1360 - 1424
Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech general who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus and a Radical Hussite and led the Taborites. Žižka was a successful military leader and is now a Czech national hero. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Žižka has received more than 1,779,110 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jan Žižka is the 89th most popular military personnel (down from 86th in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 28th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Czech Military Personnel.
Jan Žižka was a Czech military commander during the Hussite Wars. He is most famous for leading the Hussite army to victory in the Battle of Lipany in 1434.
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Among military personnels, Jan Žižka ranks 89 out of 1,468. Before him are Hiroo Onoda, Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, Andrea Doria, Alexander Suvorov, Hattori Hanzō, and Tadeusz Kościuszko. After him are Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Subutai, Robert E. Lee, Albert Kesselring, John of Austria, and Desmond Doss.
1922 - 2014
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 83
1757 - 1834
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 84
1466 - 1560
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 85
1730 - 1800
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 86
1542 - 1597
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 87
1746 - 1817
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 88
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 89
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 90
1175 - 1248
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 91
1807 - 1870
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 92
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 93
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 94
1919 - 2006
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 95
Among people born in 1360, Jan Žižka ranks 3. Before him are Yongle Emperor and Andrei Rublev. After him are Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Philippa of Lancaster, Ulrich von Jungingen, Klaus Störtebeker, Cennino Cennini, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Joseph II of Constantinople, and Caterina Visconti. Among people deceased in 1424, Jan Žižka ranks 2. Before him is Yongle Emperor. After him are Ernest, Duke of Austria, Margaret of Bavaria, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, and Emperor Go-Kameyama.
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 1
1360 - 1428
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 2
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 3
1360 - 1429
HPI: 65.63
Rank: 4
1360 - 1415
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 5
1360 - 1410
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 6
1360 - 1401
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 7
1360 - 1440
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 8
1360 - 1391
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 9
1360 - 1431
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 10
1360 - 1439
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 11
1360 - 1404
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 12
1360 - 1424
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 1
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 2
1377 - 1424
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 3
1363 - 1424
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4
1369 - 1424
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 5
1347 - 1424
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 6
Among people born in Czechia, Jan Žižka ranks 30 out of 973. Before him are Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766), Miloš Zeman (1944), Edvard Beneš (1884), Bertha von Suttner (1843), Hans Kelsen (1881), and Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1850). After him are Jaroslav Hašek (1883), Leoš Janáček (1854), Adolf Loos (1870), Karl Kautsky (1854), Ottokar II of Bohemia (1233), and Klement Gottwald (1896).
1766 - 1858
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 24
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 25
1884 - 1948
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 26
1843 - 1914
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 27
1881 - 1973
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 28
1850 - 1937
HPI: 71.02
Rank: 29
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 30
1883 - 1923
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 31
1854 - 1928
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 32
1870 - 1933
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 33
1854 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 34
1233 - 1278
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 35
1896 - 1953
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 36
Among military personnels born in Czechia, Jan Žižka ranks 3. Before him are Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583) and Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766). After him are Kurt Knispel (1921), Prokop the Great (1380), Jan Kubiš (1913), Julius von Payer (1841), Otto Kittel (1917), Erhard Raus (1889), Moritz von Auffenberg (1852), and Alexander von Krobatin (1849).
1583 - 1634
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 1
1766 - 1858
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 2
1360 - 1424
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 3
1921 - 1945
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 4
1380 - 1434
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 5
1913 - 1942
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 6
1841 - 1915
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 7
1917 - 1945
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 8
1889 - 1956
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 9
1852 - 1928
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 10
1849 - 1933
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 11