1745 - 1826
Levin August Gottlieb Theophil, Graf von Bennigsen (Russian: Левин Август Готлиб Теофиль фон Беннигсен, romanized: Levin Avgust Gotlib Teofil' fon Bennigsen, as well in Russian: Леонтий Леонтьевич Беннигсен, romanized: Leontiy Leont'yevič Bennigsen; 10 February 1745 – 3 December 1826) was a German general in the service of the Russian Empire. Bennigsen made a name for himself in Russian history as the man who fought Napoleon Bonaparte with distinction at the Battle of Eylau; but, suffering from ill-health, he was then defeated at Friedland several months later. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Levin August von Bennigsen has received more than 176,073 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Levin August von Bennigsen is the 447th most popular military personnel (down from 416th in 2019), the 1,067th most popular biography from Germany (down from 980th in 2019) and the 94th most popular German Military Personnel.
Levin August von Bennigsen is most famous for his defeat at the Battle of Jena-Auerstedt in 1806.
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Among military personnels, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 447 out of 1,468. Before him are John Hanning Speke, Matthäus Hetzenauer, Osman Nuri Pasha, Yonatan Netanyahu, Karl von Bülow, and John Hawkins. After him are Theodoros Kolokotronis, Hasdrubal Gisco, George Maniakes, Oghul Qaimish, Saburō Sakai, and Raymond A. Spruance.
1827 - 1864
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 441
1924 - 2004
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 442
1832 - 1900
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 443
1946 - 1976
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 444
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 445
1532 - 1595
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 446
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 447
1770 - 1843
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 448
300 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 449
998 - 1043
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 450
1250 - 1251
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 451
1916 - 2000
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 452
1886 - 1969
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 453
Among people born in 1745, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 8. Before him are Mikhail Kutuzov, John Jay, Philippe Pinel, Maria Luisa of Spain, Archduke Charles Joseph of Austria, and Carl Stamitz. After him are Andrianampoinimerina, Fyodor Ushakov, Valentin Haüy, Johan Christian Fabricius, Johan Gottlieb Gahn, and Şahin Giray. Among people deceased in 1826, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 17. Before him are Stamford Raffles, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Frederica of Baden, Louis-Gabriel Suchet, and Nikolay Karamzin. After him are Johann Elert Bode, Juan Crisóstomo Arriaga, Franz Danzi, Clarke Abel, Johann Baptist von Spix, and Jean Lafitte.
1745 - 1813
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 2
1745 - 1829
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 3
1745 - 1826
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 4
1745 - 1792
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 5
1745 - 1761
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 6
1745 - 1801
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 7
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 8
1745 - 1810
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 9
1745 - 1817
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 10
1745 - 1822
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 11
1745 - 1808
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 12
1745 - 1818
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 13
1745 - 1787
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 14
1781 - 1826
HPI: 64.79
Rank: 11
1755 - 1826
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 12
1797 - 1826
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 13
1781 - 1826
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 14
1770 - 1826
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 15
1766 - 1826
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 16
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 17
1747 - 1826
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 18
1806 - 1826
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 19
1763 - 1826
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 20
1780 - 1826
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 21
1781 - 1826
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 22
1776 - 1826
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 23
Among people born in Germany, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 1,067 out of 6,142. Before him are Karl von Bülow (1846), Johann Jakob Froberger (1616), Caroline of Brunswick (1768), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), Carl Gustav Hempel (1905), and Killing of Peter Fechter (1944). After him are Christina of Saxony (1461), Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797), Harald Schumacher (1954), Helmut Schön (1915), Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg (1484), and Adam Elsheimer (1578).
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,061
1616 - 1667
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 1,062
1768 - 1821
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1,063
1904 - 1999
HPI: 60.44
Rank: 1,064
1905 - 1997
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 1,065
1944 - 1962
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 1,066
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 1,067
1461 - 1521
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,068
1797 - 1829
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,069
1954 - Present
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,070
1915 - 1996
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 1,071
1484 - 1535
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1,072
1578 - 1610
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 1,073
Among military personnels born in Germany, Levin August von Bennigsen ranks 94. Before him are Günther Lütjens (1889), Alfred von Waldersee (1832), August Neidhardt von Gneisenau (1760), Karl Mack von Leiberich (1752), Josef Harpe (1887), and Karl von Bülow (1846). After him are Christian Wirth (1885), Günther Korten (1898), Ernst Lindemann (1894), Hans Baur (1897), Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594), and Heinrich Lehmann-Willenbrock (1911).
1889 - 1941
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 88
1832 - 1904
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 89
1760 - 1831
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 90
1752 - 1828
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 91
1887 - 1968
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 92
1846 - 1921
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 93
1745 - 1826
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 94
1885 - 1944
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 95
1898 - 1944
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 96
1894 - 1941
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 97
1897 - 1993
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 98
1594 - 1632
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 99
1911 - 1986
HPI: 59.46
Rank: 100