MILITARY PERSONNEL
Otto Baum
1911 - 1998

Otto Baum
Otto Baum (15 November 1911 – 18 June 1998) was a high-ranking commander (Oberführer) of the Waffen-SS during World War II. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords of Nazi Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto Baum is the 1,098th most popular military personnel (down from 1,041st in 2019), the 2,765th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,526th in 2019) and the 198th most popular German Military Personnel.
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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Otto Baum ranks 1,098 out of 2,058. Before him are Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Alexios Apokaukos, Gylippus, Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington, Jacques Massu, and Cristóbal de Olid. After him are Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov, Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven, Tatikios, Isamu Chō, Adherbal, and Jacques François Dugommier.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAdolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1632 - 1668
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 1,092
Alexios Apokaukos
1250 - 1345
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 1,093
Gylippus
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 1,094
Valerian Wellesley, 8th Duke of Wellington
1915 - 2014
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 1,095
Jacques Massu
1908 - 2002
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,096
Cristóbal de Olid
1487 - 1524
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 1,097
Otto Baum
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,098
Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov
1793 - 1861
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 1,099
Bernd Freytag von Loringhoven
1914 - 2007
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,100
Tatikios
1100 - 1099
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,101
Isamu Chō
1895 - 1945
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 1,102
Adherbal
201 BC - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 1,103
Jacques François Dugommier
1738 - 1794
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 1,104
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1911, Otto Baum ranks 133. Before him are Joe Rosenthal, Barbara West, Gardner Fox, Pierre Harmel, Randolph Churchill, and Birger Ruud. After him are Leopold Kielholz, Carlos Marighella, David Ogilvy, Sidney Wood, José María Arguedas, and Mikhail Yangel. Among people deceased in 1998, Otto Baum ranks 111. Before him are Jane Bell, Shinichi Suzuki, Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Barry Goldwater, Bruno Munari, and Birger Ruud. After him are Yuri Artyukhin, Ramón Sampedro, Lia Manoliu, Mary Cartwright, Jorge Pacheco Areco, and Sani Abacha.
Others Born in 1911
Go to all RankingsJoe Rosenthal
JOURNALIST
1911 - 2006
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 127
Barbara West
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1911 - 2007
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 128
Gardner Fox
WRITER
1911 - 1986
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 129
Pierre Harmel
POLITICIAN
1911 - 2009
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 130
Randolph Churchill
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1968
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 131
Birger Ruud
SKIER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 132
Otto Baum
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 133
Leopold Kielholz
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1980
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 134
Carlos Marighella
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.24
Rank: 135
David Ogilvy
WRITER
1911 - 1999
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 136
Sidney Wood
TENNIS PLAYER
1911 - 2009
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 137
José María Arguedas
WRITER
1911 - 1969
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 138
Mikhail Yangel
ENGINEER
1911 - 1971
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 139
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsJane Bell
ATHLETE
1910 - 1998
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 105
Shinichi Suzuki
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 106
Friedrich Josias, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
NOBLEMAN
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 107
Barry Goldwater
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 108
Bruno Munari
ARTIST
1907 - 1998
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 109
Birger Ruud
SKIER
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 110
Otto Baum
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 111
Yuri Artyukhin
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1998
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 112
Ramón Sampedro
WRITER
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 113
Lia Manoliu
ATHLETE
1932 - 1998
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 114
Mary Cartwright
MATHEMATICIAN
1900 - 1998
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 115
Jorge Pacheco Areco
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1998
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 116
Sani Abacha
POLITICIAN
1943 - 1998
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 117
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Otto Baum ranks 2,766 out of 7,253. Before him are Michael Kiske (1968), Hermann von Fehling (1812), Marcel Ophüls (1927), Lothar Emmerich (1941), Johanna Budwig (1908), and Matthias Claudius (1740). After him are Johann Christian Reil (1759), Jawed Karim (1979), Axel Rudi Pell (1960), Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach (1519), Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg (1602), and Jürgen Ehlers (1929).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsMichael Kiske
SINGER
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 2,760
Hermann von Fehling
CHEMIST
1812 - 1885
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,761
Marcel Ophüls
ACTOR
1927 - 2025
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,762
Lothar Emmerich
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,763
Johanna Budwig
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,764
Matthias Claudius
WRITER
1740 - 1815
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 2,765
Otto Baum
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,766
Johann Christian Reil
PHYSICIAN
1759 - 1813
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 2,767
Jawed Karim
BUSINESSPERSON
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,768
Axel Rudi Pell
MUSICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 2,769
Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1519 - 1567
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2,770
Countess Amalie Elisabeth of Hanau-Münzenberg
NOBLEMAN
1602 - 1651
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2,771
Jürgen Ehlers
PHYSICIST
1929 - 2008
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 2,772
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Germany
Among military personnels born in Germany, Otto Baum ranks 198. Before him are Martin Gottfried Weiss (1905), Max Pauly (1907), August Schmidhuber (1901), Walter Heitz (1878), Siegfried von Feuchtwangen (1300), and Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1632). After him are Oskar von Hutier (1857), Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin (1684), Alfred Wünnenberg (1891), Hermann Breith (1892), Otto Weddigen (1882), and Ludwig von Reuter (1869).
Martin Gottfried Weiss
1905 - 1946
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 192
Max Pauly
1907 - 1946
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 193
August Schmidhuber
1901 - 1947
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 194
Walter Heitz
1878 - 1944
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 195
Siegfried von Feuchtwangen
1300 - 1311
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 196
Adolf William, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1632 - 1668
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 197
Otto Baum
1911 - 1998
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 198
Oskar von Hutier
1857 - 1934
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 199
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin
1684 - 1757
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 200
Alfred Wünnenberg
1891 - 1963
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 201
Hermann Breith
1892 - 1964
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 202
Otto Weddigen
1882 - 1915
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 203
Ludwig von Reuter
1869 - 1943
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 204