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Hermann Graf

1912 - 1988

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Hermann Graf (24 October 1912 – 4 November 1988) was a German Luftwaffe World War II fighter ace. He served on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. He became the first pilot in aviation history to claim 200 aerial victories—that is, 200 aerial combat encounters resulting in the destruction of the enemy aircraft. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hermann Graf has received more than 257,419 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Hermann Graf is the 12th most popular pilot (up from 13th in 2019), the 1,195th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,186th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Pilot.

Hermann Graf is most famous for his groundbreaking work in the field of virology. He was one of the first scientists to identify and characterize the viruses that cause polio, measles, and mumps.

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  • 1.94

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Among PILOTS

Among pilots, Hermann Graf ranks 12 out of 71. Before him are Adolf Galland, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Ernst Udet, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, and Ivan Kozhedub. After him are Chesley Sullenberger, Chuck Yeager, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Marina Raskova, Joseph Kittinger, and Valery Chkalov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Hermann Graf ranks 62. Before him are John Payne, Elsa Morante, Pedro Armendáriz, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker, Ertuğrul Osman, and Salvador Luria. After him are Rodolfo Gucci, Herbert C. Brown, Georg Solti, Petar Stambolić, Pat Nixon, and A. E. van Vogt. Among people deceased in 1988, Hermann Graf ranks 35. Before him are Luis Barragán, Valerie Solanas, Christina Onassis, Farida of Egypt, Giuseppe Saragat, and Franz Josef Strauss. After him are Jean-Michel Basquiat, Henryk Szeryng, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Ana Aslan, Willem Drees, and Chico Mendes.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Hermann Graf ranks 1,195 out of 7,253. Before him are Amalia of Oldenburg (1818), Erich Heckel (1883), Alfred von Waldersee (1832), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of Germany (1227), Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907), and Princess Juliane of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1781). After him are Franz Seldte (1882), Oskar Morgenstern (1902), Adolf Strauss (1879), George, Duke of Saxony (1471), Helmut Haller (1939), and Radegund (518).

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Among PILOTS In Germany

Among pilots born in Germany, Hermann Graf ranks 3. Before him are Adolf Galland (1912), and Ernst Udet (1896). After him are Mathias Rust (1968), Helmut Wick (1915), and Gotthard Handrick (1908).

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