MILITARY PERSONNEL
Otto Weddigen
1882 - 1915
Otto Weddigen
Otto Eduard Weddigen (15 September 1882 – 18 March 1915) was an Imperial German Navy U-boat commander during World War I. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Otto Weddigen has received more than 120,841 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Otto Weddigen is the 1,073rd most popular military personnel (down from 954th in 2019), the 2,624th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,389th in 2019) and the 203rd most popular German Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
54.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
5.44
Effective Languages (L*)
1.85
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Otto Weddigen ranks 1,073 out of 2,058. Before him are Tettius Julianus, Callicratidas, Olivier V de Clisson, Ernest King, Lucius Flavius Silva, and Blas de Lezo. After him are William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe, Manshuk Mametova, Gildo, Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi, Wilhelm Marschall, and Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTettius Julianus
45 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 1,067
Callicratidas
500 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 1,068
Olivier V de Clisson
1336 - 1407
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,069
Ernest King
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,070
Lucius Flavius Silva
40 - 81
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 1,071
Blas de Lezo
1689 - 1741
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,072
Otto Weddigen
1882 - 1915
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,073
William Howe, 5th Viscount Howe
1729 - 1814
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 1,074
Manshuk Mametova
1922 - 1943
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,075
Gildo
350 - 398
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,076
Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi
1788 - 1860
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,077
Wilhelm Marschall
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 1,078
Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia
1550 - 1615
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 1,079
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1882, Otto Weddigen ranks 113. Before him are Aurel Vlaicu, Inayat Khan, Emma Jung, Walther Meissner, Robert Hichens, and Kamo. After him are Charles Devendeville, James F. Byrnes, Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Volin, Donald Crisp, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Among people deceased in 1915, Otto Weddigen ranks 50. Before him are Nagakura Shinpachi, Danilo Ilić, Akaki Tsereteli, Carlos Finlay, Pierre-Émile Martin, and Karl Lamprecht. After him are Johann Joseph Abert, Józef Brandt, Walter Crane, Béla Kiss, Gabriel von Max, and Hendrik Willem Mesdag.
Others Born in 1882
Go to all RankingsAurel Vlaicu
ENGINEER
1882 - 1913
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 107
Inayat Khan
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1882 - 1927
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 108
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 109
Walther Meissner
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1974
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 110
Robert Hichens
ATHLETE
1882 - 1940
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 111
Kamo
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1922
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 112
Otto Weddigen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1915
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 113
Charles Devendeville
SWIMMER
1882 - 1914
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 114
James F. Byrnes
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1972
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 115
Adolphus Frederick VI, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1918
HPI: 54.46
Rank: 116
Volin
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1945
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 117
Donald Crisp
ACTOR
1882 - 1974
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 118
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1940
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 119
Others Deceased in 1915
Go to all RankingsNagakura Shinpachi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1839 - 1915
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 44
Danilo Ilić
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1915
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 45
Akaki Tsereteli
WRITER
1840 - 1915
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 46
Carlos Finlay
PHYSICIAN
1833 - 1915
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 47
Pierre-Émile Martin
ENGINEER
1824 - 1915
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 48
Karl Lamprecht
HISTORIAN
1856 - 1915
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 49
Otto Weddigen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1915
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 50
Johann Joseph Abert
COMPOSER
1832 - 1915
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 51
Józef Brandt
PAINTER
1841 - 1915
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 52
Walter Crane
PAINTER
1845 - 1915
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 53
Béla Kiss
EXTREMIST
1877 - 1915
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 54
Gabriel von Max
PAINTER
1840 - 1915
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 55
Hendrik Willem Mesdag
PAINTER
1831 - 1915
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 56
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Otto Weddigen ranks 2,624 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Isabella of Croÿ (1856), Alexander Kluge (1932), Jil Sander (1943), Johannes Fabricius (1587), Carl Sigismund Kunth (1788), and Johannes Franz Hartmann (1865). After him are Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805), Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf (1724), Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1717), Leo Löwenthal (1900), Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1621), and Wilhelm Marschall (1886).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Isabella of Croÿ
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1931
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 2,618
Alexander Kluge
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 54.58
Rank: 2,619
Jil Sander
FASHION DESIGNER
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,620
Johannes Fabricius
ASTRONOMER
1587 - 1616
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,621
Carl Sigismund Kunth
BIOLOGIST
1788 - 1850
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,622
Johannes Franz Hartmann
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1936
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,623
Otto Weddigen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1915
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 2,624
Wilhelm von Kaulbach
PAINTER
1805 - 1874
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,625
Heinrich XXIV, Count Reuss of Ebersdorf
NOBLEMAN
1724 - 1779
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,626
Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1785
HPI: 54.56
Rank: 2,627
Leo Löwenthal
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 1993
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,628
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1621 - 1688
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,629
Wilhelm Marschall
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 2,630
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Otto Weddigen ranks 203. Before him are Otto Baum (1911), Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow (1782), Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein (1870), Günther Lützow (1912), Hermann Priess (1901), and Walter Krüger (1892). After him are Wilhelm Marschall (1886), Oskar von Hutier (1857), Heinrich Ehrler (1917), Erwin Jaenecke (1890), Nicolas Luckner (1722), and Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1792).
Otto Baum
1911 - 1998
HPI: 54.84
Rank: 197
Ludwig Adolf Wilhelm von Lützow
1782 - 1834
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 198
Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein
1870 - 1948
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 199
Günther Lützow
1912 - 1945
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 200
Hermann Priess
1901 - 1985
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 201
Walter Krüger
1892 - 1973
HPI: 54.66
Rank: 202
Otto Weddigen
1882 - 1915
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 203
Wilhelm Marschall
1886 - 1976
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 204
Oskar von Hutier
1857 - 1934
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 205
Heinrich Ehrler
1917 - 1945
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 206
Erwin Jaenecke
1890 - 1960
HPI: 54.52
Rank: 207
Nicolas Luckner
1722 - 1794
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 208
Prince Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1792 - 1862
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 209