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Jan Žižka

1360 - 1424

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Jan Žižka z Trocnova a Kalicha (English: John Zizka of Trocnov and the Chalice; c. 1360 – 11 October 1424) was a Czech military leader and Knight who was a contemporary and follower of Jan Hus, and a prominent Radical Hussite who led the Taborite faction during the Hussite Wars. Renowned for his exceptional military skill, Žižka is celebrated as a Czech national hero. Žižka led the Hussite forces in battles against three crusades and remained undefeated throughout his military career. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jan Žižka is the 32nd most popular military personnel (down from 27th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Czechia (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Czech Military Personnel.

Jan Žižka was a Czech military commander during the Hussite Wars. He is most famous for leading the Hussite army to victory in the Battle of Lipany in 1434.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jan Žižka ranks 32 out of 2,058. Before him are Themistocles, Ptolemy I Soter, Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Cao Cao, Erich von Manstein, and Cesare Borgia. After him are Wilhelm Keitel, Heinz Guderian, Friedrich Paulus, Miltiades, Vercingetorix, and Ratko Mladić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1360, Jan Žižka ranks 1. After him are Yongle Emperor, Andrei Rublev, Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici, Philippa of Lancaster, Ulrich von Jungingen, Amadeus VII, Count of Savoy, Cennino Cennini, Nuno Álvares Pereira, Joseph II of Constantinople, Klaus Störtebeker, and Dorotea Bucca. Among people deceased in 1424, Jan Žižka ranks 1. After him are Yongle Emperor, Ernest, Duke of Austria, Margaret of Bavaria, Muzio Attendolo Sforza, and Emperor Go-Kameyama.

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In Czechia

Among people born in Czechia, Jan Žižka ranks 17 out of 1,200. Before him are Milan Kundera (1929), Oskar Schindler (1908), Alphonse Mucha (1860), Václav Havel (1936), Rainer Maria Rilke (1875), and Edmund Husserl (1859). After him are Bertha von Suttner (1843), Kurt Gödel (1906), Wilhelm Steinitz (1836), John of Nepomuk (1350), Ferdinand Porsche (1875), and Karel Čapek (1890).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Czechia

Among military personnels born in Czechia, Jan Žižka ranks 1. After him are Joseph Radetzky von Radetz (1766), Albrecht von Wallenstein (1583), Kurt Knispel (1921), Prokop the Great (1380), Jan Kubiš (1913), Julius von Payer (1841), Otto Kittel (1917), Erhard Raus (1889), Karl Fritzsch (1903), Alexander von Krobatin (1849), and Ferenc Wesselényi (1605).

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