The Most Famous
DIPLOMATS from Germany
Top 4
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary German Diplomats of all time. This list of famous German Diplomats is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Martin Luther (1895 - 1945)
With an HPI of 56.66, Martin Luther is the most famous German Diplomat. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Martin Franz Julius Luther (German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] , 16 December 1895 – 13 May 1945) was a German diplomat. A member of the Nazi Party, he was a protégé of Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, first as an advisor in the Ribbentrop Bureau (Dienststelle Ribbentrop), and later as a diplomat in the Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt). He participated in the 20 January 1942 Wannsee Conference, at which the genocidal Final Solution to the Jewish Question was planned. It was the 1946 discovery of his copy of the minutes of that conference that first brought to light the existence of the conference and its purpose. After plotting to replace Ribbentrop, Luther was arrested in February 1943 and sent to a concentration camp. He died of natural causes very shortly after the end of the Second World War in Europe.
2. Adam von Trott zu Solz (1909 - 1944)
With an HPI of 51.16, Adam von Trott zu Solz is the 2nd most famous German Diplomat. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Friedrich Adam von Trott zu Solz (9 August 1909 – 26 August 1944) was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in the Kreisau Circle of Helmuth James Graf von Moltke and Peter Yorck von Wartenburg. Together with Claus von Stauffenberg and Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg, he conspired in the 20 July plot and was supposed to have been appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the Western Allies if the plot had succeeded.
3. Paul Schmidt (1899 - 1970)
With an HPI of 50.68, Paul Schmidt is the 3rd most famous German Diplomat. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Paul Otto Gustav Schmidt (23 June 1899 – 21 April 1970) was an interpreter in the German foreign ministry from 1923 to 1945. During his career, he served as the translator for Neville Chamberlain's negotiations with Adolf Hitler over the Munich Agreement, the British Declaration of War and the surrender of France.
4. Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (1904 - 1973)
With an HPI of 46.44, Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz is the 4th most famous German Diplomat. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz (German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfɛʁdinant ˈdʊkvɪts] ; 29 September 1904, Bremen – 16 February 1973) was a German diplomat. During World War II, he served as an attaché for Nazi Germany in occupied Denmark. He tipped off the Danes about the Germans' intended deportation of the Jewish population in 1943 and arranged for their reception in Sweden. Danish resistance groups subsequently rescued 95% of Denmark's Jewish population. Israel has designated Duckwitz as one of the Righteous Among the Nations.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as German diplomats born between 1895 and 1909. Of these 4, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased German diplomats include Martin Luther, Adam von Trott zu Solz, and Paul Schmidt. As of April 2024, 1 new German diplomats have been added to Pantheon including Adam von Trott zu Solz.
Deceased German Diplomats
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Martin Luther
1895 - 1945
HPI: 56.66
Adam von Trott zu Solz
1909 - 1944
HPI: 51.16
Paul Schmidt
1899 - 1970
HPI: 50.68
Georg Ferdinand Duckwitz
1904 - 1973
HPI: 46.44
Newly Added German Diplomats (2024)
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Which Diplomats were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Diplomats since 1700.
