MILITARY PERSONNEL

Werner Voss

1897 - 1917

Photo of Werner Voss

Icon of person Werner Voss

Werner Voss (German: Werner Voß; 13 April 1897 – 23 September 1917) was a World War I German flying ace credited with 48 aerial victories. A dyer's son from Krefeld, he was a patriotic young man while still in school. He began his military career in November 1914 as a 17‑year‑old Hussar. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Werner Voss has received more than 388,624 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Werner Voss is the 1,413th most popular military personnel, the 3,400th most popular biography from Germany and the 259th most popular German Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 390k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Werner Voss ranks 1,413 out of 2,058. Before him are Prince Frederick of Württemberg, Shōji Nishimura, Sir William Congreve, 2nd Baronet, Gabriel Jean Joseph Molitor, Godfrid, Duke of Frisia, and Bardas Phokas the Elder. After him are Adrian Carton de Wiart, Bernardo de Gálvez, Pavle Jurišić Šturm, Alexander Chavchavadze, Dmitry Lelyushenko, and Marc Mitscher.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Werner Voss ranks 171. Before him are Natacha Rambova, Gunta Stölzl, Erwin von Lahousen, André Marie, Dorothy Day, and Maximus V of Constantinople. After him are Gerardo Matos Rodríguez, Kurt Feldt, Adolfo Baloncieri, Prince Andrei Alexandrovich of Russia, Dorothy Arzner, and Paavo Talvela. Among people deceased in 1917, Werner Voss ranks 68. Before him are Marian Smoluchowski, Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein, Ber Borochov, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Otto Finsch, and Titu Maiorescu. After him are Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Friedrich Robert Helmert, Federico Zandomeneghi, Judith Gautier, William Knox D'Arcy, and Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer.

Others Born in 1897

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1917

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Werner Voss ranks 3,400 out of 7,253. Before him are Klaus Wowereit (1953), Robert Volkmann (1815), Princess Dorothea Wilhelmine of Saxe-Zeitz (1691), Jan Ullrich (1973), Gabriel Biel (1418), and Wilhelm Roux (1850). After him are Erich Weinert (1890), Heinrich Barkhausen (1881), Rüdiger Safranski (1945), Gustav Adolph, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1633), Pavle Jurišić Šturm (1848), and Hillel Furstenberg (1935).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Werner Voss ranks 259. Before him are Constantin von Alvensleben (1809), Erich Bey (1898), Hans Jordan (1892), Erwin Rösener (1902), Helmut Kunz (1910), and Prince Frederick of Württemberg (1808). After him are Pavle Jurišić Šturm (1848), Kurt von der Chevallerie (1891), Karl von Einem (1853), Reinhard Hardegen (1913), Maurice d'Elbée (1752), and Traugott Herr (1890).

German born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous