PILOT
Gotthard Handrick
1908 - 1978

Gotthard Handrick
Gotthard Handrick (25 October 1908 – 30 May 1978) was a German Olympic athlete and German fighter pilot during the Spanish Civil War and World War II. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gotthard Handrick is the 44th most popular pilot (up from 49th in 2019), the 4,302nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,449th in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Pilot.
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Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Gotthard Handrick ranks 44 out of 71. Before him are Jean Mermoz, Olga Sanfirova, Helmut Wick, Bessie Coleman, Polina Osipenko, and Steponas Darius. After him are Nikolai Gastello, Jacqueline Auriol, Natalya Meklin, Vladimir Kokkinaki, Maguba Syrtlanova, and Anna Yegorova.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean 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
Natalya Meklin
1922 - 2005
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 47
Vladimir Kokkinaki
1904 - 1985
HPI: 56.61
Rank: 48
Maguba Syrtlanova
1912 - 1971
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 49
Anna Yegorova
1916 - 2009
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 50
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Gotthard Handrick ranks 247. Before him are Louis Hostin, George Pal, Kenji Miyamoto, Hugo Distler, Percy Faith, and Aleksander Ford. After him are Louis Jordan, George Simpson, Renzo Rossellini, Vladimir Kotelnikov, Franco Rol, and Sonja Graf. Among people deceased in 1978, Gotthard Handrick ranks 170. Before him are Adolf van der Voort van Zijp, Alexander Gerschenkron, Jorge Cafrune, Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh, Duncan Grant, and Jack Oakie. After him are Gordon Matta-Clark, František Šterc, Ali Soilih, Lennie Tristano, Theo Lingen, and Léon Damas.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsLouis Hostin
ATHLETE
1908 - 1998
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 241
George Pal
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 242
Kenji Miyamoto
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 243
Hugo Distler
COMPOSER
1908 - 1942
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 244
Percy Faith
COMPOSER
1908 - 1976
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 245
Aleksander Ford
FILM DIRECTOR
1908 - 1980
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 246
Gotthard Handrick
PILOT
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 247
Louis Jordan
MUSICIAN
1908 - 1975
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 248
George Simpson
ATHLETE
1908 - 1961
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 249
Renzo Rossellini
COMPOSER
1908 - 1982
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 250
Vladimir Kotelnikov
ASTRONOMER
1908 - 2005
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 251
Franco Rol
RACING DRIVER
1908 - 1977
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 252
Sonja Graf
CHESS PLAYER
1908 - 1965
HPI: 56.91
Rank: 253
Others Deceased in 1978
Go to all RankingsAdolf van der Voort van Zijp
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1978
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 164
Alexander Gerschenkron
ECONOMIST
1904 - 1978
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 165
Jorge Cafrune
SINGER
1937 - 1978
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 166
Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 167
Duncan Grant
PAINTER
1885 - 1978
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 168
Jack Oakie
ACTOR
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 169
Gotthard Handrick
PILOT
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 170
Gordon Matta-Clark
ARTIST
1943 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 171
František Šterc
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 172
Ali Soilih
POLITICIAN
1937 - 1978
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 173
Lennie Tristano
MUSICIAN
1919 - 1978
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 174
Theo Lingen
ACTOR
1903 - 1978
HPI: 56.86
Rank: 175
Léon Damas
WRITER
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.83
Rank: 176
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gotthard Handrick ranks 4,304 out of 7,253. Before him are Emil Julius Gumbel (1891), Wilhelm Bauer (1822), Hilde Schrader (1910), Stefan Kuntz (1962), Elisabeth Langgässer (1899), and Erika Böhm-Vitense (1923). After him are Robert Jungk (1913), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927), Martin Bangemann (1934), Alfred Landé (1888), Therese Giehse (1898), and Mika'ela Fisher (1975).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEmil Julius Gumbel
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,298
Wilhelm Bauer
INVENTOR
1822 - 1875
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,299
Hilde Schrader
SWIMMER
1910 - 1966
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,300
Stefan Kuntz
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4,301
Elisabeth Langgässer
WRITER
1899 - 1950
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4,302
Erika Böhm-Vitense
ASTRONOMER
1923 - 2017
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4,303
Gotthard Handrick
PILOT
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4,304
Robert Jungk
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4,305
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4,306
Martin Bangemann
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4,307
Alfred Landé
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1976
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 4,308
Therese Giehse
ACTOR
1898 - 1975
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 4,309
Mika'ela Fisher
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 4,310
Among PILOTS In Germany
Among pilots born in Germany, Gotthard Handrick ranks 6. Before him are Adolf Galland (1912), Ernst Udet (1896), Hermann Graf (1912), Mathias Rust (1968), and Helmut Wick (1915).
Adolf Galland
1912 - 1996
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 1
Ernst Udet
1896 - 1941
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 2
Hermann Graf
1912 - 1988
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 3
Mathias Rust
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 4
Helmut Wick
1915 - 1940
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 5
Gotthard Handrick
1908 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 6