PILOT
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
1895 - 1945

Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
Wolfram Karl Ludwig Moritz Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen (10 October 1895 – 12 July 1945) was a German World War I flying ace who rose to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) in the Luftwaffe during World War II. In the First World War, Richthofen fought on the Western and Eastern Fronts as a cavalry officer until 1917. He joined the Luftstreitkräfte (German Imperial Air Service) after his cousins, brothers Lothar and Manfred ('The Red Baron'), both of whom became flying aces. On his first mission in Jagdgeschwader 1 (Fighter Wing 1), Manfred was killed while chasing a fighter that attacked Wolfram. Wolfram went on to claim eight aerial victories before the armistice in November 1918. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen is the 4th most popular pilot (up from 7th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Poland (up from 115th in 2019) and the most popular Polish Pilot.
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen is most famous for being a German World War I fighter pilot, and for his service in the air force during World War II.
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Among PILOTS
Among pilots, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ranks 4 out of 71. Before him are Charles Lindbergh, Amelia Earhart, and Roland Garros. After him are Chesley Sullenberger, Sabiha Gökçen, Hanna Reitsch, Adolf Galland, Ernst Udet, Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet, Francis Gary Powers, and Ivan Kozhedub.
Most Popular Pilots in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Lindbergh
1902 - 1974
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 1
Amelia Earhart
1897 - 1937
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 2
Roland Garros
1888 - 1918
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 3
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
1895 - 1945
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 4
Chesley Sullenberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 74.99
Rank: 5
Sabiha Gökçen
1913 - 2001
HPI: 72.98
Rank: 6
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 7
Adolf Galland
1912 - 1996
HPI: 71.11
Rank: 8
Ernst Udet
1896 - 1941
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 9
Sir Arthur Harris, 1st Baronet
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 10
Francis Gary Powers
1929 - 1977
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 11
Ivan Kozhedub
1920 - 1991
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1895, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ranks 12. Before him are Juan Perón, Buckminster Fuller, Carl Orff, Buster Keaton, Anna Freud, and Ernst Jünger. After him are Jiddu Krishnamurti, Nikolai Yezhov, Mikhail Bakhtin, Richard Sorge, Wilm Hosenfeld, and William Giauque. Among people deceased in 1945, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ranks 21. Before him are Magda Goebbels, Subhas Chandra Bose, Francis William Aston, Wilhelm Canaris, George S. Patton, and Irma Grese. After him are Clara Petacci, Ernst Cassirer, Pietro Mascagni, Heinrich Müller, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, and Paul Valéry.
Others Born in 1895
Go to all RankingsJuan Perón
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1974
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 6
Buckminster Fuller
ARCHITECT
1895 - 1983
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 7
Carl Orff
COMPOSER
1895 - 1982
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 8
Buster Keaton
ACTOR
1895 - 1966
HPI: 77.60
Rank: 9
Anna Freud
PSYCHOLOGIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 10
Ernst Jünger
WRITER
1895 - 1998
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 11
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
PILOT
1895 - 1945
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 12
Jiddu Krishnamurti
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1986
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 13
Nikolai Yezhov
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1940
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 14
Mikhail Bakhtin
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1975
HPI: 75.17
Rank: 15
Richard Sorge
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1944
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 16
Wilm Hosenfeld
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1952
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 17
William Giauque
CHEMIST
1895 - 1982
HPI: 74.94
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsMagda Goebbels
COMPANION
1901 - 1945
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 15
Subhas Chandra Bose
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 75.85
Rank: 16
Francis William Aston
CHEMIST
1877 - 1945
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 17
Wilhelm Canaris
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1945
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 18
George S. Patton
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1945
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 19
Irma Grese
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1945
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 20
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
PILOT
1895 - 1945
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 21
Clara Petacci
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1945
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 22
Ernst Cassirer
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1945
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 23
Pietro Mascagni
COMPOSER
1863 - 1945
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 24
Heinrich Müller
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1945
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 25
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1945
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 26
Paul Valéry
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 27
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ranks 54 out of 1,694. Before him are Kurt Alder (1902), Faustina Kowalska (1905), Paul Ehrlich (1854), Kurt Lewin (1890), Hans-Ulrich Rudel (1916), and Emanuel Lasker (1868). After him are Donald Tusk (1957), Billy Wilder (1906), Ernst Cassirer (1874), Jakob Böhme (1575), Sigismund I the Old (1467), and Krzysztof Kieślowski (1941).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsKurt Alder
CHEMIST
1902 - 1958
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 48
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 49
Paul Ehrlich
PHYSICIAN
1854 - 1915
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 50
Kurt Lewin
PSYCHOLOGIST
1890 - 1947
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 51
Hans-Ulrich Rudel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 1982
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 52
Emanuel Lasker
CHESS PLAYER
1868 - 1941
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 53
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
PILOT
1895 - 1945
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 54
Donald Tusk
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 55
Billy Wilder
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 2002
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 56
Ernst Cassirer
PHILOSOPHER
1874 - 1945
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 57
Jakob Böhme
PHILOSOPHER
1575 - 1624
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 58
Sigismund I the Old
POLITICIAN
1467 - 1548
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 59
Krzysztof Kieślowski
FILM DIRECTOR
1941 - 1996
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 60
Among PILOTS In Poland
Among pilots born in Poland, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen ranks 1. After him are Hanna Reitsch (1912), and Jadwiga Piłsudska (1920).
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
1895 - 1945
HPI: 75.46
Rank: 1
Hanna Reitsch
1912 - 1979
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 2
Jadwiga Piłsudska
1920 - 2014
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 3