MILITARY PERSONNEL
Gaston Billotte
1875 - 1940

Gaston Billotte
Gaston-Henri Billotte (10 February 1875 – 23 May 1940) was a French military officer, remembered chiefly for his central role in the failure of the French Army to defeat the German invasion of France in May 1940. He was killed in a car accident at the height of the battle. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gaston Billotte is the 1,084th most popular military personnel (up from 1,674th in 2019), the 2,804th most popular biography from France (up from 4,031st in 2019) and the 105th most popular French Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Gaston Billotte ranks 1,084 out of 2,058. Before him are Thomas Nelson Jr., Danylo Apostol, Max Pauly, Rasim Delić, August Schmidhuber, and Khiuaz Dospanova. After him are Emilio Eduardo Massera, Walter Heitz, Uzi Narkiss, Petar Bojović, Mikhail Katukov, and Siegfried von Feuchtwangen.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Nelson Jr.
1738 - 1789
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 1,078
Danylo Apostol
1654 - 1734
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 1,079
Max Pauly
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,080
Rasim Delić
1949 - 2010
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,081
August Schmidhuber
1901 - 1947
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 1,082
Khiuaz Dospanova
1922 - 2008
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,083
Gaston Billotte
1875 - 1940
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,084
Emilio Eduardo Massera
1925 - 2010
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,085
Walter Heitz
1878 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 1,086
Uzi Narkiss
1925 - 1997
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,087
Petar Bojović
1858 - 1945
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,088
Mikhail Katukov
1900 - 1976
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,089
Siegfried von Feuchtwangen
1300 - 1311
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 1,090
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1875, Gaston Billotte ranks 82. Before him are Robert Garrett, Carl Milles, William Hoyt, Princess Louise of Denmark, Laurence Doherty, and Paul Löbe. After him are Thomas Xenakis, Ferdinand Sauerbruch, Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach, Eugen Schauman, Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi, and Max Abraham. Among people deceased in 1940, Gaston Billotte ranks 86. Before him are K. B. Hedgewar, Madeleine Astor, Cai Yuanpei, Arthur Rostron, Édouard Branly, and Yevhen Petrushevych. After him are Ben Turpin, Henri Desgrange, Ernst Weiss, Gjergj Fishta, Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz, and Raymond Smith Dugan.
Others Born in 1875
Go to all RankingsRobert Garrett
ATHLETE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 76
Carl Milles
SCULPTOR
1875 - 1955
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 77
William Hoyt
ATHLETE
1875 - 1954
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 78
Princess Louise of Denmark
COMPANION
1875 - 1906
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 79
Laurence Doherty
TENNIS PLAYER
1875 - 1919
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 80
Paul Löbe
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1967
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 81
Gaston Billotte
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1940
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 82
Thomas Xenakis
GYMNAST
1875 - 1942
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 83
Ferdinand Sauerbruch
PHYSICIAN
1875 - 1951
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 84
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 85
Eugen Schauman
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1904
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 86
Seyyed Hossein Borujerdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 87
Max Abraham
PHYSICIST
1875 - 1922
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 88
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsK. B. Hedgewar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 80
Madeleine Astor
CELEBRITY
1893 - 1940
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 81
Cai Yuanpei
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1940
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 82
Arthur Rostron
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1940
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 83
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 84
Yevhen Petrushevych
POLITICIAN
1863 - 1940
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 85
Gaston Billotte
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1940
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 86
Ben Turpin
ACTOR
1869 - 1940
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 87
Henri Desgrange
WRITER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 88
Ernst Weiss
WRITER
1882 - 1940
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 89
Gjergj Fishta
POLITICIAN
1871 - 1940
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 90
Stanisław Bułak-Bałachowicz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1940
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 91
Raymond Smith Dugan
ASTRONOMER
1878 - 1940
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 92
In France
Among people born in France, Gaston Billotte ranks 2,804 out of 6,770. Before him are Alexandre Darracq (1855), John Francis Regis (1597), Élie, duc Decazes (1780), Michel Zevaco (1860), Albinus of Angers (470), and Gustave Aimard (1818). After him are Théophile de Viau (1590), Yves Allégret (1907), Amaury de Montfort (1192), Félix Ziem (1821), Georges Cadoudal (1771), and Emmanuel Frémiet (1824).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAlexandre Darracq
ENGINEER
1855 - 1931
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,798
John Francis Regis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1597 - 1640
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,799
Élie, duc Decazes
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1860
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,800
Michel Zevaco
WRITER
1860 - 1918
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 2,801
Albinus of Angers
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
470 - 550
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,802
Gustave Aimard
WRITER
1818 - 1883
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 2,803
Gaston Billotte
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1875 - 1940
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,804
Théophile de Viau
WRITER
1590 - 1626
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,805
Yves Allégret
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1987
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,806
Amaury de Montfort
POLITICIAN
1192 - 1241
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,807
Félix Ziem
PAINTER
1821 - 1911
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,808
Georges Cadoudal
POLITICIAN
1771 - 1804
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 2,809
Emmanuel Frémiet
SCULPTOR
1824 - 1910
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 2,810
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France
Among military personnels born in France, Gaston Billotte ranks 105. Before him are Georges Guynemer (1894), Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine (1740), Felice Pasquale Baciocchi (1762), Henri Mathias Berthelot (1861), Pierre Dupont de l'Étang (1765), and Wilhelm Falley (1897). After him are Jacques Massu (1908), Abraham Duquesne (1610), Claude Alexandre de Bonneval (1675), Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud (1798), Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon (1765), and Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi (1788).
Georges Guynemer
1894 - 1917
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 99
Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine
1740 - 1793
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 100
Felice Pasquale Baciocchi
1762 - 1841
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 101
Henri Mathias Berthelot
1861 - 1931
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 102
Pierre Dupont de l'Étang
1765 - 1840
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 103
Wilhelm Falley
1897 - 1944
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 104
Gaston Billotte
1875 - 1940
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 105
Jacques Massu
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 106
Abraham Duquesne
1610 - 1688
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 107
Claude Alexandre de Bonneval
1675 - 1747
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 108
Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
1798 - 1854
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 109
Jean-Baptiste Drouet, Comte d'Erlon
1765 - 1844
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 110
Soliman Pasha al-Faransawi
1788 - 1860
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 111