MILITARY PERSONNEL
Joseph Joffre
1852 - 1931
Joseph Joffre
Joseph Jacques Césaire Joffre , (French: [ʒozɛf ʒɔfʁ]; 12 January 1852 – 3 January 1931) was a French general who served as Commander-in-Chief of French forces on the Western Front from the start of World War I until the end of 1916. He is best known for regrouping the retreating allied armies to defeat the Germans at the strategically decisive First Battle of the Marne in September 1914. His political position waned after unsuccessful offensives in 1915, the German attack on Verdun in 1916, and the disappointing results of the Anglo-French offensive on the Somme in 1916. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Joffre has received more than 936,883 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Joffre is the 161st most popular military personnel (up from 169th in 2019), the 530th most popular biography from France (down from 517th in 2019) and the 16th most popular French Military Personnel.
Joseph Joffre was a French general who led the French army during World War I. He is most famous for commanding the French and British forces in the Battle of the Marne, which stopped the German advance on Paris.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Joseph Joffre ranks 161 out of 2,058. Before him are Józef Poniatowski, Alfred von Schlieffen, Semyon Timoshenko, Abraha, Hermann Fegelein, and Alexander Selkirk. After him are Louis, Grand Condé, Joachim Peiper, Semyon Budyonny, Anton Denikin, Matilda of Tuscany, and Paul Hausser.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJózef Poniatowski
1763 - 1813
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 155
Alfred von Schlieffen
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 156
Semyon Timoshenko
1895 - 1970
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 157
Abraha
600 - 600
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 158
Hermann Fegelein
1906 - 1945
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 159
Alexander Selkirk
1676 - 1721
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 160
Joseph Joffre
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 161
Louis, Grand Condé
1621 - 1686
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 162
Joachim Peiper
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 163
Semyon Budyonny
1883 - 1973
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 164
Anton Denikin
1872 - 1947
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 165
Matilda of Tuscany
1046 - 1115
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 166
Paul Hausser
1880 - 1972
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 167
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1852, Joseph Joffre ranks 11. Before him are Gojong of Korea, William Ramsay, Emil Fischer, Albert A. Michelson, Henri Moissan, and Santiago Ramón y Cajal. After him are Francisco Tárrega, Charles Taze Russell, William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf, and Constantin Fehrenbach. Among people deceased in 1931, Joseph Joffre ranks 12. Before him are Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Omar Mukhtar, Albert A. Michelson, Arthur Schnitzler, Geli Raubal, and Lili Elbe. After him are George Herbert Mead, Theo van Doesburg, Carl Nielsen, F. W. Murnau, Bhagat Singh, and Hermann Müller.
Others Born in 1852
Go to all RankingsGojong of Korea
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 5
William Ramsay
CHEMIST
1852 - 1916
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 6
Emil Fischer
CHEMIST
1852 - 1919
HPI: 71.66
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 8
Henri Moissan
CHEMIST
1852 - 1907
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 9
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
BIOLOGIST
1852 - 1934
HPI: 68.15
Rank: 10
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 11
Francisco Tárrega
COMPOSER
1852 - 1909
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 12
Charles Taze Russell
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1852 - 1916
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 13
William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1912
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 14
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
EXPLORER
1852 - 1905
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 15
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1925
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 16
Constantin Fehrenbach
POLITICIAN
1852 - 1926
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1931
Go to all RankingsHussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
POLITICIAN
1853 - 1931
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 6
Omar Mukhtar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1858 - 1931
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 8
Arthur Schnitzler
WRITER
1862 - 1931
HPI: 69.34
Rank: 9
Geli Raubal
CELEBRITY
1908 - 1931
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 10
Lili Elbe
PAINTER
1882 - 1931
HPI: 68.19
Rank: 11
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 12
George Herbert Mead
PHILOSOPHER
1863 - 1931
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 13
Theo van Doesburg
ARTIST
1883 - 1931
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 14
Carl Nielsen
COMPOSER
1865 - 1931
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 15
F. W. Murnau
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 16
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 17
Hermann Müller
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1931
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 18
In France
Among people born in France, Joseph Joffre ranks 530 out of 6,770. Before him are Auguste Escoffier (1847), Victor Grignard (1871), Allan Kardec (1804), Richard Clayderman (1953), Charles Richet (1850), and Hilary of Poitiers (315). After him are Avitus (395), Marcel Mauss (1872), Johann Heinrich Lambert (1728), Théodore Rousseau (1812), Louis, Grand Condé (1621), and Boris Vian (1920).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAuguste Escoffier
WRITER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 524
Victor Grignard
CHEMIST
1871 - 1935
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 525
Allan Kardec
OCCULTIST
1804 - 1869
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 526
Richard Clayderman
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 527
Charles Richet
BIOLOGIST
1850 - 1935
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 528
Hilary of Poitiers
PHYSICIAN
315 - 367
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 529
Joseph Joffre
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 530
Avitus
POLITICIAN
395 - 457
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 531
Marcel Mauss
SOCIOLOGIST
1872 - 1950
HPI: 67.65
Rank: 532
Johann Heinrich Lambert
MATHEMATICIAN
1728 - 1777
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 533
Théodore Rousseau
PAINTER
1812 - 1867
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 534
Louis, Grand Condé
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1621 - 1686
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 535
Boris Vian
WRITER
1920 - 1959
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 536
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France
Among military personnels born in France, Joseph Joffre ranks 16. Before him are Theodor Eicke (1892), Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), Jean Lannes (1769), André Masséna (1758), Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045). After him are Louis, Grand Condé (1621), Auguste de Marmont (1774), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine (1712), Jean-Baptiste Kléber (1753), and Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy (1766).
Theodor Eicke
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 10
Louis-Nicolas Davout
1770 - 1823
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 11
Jean Lannes
1769 - 1809
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 12
André Masséna
1758 - 1817
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 13
Louis-Alexandre Berthier
1753 - 1815
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 14
Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse
1045 - 1105
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 15
Joseph Joffre
1852 - 1931
HPI: 67.67
Rank: 16
Louis, Grand Condé
1621 - 1686
HPI: 67.60
Rank: 17
Auguste de Marmont
1774 - 1852
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 18
Jean-de-Dieu Soult
1769 - 1851
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 19
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
1712 - 1780
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 20
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
1753 - 1800
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 21
Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy
1766 - 1847
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 22