Bismarck

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Bismarck is a name usually associated with Otto von Bismarck, the greatest German statesman of the 19th century. His namesake can be found at:

Fürst Bismarck, a Mackensen class battlecruiser of the German navy, still under construction at the time of the 1918 Armistice and never completed.
Bismarck, a battleship of the German navy during WWII
* Sink the Bismarck!, a 1960 movie about the sinking of the Bismarck
** Sink the Bismarck, a 1960 Johnny Horton song inspired by the movie
* , a 2002 documentary about the battleship Bismarck
the Bismarck Sea, north of the island of New Guinea
the Bismarck Archipelago, a part of Papua New Guinea

Other historical figures named Bismarck include:

Herebord von Bismarck, the first verifiable holder of the name (from the 13th century)
Ludolf August von Bismarck (1683-1750), a Russian General
Levin Friedrich von Bismarck (1703-1774), a Prussian Attorney General
August Wilhelm von Bismarck (1750-1783), a Prussian Finance Minister
Friedrich Alexander Graf von Bismarck-Bohlen (1818-1894), a Prussian General
Herbert von Bismarck (1849-1904), Secretary of State, son of Otto von Bismarck
Gottfried von Bismarck (1881-1928)
Bernhard von Bismarck
Otto Fürst von Bismarck (1897-1975), a German politician of the CDU party, grandson of Otto von Bismarck
Gottfried Graf von Bismarck-Schönhausen (1901-1949), a Nazi parliamentary representative, grandson of Otto von Bismarck
Philipp von Bismarck (*1913), a German politician of the CDU party
Klaus von Bismarck, 1961-1976, and administrator of a German radio station
Gunilla von Bismarck (*1949), great-granddaughter of Otto von Bismarck, a German philanthropist
Carl-Eduard von Bismarck (*1961), great-great-grandson of Otto von Bismarck, a German politician
Aurel von Bismarck, a musician and composer

Other places and things named Bismarck include:

Bismarck, Arkansas
Bismarck, Missouri
Bismarck, North Dakota, that state's capital
Sei Jūshi Bismarck, a Japanese anime series released by Studio Pierrot in 1984.
Bismark, Ontario, a hamlet at the junction of Highway 20 and Highway 57
Bismarck (doughnut), a German-style filled doughnut with jelly or preserves baked within, as distinguished from a kettle doughnut which is served open-faced with the filling in the center
Bismarck, a beer mix also known as a Black Velvet

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