MILITARY PERSONNEL
Gérard Leman
1851 - 1920

Gérard Leman
Gerard Mathieu Joseph Georges, count Leman (8 January 1851 – 17 October 1920) was a Belgian general. He was responsible for the military education of King Albert I of Belgium. During World War I he was the commander of the forts surrounding the Belgian city of Liège. The German Forces had to use heavy artillery to break through the defences and capture Leman as a prisoner of War. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gérard Leman is the 1,730th most popular military personnel (down from 1,707th in 2019), the 625th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 576th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Belgian Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Gérard Leman ranks 1,730 out of 2,058. Before him are Walther Reinhardt, James Jesus Angleton, Gustaf Dyrssen, Issam Zahreddine, Andrei Sukhovetsky, and Dragan Vasiljković. After him are Ruben Lagus, Nazım Pasha, Tom Phillips, James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, Benjamin Briggs, and Reinhard Hardegen.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalther Reinhardt
1872 - 1930
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 1,724
James Jesus Angleton
1917 - 1987
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 1,725
Gustaf Dyrssen
1891 - 1981
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 1,726
Issam Zahreddine
1961 - 2017
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,727
Andrei Sukhovetsky
1974 - 2022
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,728
Dragan Vasiljković
1954 - Present
HPI: 56.73
Rank: 1,729
Gérard Leman
1851 - 1920
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 1,730
Ruben Lagus
1896 - 1959
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 1,731
Nazım Pasha
1848 - 1913
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1,732
Tom Phillips
1888 - 1941
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1,733
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan
1797 - 1868
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 1,734
Benjamin Briggs
1835 - 1872
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,735
Reinhard Hardegen
1913 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 1,736
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1851, Gérard Leman ranks 80. Before him are Manuel Curros Enríquez, Maksim Kovalevsky, Karl Moritz Schumann, Edward Robert Hughes, Ernst Hartwig, and Arnold Pick. After him are Ekaterine Gabashvili, Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov, Carl Gustav Axel Harnack, Carl Locher, Bedros Tourian, and Spyridon Lambros. Among people deceased in 1920, Gérard Leman ranks 100. Before him are Teresa of the Andes, Arturo Soria y Mata, Théodore Flournoy, Zygmunt Gorazdowski, Theodor Philipsen, and Luc-Olivier Merson. After him are Edmund Reitter, Dan Andersson, Gabrielle Réjane, Aleksey Shakhmatov, Panas Myrny, and William de Wiveleslie Abney.
Others Born in 1851
Go to all RankingsManuel Curros Enríquez
WRITER
1851 - 1908
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 74
Maksim Kovalevsky
SOCIOLOGIST
1851 - 1916
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 75
Karl Moritz Schumann
BIOLOGIST
1851 - 1904
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 76
Edward Robert Hughes
PAINTER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 77
Ernst Hartwig
ASTRONOMER
1851 - 1923
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 78
Arnold Pick
PHYSICIAN
1851 - 1924
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 79
Gérard Leman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1920
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 80
Ekaterine Gabashvili
WRITER
1851 - 1938
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 81
Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1919
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 82
Carl Gustav Axel Harnack
MATHEMATICIAN
1851 - 1888
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 83
Carl Locher
PAINTER
1851 - 1915
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 84
Bedros Tourian
WRITER
1851 - 1872
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 85
Spyridon Lambros
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1919
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 1920
Go to all RankingsTeresa of the Andes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1900 - 1920
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 94
Arturo Soria y Mata
ARCHITECT
1844 - 1920
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 95
Théodore Flournoy
PSYCHOLOGIST
1854 - 1920
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 96
Zygmunt Gorazdowski
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1845 - 1920
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 97
Theodor Philipsen
PAINTER
1840 - 1920
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 98
Luc-Olivier Merson
PAINTER
1846 - 1920
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 99
Gérard Leman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1920
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 100
Edmund Reitter
BIOLOGIST
1845 - 1920
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 101
Dan Andersson
WRITER
1888 - 1920
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 102
Gabrielle Réjane
ACTOR
1856 - 1920
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 103
Aleksey Shakhmatov
HISTORIAN
1864 - 1920
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 104
Panas Myrny
WRITER
1849 - 1920
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 105
William de Wiveleslie Abney
ASTRONOMER
1843 - 1920
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 106
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Gérard Leman ranks 625 out of 1,190. Before him are Henri De Deken (1907), Jean-Baptiste Nothomb (1805), Jean Dockx (1941), Joseph De Combe (1901), Willem Elsschot (1882), and Ulu Grosbard (1929). After him are Hadja Lahbib (1970), Willy Vandersteen (1913), Prosper Poullet (1868), Julien Cools (1947), Sylvain Van de Weyer (1802), and Gérard Corbiau (1941).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsHenri De Deken
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1960
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 619
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 620
Jean Dockx
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2002
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 621
Joseph De Combe
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1965
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 622
Willem Elsschot
WRITER
1882 - 1960
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 623
Ulu Grosbard
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 2012
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 624
Gérard Leman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1920
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 625
Hadja Lahbib
POLITICIAN
1970 - Present
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 626
Willy Vandersteen
COMIC ARTIST
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 627
Prosper Poullet
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1937
HPI: 56.66
Rank: 628
Julien Cools
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 629
Sylvain Van de Weyer
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 630
Gérard Corbiau
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 631
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Belgium
Among military personnels born in Belgium, Gérard Leman ranks 10. Before him are Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz (1787), Charles Eugène de Croÿ (1651), Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880), Nicholas, Count of Salm (1459), Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725), and William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford (1020).
Alfred I, Prince of Windisch-Grätz
1787 - 1862
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 4
Charles Eugène de Croÿ
1651 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 5
Adrian Carton de Wiart
1880 - 1963
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 6
Nicholas, Count of Salm
1459 - 1530
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 7
Johann Peter Beaulieu
1725 - 1819
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 8
William FitzOsbern, 1st Earl of Hereford
1020 - 1071
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 9
Gérard Leman
1851 - 1920
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 10