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Helmut Wick

1915 - 1940

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Helmut Wick

Helmut Paul Emil Wick (* 5. August 1915 in Mannheim; † 28. November 1940 im Ärmelkanal) war ein durch die NS-Propaganda popularisierter Offizier der deutschen Luftwaffe und Jagdflieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Mehr auf Wikipedia lesen

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Helmut Wick is the 40th most popular pilot (down from 37th in 2024), the 4,218th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,847th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Pilot.

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Among Pilots

Among pilots, Helmut Wick ranks 40 out of 71. Before him are Pyotr Nesterov, Blanche Stuart Scott, Ahmet Ali Çelikten, Jadwiga Piłsudska, Jean Mermoz, and Olga Sanfirova. After him are Bessie Coleman, Polina Osipenko, Steponas Darius, Gotthard Handrick, Nikolai Gastello, and Jacqueline Auriol.

Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia

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Pyotr Nesterov
1887 - 1914
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 34
Blanche Stuart Scott
1884 - 1970
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 35
Ahmet Ali Çelikten
1883 - 1969
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 36
Jadwiga Piłsudska
1920 - 2014
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 37
Jean Mermoz
1901 - 1936
HPI: 58.19
Rank: 38
Olga Sanfirova
1917 - 1944
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 39
Helmut Wick
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 40
Bessie Coleman
1892 - 1926
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 41
Polina Osipenko
1907 - 1939
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 42
Steponas Darius
1896 - 1933
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 43
Gotthard Handrick
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 44
Nikolai Gastello
1907 - 1941
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 45
Jacqueline Auriol
1917 - 2000
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 46

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Helmut Wick ranks 172. Before him are Kurt Aland, Ken Aston, Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Elio Toaff, Raquel Rastenni, and M. F. Husain. After him are Josef Zeman, Dario Mangiarotti, Taheyya Kariokka, Mario Echandi Jiménez, John C. Lilly, and Johannes Kotkas. Among people deceased in 1940, Helmut Wick ranks 129. Before him are Tom Mix, Ljubomir Davidović, Mato Kósyk, Kamal-ol-molk, Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov, and Jay O'Brien. After him are Pierre Weiss, Pierre Marie, Phoebus Levene, Robert Emden, Mary Anderson, and Sam Eyde.

Others Born in 1915

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Kurt Aland
HISTORIAN
1915 - 1994
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 166
Ken Aston
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.79
Rank: 167
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1992
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 168
Elio Toaff
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2015
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 169
Raquel Rastenni
SINGER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 170
M. F. Husain
PAINTER
1915 - 2011
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 171
Helmut Wick
PILOT
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 172
Josef Zeman
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 173
Dario Mangiarotti
FENCER
1915 - 2010
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 174
Taheyya Kariokka
ACTOR
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 175
Mario Echandi Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2011
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 176
John C. Lilly
PSYCHOLOGIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 177
Johannes Kotkas
WRESTLER
1915 - 1998
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 178

Others Deceased in 1940

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Tom Mix
ACTOR
1880 - 1940
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 123
Ljubomir Davidović
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 124
Mato Kósyk
WRITER
1853 - 1940
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 125
Kamal-ol-molk
PAINTER
1848 - 1940
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 126
Nikolai Vissarionovich Nekrasov
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1940
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 127
Jay O'Brien
ATHLETE
1883 - 1940
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 128
Helmut Wick
PILOT
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 129
Pierre Weiss
PHYSICIST
1865 - 1940
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 130
Pierre Marie
PHYSICIAN
1853 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 131
Phoebus Levene
CHEMIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 132
Robert Emden
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1940
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 133
Mary Anderson
ACTOR
1859 - 1940
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 134
Sam Eyde
ENGINEER
1866 - 1940
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 135

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Helmut Wick ranks 4,220 out of 7,253. Before him are Gustav Mie (1868), Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897), Paul Pietsch (1911), Hans Leonhard Schäufelein (1480), Hermann, Prince of Wied (1814), and Princess Frederica of Hanover (1848). After him are Ruth Westheimer (1928), Robert Spaemann (1927), Mathieu Carrière (1950), Paul Schmidt (1899), Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler (1811), and Henriette Herz (1764).

Others born in Germany

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Gustav Mie
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1957
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 4,214
Albert Renger-Patzsch
PHOTOGRAPHER
1897 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,215
Paul Pietsch
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 2012
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,216
Hans Leonhard Schäufelein
PAINTER
1480 - 1540
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 4,217
Hermann, Prince of Wied
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,218
Princess Frederica of Hanover
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1926
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,219
Helmut Wick
PILOT
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 4,220
Ruth Westheimer
WRITER
1928 - 2024
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4,221
Robert Spaemann
PHILOSOPHER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 4,222
Mathieu Carrière
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4,223
Paul Schmidt
DIPLOMAT
1899 - 1970
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 4,224
Wilhelm Emmanuel von Ketteler
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1811 - 1877
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 4,225
Henriette Herz
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1764 - 1847
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 4,226