MILITARY PERSONNEL

Baron Munchausen

1720 - 1797

Photo of Baron Munchausen

Icon of person Baron Munchausen

Baron Munchausen (; German: [ˈmʏnçˌhaʊzn̩]) is a fictional German nobleman created by the German writer Rudolf Erich Raspe in his 1785 book Baron Munchausen's Narrative of His Marvellous Travels and Campaigns in Russia. The character is loosely based on baron Hieronymus Karl Friedrich Freiherr von Münchhausen. Born in Bodenwerder, Hanover, the real-life Münchhausen fought for the Russian Empire during the Russo-Turkish War of 1735–1739. After retiring in 1760, he became a minor celebrity within German aristocratic circles for telling outrageous tall tales based on his military career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Baron Munchausen is the 61st most popular military personnel (down from 50th in 2019), the 183rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 135th in 2019) and the 11th most popular German Military Personnel.

Baron Munchausen is most famous for his tall tales.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Baron Munchausen by language

Loading...

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Baron Munchausen ranks 61 out of 2,058. Before him are Lü Bu, Gerd von Rundstedt, Tughril, Otto Skorzeny, Joseph Radetzky von Radetz, and Mikhail Kutuzov. After him are Erich Ludendorff, Roland, Charles de Batz de Castelmore d'Artagnan, Fedor von Bock, Ubba, and Ernst Röhm.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1720, Baron Munchausen ranks 1. After him are Hyder Ali, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Charles Edward Stuart, Carlo Gozzi, Philip, Duke of Parma, Emperor Sakuramachi, Anna Maria Mozart, Louisa Ulrika of Prussia, Honoré III, Prince of Monaco, Charles Bonnet, and Vilna Gaon. Among people deceased in 1797, Baron Munchausen ranks 2. Before him is Frederick William II of Prussia. After him are Mary Wollstonecraft, Horace Walpole, Edmund Burke, François-Noël Babeuf, James Hutton, Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Lazare Hoche, Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg, and Vilna Gaon.

Others Born in 1720

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1797

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Baron Munchausen ranks 183 out of 7,253. Before him are Karl Ferdinand Braun (1850), Max von Laue (1879), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729), Charles the Fat (839), and Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175). After him are Conrad III of Germany (1093), Nelly Sachs (1891), Sophia of Prussia (1870), Richard Willstätter (1872), Georgius Agricola (1494), and Hermann von Helmholtz (1821).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany

Among military personnels born in Germany, Baron Munchausen ranks 11. Before him are Wilhelm Keitel (1882), Heinz Guderian (1888), Friedrich Paulus (1890), Arminius (-17), Alfred Jodl (1890), and Gerd von Rundstedt (1875). After him are Ernst Röhm (1887), Walter Model (1891), Erich Raeder (1876), Michel Ney (1769), Klaus Barbie (1913), and Helmuth von Moltke the Elder (1800).

German born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous