MILITARY PERSONNEL
Hans Baur
1897 - 1993
Hans Baur
Johannes 'Hans' Baur (19 June 1897 – 17 February 1993) was Adolf Hitler's pilot during the political campaigns of the early 1930s. He began his aviation career as a flying ace in World War I. He later became Hitler's personal pilot and leader of the Reichsregierung squadron. Apprehended by the Soviet Union at the end of World War II in Europe, he was imprisoned in the Soviet Union for ten years. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans Baur has received more than 557,865 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Hans Baur is the 559th most popular military personnel (down from 496th in 2019), the 1,356th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,196th in 2019) and the 107th most popular German Military Personnel.
Hans Baur was a German aviator and SS officer. He was a flight instructor for the Luftwaffe, and served as Adolf Hitler's personal pilot. He was also a close friend of Hermann Göring.
Memorability Metrics
560k
Page Views (PV)
59.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
6.04
Effective Languages (L*)
2.14
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Hans Baur ranks 559 out of 2,058. Before him are Franz von Hipper, Kawakami Gensai, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Seishirō Itagaki, Bob Denard, and Oenomaus. After him are Kurt Franz, Adolf Heusinger, Jisaburō Ozawa, Saburō Sakai, Kenji Doihara, and Raymond A. Spruance.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
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1863 - 1932
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 553
Kawakami Gensai
1834 - 1872
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 554
Valerii Zaluzhnyi
1973 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 555
Seishirō Itagaki
1885 - 1948
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 556
Bob Denard
1929 - 2007
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 557
Oenomaus
105 BC - 70 BC
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 558
Hans Baur
1897 - 1993
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 559
Kurt Franz
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 560
Adolf Heusinger
1897 - 1982
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 561
Jisaburō Ozawa
1886 - 1966
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 562
Saburō Sakai
1916 - 2000
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 563
Kenji Doihara
1883 - 1948
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 564
Raymond A. Spruance
1886 - 1969
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 565
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, Hans Baur ranks 67. Before him are Yeghishe Charents, Ana Aslan, Jiroemon Kimura, Vito Genovese, Benjamin Lee Whorf, and Karl Löwith. After him are Sidney Bechet, Adolf Heusinger, Mukhtar Auezov, Thornton Wilder, Sepp Herberger, and Philippe Soupault. Among people deceased in 1993, Hans Baur ranks 50. Before him are Jimmy Doolittle, Don Ameche, Horia Sima, György Sárosi, Kakuei Tanaka, and Lucia Popp. After him are Yuri Lotman, Helen Hayes, Bruno Pontecorvo, Leonid Gaidai, Dinmukhamed Kunaev, and Tofiq Bahramov.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsYeghishe Charents
WRITER
1897 - 1937
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 61
Ana Aslan
BIOLOGIST
1897 - 1988
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 62
Jiroemon Kimura
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1897
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 63
Vito Genovese
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 64
Benjamin Lee Whorf
LINGUIST
1897 - 1941
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 65
Karl Löwith
PHILOSOPHER
1897 - 1973
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 66
Hans Baur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1993
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 67
Sidney Bechet
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1959
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 68
Adolf Heusinger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1982
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 69
Mukhtar Auezov
WRITER
1897 - 1961
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 70
Thornton Wilder
WRITER
1897 - 1975
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 71
Sepp Herberger
SOCCER PLAYER
1897 - 1977
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 72
Philippe Soupault
WRITER
1897 - 1990
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 73
Others Deceased in 1993
Go to all RankingsJimmy Doolittle
ENGINEER
1896 - 1993
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 44
Don Ameche
ACTOR
1908 - 1993
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 45
Horia Sima
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1993
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 46
György Sárosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 47
Kakuei Tanaka
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1993
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 48
Lucia Popp
SINGER
1939 - 1993
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 49
Hans Baur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1993
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 50
Yuri Lotman
PHILOSOPHER
1922 - 1993
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 51
Helen Hayes
ACTOR
1900 - 1993
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 52
Bruno Pontecorvo
PHYSICIST
1913 - 1993
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 53
Leonid Gaidai
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 1993
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 54
Dinmukhamed Kunaev
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1993
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 55
Tofiq Bahramov
SOCCER PLAYER
1925 - 1993
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 56
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Hans Baur ranks 1,356 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Busch (1832), Hugo Schmeisser (1884), Thomas Abbt (1738), Heinz Linge (1913), Christian Gottlob Neefe (1748), and Ernst Chladni (1756). After him are Kurt Franz (1914), Otto Rasch (1891), Heinrich Schwabe (1789), Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony (1759), Bernhard Rust (1883), and Rudolf Arnheim (1904).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Busch
PAINTER
1832 - 1908
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,350
Hugo Schmeisser
INVENTOR
1884 - 1953
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 1,351
Thomas Abbt
MATHEMATICIAN
1738 - 1766
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 1,352
Heinz Linge
PAINTER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,353
Christian Gottlob Neefe
COMPOSER
1748 - 1798
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,354
Ernst Chladni
PHYSICIST
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 1,355
Hans Baur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1993
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,356
Kurt Franz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 1,357
Otto Rasch
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1948
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,358
Heinrich Schwabe
ASTRONOMER
1789 - 1875
HPI: 59.52
Rank: 1,359
Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1759 - 1838
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 1,360
Bernhard Rust
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1945
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 1,361
Rudolf Arnheim
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 2007
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 1,362
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Hans Baur ranks 107. Before him are Walter Rauff (1906), Friedrich Dollmann (1882), Heinz Lammerding (1905), Alexander von Kluck (1846), Fritz Bayerlein (1899), and Franz von Hipper (1863). After him are Kurt Franz (1914), Adolf Heusinger (1897), Otto Kumm (1909), Georg Stumme (1886), Anton Dostler (1891), and Günther Blumentritt (1892).
Walter Rauff
1906 - 1984
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 101
Friedrich Dollmann
1882 - 1944
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 102
Heinz Lammerding
1905 - 1971
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 103
Alexander von Kluck
1846 - 1934
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 104
Fritz Bayerlein
1899 - 1970
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 105
Franz von Hipper
1863 - 1932
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 106
Hans Baur
1897 - 1993
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 107
Kurt Franz
1914 - 1998
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 108
Adolf Heusinger
1897 - 1982
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 109
Otto Kumm
1909 - 2004
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 110
Georg Stumme
1886 - 1942
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 111
Anton Dostler
1891 - 1945
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 112
Günther Blumentritt
1892 - 1967
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 113