1919 - 1942
Hans-Joachim Marseille (German pronunciation: [hans joˈaχɪm mɑrˈseɪ]; 13 December 1919 – 30 September 1942) was a German Luftwaffe fighter pilot and flying ace during World War II. He is noted for his aerial battles during the North African Campaign and his Bohemian lifestyle. One of the most successful fighter pilots, he was nicknamed the "Star of Africa". Marseille claimed all but seven of his 158 victories against the British Commonwealth's Desert Air Force over North Africa, flying the Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighter for his entire combat career. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans-Joachim Marseille has received more than 996,437 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Hans-Joachim Marseille is the 299th most popular military personnel (down from 238th in 2019), the 696th most popular biography from Germany (down from 555th in 2019) and the 66th most popular German Military Personnel.
Hans-Joachim Marseille was a German fighter pilot and flying ace who served with the Luftwaffe during World War II. He is credited with 158 aerial victories, all of which were achieved on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Union.
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Among military personnels, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 299 out of 1,468. Before him are Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Wilhelm Bittrich, Robert Nivelle, Tomoyuki Yamashita, Qasem Soleimani, and François Christophe de Kellermann. After him are Götz von Berlichingen, Toyotomi Hideyori, Alexander Yegorov, John J. Pershing, Emilio De Bono, and Juan Pujol García.
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 293
1894 - 1979
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 294
1856 - 1924
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 295
1885 - 1946
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 296
1957 - 2020
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 297
1735 - 1820
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 298
1919 - 1942
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 299
1480 - 1562
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 300
1593 - 1615
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 301
1883 - 1939
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 302
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 303
1866 - 1944
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 304
1912 - 1988
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 305
Among people born in 1919, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 22. Before him are Donald Pleasence, Kim Jong-suk, Gerhard Barkhorn, Fausto Coppi, Pierre Trudeau, and Walter Scheel. After him are Boris Shcherbina, Dino De Laurentiis, Jack Palance, Lex Barker, Leon Festinger, and James M. Buchanan. Among people deceased in 1942, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 27. Before him are Carole Lombard, Sabina Spielrein, Hector Guimard, Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Jozef Gabčík, and Bruno Schulz. After him are Michel Fokine, Kārlis Ulmanis, Yanka Kupala, Herschel Grynszpan, Séraphine Louis, and Alexander von Zemlinsky.
1919 - 1995
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 16
1919 - 1949
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 17
1919 - 1983
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 18
1919 - 1960
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 19
1919 - 2000
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 20
1919 - 2016
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 21
1919 - 1942
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 22
1919 - 1990
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 23
1919 - 2010
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 24
1919 - 2006
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 25
1919 - 1973
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 26
1919 - 1989
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 27
1919 - 2013
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 28
1908 - 1942
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 21
1885 - 1942
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 22
1867 - 1942
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 23
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 24
1912 - 1942
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 25
1892 - 1942
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 26
1919 - 1942
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 27
1880 - 1942
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 28
1877 - 1942
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 29
1882 - 1942
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 30
1921 - 1942
HPI: 62.70
Rank: 31
1864 - 1942
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 32
1871 - 1942
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 33
Among people born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 696 out of 6,142. Before him are Karl Carstens (1914), Louis Spohr (1784), Sandra (1962), Juana Bormann (1893), Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands (1774), and Wilhelm Marx (1863). After him are Max Reger (1873), Friedrich Mohs (1773), Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743), Johann Joachim Quantz (1697), Götz von Berlichingen (1480), and Peter Kürten (1883).
1914 - 1992
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 690
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 691
1962 - Present
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 692
1893 - 1945
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 693
1774 - 1837
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 694
1863 - 1946
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 695
1919 - 1942
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 696
1873 - 1916
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 697
1773 - 1839
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 698
1743 - 1819
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 699
1697 - 1773
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 700
1480 - 1562
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 701
1883 - 1931
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 702
Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans-Joachim Marseille ranks 66. Before him are Werner Mölders (1913), Maurice de Saxe (1696), Erich Priebke (1913), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Karl Wolff (1900), and Wilhelm Bittrich (1894). After him are Götz von Berlichingen (1480), Arthur Nebe (1894), Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (1870), Walther Wenck (1900), Hugo Sperrle (1885), and Friedrich Dollmann (1882).
1913 - 1941
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 60
1696 - 1750
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 61
1913 - 2013
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 62
1902 - 1979
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 63
1900 - 1984
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 64
1894 - 1979
HPI: 63.56
Rank: 65
1919 - 1942
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 66
1480 - 1562
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 67
1894 - 1945
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 68
1870 - 1964
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 69
1900 - 1982
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 70
1885 - 1953
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 71
1882 - 1944
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 72