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Johan Pitka

1872 - 1944

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Johan Pitka, VR I/1, (also Juhan Pitka; 19 February 1872 – 22 November 1944) was an Estonian entrepreneur and sea captain who served as the Commander of the Estonian Navy during the Estonian War of Independence. Pitka was one of the main founders the Estonian Navy and the Estonian Defence Forces of the newly established Estonian Republic at the end of World War I in 1918. Pitka was appointed the Commander of the Estonian Navy in December 1918, leading it through the Estonian War of Independence without losing a ship, and acquired important armoured trains and armoured cars for Estonian forces. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johan Pitka has received more than 75,386 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Pitka is the 12,737th most popular politician (down from 11,836th in 2019), the 103rd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 97th in 2019) and the 40th most popular Estonian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johan Pitka ranks 12,737 out of 19,576. Before him are Antonio Nariño, Francisco Pascual Obama Asue, Andronikos Komnenos, Gheorghe Apostol, Ahmed al-Mirghani, and Eric Drummond, 7th Earl of Perth. After him are Udo Voigt, Mariano Melgarejo, Nils Torvalds, Mohammad Ali Khan Zand, Ernest Courtot de Cissey, and Martin Mutschmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Johan Pitka ranks 120. Before him are Teffi, Albert Tyler, Paul Fort, Arthur Blake, Elia Dalla Costa, and Selma Rıza. After him are Nikola Mushanov, Lorenzo Perosi, Karin Michaëlis, Heber Doust Curtis, Siegmund von Hausegger, and Paul-Émile Janson. Among people deceased in 1944, Johan Pitka ranks 223. Before him are Erich Marcks, Trafford Leigh-Mallory, Hendrik Willem van Loon, Tokutaro Ukon, Maurice Paléologue, and Arthur Blake. After him are Ker-Xavier Roussel, Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Nikolai Roslavets, Hans-Jürgen von Blumenthal, Dénes Berinkey, and Harry Langdon.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Johan Pitka ranks 103 out of 351. Before him are Jaan Poska (1866), Ants Antson (1938), Ants Piip (1884), Ene Ergma (1944), Valeri Karpin (1969), and Artur Kapp (1878). After him are August Rei (1886), Betti Alver (1906), Eduard Pütsep (1898), Friedrich Robert Faehlmann (1798), Otto Tief (1889), and Eno Raud (1928).

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Among POLITICIANS In Estonia

Among politicians born in Estonia, Johan Pitka ranks 40. Before him are Tiit Vähi (1947), Otto Strandman (1875), Jaan Poska (1866), Ants Antson (1938), Ants Piip (1884), and Ene Ergma (1944). After him are August Rei (1886), Otto Tief (1889), Mart Siimann (1946), Johannes Käbin (1905), Juhan Kukk (1885), and Pavel Schilling (1786).

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