1867 - 1939
Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈɡʁøːnɐ] ; 22 November 1867 – 3 May 1939) was a German general and politician. His organisational and logistical abilities resulted in a successful military career before and during World War I. After a confrontation with Erich Ludendorff the Quartermaster general (Erster Generalquartiermeister) of the German Army, Groener was reassigned to a field command. When Ludendorff was dismissed in October 1918, Groener succeeded him. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Groener has received more than 291,373 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Wilhelm Groener is the 4,559th most popular politician (down from 4,495th in 2019), the 1,256th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,269th in 2019) and the 377th most popular German Politician.
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Among politicians, Wilhelm Groener ranks 4,559 out of 15,577. Before him are Choe Ryong-hae, Victorinus, Margaret of Bavaria, Al-Muqanna, Taejodae of Goguryeo, and Munmu of Silla. After him are Mao Anying, Perdiccas II of Macedon, Egica, Gabriel Bonnot de Mably, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, and Fruela I of Asturias.
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,553
300 - 271
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 4,554
1363 - 1424
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,555
800 - 783
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,556
47 - 165
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,557
626 - 681
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,558
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,559
1922 - 1950
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,560
500 BC - 413 BC
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,561
610 - 702
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,562
1709 - 1785
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,563
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 4,564
722 - 768
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 4,565
Among people born in 1867, Wilhelm Groener ranks 39. Before him are Edward B. Titchener, Ignacy Mościcki, Eugen Sandow, Alexander Parvus, Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, and Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. After him are Edgar de Wahl, Winsor McCay, Hans Driesch, Leo Jogiches, Antti Aarne, and Josep Puig i Cadafalch. Among people deceased in 1939, Wilhelm Groener ranks 29. Before him are Douglas Fairbanks, Otto Rank, Anthony Fokker, Ghazi of Iraq, Ernst Toller, and Prince Valdemar of Denmark. After him are Stanislav Kosior, Otto Wels, Norman Bethune, Hans Langsdorff, Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and Ambroise Vollard.
1867 - 1927
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 33
1867 - 1946
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 34
1867 - 1925
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 35
1867 - 1924
HPI: 60.68
Rank: 36
1867 - 1928
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 37
1867 - 1909
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 38
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 39
1867 - 1948
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 40
1867 - 1934
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 41
1867 - 1941
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 42
1867 - 1919
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 43
1867 - 1925
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 44
1867 - 1956
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 45
1883 - 1939
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 23
1884 - 1939
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 24
1890 - 1939
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 25
1912 - 1939
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 26
1893 - 1939
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 27
1858 - 1939
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 28
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 29
1889 - 1939
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 30
1873 - 1939
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 31
1890 - 1939
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 32
1894 - 1939
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 33
1865 - 1939
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 34
1866 - 1939
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 35
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Groener ranks 1,256 out of 6,142. Before him are Friedrich Sertürner (1783), Ernst Chladni (1756), Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786), Ralph H. Baer (1922), Princess Sophie of Saxony (1845), and Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413). After him are Margarethe von Trotta (1942), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560), Franz Ritter von Epp (1868), Gottfried Benn (1886), and Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875).
1783 - 1841
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 1,250
1756 - 1827
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,251
1786 - 1837
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 1,252
1922 - 2014
HPI: 59.31
Rank: 1,253
1845 - 1867
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 1,254
1413 - 1471
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 1,255
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,256
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,257
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 1,258
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 1,259
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,260
1886 - 1956
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1,261
1875 - 1944
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 1,262
Among politicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Groener ranks 377. Before him are Dorothea Binz (1920), Albert IV, Duke of Bavaria (1447), Princess Josephine of Baden (1813), Albert III, Duke of Bavaria (1401), Duke Pius August in Bavaria (1786), and Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg (1413). After him are Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), Christian I, Elector of Saxony (1560), Franz Ritter von Epp (1868), Friedrich-Werner Graf von der Schulenburg (1875), Philipp, Landgrave of Hesse (1896), and Frederick II, Grand Duke of Baden (1857).
1920 - 1947
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 371
1447 - 1508
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 372
1813 - 1900
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 373
1401 - 1460
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 374
1786 - 1837
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 375
1413 - 1471
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 376
1867 - 1939
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 377
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 378
1560 - 1591
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 379
1868 - 1947
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 380
1875 - 1944
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 381
1896 - 1980
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 382
1857 - 1928
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 383