MILITARY PERSONNEL
Klaus Barbie
1913 - 1991
Klaus Barbie
Nikolaus Barbie (25 October 1913 – 25 September 1991) was a German officer of the SS and SD who worked in Vichy France during World War II. He became known as the "Butcher of Lyon" for having personally tortured prisoners—primarily Jews and members of the French Resistance—as the head of the Gestapo in Lyon. After the war, United States intelligence services employed him for his anti-communist efforts and aided his escape to Bolivia, where he advised the dictatorial regime on how to repress opposition through torture. In 1983, the United States apologised to France for the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Klaus Barbie has received more than 5,454,009 page views. His biography is available in 46 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Klaus Barbie is the 110th most popular military personnel (down from 104th in 2019), the 282nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 262nd in 2019) and the 25th most popular German Military Personnel.
Klaus Barbie was a high-ranking Nazi officer who was responsible for the deaths of thousands of Jews and other people in France during World War II. He was known as the Butcher of Lyon and the Gestapo's "Butcher of Lyon."
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5.5M
Page Views (PV)
69.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
46
Languages Editions (L)
6.08
Effective Languages (L*)
3.47
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Klaus Barbie ranks 110 out of 2,058. Before him are George S. Patton, Zhang Fei, Andrea Doria, Theodor Eicke, Perdiccas, and Robert E. Lee. After him are Pancho Villa, Stilicho, Hans-Ulrich Rudel, Axel von Fersen the Younger, Louis-Nicolas Davout, and Vasily Chuikov.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorge S. Patton
1885 - 1945
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 104
Zhang Fei
167 - 221
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 105
Andrea Doria
1466 - 1560
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 106
Theodor Eicke
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 107
Perdiccas
355 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 108
Robert E. Lee
1807 - 1870
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 109
Klaus Barbie
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 110
Pancho Villa
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 111
Stilicho
359 - 408
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 112
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
1916 - 1982
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 113
Axel von Fersen the Younger
1755 - 1810
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 114
Louis-Nicolas Davout
1770 - 1823
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 115
Vasily Chuikov
1900 - 1982
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 116
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Klaus Barbie ranks 13. Before him are Rosa Parks, Jean Marais, Robert Capa, Josef Bican, Claude Simon, and Jesse Owens. After him are Gustáv Husák, Burt Lancaster, Ramón Mercader, Paul Ricœur, Willis Lamb, and Makarios III. Among people deceased in 1991, Klaus Barbie ranks 12. Before him are Serge Gainsbourg, Edwin McMillan, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Carl David Anderson, Klaus Kinski, and Jiang Qing. After him are John Bardeen, Miles Davis, Gustáv Husák, Soichiro Honda, Graham Greene, and Lazar Kaganovich.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsRosa Parks
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 2005
HPI: 74.15
Rank: 7
Jean Marais
ACTOR
1913 - 1998
HPI: 73.45
Rank: 8
Robert Capa
JOURNALIST
1913 - 1954
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 9
Josef Bican
SOCCER PLAYER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 10
Claude Simon
WRITER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 11
Jesse Owens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1980
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 12
Klaus Barbie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 13
Gustáv Husák
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 14
Burt Lancaster
ACTOR
1913 - 1994
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 15
Ramón Mercader
EXTREMIST
1913 - 1978
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 16
Paul Ricœur
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2005
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 17
Willis Lamb
PHYSICIST
1913 - 2008
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 18
Makarios III
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1977
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 1991
Go to all RankingsSerge Gainsbourg
SINGER
1928 - 1991
HPI: 72.48
Rank: 6
Edwin McMillan
CHEMIST
1907 - 1991
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 7
Isaac Bashevis Singer
WRITER
1902 - 1991
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 8
Carl David Anderson
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1991
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 9
Klaus Kinski
ACTOR
1926 - 1991
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 10
Jiang Qing
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 11
Klaus Barbie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 12
John Bardeen
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1991
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 13
Miles Davis
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1991
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 14
Gustáv Husák
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 15
Soichiro Honda
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1991
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 16
Graham Greene
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 17
Lazar Kaganovich
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1991
HPI: 67.14
Rank: 18
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Klaus Barbie ranks 282 out of 7,253. Before him are Adolf Dassler (1900), Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (1758), Max Horkheimer (1895), Friedrich Schlegel (1772), Anton Drexler (1884), and Athanasius Kircher (1602). After him are Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945), Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (1868), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), Maria Sibylla Merian (1647), Irma Grese (1923), and Carl Zeiss (1816).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAdolf Dassler
BUSINESSPERSON
1900 - 1978
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 276
Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers
ASTRONOMER
1758 - 1840
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 277
Max Horkheimer
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1973
HPI: 69.78
Rank: 278
Friedrich Schlegel
WRITER
1772 - 1829
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 279
Anton Drexler
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1942
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 280
Athanasius Kircher
PHILOSOPHER
1602 - 1680
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 281
Klaus Barbie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 282
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - 1982
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 283
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
COMPANION
1868 - 1914
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 284
Frederick V of the Palatinate
POLITICIAN
1596 - 1632
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 285
Maria Sibylla Merian
BIOLOGIST
1647 - 1717
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 286
Irma Grese
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1945
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 287
Carl Zeiss
PHYSICIST
1816 - 1888
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 288
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Klaus Barbie ranks 25. Before him are Walther von Brauchitsch (1881), Albert Kesselring (1885), Heinrich Müller (1900), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), John of Austria (1547), and Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876). After him are Hermann Hoth (1885), Michael Wittmann (1914), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Franz Halder (1884), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), and August von Mackensen (1849).
Walther von Brauchitsch
1881 - 1948
HPI: 70.58
Rank: 19
Albert Kesselring
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 20
Heinrich Müller
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 21
Wilhelm Canaris
1887 - 1945
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 22
John of Austria
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 23
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
1876 - 1956
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 24
Klaus Barbie
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 25
Hermann Hoth
1885 - 1971
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 26
Michael Wittmann
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 27
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
1881 - 1954
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 28
Franz Halder
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 29
Ferdinand Schörner
1892 - 1973
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 30
August von Mackensen
1849 - 1945
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 31