1944 - Today
Alexander Van der Bellen (German pronunciation: [alɛˈksandɐ fan deːɐ̯ ˈbɛlən]; born 18 January 1944) is the current president of Austria. 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.As a descendant of the Russian aristocratic von der Bellen (Van der Bellen) family of patrilineal Dutch ancestry, he was born in Austria to Russian and Estonian parents who were refugees from Stalinism, and became a naturalized citizen of Austria together with his parents in 1958. He was a member of the National Council representing the Green Party there from 1994 to 2012, and served as both leader of the party as well as its parliamentary group.He ran as a nominally independent candidate supported by the Greens in the 2016 presidential election, and finished second out of six in the first round before winning the second round against Norbert Hofer, a member of the Freedom Party. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alexander Van der Bellen has received more than 1,215,493 page views. Her biography is available in 71 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Alexander Van der Bellen is the 985th most popular politician (up from 1,183rd in 2019), the 291st most popular biography from Germany and the 80th 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.
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Among politicians, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 985 out of 15,710. Before her are Frederick V of the Palatinate, Yeongjo of Joseon, Gojong of Korea, Tamar of Georgia, Todor Zhivkov, and Stepan Bandera. After her are Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, Sukjong of Joseon, William Jennings Bryan, Tedros Adhanom, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, and Astyages.
1596 - 1632
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 979
1694 - 1776
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 980
1852 - 1919
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 981
1166 - 1213
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 982
1911 - 1998
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 983
1909 - 1959
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 984
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 985
685 - 762
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 986
1661 - 1720
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 987
1860 - 1925
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 988
1965 - Present
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 989
1507 - 1582
HPI: 76.44
Rank: 990
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 76.43
Rank: 991
Among people born in 1944, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 12. Before her are Jeff Beck, Barry White, Joe Cocker, Miloš Zeman, Jimmy Page, and Rutger Hauer. After her are Geraldine Chaplin, Alan Parker, Ernő Rubik, Reinhold Messner, Rafic Hariri, and Joe Frazier.
1944 - Present
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 6
1944 - 2003
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 7
1944 - 2014
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 8
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 10
1944 - 2019
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 11
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 12
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 13
1944 - 2020
HPI: 76.42
Rank: 14
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.33
Rank: 15
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.28
Rank: 16
1944 - 2005
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 17
1944 - 2011
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 18
Among people born in Germany, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 291 out of 5,289. Before her are Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), Christian I of Denmark (1426), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791), Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596), and Emil Nolde (1867). After her are Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Otto Dix (1891), Martin Niemöller (1892), Joachim Gauck (1940), Ludwig Beck (1880), and Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710).
1881 - 1954
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 285
1426 - 1481
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 286
1865 - 1927
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 287
1791 - 1864
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 288
1596 - 1632
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 289
1867 - 1956
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 290
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 291
1480 - 1538
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 292
1891 - 1969
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 293
1892 - 1984
HPI: 76.40
Rank: 294
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 295
1880 - 1944
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 296
1710 - 1784
HPI: 76.25
Rank: 297
Among politicians born in Germany, Alexander Van der Bellen ranks 80. Before her are Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor (955), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), Anton Drexler (1884), Christian I of Denmark (1426), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), and Frederick V of the Palatinate (1596). After her are Joachim Gauck (1940), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Baldur von Schirach (1907), Christian III of Denmark (1503), and Fritz Sauckel (1894).
955 - 983
HPI: 76.64
Rank: 74
1567 - 1625
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 75
1884 - 1942
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 76
1426 - 1481
HPI: 76.50
Rank: 77
1865 - 1927
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 78
1596 - 1632
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 79
1944 - Present
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 80
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.32
Rank: 81
1744 - 1812
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 82
1676 - 1751
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 83
1907 - 1974
HPI: 76.04
Rank: 84
1503 - 1559
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 85
1894 - 1946
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 86