MILITARY PERSONNEL
Max Simon
1899 - 1961

Max Simon
Max Simon (6 January 1899 – 1 February 1961) was a German SS commander and war criminal during World War II. Simon was one of the first members of the SS in the early 1930s. He rose through the ranks of the SS, and became a corps commander during World War II. After the war, Simon was convicted for his role in the Marzabotto massacre and the Sant'Anna di Stazzema massacre. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Max Simon is the 1,065th most popular military personnel (down from 851st in 2019), the 554th most popular biography from Poland (down from 441st in 2019) and the 50th most popular Polish Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Max Simon ranks 1,065 out of 2,058. Before him are Eugen Meindl, Matome Ugaki, Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha, Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz, Krystyna Skarbek, and Maximilian Grabner. After him are Georgios Grivas, Abdul Fatah Younis, Rostam Farrokhzad, Martin Gottfried Weiss, Otto Lasch, and Semyon Kurkotkin.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEugen Meindl
1892 - 1951
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,059
Matome Ugaki
1890 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 1,060
Abdülkerim Nadir Pasha
1807 - 1883
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 1,061
Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz
1526 - 1588
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,062
Krystyna Skarbek
1908 - 1952
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 1,063
Maximilian Grabner
1905 - 1948
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,064
Max Simon
1899 - 1961
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1,065
Georgios Grivas
1897 - 1974
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 1,066
Abdul Fatah Younis
1944 - 2011
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 1,067
Rostam Farrokhzad
601 - 636
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,068
Martin Gottfried Weiss
1905 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,069
Otto Lasch
1893 - 1971
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 1,070
Semyon Kurkotkin
1917 - 1990
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 1,071
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1899, Max Simon ranks 124. Before him are Oscar Zariski, Norman Taurog, Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei, Café Filho, Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski, and Helge Ingstad. After him are Jimmie Angel, Maria Yudina, Domingo Tejera, Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria, Joseph Guillemot, and František Tomášek. Among people deceased in 1961, Max Simon ranks 66. Before him are Robert Garrett, Otto Ruge, Ludwik Fleck, Bulbul, Vladimir Sofronitsky, and Morris Travers. After him are Princess Dagmar of Denmark, Vanessa Bell, Kjeld Abell, Charles Coburn, Nina Bari, and Lucian Blaga.
Others Born in 1899
Go to all RankingsOscar Zariski
MATHEMATICIAN
1899 - 1986
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 118
Norman Taurog
FILM DIRECTOR
1899 - 1981
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 119
Abu al-Qasim al-Khoei
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1899 - 1992
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 120
Café Filho
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 121
Hermann von Oppeln-Bronikowski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1966
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 122
Helge Ingstad
EXPLORER
1899 - 2001
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 123
Max Simon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1961
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 124
Jimmie Angel
EXPLORER
1899 - 1956
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 125
Maria Yudina
MUSICIAN
1899 - 1970
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 126
Domingo Tejera
SOCCER PLAYER
1899 - 1969
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 127
Princess Nadezhda of Bulgaria
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1958
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 128
Joseph Guillemot
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 129
František Tomášek
PHILOSOPHER
1899 - 1992
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 130
Others Deceased in 1961
Go to all RankingsRobert Garrett
ATHLETE
1875 - 1961
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 60
Otto Ruge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1961
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 61
Ludwik Fleck
BIOLOGIST
1896 - 1961
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 62
Bulbul
MUSICIAN
1897 - 1961
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 63
Vladimir Sofronitsky
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 64
Morris Travers
CHEMIST
1872 - 1961
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 65
Max Simon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1961
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 66
Princess Dagmar of Denmark
COMPANION
1890 - 1961
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 67
Vanessa Bell
PAINTER
1879 - 1961
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 68
Kjeld Abell
WRITER
1901 - 1961
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 69
Charles Coburn
ACTOR
1877 - 1961
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 70
Nina Bari
MATHEMATICIAN
1901 - 1961
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 71
Lucian Blaga
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1961
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 72
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Max Simon ranks 554 out of 1,694. Before him are Beata Tyszkiewicz (1938), Jeremias Benjamin Richter (1762), Robert Remak (1815), Krystyna Skarbek (1908), Andrzej Panufnik (1914), and Bronisław Geremek (1932). After him are John Albert Vasa (1612), Otto Lasch (1893), Jerzy Dudek (1973), Florian Znaniecki (1882), Bella Darvi (1928), and Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger (1890).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsBeata Tyszkiewicz
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 548
Jeremias Benjamin Richter
CHEMIST
1762 - 1807
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 549
Robert Remak
PHYSICIAN
1815 - 1865
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 550
Krystyna Skarbek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1952
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 551
Andrzej Panufnik
COMPOSER
1914 - 1991
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 552
Bronisław Geremek
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2008
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 553
Max Simon
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1899 - 1961
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 554
John Albert Vasa
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1612 - 1634
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 555
Otto Lasch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1971
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 556
Jerzy Dudek
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 557
Florian Znaniecki
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 558
Bella Darvi
ACTOR
1928 - 1971
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 559
Friedrich Wilhelm Kritzinger
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1947
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 560
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Poland
Among military personnels born in Poland, Max Simon ranks 50. Before him are Fritz Freitag (1894), Friedrich Graf von Wrangel (1784), Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff (1905), Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière (1886), Helmut Lent (1918), and Krystyna Skarbek (1908). After him are Otto Lasch (1893), Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov (1793), Yitzhak Sadeh (1890), Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann (1818), Aleksander Zawadzki (1899), and Walther Wever (1887).
Fritz Freitag
1894 - 1945
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 44
Friedrich Graf von Wrangel
1784 - 1877
HPI: 62.60
Rank: 45
Rudolf Christoph Freiherr von Gersdorff
1905 - 1980
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 46
Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
1886 - 1941
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 47
Helmut Lent
1918 - 1944
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 48
Krystyna Skarbek
1908 - 1952
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 49
Max Simon
1899 - 1961
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 50
Otto Lasch
1893 - 1971
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 51
Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
1793 - 1861
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 52
Yitzhak Sadeh
1890 - 1952
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 53
Konstantin Petrovich von Kaufmann
1818 - 1882
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 54
Aleksander Zawadzki
1899 - 1964
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 55
Walther Wever
1887 - 1936
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 56