POLITICIAN
Alexander Van der Bellen
1944 - Today
Alexander Van der Bellen
Alexander "Sascha" Van der Bellen (German pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɐ fan deːɐ̯ ˈbɛlən]; born 18 January 1944), also referred to by the abbreviation VDB, is an Austrian politician serving as the current president of Austria since 2017. He previously served as a professor of economics at the University of Vienna, and after joining politics, as the spokesman of the Austrian Green Party. Van der Bellen was born in Austria to Russian and Estonian parents who were refugees from the occupation of the Baltic states, and he became a naturalized citizen of Austria together with his parents in 1958. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Van der Bellen has received more than 1,612,634 page views. Her biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 78 in 2019). Alexander Van der Bellen is the 655th most popular politician (up from 737th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Germany (up from 202nd in 2019) and the 47th most popular German Politician.
Alexander Van der Bellen is a former economics professor and politician who was the President of Austria from January 2017 to December 2018. He is most famous for being the first president of Austria to be elected by popular vote and the first to be elected as an independent.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
71.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
81
Languages Editions (L)
9.56
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 655 out of 19,576. Before her are Hassan Rouhani, Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Georgi Dimitrov, Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Albert I of Belgium, and Béla IV of Hungary. After her are Jadwiga of Poland, Ptolemy XII Auletes, Darius II, Charles IV of Spain, Christian II of Denmark, and Maxentius.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHassan Rouhani
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 649
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
1856 - 1932
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 650
Georgi Dimitrov
1882 - 1949
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 651
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
1361 - 1419
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 652
Albert I of Belgium
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 653
Béla IV of Hungary
1206 - 1270
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 654
Alexander Van der Bellen
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 655
Jadwiga of Poland
1374 - 1399
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 656
Ptolemy XII Auletes
117 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 657
Darius II
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 658
Charles IV of Spain
1748 - 1819
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 659
Christian II of Denmark
1481 - 1559
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 660
Maxentius
278 - 312
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 661
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1944, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 7. Before her are Danny DeVito, Larry Ellison, Gerhard Schröder, Jeff Beck, Michael Douglas, and George Lucas. After her are Jairzinho, Rutger Hauer, Barry White, Reinhold Messner, Ban Ki-moon, and Ernő Rubik.
Others Born in 1944
Go to all RankingsDanny DeVito
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.01
Rank: 1
Larry Ellison
BUSINESSPERSON
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 2
Gerhard Schröder
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 3
Jeff Beck
MUSICIAN
1944 - 2023
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 4
Michael Douglas
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 74.54
Rank: 5
George Lucas
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 6
Alexander Van der Bellen
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 7
Jairzinho
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.35
Rank: 8
Rutger Hauer
ACTOR
1944 - 2019
HPI: 71.28
Rank: 9
Barry White
SINGER
1944 - 2003
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 10
Reinhold Messner
MOUNTAINEER
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 11
Ban Ki-moon
DIPLOMAT
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 12
Ernő Rubik
INVENTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 70.57
Rank: 13
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 176 out of 7,253. Before her are Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Hans Holbein the Younger (1497), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), and Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714). After her are Friedrich Fröbel (1782), Olaf Scholz (1958), Walter Model (1891), Rudolf Höss (1901), Erich Raeder (1876), and Frederick William II of Prussia (1744).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsHans-Georg Gadamer
PHILOSOPHER
1900 - 2002
HPI: 72.04
Rank: 170
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
990 - 1039
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 171
Hans Holbein the Younger
ARTIST
1497 - 1545
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 172
Philip Melanchthon
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1497 - 1560
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 173
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
POLITICIAN
1361 - 1419
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 174
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
COMPOSER
1714 - 1788
HPI: 71.96
Rank: 175
Alexander Van der Bellen
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 176
Friedrich Fröbel
PHILOSOPHER
1782 - 1852
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 177
Olaf Scholz
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 178
Walter Model
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1945
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 179
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 180
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 181
Frederick William II of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1797
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 182
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 47. Before her are Franz von Papen (1879), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), George II of Great Britain (1683), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), and Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361). After her are Olaf Scholz (1958), Rudolf Höss (1901), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Christian I of Denmark (1426), Hans Frank (1900), and Augustus III of Poland (1696).
Franz von Papen
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 41
Frederick William IV of Prussia
1795 - 1861
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 42
Valéry Giscard d'Estaing
1926 - 2020
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 43
George II of Great Britain
1683 - 1760
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 44
Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor
990 - 1039
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 45
Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia
1361 - 1419
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 46
Alexander Van der Bellen
1944 - Present
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 47
Olaf Scholz
1958 - Present
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 48
Rudolf Höss
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 49
Frederick William II of Prussia
1744 - 1797
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 50
Christian I of Denmark
1426 - 1481
HPI: 71.79
Rank: 51
Hans Frank
1900 - 1946
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 52
Augustus III of Poland
1696 - 1763
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 53