1856 - 1951
Henri Philippe Bénoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951), commonly known as Philippe Pétain (, French: [filip petɛ̃]) or Marshal Pétain (French: Maréchal Pétain), was a French general who commanded the French Army in World War I and became the head of the collaborationist regime of Vichy France, from 1940 to 1944, during World War II. Pétain was admitted to the Saint-Cyr Military Academy in 1873 and pursued a career in the military, achieving the rank of colonel by the outbreak of World War I. He led the French Army to victory at the nine-month-long Battle of Verdun, for which he was called "the Lion of Verdun" (French: le lion de Verdun). After the failed Nivelle Offensive and subsequent mutinies, he was appointed Commander-in-Chief and succeeded in restoring control. Pétain remained in command for the rest of the war and emerged as a national hero. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Philippe Pétain has received more than 5,522,424 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). Philippe Pétain is the 264th most popular politician (up from 267th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from France (up from 119th in 2019) and the 28th most popular French Politician.
Philippe Pétain is most famous for being the leader of the Vichy government during World War II.
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Among politicians, Philippe Pétain ranks 264 out of 15,577. Before him are Björn Ironside, Charles VII of France, Neville Chamberlain, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Tolui, and Baldwin IV of Jerusalem. After him are Rüstem Pasha, Nursultan Nazarbayev, Philip IV of Spain, Mahmud II, Charles the Bald, and Edward III of England.
800 - 876
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 258
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 259
1869 - 1940
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 260
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 261
1191 - 1232
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 262
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 263
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 264
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 265
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 266
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 267
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 268
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 269
1312 - 1377
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 270
Among people born in 1856, Philippe Pétain ranks 5. Before him are Nikola Tesla, Sigmund Freud, George Bernard Shaw, and Woodrow Wilson. After him are J. J. Thomson, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Louis Sullivan, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Robert Peary, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, and Emil Kraepelin. Among people deceased in 1951, Philippe Pétain ranks 3. Before him are Ludwig Wittgenstein and André Gide. After him are Ferdinand Porsche, Arnold Schoenberg, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim, Wilhelm, German Crown Prince, Abdullah I of Jordan, Arnold Sommerfeld, René Guénon, Otto Fritz Meyerhof, and Hermann Broch.
1856 - 1943
HPI: 90.69
Rank: 1
1856 - 1939
HPI: 89.62
Rank: 2
1856 - 1950
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 3
1856 - 1924
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 4
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 5
1856 - 1940
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 6
1856 - 1915
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 7
1856 - 1924
HPI: 72.44
Rank: 8
1856 - 1932
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 9
1856 - 1920
HPI: 69.94
Rank: 10
1856 - 1879
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 11
1856 - 1926
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 12
1889 - 1951
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 1
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 2
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 3
1875 - 1951
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 4
1874 - 1951
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 5
1867 - 1951
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 6
1882 - 1951
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 7
1882 - 1951
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 8
1868 - 1951
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 9
1886 - 1951
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 10
1884 - 1951
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 11
1886 - 1951
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 12
Among people born in France, Philippe Pétain ranks 105 out of 6,011. Before him are Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Charles Aznavour (1924), Louis XVII of France (1785), George Sand (1804), Charles VII of France (1403), and André Gide (1869). After him are Sarah Bernhardt (1844), Bernard of Clairvaux (1090), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864), Georges Danton (1759), Nicolas Flamel (1330), and Pope Clement V (1264).
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 99
1924 - 2018
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 100
1785 - 1795
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 101
1804 - 1876
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 102
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 103
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 104
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 105
1844 - 1923
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 106
1090 - 1153
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 107
1864 - 1901
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 108
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 109
1330 - 1425
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 110
1264 - 1314
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 111
Among politicians born in France, Philippe Pétain ranks 28. Before him are Napoleon II (1811), Henry II of France (1519), Philip V of Spain (1683), Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor (1708), Louis XVII of France (1785), and Charles VII of France (1403). After him are Georges Danton (1759), Philip II of France (1165), Hugh Capet (940), Jacques Chirac (1932), Louis XVIII of France (1755), and Charles VI of France (1368).
1811 - 1832
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 22
1519 - 1559
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 23
1683 - 1746
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 24
1708 - 1765
HPI: 76.95
Rank: 25
1785 - 1795
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 26
1403 - 1461
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 27
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 28
1759 - 1794
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 29
1165 - 1223
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 30
940 - 996
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 31
1932 - 2019
HPI: 76.08
Rank: 32
1755 - 1824
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 33
1368 - 1422
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 34