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Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
Hanna Reitsch
Hanna Reitsch (29 March 1912 – 24 August 1979) was a German aviator and test pilot. Along with Melitta von Stauffenberg, she flight tested many of Germany's new aircraft during World War II and received many honors. Reitsch was among the very last people to meet Adolf Hitler alive in the Führerbunker in late April 1945. Reitsch set more than 40 flight altitude records and women's endurance records in gliding and unpowered flight, before and after World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hanna Reitsch has received more than 1,387,728 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Hanna Reitsch is the 7th most popular pilot (down from 5th in 2019), the 104th most popular biography from Poland (down from 84th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Polish Pilot.
Hanna Reitsch was a German aviator and test pilot who became the first woman to fly a helicopter.
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Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Hanna Reitsch ranks 7 out of 48. Before her are Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Sabiha Gökçen, Roland Garros, and Adolf Galland. After her are Ernst Udet, Francis Gary Powers, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Chesley Sullenberger, Ivan Kozhedub, and Hermann Graf.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
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Charles Lindbergh
1902 - 1974
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 1
Amelia Earhart
1897 - 1937
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 2
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
1895 - 1945
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 3
Sabiha Gökçen
1913 - 2001
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 4
Roland Garros
1888 - 1918
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 5
Adolf Galland
1912 - 1996
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 6
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 7
Ernst Udet
1896 - 1941
HPI: 65.35
Rank: 8
Francis Gary Powers
1929 - 1977
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 9
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
1892 - 1984
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 10
Chesley Sullenberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 11
Ivan Kozhedub
1920 - 1991
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 12
Hermann Graf
1912 - 1988
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Hanna Reitsch ranks 23. Before her are Raoul Wallenberg, Jorge Amado, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, Chuck Jones, Adolf Galland, and Millvina Dean. After her are Gene Kelly, Kim Philby, James Callaghan, Konrad Emil Bloch, Robert Doisneau, and Maria Mandl. Among people deceased in 1979, Hanna Reitsch ranks 17. Before her are Jean Seberg, Sándor Kocsis, Jean Monnet, Dennis Gabor, Mika Waltari, and Nelson Rockefeller. After her are Ludvík Svoboda, Nur Muhammad Taraki, Mustafa Barzani, Nadia Boulanger, Sonia Delaunay, and Werner Forssmann.
Others Born in 1912
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Raoul Wallenberg
1912 - 1947
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 17
Jorge Amado
1912 - 2001
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 18
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
1912 - 1982
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 19
Chuck Jones
1912 - 2002
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 20
Adolf Galland
1912 - 1996
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 21
Millvina Dean
1912 - 2009
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 22
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 23
Gene Kelly
1912 - 1996
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 24
Kim Philby
1912 - 1988
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 25
James Callaghan
1912 - 2005
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 26
Konrad Emil Bloch
1912 - 2000
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 27
Robert Doisneau
1912 - 1994
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 28
Maria Mandl
1912 - 1948
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1979
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Jean Seberg
1938 - 1979
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 11
Sándor Kocsis
1929 - 1979
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 12
Jean Monnet
1888 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 13
Dennis Gabor
1900 - 1979
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 14
Mika Waltari
1908 - 1979
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 15
Nelson Rockefeller
1908 - 1979
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 16
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 17
Ludvík Svoboda
1895 - 1979
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 18
Nur Muhammad Taraki
1917 - 1979
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 19
Mustafa Barzani
1903 - 1979
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 20
Nadia Boulanger
1887 - 1979
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 21
Sonia Delaunay
1885 - 1979
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 22
Werner Forssmann
1904 - 1979
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 23
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Hanna Reitsch ranks 104 out of 1,454. Before her are Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein (1858), Marie Walewska (1786), Kurt Daluege (1897), Stefan Banach (1892), Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833), and Leopold Kronecker (1823). After her are Karl Hanke (1903), Alfred Döblin (1878), Erwin von Witzleben (1881), Fred Zinnemann (1907), Zdzisław Beksiński (1929), and Saint Casimir (1458).
Others born in Poland
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Augusta Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
1858 - 1921
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 98
Marie Walewska
1786 - 1817
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 99
Kurt Daluege
1897 - 1946
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 100
Stefan Banach
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 101
Ferdinand von Richthofen
1833 - 1905
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 102
Leopold Kronecker
1823 - 1891
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 103
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 104
Karl Hanke
1903 - 1945
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 105
Alfred Döblin
1878 - 1957
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 106
Erwin von Witzleben
1881 - 1944
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 107
Fred Zinnemann
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 108
Zdzisław Beksiński
1929 - 2005
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 109
Saint Casimir
1458 - 1484
HPI: 65.31
Rank: 110
Among PILOTS In Poland
Among pilots born in Poland, Hanna Reitsch ranks 2. Before her are Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen (1895).
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
1895 - 1945
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 1
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 2
