MILITARY PERSONNEL
Maxime Weygand
1867 - 1965
Maxime Weygand
Maxime Weygand (French pronunciation: [vɛɡɑ̃]; 21 January 1867 – 28 January 1965) was a French military commander in World War I and World War II, as well as a high ranking member of the Vichy regime. Born in Belgium, Weygand was raised in France and educated at the Saint-Cyr military academy in Paris. After graduating in 1887, he went on to become an instructor at the Cavalry School at Saumur. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maxime Weygand has received more than 755,530 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Maxime Weygand is the 188th most popular military personnel (up from 210th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 69th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Military Personnel.
Weygand was a French general who was the supreme commander of the Allied forces in France in World War II. He is most famous for his "Rallying the French" speech, which he gave on June 18, 1940, after the Germans invaded France.
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760k
Page Views (PV)
66.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
8.16
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Maxime Weygand ranks 188 out of 2,058. Before him are Parmenion, Felix Steiner, Mardonius, Josip Jelačić, Mikhail Frunze, and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. After him are Ernst Busch, Johannes Blaskowitz, Jean-Baptiste Kléber, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Roman von Ungern-Sternberg, and Giovanni Giustiniani.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsParmenion
400 BC - 329 BC
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 182
Felix Steiner
1896 - 1966
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 183
Mardonius
600 BC - 479 BC
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 184
Josip Jelačić
1801 - 1859
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 185
Mikhail Frunze
1885 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 186
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
1712 - 1780
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 187
Maxime Weygand
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 188
Ernst Busch
1885 - 1945
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 189
Johannes Blaskowitz
1883 - 1948
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 190
Jean-Baptiste Kléber
1753 - 1800
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 191
Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy
1766 - 1847
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 192
Roman von Ungern-Sternberg
1886 - 1921
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 193
Giovanni Giustiniani
1418 - 1453
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 194
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1867, Maxime Weygand ranks 16. Before him are Mary of Teck, Käthe Kollwitz, John Galsworthy, Natsume Sōseki, Prince Maximilian of Baden, and Walther Rathenau. After him are Johannes Fibiger, Władysław Reymont, Pierre Bonnard, Enrique Granados, Stanley Baldwin, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Among people deceased in 1965, Maxime Weygand ranks 14. Before him are Moshe Sharett, Stan Laurel, Edward Victor Appleton, Eli Cohen, Louise Mountbatten, and Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. After him are Hermann Staudinger, T. S. Eliot, W. Somerset Maugham, Paul Hermann Müller, Helena Rubinstein, and Nat King Cole.
Others Born in 1867
Go to all RankingsMary of Teck
COMPANION
1867 - 1953
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 10
Käthe Kollwitz
ARTIST
1867 - 1945
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 11
John Galsworthy
WRITER
1867 - 1933
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 12
Natsume Sōseki
WRITER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 13
Prince Maximilian of Baden
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1929
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 14
Walther Rathenau
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1922
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 15
Maxime Weygand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 16
Johannes Fibiger
PHYSICIAN
1867 - 1928
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 17
Władysław Reymont
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 18
Pierre Bonnard
PAINTER
1867 - 1947
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 19
Enrique Granados
COMPOSER
1867 - 1916
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 20
Stanley Baldwin
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1947
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 21
Laura Ingalls Wilder
WRITER
1867 - 1957
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1965
Go to all RankingsMoshe Sharett
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1965
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 8
Stan Laurel
ACTOR
1890 - 1965
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 9
Edward Victor Appleton
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1965
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 10
Eli Cohen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1924 - 1965
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 11
Louise Mountbatten
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 12
Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1965
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 13
Maxime Weygand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 14
Hermann Staudinger
CHEMIST
1881 - 1965
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 15
T. S. Eliot
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 16
W. Somerset Maugham
WRITER
1874 - 1965
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 17
Paul Hermann Müller
CHEMIST
1899 - 1965
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 18
Helena Rubinstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1872 - 1965
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 19
Nat King Cole
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1965
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Maxime Weygand ranks 64 out of 1,190. Before him are François Englert (1932), Léon Degrelle (1906), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559), and Jan Baptist van Helmont (1580). After him are Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Herman Van Rompuy (1947), Carlota of Mexico (1840), Adolphe Quetelet (1796), John of Gaunt (1340), and Quentin Matsys (1466).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsFrançois Englert
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 58
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 59
James Ensor
PAINTER
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 60
Hugo van der Goes
PAINTER
1440 - 1482
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 61
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 62
Jan Baptist van Helmont
CHEMIST
1580 - 1644
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 63
Maxime Weygand
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 64
Johannes Ockeghem
COMPOSER
1410 - 1497
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 65
Herman Van Rompuy
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.52
Rank: 66
Carlota of Mexico
COMPANION
1840 - 1927
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 67
Adolphe Quetelet
ASTRONOMER
1796 - 1874
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 68
John of Gaunt
NOBLEMAN
1340 - 1399
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 69
Quentin Matsys
PAINTER
1466 - 1530
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 70
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Belgium
Among military personnels born in Belgium, Maxime Weygand ranks 3. Before him are Charles Martel (688), and Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly (1559). After him are Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), Gérard Leman (1851), and William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1020).
Charles Martel
688 - 741
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 1
Johann Tserclaes, Count of Tilly
1559 - 1632
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 2
Maxime Weygand
1867 - 1965
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 3
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
1787 - 1862
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 4
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
1651 - Present
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 5
Johann Peter Beaulieu
1725 - 1819
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
Adrian Carton de Wiart
1880 - 1963
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 7
Nicholas, Count of Salm
1459 - 1530
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 8
Gérard Leman
1851 - 1920
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 9
William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford
1020 - 1071
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 10