1655).
1892 - 1971
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 971
1887 - 1945
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 972
1468 - 1532
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 973
1719 - 1772
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 974
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 975
1887 - 1952
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 976
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 977
1922 - 2023
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 978
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 979
1636 - 1715
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 980
359 - 406
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 981
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 982
1655 - 1728
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 983
Among military personnels born in Germany, Günther Lütjens ranks 88. Before him are Günther Rall (1918), Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755), Reinhard Scheer (1863), Herbert Gille (1897), Johannes Frießner (1892), and Heinrich von Vietinghoff (1887). After him are Alfred von Waldersee (1832), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Josef Harpe (1887), Karl von Bülow (1846), and Levin August von Bennigsen (1745).
1918 - 2009
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 82
1755 - 1813
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 83
1863 - 1928
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 84
1897 - 1966
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 85
1892 - 1971
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 86
1887 - 1952
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 87
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 88
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 89
1760 - 1831
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 90
1752 - 1828
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 91
1887 - 1968
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 92
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 93
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 94