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Ernst Udet

1896 - 1941

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Ernst Udet

His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernst Udet is the 9th most popular pilot (down from 8th in 2024), the 709th most popular biography from Germany (down from 620th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Pilot.

Ernst Udet was a German fighter pilot during World War I and World War II. He was also a test pilot and designer of World War II aircraft.

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Among Pilots

Among pilots, Ernst Udet ranks 9 out of 71. Before him are Roland Garros, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Chesley Sullenberger, Sabiha Gökçen, Hanna Reitsch, and Adolf Galland. After him are Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, Ivan Kozhedub, Hermann Graf, Chuck Yeager, and Marina Raskova.

Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia

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Roland Garros
1888 - 1918
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 3
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
1895 - 1945
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 4
Chesley Sullenberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 5
Sabiha Gökçen
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 6
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 7
Adolf Galland
1912 - 1996
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 8
Ernst Udet
1896 - 1941
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 9
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 10
Francis Gary Powers
1929 - 1977
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 11
Ivan Kozhedub
1920 - 1991
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 12
Hermann Graf
1912 - 1988
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 13
Chuck Yeager
1923 - 2020
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 14
Marina Raskova
1912 - 1943
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 15

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1896, Ernst Udet ranks 32. Before him are A. J. Cronin, Eugenio Montale, Leslie Groves, Donald Winnicott, Buenaventura Durruti, and Anna Anderson. After him are Erich Koch, Sandro Pertini, Léon Theremin, Oswald Mosley, Célestin Freinet, and Wallace Carothers. Among people deceased in 1941, Ernst Udet ranks 28. Before him are Hans Spemann, Edward Rydz-Śmigły, Alexej von Jawlensky, Frederick Banting, Prajadhipok, and Edwin S. Porter. After him are Werner Sombart, Werner Mölders, Kurt Koffka, Henri Lebesgue, Ludwig Quidde, and Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli.

Others Born in 1896

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A. J. Cronin
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 26
Eugenio Montale
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 71.10
Rank: 27
Leslie Groves
ENGINEER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 28
Donald Winnicott
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1971
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 29
Buenaventura Durruti
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1896 - 1936
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 30
Anna Anderson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1984
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 31
Ernst Udet
PILOT
1896 - 1941
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 32
Erich Koch
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 33
Sandro Pertini
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1990
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 34
Léon Theremin
INVENTOR
1896 - 1993
HPI: 70.06
Rank: 35
Oswald Mosley
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1980
HPI: 70.03
Rank: 36
Célestin Freinet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1966
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 37
Wallace Carothers
CHEMIST
1896 - 1937
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 38

Others Deceased in 1941

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Hans Spemann
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1941
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 22
Edward Rydz-Śmigły
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 23
Alexej von Jawlensky
PAINTER
1864 - 1941
HPI: 71.13
Rank: 24
Frederick Banting
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1941
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 25
Prajadhipok
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1941
HPI: 71.04
Rank: 26
Edwin S. Porter
FILM DIRECTOR
1870 - 1941
HPI: 70.60
Rank: 27
Ernst Udet
PILOT
1896 - 1941
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 28
Werner Sombart
ECONOMIST
1863 - 1941
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 29
Werner Mölders
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 1941
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 30
Kurt Koffka
PSYCHOLOGIST
1886 - 1941
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 31
Henri Lebesgue
MATHEMATICIAN
1875 - 1941
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 32
Ludwig Quidde
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1941
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 33
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1941
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 34

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Udet ranks 709 out of NaN. Before him are Prince William of Hesse-Kassel (1787), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795), Richard Baer (1911), and Hans Morgenthau (1904). After him are Julia Drusilla (16), Prince Leopold of Bavaria (1846), Frank Farian (1941), Karl Gebhardt (1897), Otto Strasser (1897), and Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797).

Others born in Germany

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Prince William of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1867
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 703
Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1796
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 704
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1610
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 705
Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg
BIOLOGIST
1795 - 1876
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 706
Richard Baer
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1963
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 707
Hans Morgenthau
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1904 - 1980
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 708
Ernst Udet
PILOT
1896 - 1941
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 709
Julia Drusilla
POLITICIAN
16 - 38
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 710
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1930
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 711
Frank Farian
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 712
Karl Gebhardt
MAFIOSO
1897 - 1948
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 713
Otto Strasser
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1974
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 714
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1797 - 1854
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 715