1890 - 1978
Kurt Arthur Benno Student (12 May 1890 – 1 July 1978) was a German general in the Luftwaffe during World War II. An early pioneer of airborne forces, Student was in overall command of developing a paratrooper force to be known as the Fallschirmjäger, and as the most senior member of the Fallschirmjäger, commanded it throughout the war. Student led the first major airborne attack in history, the Battle for The Hague in May 1940. He also commanded the Fallschirmjägers in its last major airborne operation, the invasion of Crete in May 1941. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Student has received more than 458,737 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Kurt Student is the 216th most popular military personnel (down from 172nd in 2019), the 106th most popular biography from Poland (down from 91st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Polish Military Personnel.
Kurt Vonnegut Jr. is most famous for his novels, "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat's Cradle."
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Among military personnels, Kurt Student ranks 216 out of 1,466. Before him are Yue Fei, Josip Jelačić, Otto Carius, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, and Sejanus. After him are Erhard Milch, Otto Liman von Sanders, Friedrich Olbricht, Maximilian von Weichs, Alfred von Tirpitz, and Craterus.
1142 - 1142
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 210
1801 - 1859
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 211
1922 - 2015
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 212
1766 - 1847
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 213
268 BC - 208 BC
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 214
20 BC - 31
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 215
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 216
1892 - 1972
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 217
1855 - 1929
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 218
1888 - 1944
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 219
1881 - 1954
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 220
1849 - 1930
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 221
370 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 222
Among people born in 1890, Kurt Student ranks 24. Before him are Lawrence Bragg, Carlos Gardel, El Lissitzky, Walther Funk, Robert Ley, and Maria Goretti. After him are Franz Werfel, Fanny Kaplan, Michael Collins, Victor Lustig, Bohuslav Martinů, and Giorgio Morandi. Among people deceased in 1978, Kurt Student ranks 21. Before him are Manne Siegbahn, John Cazale, Ricardo Zamora, Jim Jones, Hasso von Manteuffel, and Willy Messerschmitt. After him are Harold Lasswell, Harry Martinson, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Ronnie Peterson, Ed Wood, and Houari Boumédiène.
1890 - 1971
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 18
1890 - 1935
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 19
1890 - 1941
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 20
1890 - 1960
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 21
1890 - 1945
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 22
1890 - 1902
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 23
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 24
1890 - 1945
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 25
1890 - 1918
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 26
1890 - 1922
HPI: 72.71
Rank: 27
1890 - 1947
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 28
1890 - 1959
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 29
1890 - 1964
HPI: 72.40
Rank: 30
1886 - 1978
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 15
1935 - 1978
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 16
1901 - 1978
HPI: 74.52
Rank: 17
1931 - 1978
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 18
1897 - 1978
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 19
1898 - 1978
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 20
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 21
1902 - 1978
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 22
1904 - 1978
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 23
1909 - 1978
HPI: 73.33
Rank: 24
1944 - 1978
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 25
1924 - 1978
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 26
1932 - 1978
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 27
Among people born in Poland, Kurt Student ranks 106 out of 1,231. Before him are Ulrich Beck (1944), Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski (1899), Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833), Saint Casimir (1458), Casimir Funk (1884), and Henryk Wieniawski (1835). After him are Anna Jagiellon (1523), Otto Liman von Sanders (1855), Alfred von Tirpitz (1849), Fred Zinnemann (1907), Ignacy Jan Paderewski (1860), and Edward Sapir (1884).
1944 - 2015
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 100
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 101
1833 - 1905
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 102
1458 - 1484
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 103
1884 - 1967
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 104
1835 - 1880
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 105
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 106
1523 - 1596
HPI: 73.58
Rank: 107
1855 - 1929
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 108
1849 - 1930
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 109
1907 - 1997
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 110
1860 - 1941
HPI: 73.43
Rank: 111
1884 - 1939
HPI: 73.38
Rank: 112
Among military personnels born in Poland, Kurt Student ranks 13. Before him are Konstantin Rokossovsky (1896), Werner von Blomberg (1878), Erich von Falkenhayn (1861), Erwin von Witzleben (1881), Anton Denikin (1872), and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski (1899). After him are Otto Liman von Sanders (1855), Alfred von Tirpitz (1849), Władysław Sikorski (1881), Rochus Misch (1917), Hans-Jürgen von Arnim (1889), and Otto Kretschmer (1912).
1896 - 1968
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 7
1878 - 1946
HPI: 76.30
Rank: 8
1861 - 1922
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 9
1881 - 1944
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 10
1872 - 1947
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 11
1899 - 1972
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 12
1890 - 1978
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 13
1855 - 1929
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 14
1849 - 1930
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 15
1881 - 1943
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 16
1917 - 2013
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 17
1889 - 1962
HPI: 71.44
Rank: 18
1912 - 1998
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 19