MILITARY PERSONNEL
Maximilian Grabner
1905 - 1948

Maximilian Grabner
Maximilian Grabner (2 October 1905 – 24 January 1948) was an Austrian Gestapo chief in Auschwitz. At Auschwitz he was in command of the torture chamber Block 11, where he gained a reputation of brutality. He was executed for crimes against humanity in 1948. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Maximilian Grabner is the 1,065th most popular military personnel (up from 1,085th in 2024), the 535th most popular biography from Austria (down from 534th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Austrian Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Maximilian Grabner ranks 1,065 out of 2,058. Before him are Pierre Dupont de l'Étang, Eugen Meindl, Matome Ugaki, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, and Krystyna Skarbek. After him are Max Simon, Georgios Grivas, Abdul Fatah Younis, Rostam Farrokhzad, Martin Gottfried Weiss, and Otto Lasch.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPierre Dupont de l'Étang
1765 - 1840
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 1,059
Eugen Meindl
1892 - 1951
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,060
Matome Ugaki
1890 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,061
Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha
1807 - 1883
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 1,062
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
1526 - 1588
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,063
Krystyna Skarbek
1908 - 1952
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,064
Maximilian Grabner
1905 - 1948
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,065
Max Simon
1899 - 1961
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,066
Georgios Grivas
1897 - 1974
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,067
Abdul Fatah Younis
1944 - 2011
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,068
Rostam Farrokhzad
601 - 636
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,069
Martin Gottfried Weiss
1905 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,070
Otto Lasch
1893 - 1971
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,071
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1905, Maximilian Grabner ranks 124. Before him are The Boswell Sisters, Edgar Snow, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Paul Ariste, Charles Lane, and Gaston Eyskens. After him are Martin Gottfried Weiss, George Kelly, Ángel Bossio, Dmitri Shepilov, Hilde Holger, and Joseph Bonanno. Among people deceased in 1948, Maximilian Grabner ranks 85. Before him are Paul Wegener, Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, Pavel Rybalko, Unity Mitford, Harry Dexter White, and Richard C. Tolman. After him are Henri-Alexandre Deslandres, John Anderson, Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni, Harilal Gandhi, Thekla Resvoll, and Tony Garnier.
Others Born in 1905
Go to all RankingsThe Boswell Sisters
MUSICIAN
1905 - 1958
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 118
Edgar Snow
JOURNALIST
1905 - 1972
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 119
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1977
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 120
Paul Ariste
LINGUIST
1905 - 1990
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 121
Charles Lane
ACTOR
1905 - 2007
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 122
Gaston Eyskens
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1988
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 123
Maximilian Grabner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1948
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 124
Martin Gottfried Weiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 125
George Kelly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1905 - 1967
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 126
Ángel Bossio
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - 1978
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 127
Dmitri Shepilov
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1995
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 128
Hilde Holger
DANCER
1905 - 2001
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 129
Joseph Bonanno
EXTREMIST
1905 - 2002
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 130
Others Deceased in 1948
Go to all RankingsPaul Wegener
ACTOR
1874 - 1948
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 79
Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1948
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 80
Pavel Rybalko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1948
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 81
Unity Mitford
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1914 - 1948
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 82
Harry Dexter White
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1948
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 83
Richard C. Tolman
PHYSICIST
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 84
Maximilian Grabner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1948
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 85
Henri-Alexandre Deslandres
ASTRONOMER
1853 - 1948
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 86
John Anderson
ATHLETE
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 87
Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1948
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 88
Harilal Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1888 - 1948
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 89
Thekla Resvoll
EXPLORER
1871 - 1948
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 90
Tony Garnier
ARCHITECT
1869 - 1948
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 91
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Maximilian Grabner ranks 535 out of 1,424. Before him are Boris Kidrič (1912), Jacob Stainer (1619), Carl Djerassi (1923), Henri Herz (1803), Joseph Anton Koch (1768), and Theodor Wagner (1927). After him are Iuliu Maniu (1873), Karl von Stürgkh (1859), Fred Sinowatz (1929), Conchita Wurst (1988), Károly Huszár (1882), and Heimito von Doderer (1896).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsBoris Kidrič
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1953
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 529
Jacob Stainer
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1683
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 530
Carl Djerassi
CHEMIST
1923 - 2015
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 531
Henri Herz
MUSICIAN
1803 - 1888
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 532
Joseph Anton Koch
PAINTER
1768 - 1839
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 533
Theodor Wagner
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2020
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 534
Maximilian Grabner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1948
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 535
Iuliu Maniu
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1953
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 536
Karl von Stürgkh
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1916
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 537
Fred Sinowatz
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2008
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 538
Conchita Wurst
SINGER
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 539
Károly Huszár
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1941
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 540
Heimito von Doderer
WRITER
1896 - 1966
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 541
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Austria
Among military personnels born in Austria, Maximilian Grabner ranks 25. Before him are Karl Silberbauer (1911), Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (1872), Eduard Roschmann (1908), Gordon Gollob (1912), Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg (1638), and Sylvester Stadler (1910). After him are Augustín Malár (1894), Georg von Derfflinger (1606), Erwin von Lahousen (1897), Guido Starhemberg (1657), Victor Capesius (1907), and Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller (1683).
Karl Silberbauer
1911 - 1972
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 19
Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria
1872 - 1942
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 20
Eduard Roschmann
1908 - 1977
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 21
Gordon Gollob
1912 - 1987
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 22
Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg
1638 - 1701
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 23
Sylvester Stadler
1910 - 1995
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 24
Maximilian Grabner
1905 - 1948
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 25
Augustín Malár
1894 - 1945
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 26
Georg von Derfflinger
1606 - 1695
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 27
Erwin von Lahousen
1897 - 1955
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 28
Guido Starhemberg
1657 - 1737
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 29
Victor Capesius
1907 - 1985
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 30
Ludwig Andreas von Khevenhüller
1683 - 1744
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 31



























































