1759 - 1830
Johann David Ludwig Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (born von Yorck; 26 September 1759 – 4 October 1830) was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall instrumental in the switching of the Kingdom of Prussia from a French alliance to a Russian alliance during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Ludwig van Beethoven's "Yorckscher Marsch" is named in his honor. The Field Marshal's surname is Yorck; Wartenburg is a battle-honour appended to the surname as a title of distinction (cf. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg has received more than 169,716 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg is the 692nd most popular military personnel (up from 763rd in 2019), the 1,706th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,959th in 2019) and the 129th most popular German Military Personnel.
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Among military personnels, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 692 out of 1,468. Before him are Oswald Boelcke, Walther Nehring, Adolf Heusinger, Markian Popov, Vasily Petrov, and William Halsey Jr.. After him are Kurt von Tippelskirch, Abner Doubleday, Roger of Lauria, Max Immelmann, Won Gyun, and Frank Jack Fletcher.
1891 - 1916
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 686
1892 - 1983
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 687
1897 - 1982
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 688
1902 - 1969
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 689
1917 - 2014
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 690
1882 - 1959
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 691
1759 - 1830
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 692
1891 - 1957
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 693
1819 - 1893
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 694
1245 - 1305
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 695
1890 - 1916
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 696
1540 - 1597
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 697
1885 - 1973
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 698
Among people born in 1759, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 16. Before him are Clotilde of France, Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp, Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Friedrich August Wolf, and Pierre-Joseph Redouté. After him are Jacques Cathelineau, Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach, James Edward Smith, François Devienne, Aloys I, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Johann Christian Reil. Among people deceased in 1830, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 17. Before him are Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse, Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Thomas Lawrence, Petar I Petrović-Njegoš, Dominique Vandamme, and Louis I, Grand Duke of Baden. After him are Stéphanie Félicité, comtesse de Genlis, Princess Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt, Pierre Rode, Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, Duke William Frederick Philip of Württemberg, and Swaminarayan.
1759 - 1802
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 10
1759 - 1818
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 11
1759 - 1838
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 12
1759 - 1824
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 13
1759 - 1824
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 14
1759 - 1840
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 15
1759 - 1830
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 16
1759 - 1793
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 17
1759 - 1845
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 18
1759 - 1828
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 19
1759 - 1803
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 20
1759 - 1805
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 21
1759 - 1813
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 22
1753 - 1830
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 11
1756 - 1830
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 12
1769 - 1830
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 13
1748 - 1830
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 14
1770 - 1830
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 15
1763 - 1830
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 16
1759 - 1830
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 17
1746 - 1830
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 18
1757 - 1830
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 19
1774 - 1830
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 20
1755 - 1830
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 21
1761 - 1830
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 22
1781 - 1830
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 23
Among people born in Germany, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 1,706 out of 6,142. Before him are Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (1679), Max Koegel (1895), Hinrich Lohse (1896), Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse (1787), Guillaume Henri Dufour (1787), and Dietmar Hopp (1940). After him are Walter Röhrl (1947), Michael Stifel (1487), Richenza of Northeim (1087), Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891), Manfred von Ardenne (1907), and Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720).
1679 - 1738
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 1,700
1895 - 1946
HPI: 57.00
Rank: 1,701
1896 - 1964
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,702
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 1,703
1787 - 1875
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,704
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 1,705
1759 - 1830
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,706
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 1,707
1487 - 1567
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,708
1087 - 1141
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,709
1891 - 1957
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 1,710
1907 - 1997
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 1,711
1720 - 1785
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 1,712
Among military personnels born in Germany, Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg ranks 129. Before him are Georg Stumme (1886), Wilhelm Schepmann (1894), Lothar von Trotha (1848), Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Oswald Boelcke (1891), and Adolf Heusinger (1897). After him are Kurt von Tippelskirch (1891), Max Immelmann (1890), Fritz Klingenberg (1912), Leo Geyr von Schweppenburg (1886), Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke (1889), and Erich Rudorffer (1917).
1886 - 1942
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 123
1894 - 1970
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 124
1848 - 1920
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 125
1704 - 1730
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 126
1891 - 1916
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 127
1897 - 1982
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 128
1759 - 1830
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 129
1891 - 1957
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 130
1890 - 1916
HPI: 56.90
Rank: 131
1912 - 1945
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 132
1886 - 1974
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 133
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 134
1917 - 2016
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 135