Politician
Angela Merkel
1954 - today
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Angela Merkel
Her biography is available in 169 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 168 in 2024). Angela Merkel is the 116th most popular politician (down from 106th in 2024), the 30th most popular biography from Germany (up from 36th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Politician.
Angela Merkel is most famous for being the Chancellor of Germany. She is the first woman to hold this position and has been in office since 2005.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Angela Merkel ranks 116 out of 19,576. Before her are Trajan, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, Selim II, Frederick the Great, Francisco Franco, and Justinian I. After her are Nikita Khrushchev, Muammar Gaddafi, Harald V of Norway, Leonid Brezhnev, Nebuchadnezzar II, and Basil II.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Trajan
53 - 117
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 110
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
1122 - 1190
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 111
Selim II
1524 - 1574
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 112
Frederick the Great
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 113
Francisco Franco
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 114
Justinian I
482 - 565
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 115
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 116
Nikita Khrushchev
1894 - 1971
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 117
Muammar Gaddafi
1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 118
Harald V of Norway
1937 - Present
HPI: 85.45
Rank: 119
Leonid Brezhnev
1906 - 1982
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 120
Nebuchadnezzar II
630 BC - 562 BC
HPI: 85.35
Rank: 121
Basil II
958 - 1025
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 122
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Angela Merkel ranks 1. After her are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Jackie Chan, François Hollande, Alexander Lukashenko, Shinzo Abe, Denzel Washington, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Hugo Chávez, Viktor Yushchenko, and John Travolta.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsAngela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 1
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.60
Rank: 2
Jackie Chan
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 81.82
Rank: 3
François Hollande
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 80.59
Rank: 4
Alexander Lukashenko
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 5
Shinzo Abe
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2022
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 6
Denzel Washington
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 7
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 8
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 9
Hugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 10
Viktor Yushchenko
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 11
John Travolta
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Angela Merkel ranks 30 out of NaN. Before her are Henry Kissinger (1923), Max Weber (1864), Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Frederick the Great (1712), Johannes Brahms (1833), and Friedrich Engels (1820). After her are Max Planck (1858), Bernhard Riemann (1826), Anne Frank (1929), Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Hermann Hesse (1877), and Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912).
Others born in Germany
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Henry Kissinger
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 87.92
Rank: 24
Max Weber
SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 25
Wilhelm Röntgen
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.15
Rank: 26
Frederick the Great
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 27
Johannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 85.79
Rank: 28
Friedrich Engels
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1895
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 29
Angela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 30
Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 31
Bernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 32
Anne Frank
WRITER
1929 - 1945
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 33
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 34
Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 85.13
Rank: 35
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
912 - 973
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 36
Among Politicians In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Angela Merkel ranks 7. Before her are Charlemagne (748), Joseph Goebbels (1897), Otto von Bismarck (1815), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Henry Kissinger (1923), and Frederick the Great (1712). After her are Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Hermann Göring (1893), Christian IX of Denmark (1818), and William I, German Emperor (1797).
Charlemagne
748 - 814
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 1
Joseph Goebbels
1897 - 1945
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 2
Otto von Bismarck
1815 - 1898
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 3
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1859 - 1941
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 4
Henry Kissinger
1923 - 2023
HPI: 87.92
Rank: 5
Frederick the Great
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 6
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 7
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 8
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
912 - 973
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 9
Heinrich Himmler
1900 - 1945
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 10
Hermann Göring
1893 - 1946
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 11
Christian IX of Denmark
1818 - 1906
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 12
William I, German Emperor
1797 - 1888
HPI: 83.14
Rank: 13
