MILITARY PERSONNEL
Michael Wittmann
1914 - 1944
Michael Wittmann
Michael Wittmann (22 April 1914 – 8 August 1944) was a German Waffen-SS tank commander during the Second World War. He is known for his ambush of elements of the British 7th Armoured Division during the Battle of Villers-Bocage on 13 June 1944. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michael Wittmann has received more than 1,892,422 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Michael Wittmann is the 123rd most popular military personnel (up from 124th in 2019), the 303rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 305th in 2019) and the 27th most popular German Military Personnel.
Michael Wittmann was a German tank commander during World War II. He is most famous for his actions during the Battle of Villers-Bocage in June 1944, where he single-handedly destroyed a column of Allied vehicles and was killed in the process.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
69.14
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
38
Languages Editions (L)
10.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.36
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Michael Wittmann ranks 123 out of 2,058. Before him are Cimon, Gaius Julius Caesar, Erich von Falkenhayn, Jean Lannes, André Masséna, and Hermann Hoth. After him are Hiroo Onoda, Nestor Makhno, Yakov Dzhugashvili, Werner von Blomberg, Yūsuf Balasaguni, and Minamoto no Yoshitsune.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCimon
510 BC - 450 BC
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 117
Gaius Julius Caesar
135 BC - 85 BC
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 118
Erich von Falkenhayn
1861 - 1922
HPI: 69.32
Rank: 119
Jean Lannes
1769 - 1809
HPI: 69.31
Rank: 120
André Masséna
1758 - 1817
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 121
Hermann Hoth
1885 - 1971
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 122
Michael Wittmann
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 123
Hiroo Onoda
1922 - 2014
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 124
Nestor Makhno
1888 - 1934
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 125
Yakov Dzhugashvili
1907 - 1943
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 126
Werner von Blomberg
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 127
Yūsuf Balasaguni
1020 - 1075
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 128
Minamoto no Yoshitsune
1159 - 1189
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 129
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1914, Michael Wittmann ranks 9. Before him are Hedy Lamarr, Tove Jansson, Thor Heyerdahl, Tenzing Norgay, Marguerite Duras, and Jiang Qing. After him are Octavio Paz, Julio Cortázar, Alec Guinness, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Richard Widmark, and Mohammed Zahir Shah. Among people deceased in 1944, Michael Wittmann ranks 16. Before him are William James Sidis, Reza Shah, Günther von Kluge, Richard Sorge, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, and Charles Glover Barkla. After him are Alexis Carrel, Marc Bloch, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, Ludwig Beck, Ernst Thälmann, and Chūichi Nagumo.
Others Born in 1914
Go to all RankingsHedy Lamarr
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 3
Tove Jansson
WRITER
1914 - 2001
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 4
Thor Heyerdahl
EXPLORER
1914 - 2002
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 5
Tenzing Norgay
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 6
Marguerite Duras
WRITER
1914 - 1996
HPI: 70.72
Rank: 7
Jiang Qing
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1991
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 8
Michael Wittmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 9
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 10
Julio Cortázar
WRITER
1914 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 11
Alec Guinness
ACTOR
1914 - 2000
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 12
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 13
Richard Widmark
ACTOR
1914 - 2008
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 14
Mohammed Zahir Shah
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 67.36
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsWilliam James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 10
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 11
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 12
Richard Sorge
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1944
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 13
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
WRITER
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 14
Charles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 15
Michael Wittmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 16
Alexis Carrel
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 17
Marc Bloch
HISTORIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 18
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1944
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 19
Ludwig Beck
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1944
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 20
Ernst Thälmann
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 21
Chūichi Nagumo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1944
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 22
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Michael Wittmann ranks 303 out of 7,253. Before him are Helmut Schmidt (1918), Franz Marc (1880), Robert Bunsen (1811), Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811), Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (1955), and Hermann Hoth (1885). After him are Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Sepp Dietrich (1892), Baldur von Schirach (1907), Henry the Lion (1129), Christian III of Denmark (1503), and Hans von Aachen (1552).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHelmut Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2015
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 297
Franz Marc
PAINTER
1880 - 1916
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 298
Robert Bunsen
CHEMIST
1811 - 1899
HPI: 69.16
Rank: 299
Maximilian II of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1864
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 300
Karl-Heinz Rummenigge
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 301
Hermann Hoth
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1971
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 302
Michael Wittmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 303
Moses Mendelssohn
PHILOSOPHER
1729 - 1786
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 304
Sepp Dietrich
COMPANION
1892 - 1966
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 305
Baldur von Schirach
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1974
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 306
Henry the Lion
POLITICIAN
1129 - 1195
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 307
Christian III of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1559
HPI: 69.01
Rank: 308
Hans von Aachen
PAINTER
1552 - 1615
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 309
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Michael Wittmann ranks 27. Before him are Heinrich Müller (1900), Wilhelm Canaris (1887), John of Austria (1547), Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb (1876), Klaus Barbie (1913), and Hermann Hoth (1885). After him are Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Franz Halder (1884), Ferdinand Schörner (1892), August von Mackensen (1849), Ludwig Beck (1880), and Alfred von Schlieffen (1833).
Heinrich Müller
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 21
Wilhelm Canaris
1887 - 1945
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 22
John of Austria
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 23
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
1876 - 1956
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 24
Klaus Barbie
1913 - 1991
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 25
Hermann Hoth
1885 - 1971
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 26
Michael Wittmann
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 27
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
1881 - 1954
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 28
Franz Halder
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 29
Ferdinand Schörner
1892 - 1973
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 30
August von Mackensen
1849 - 1945
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 31
Ludwig Beck
1880 - 1944
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 32
Alfred von Schlieffen
1833 - 1913
HPI: 67.82
Rank: 33