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Wernher von Braun
1912 - 1977
Wernher von Braun
Wernher Magnus Maximilian Freiherr von Braun (German: [ˌvɛʁnheːɐ̯ fɔn ˈbʁaʊ̯n]; US: VUR-nər von BROWN; 23 March 1912 – 16 June 1977) was a German-American aerospace engineer and space architect. He was a member of the Nazi Party and Allgemeine SS, the leading figure in the development of rocket technology in Nazi Germany, and later a pioneer of rocket and space technology in the United States. As a young man, von Braun worked in Nazi Germany's rocket development program. He helped design and co-developed the V-2 rocket at Peenemünde during World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wernher von Braun has received more than 12,386,253 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Wernher von Braun is the 5th most popular engineer (down from 3rd in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Poland (down from 14th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Engineer.
Wernher von Braun is most famous for his work on the V-2 rocket in Nazi Germany and his work on the Saturn V rocket in the United States.
Memorability Metrics
12M
Page Views (PV)
73.69
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
85
Languages Editions (L)
6.71
Effective Languages (L*)
5.07
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Among ENGINEERS
Among engineers, Wernher von Braun ranks 5 out of 389. Before him are Gustave Eiffel, Gottlieb Daimler, Mikhail Kalashnikov, and Zhuge Liang. After him are Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot, Frederick Winslow Taylor, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, Sergei Korolev, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Umberto Nobile, and André Citroën.
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HPI: 78.87
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HPI: 75.07
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Wernher von Braun
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 5
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HPI: 72.64
Rank: 6
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HPI: 70.36
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HPI: 70.27
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HPI: 70.07
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HPI: 69.56
Rank: 11
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HPI: 68.04
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, Wernher von Braun ranks 7. Before him are Kim Il-sung, Alan Turing, Pope John Paul I, Eva Braun, Erich Honecker, and Milton Friedman. After him are Otto von Habsburg, Jackson Pollock, Michelangelo Antonioni, János Kádár, Millvina Dean, and Raoul Wallenberg. Among people deceased in 1977, Wernher von Braun ranks 5. Before him are Charlie Chaplin, Elvis Presley, Maria Callas, and Vladimir Nabokov. After him are Anthony Eden, Stefania Turkewich, Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk, Ludwig Erhard, René Goscinny, Roberto Rossellini, and Jacques Prévert.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsKim Il-sung
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 81.86
Rank: 1
Alan Turing
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1912 - 1954
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 2
Pope John Paul I
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1912 - 1978
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 3
Eva Braun
COMPANION
1912 - 1945
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 4
Erich Honecker
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 5
Milton Friedman
ECONOMIST
1912 - 2006
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 6
Wernher von Braun
ENGINEER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
Otto von Habsburg
NOBLEMAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 8
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 9
Michelangelo Antonioni
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 10
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 11
Millvina Dean
CELEBRITY
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 12
Raoul Wallenberg
DIPLOMAT
1912 - 1947
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 13
Others Deceased in 1977
Go to all RankingsCharlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 86.13
Rank: 1
Elvis Presley
SINGER
1935 - 1977
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 2
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 3
Vladimir Nabokov
WRITER
1899 - 1977
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 4
Wernher von Braun
ENGINEER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 5
Anthony Eden
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 6
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 71.50
Rank: 7
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1977
HPI: 71.22
Rank: 8
Ludwig Erhard
BUSINESSPERSON
1897 - 1977
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 9
René Goscinny
COMIC ARTIST
1926 - 1977
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 10
Roberto Rossellini
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1977
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 11
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Wernher von Braun ranks 20 out of 1,694. Before him are Adam Mickiewicz (1798), Fritz Haber (1868), Johann Gottfried Herder (1744), Marie Leszczyńska (1703), Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686), and Władysław Szpilman (1911). After him are Erich Ludendorff (1865), Wisława Szymborska (1923), Janusz Korczak (1878), Lech Kaczyński (1949), Fedor von Bock (1880), and Władysław IV Vasa (1595).
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WRITER
1798 - 1855
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 14
Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 15
Johann Gottfried Herder
PHILOSOPHER
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 16
Marie Leszczyńska
COMPANION
1703 - 1768
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 17
Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit
PHYSICIST
1686 - 1736
HPI: 74.07
Rank: 18
Władysław Szpilman
MUSICIAN
1911 - 2000
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 19
Wernher von Braun
ENGINEER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 20
Erich Ludendorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1865 - 1937
HPI: 73.40
Rank: 21
Wisława Szymborska
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 22
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 23
Lech Kaczyński
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 24
Fedor von Bock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1945
HPI: 72.49
Rank: 25
Władysław IV Vasa
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 26
Among ENGINEERS In Poland
Among engineers born in Poland, Wernher von Braun ranks 1. After him are Hans Kammler (1901), Adam Czerniaków (1880), Józef Bem (1794), Kurt Tank (1898), Henryk Dembiński (1791), Konstantin Kalinin (1887), Walter Thiel (1910), Johannes Winkler (1897), and Boris Chertok (1912).
Wernher von Braun
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 1
Hans Kammler
1901 - 1945
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 2
Adam Czerniaków
1880 - 1942
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 3
Józef Bem
1794 - 1850
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 4
Kurt Tank
1898 - 1983
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 5
Henryk Dembiński
1791 - 1864
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 6
Konstantin Kalinin
1887 - 1938
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 7
Walter Thiel
1910 - 1943
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 8
Johannes Winkler
1897 - 1947
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 9
Boris Chertok
1912 - 2011
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 10