CELEBRITY

Herbert Norkus

1916 - 1932

Herbert Norkus

Herbert Norkus (26 July 1916 – 24 January 1932) was a Hitler Youth member who was killed by German Communists. He became a role model and martyr for the Hitler Youth and was widely used in Nazi propaganda, most prominently as the subject of novel and film Hitler Youth Quex. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Herbert Norkus is the 105th most popular celebrity (down from 103rd in 2019), the 4,094th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,107th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular German Celebrity.

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Among CELEBRITIES

Among celebrities, Herbert Norkus ranks 105 out of 265. Before him are Georgina Rizk, Jane Morris, Sally Hemings, Tinka Kurti, Tiffany Trump, and Settela Steinbach. After him are Norma Cappagli, Johnny Appleseed, Virginia Dare, Apasra Hongsakula, Omarosa Manigault Newman, and Joe Exotic.

Most Popular Celebrities in Wikipedia

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Georgina Rizk
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 99
Jane Morris
1839 - 1914
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 100
Sally Hemings
1773 - 1835
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 101
Tinka Kurti
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 102
Tiffany Trump
1993 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 103
Settela Steinbach
1934 - 1944
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 104
Herbert Norkus
1916 - 1932
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 105
Norma Cappagli
1939 - 2020
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 106
Johnny Appleseed
1774 - 1845
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 107
Virginia Dare
1587 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 108
Apasra Hongsakula
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 109
Omarosa Manigault Newman
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 110
Joe Exotic
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 111

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Herbert Norkus ranks 175. Before him are George Sidney, Robert Charpentier, Bruno Chizzo, Arno Peters, Olga Lepeshinskaya, and Fiorenzo Angelini. After him are Nadya Nozharova, Anne Hébert, Yasuji Miyazaki, Nelly Landry, Ralph Nelson, and Shigeo Arai. Among people deceased in 1932, Herbert Norkus ranks 94. Before him are Lipót Baumhorn, Gertrude Jekyll, Major Taylor, Hafez Ibrahim, Zhang Zongchang, and Maironis. After him are Friedrich Gustav Piffl, Carmen de Burgos, Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria, Hart Crane, Howard Valentine, and Agha Petros.

Others Born in 1916

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George Sidney
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 169
Robert Charpentier
CYCLIST
1916 - 1966
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 170
Bruno Chizzo
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1968
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 171
Arno Peters
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2002
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 172
Olga Lepeshinskaya
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1916 - 2008
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 173
Fiorenzo Angelini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 174
Herbert Norkus
CELEBRITY
1916 - 1932
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 175
Nadya Nozharova
ACTOR
1916 - 2014
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 176
Anne Hébert
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 177
Yasuji Miyazaki
SWIMMER
1916 - 1989
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 178
Nelly Landry
TENNIS PLAYER
1916 - 2010
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 179
Ralph Nelson
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1987
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 180
Shigeo Arai
SWIMMER
1916 - 1944
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 181

Others Deceased in 1932

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Lipót Baumhorn
ARCHITECT
1860 - 1932
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 88
Gertrude Jekyll
WRITER
1843 - 1932
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 89
Major Taylor
CYCLIST
1878 - 1932
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 90
Hafez Ibrahim
WRITER
1872 - 1932
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 91
Zhang Zongchang
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1932
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 92
Maironis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1862 - 1932
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 93
Herbert Norkus
CELEBRITY
1916 - 1932
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 94
Friedrich Gustav Piffl
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1864 - 1932
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 95
Carmen de Burgos
WRITER
1867 - 1932
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 96
Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1867 - 1932
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 97
Hart Crane
WRITER
1899 - 1932
HPI: 57.60
Rank: 98
Howard Valentine
ATHLETE
1881 - 1932
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 99
Agha Petros
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1932
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 100

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Herbert Norkus ranks 4,096 out of 7,253. Before him are Albert Bernhard Frank (1839), Caspar Olevian (1536), Heymann Steinthal (1823), Michael Stich (1968), David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl (1628), and Johann Schreck (1576). After him are Herluf Bidstrup (1912), Kurt Aland (1915), Inge Borkh (1921), Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774), Friedrich Tietjen (1834), and Hans-Jürgen Syberberg (1935).

Others born in Germany

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Albert Bernhard Frank
BIOLOGIST
1839 - 1900
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 4,090
Caspar Olevian
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1536 - 1587
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 4,091
Heymann Steinthal
PHILOSOPHER
1823 - 1899
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 4,092
Michael Stich
TENNIS PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 4,093
David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
PAINTER
1628 - 1698
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 4,094
Johann Schreck
MATHEMATICIAN
1576 - 1630
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 4,095
Herbert Norkus
CELEBRITY
1916 - 1932
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,096
Herluf Bidstrup
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1988
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,097
Kurt Aland
HISTORIAN
1915 - 1994
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,098
Inge Borkh
SINGER
1921 - 2018
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 4,099
Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse
COMPOSER
1774 - 1842
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,100
Friedrich Tietjen
ASTRONOMER
1834 - 1895
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 4,101
Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 4,102