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Johan Pitka

1872 - 1944

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Johan Pitka, VR I/1, (also Juhan Pitka; 19 February 1872 – 22 November 1944) was an Estonian entrepreneur and sea captain who served as the Commander of the Estonian Navy during the Estonian War of Independence. Pitka was one of the main characters in founding the Estonian Defence Forces and the Estonian Navy of the newly established Estonian Republic at the end of World War I in 1918. Pitka was appointed the Commander of the Estonian Navy in December 1918 and led it through the victorious Estonian War of Independence without losing a ship. Due to his commitment to his country Pitka is often called "the Spirit of the Estonian War of Independence" for this. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Pitka is the 13,325th most popular politician (down from 12,729th in 2024), the 122nd most popular biography from Estonia (down from 103rd in 2019) and the 45th most popular Estonian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johan Pitka ranks 13,325 out of 19,576. Before him are Pasqual Maragall, Lucretia Garfield, Cuthbert Sebastian, Manius Aquillius, Rosen Zhelyazkov, and Germán Suárez Flamerich. After him are Piotr Jaroszewicz, Gideon Sa'ar, Belaid Abdessalam, Lorenzo Priuli, Haj Ali Razmara, and Alahis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1872, Johan Pitka ranks 129. Before him are Maude Adams, John Arthur Jarvis, Charles Murray, Gustave Sandras, Émile Henry, and Hafez Ibrahim. After him are Henry Bataille, Paul Fort, Sergei Vasilenko, Spyridon Chazapis, Paul-Émile Janson, and Lorenzo Perosi. Among people deceased in 1944, Johan Pitka ranks 227. Before him are Ker-Xavier Roussel, Ralph H. Fowler, Prince Gustav of Denmark, Prafulla Chandra Ray, Isabelino Gradín, and Alime Abdenanova. After him are Walter Breisky, Settela Steinbach, Karel Hartmann, Vladimir Baranov-Rossine, Wim Anderiesen, and Olga Sanfirova.

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In Estonia

Among people born in Estonia, Johan Pitka ranks 122 out of 351. Before him are Otto Tief (1889), Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1805), Artur Kapp (1878), Oskar Luts (1887), Pavel Schilling (1786), and Eve Kivi (1938). After him are Emma Asson (1889), Vaino Väljas (1931), Kristen Michal (1975), Rudolf Tobias (1873), Juhan Smuul (1922), and Carl Friedrich Schmidt (1832).

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Among POLITICIANS In Estonia

Among politicians born in Estonia, Johan Pitka ranks 45. Before him are Jaan Poska (1866), Juhan Kukk (1885), Andres Tarand (1940), Ants Antson (1938), Otto Tief (1889), and Pavel Schilling (1786). After him are Emma Asson (1889), Vaino Väljas (1931), Kristen Michal (1975), Johannes Käbin (1905), Jüri Ratas (1978), and Mart Helme (1949).

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