MILITARY PERSONNEL

Juan Pujol García

1912 - 1988

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Juan Pujol García (Spanish: [ˈxwan puˈʝol ɣaɾˈθi.a]; 14 February 1912 – 10 October 1988), also known as Joan Pujol i García (Catalan: [ʒuˈan puˈʒɔl i ɣəɾˈsi.ə]), was a Spanish spy who acted as a double agent loyal to Great Britain against Nazi Germany during World War II, when he relocated to Britain to carry out fictitious spying activities for the Germans. He was given the codename Garbo by the British; their German counterparts codenamed him Alaric and referred to his non-existent spy network as "Arabal".After developing a loathing of political extremism of all sorts during the Spanish Civil War, Pujol decided to become a spy for Britain as a way to do something "for the good of humanity". Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Pujol García has received more than 1,812,061 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Juan Pujol García is the 287th most popular military personnel (up from 305th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Spain (up from 226th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

Juan Pujol García is most famous for his work as a double agent during World War II.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 64.26

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.74

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.86

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Juan Pujol Garcías by language

Over the past year Juan Pujol García has had the most page views in the with 216,696 views, followed by Spanish (45,281), and French (22,837). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Turkish (323.66%), Egyptian Arabic (92.99%), and French (83.46%)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Juan Pujol García ranks 287 out of 2,058. Before him are Lothar Rendulic, Roman Shukhevych, Federico da Montefeltro, Titus Labienus, Nicolas Oudinot, and Maurice de Saxe. After him are Gerhard Barkhorn, Bahram Chobin, Wang Jian, Jiang Wei, Georges Picquart, and Xiahou Dun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Juan Pujol García ranks 32. Before him are Robert Doisneau, James Callaghan, Konrad Emil Bloch, Lawrence Durrell, Karl Malden, and Edward Mills Purcell. After him are Leonid Kantorovich, Maria Mandl, Alois Brunner, Isser Harel, Pierre Boulle, and Chien-Shiung Wu. Among people deceased in 1988, Juan Pujol García ranks 17. Before him are Chet Baker, Roy Orbison, Klaus Fuchs, Nikolaas Tinbergen, Trevor Howard, and André Frédéric Cournand. After him are Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, Raymond Carver, John Holmes, Kim Philby, Tibor Sekelj, and Felix Wankel.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan Pujol García ranks 220 out of 3,355. Before him are Federico Bahamontes (1928), Eulalia of Mérida (290), Luis de Góngora (1561), Jordi Savall (1941), Fernando Sor (1778), and Manuel Castells (1942). After him are Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Luis Enrique (1970), Antoni Tàpies (1923), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Juan Pujol García ranks 4. Before him are Roland (736), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), and Pedro de Valdivia (1497). After him are John of Austria the Younger (1629), José Sanjurjo (1872), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), Antonio Tejero (1932), Inés Suárez (1507), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Serena (365), and José Miaja (1878).

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