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Jean Lannes

1769 - 1809

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Jean Lannes, 1st Duke of Montebello, Prince of Siewierz (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ lan]; 10 April 1769 – 31 May 1809), was a French military commander and a Marshal of the Empire who served during both the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He was one of Napoleon's most daring and talented generals, and is regarded by many as one of history's greatest military commanders. Napoleon once commented on Lannes: "I found him a pygmy and left him a giant". A personal friend of the emperor, he was allowed to address him with the familiar tu, as opposed to the formal vous. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Lannes is the 162nd most popular military personnel (down from 120th in 2019), the 542nd most popular biography from France (down from 405th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Military Personnel.

Jean lannes is most famous for being a French racing driver. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Jean Lannes ranks 162 out of 2,058. Before him are Michael Wittmann, Pancho Villa, Matilda of Tuscany, Joseph Joffre, Dragut, and Dong Zhuo. After him are Alexander Selkirk, Robert Peary, Draža Mihailović, Louis-Alexandre Berthier, William Stuart-Houston, and Hans Krebs.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1769, Jean Lannes ranks 8. Before him are Alexander von Humboldt, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, Georges Cuvier, Michel Ney, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, and Jean-de-Dieu Soult. After him are Ivan Krylov, Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany, André-Jacques Garnerin, Ivan Kotliarevsky, Józef Elsner, and William Smith. Among people deceased in 1809, Jean Lannes ranks 3. Before him are Joseph Haydn, and Nicolai Abildgaard. After him are Thomas Paine, Rama I, Johann Georg Albrechtsberger, Antoine François, comte de Fourcroy, Jean-Pierre Blanchard, Antoine Charles Louis de Lasalle, Ueda Akinari, August Ludwig von Schlözer, and Joseph-Marie Vien.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean Lannes ranks 542 out of 6,770. Before him are Emma of Normandy (985), Hippolyte Fizeau (1819), Joseph Joffre (1852), Augustin-Jean Fresnel (1788), Anne Robert Jacques Turgot (1727), and Louis Aragon (1897). After him are John Vianney (1786), André Frédéric Cournand (1895), Jacques Monod (1910), Allan Kardec (1804), Baldwin II of Jerusalem (1060), and André Michel Lwoff (1902).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In France

Among military personnels born in France, Jean Lannes ranks 15. Before him are Ferdinand Foch (1851), Theodor Eicke (1892), Louis-Nicolas Davout (1770), Jean-de-Dieu Soult (1769), André Masséna (1758), and Joseph Joffre (1852). After him are Louis-Alexandre Berthier (1753), Louis, Grand Condé (1621), Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse (1045), Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne (1611), Jacques MacDonald (1765), and Syagrius (430).

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