MILITARY PERSONNEL
Slobodan Praljak
1945 - 2017
Slobodan Praljak
Slobodan Praljak (Croatian pronunciation: [slobǒdan prǎːʎak]; 2 January 1945 – 29 November 2017) was a Bosnian Croat war criminal who served in the Croatian Army and the Croatian Defence Council, an army of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, between 1992 and 1995. Praljak was found guilty of committing violations of the laws of war, crimes against humanity, and breaches of the Geneva Conventions during the Croat–Bosniak War by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) in 2017. Praljak voluntarily joined the newly formed Croatian Armed Forces after the outbreak of the Croatian War of Independence in 1991. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Slobodan Praljak has received more than 2,429,806 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Slobodan Praljak is the 211th most popular military personnel (up from 285th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Bosnia and Herzegovina (up from 16th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Bosnian, Herzegovinian Military Personnel.
Slobodan Praljak was a Croatian general who was on trial for war crimes committed during the Bosnian War. He was found guilty and sentenced to 20 years in prison, but in his final statement, he drank poison and died.
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2.4M
Page Views (PV)
66.03
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
8.91
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Slobodan Praljak ranks 211 out of 2,058. Before him are Henning von Tresckow, Lavr Kornilov, Yue Fei, George Armstrong Custer, Erhard Milch, and Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski. After him are Sun Ce, Andranik, Muhammad bin Qasim, Han Xin, Friedrich Olbricht, and Wilhelm Burgdorf.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHenning von Tresckow
1901 - 1944
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 205
Lavr Kornilov
1870 - 1918
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 206
Yue Fei
1142 - 1142
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 207
George Armstrong Custer
1839 - 1876
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 208
Erhard Milch
1892 - 1972
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 209
Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski
1899 - 1972
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 210
Slobodan Praljak
1945 - 2017
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 211
Sun Ce
175 - 200
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 212
Andranik
1865 - 1927
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 213
Muhammad bin Qasim
695 - 715
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 214
Han Xin
231 BC - 196 BC
HPI: 65.95
Rank: 215
Friedrich Olbricht
1888 - 1944
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 216
Wilhelm Burgdorf
1895 - 1945
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 217
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Slobodan Praljak ranks 36. Before him are Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Ian Gillan, Adly Mansour, Anselm Kiefer, Mia Farrow, and Lemmy. After him are Jean Nouvel, Mahmoud al-Zahar, Goldie Hawn, Jacky Ickx, Neil Young, and Jacqueline du Pré. Among people deceased in 2017, Slobodan Praljak ranks 24. Before him are Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Mireille Darc, John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, Manuel Noriega, and Johnny Hallyday. After him are Simone Veil, Glen Campbell, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Mário Soares, Martin Landau, and Hans Georg Dehmelt.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsAbdelmadjid Tebboune
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 30
Ian Gillan
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 31
Adly Mansour
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 32
Anselm Kiefer
PAINTER
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 33
Mia Farrow
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 34
Lemmy
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 35
Slobodan Praljak
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - 2017
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 36
Jean Nouvel
ARCHITECT
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 37
Mahmoud al-Zahar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 38
Goldie Hawn
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 39
Jacky Ickx
RACING DRIVER
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 40
Neil Young
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 41
Jacqueline du Pré
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1987
HPI: 64.62
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 18
Mireille Darc
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 19
John Hurt
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 20
Hugh Hefner
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2017
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 21
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 22
Johnny Hallyday
SINGER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 23
Slobodan Praljak
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - 2017
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 24
Simone Veil
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 25
Glen Campbell
SINGER
1936 - 2017
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 26
Nicolaas Bloembergen
PHYSICIST
1920 - 2017
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 27
Mário Soares
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 28
Martin Landau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 29
Hans Georg Dehmelt
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 30
In Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among people born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slobodan Praljak ranks 12 out of 375. Before him are Ante Pavelić (1889), Goran Bregović (1950), Emir Kusturica (1954), Valerius Severus (300), Tvrtko I of Bosnia (1338), and Lala Mustafa Pasha (1500). After him are Vladimir Prelog (1906), Zoran Đinđić (1952), Biljana Plavšić (1930), Vahid Halilhodžić (1952), Miroslav Blažević (1935), and Vukašin of Serbia (1320).
Others born in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Go to all RankingsAnte Pavelić
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 6
Goran Bregović
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 7
Emir Kusturica
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 8
Valerius Severus
POLITICIAN
300 - 307
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 9
Tvrtko I of Bosnia
POLITICIAN
1338 - 1391
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 10
Lala Mustafa Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1580
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 11
Slobodan Praljak
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - 2017
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 12
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 13
Zoran Đinđić
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2003
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 14
Biljana Plavšić
POLITICIAN
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 15
Vahid Halilhodžić
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 16
Miroslav Blažević
COACH
1935 - 2023
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 17
Vukašin of Serbia
POLITICIAN
1320 - 1371
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 18
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Bosnia and Herzegovina
Among military personnels born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slobodan Praljak ranks 2. Before him are Ratko Mladić (1942). After him are David Elazar (1925), Vjekoslav Luburić (1914), Husein Gradaščević (1802), Zdravko Tolimir (1948), Rasim Delić (1949), Blagoje Adžić (1932), Stanislav Galić (1943), Atif Dudaković (1954), and Naser Orić (1967).
Ratko Mladić
1942 - Present
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 1
Slobodan Praljak
1945 - 2017
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 2
David Elazar
1925 - 1976
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 3
Vjekoslav Luburić
1914 - 1969
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 4
Husein Gradaščević
1802 - 1834
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 5
Zdravko Tolimir
1948 - 2016
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 6
Rasim Delić
1949 - 2010
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 7
Blagoje Adžić
1932 - 2012
HPI: 53.55
Rank: 8
Stanislav Galić
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 9
Atif Dudaković
1954 - Present
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 10
Naser Orić
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 11