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Philippe Pétain

1856 - 1951

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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

Among politicians, Philippe Pétain ranks 264 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Philippe Pétain ranks 5Before 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 3Before 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.

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In France

Among people born in France, Philippe Pétain ranks 105 out of 6,011Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In France

Among politicians born in France, Philippe Pétain ranks 28Before 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).