MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sudirman

1916 - 1950

Photo of Sudirman

Icon of person Sudirman

Sudirman (Old Spelling: Soedirman; 24 January 1916 – 29 January 1950) was an Indonesian military officer and revolutionary during the Indonesian National Revolution and the first commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. Born in Purbalingga, Dutch East Indies, Sudirman moved to Cilacap in 1916 and was raised by his uncle. A diligent student at a Muhammadiyah-run school, he became respected within the community for his devotion to Islam. After dropping out of teacher's college, in 1936 he began working as a teacher, and later headmaster, at a Muhammadiyah-run elementary school. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sudirman is the 1,742nd most popular military personnel (down from 1,488th in 2019), the 59th most popular biography from Indonesia (down from 43rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Indonesian Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Sudirman by language

Loading...

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sudirman ranks 1,742 out of 2,058. Before him are Reinhard Hardegen, Suheil al-Hassan, Alfred Keller, Philotas, Joseph Hooker, and Kiichiro Higuchi. After him are Milivoj Ašner, Karl Freiherr von Müffling, William Guarnere, Peter Cosgrove, Nikolai Iudovich Ivanov, and Hudson Austin.

Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Sudirman ranks 212. Before him are Rostislav Alexeyev, Arie van Vliet, Runer Jonsson, Dinah Shore, Van Johnson, and John D. MacDonald. After him are Fernando Lamas, David White, Veronika Dudarova, Jakob Streitle, Erich Mende, and Yekaterina Zelenko. Among people deceased in 1950, Sudirman ranks 147. Before him are Adolf Meyer, John M. Stahl, Albert Ehrenstein, Aleksandrs Čaks, Ivan Shmelyov, and Hedwig Courths-Mahler. After him are Bainbridge Colby, Joseph Stadler, Alexandros Diomidis, Sara Allgood, Alexander Tairov, and Giovanni Giorgi.

Others Born in 1916

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1950

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Sudirman ranks 59 out of 158. Before him are Abdul Muis (1883), Willem Jacob Luyten (1899), D. N. Aidit (1923), Wage Rudolf Supratman (1903), Boediono (1943), and Chrisye (1949). After him are Dewi Sartika (1884), Nh. Dini (1936), Rhoma Irama (1946), Beb Bakhuys (1909), Henk Badings (1907), and Eetje Sol (1881).

Others born in Indonesia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Indonesia

Among military personnels born in Indonesia, Sudirman ranks 5. Before him are Abdul Haris Nasution (1918), Martha Christina Tiahahu (1800), Sultan Agung of Mataram (1593), and I Gusti Ngurah Rai (1917).

Indonesian born Military Personnels

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous