POLITICIAN
Angela Merkel
1954 - Today
Angela Merkel
Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aŋˈɡeːla doʁoˈteːa ˈmɛʁkl̩] ; née Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman to have held the office. She previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Angela Merkel has received more than 21,668,910 page views. Her biography is available in 168 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 159 in 2019). Angela Merkel is the 107th most popular politician (down from 49th in 2019), the 36th most popular biography from Germany (down from 20th 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.
Memorability Metrics
22M
Page Views (PV)
83.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
168
Languages Editions (L)
15.97
Effective Languages (L*)
4.65
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Angela Merkel ranks 107 out of 19,576. Before her are Margaret Thatcher, Ivan the Terrible, Boris Yeltsin, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Darius the Great, and Heinrich Himmler. After her are Franz Joseph I of Austria, Henry IV of France, Lorenzo de' Medici, Murad IV, Pepin the Short, and Harry S. Truman.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMargaret Thatcher
1925 - 2013
HPI: 84.10
Rank: 101
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 84.06
Rank: 102
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 83.98
Rank: 103
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1859 - 1941
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 104
Darius the Great
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 105
Heinrich Himmler
1900 - 1945
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 106
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 107
Franz Joseph I of Austria
1830 - 1916
HPI: 83.73
Rank: 108
Henry IV of France
1553 - 1610
HPI: 83.69
Rank: 109
Lorenzo de' Medici
1449 - 1492
HPI: 83.68
Rank: 110
Murad IV
1612 - 1640
HPI: 83.63
Rank: 111
Pepin the Short
715 - 768
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 112
Harry S. Truman
1884 - 1972
HPI: 83.52
Rank: 113
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Angela Merkel ranks 1. After her are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Jackie Chan, François Hollande, Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Hugo Chávez, Shinzō Abe, Alexander Lukashenko, Viktor Yushchenko, Halimah Yacob, and James Cameron.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsAngela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 1
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 82.40
Rank: 2
Jackie Chan
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 81.71
Rank: 3
François Hollande
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 4
Denzel Washington
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 5
John Travolta
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 76.61
Rank: 6
Hugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 76.56
Rank: 7
Shinzō Abe
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2022
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 8
Alexander Lukashenko
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 9
Viktor Yushchenko
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 10
Halimah Yacob
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 11
James Cameron
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Angela Merkel ranks 36 out of 7,253. Before her are Friedrich Schiller (1759), Martin Heidegger (1889), Hermann Hesse (1877), Franz Beckenbauer (1945), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), and Heinrich Himmler (1900). After her are Thomas Mann (1875), Erwin Rommel (1891), Robert Koch (1843), Hermann Göring (1893), Bernhard Riemann (1826), and Werner Heisenberg (1901).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Schiller
WRITER
1759 - 1805
HPI: 84.17
Rank: 30
Martin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 84.11
Rank: 31
Hermann Hesse
WRITER
1877 - 1962
HPI: 84.07
Rank: 32
Franz Beckenbauer
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - 2024
HPI: 83.99
Rank: 33
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 34
Heinrich Himmler
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 35
Angela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 36
Thomas Mann
WRITER
1875 - 1955
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 37
Erwin Rommel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1891 - 1944
HPI: 83.26
Rank: 38
Robert Koch
PHYSICIAN
1843 - 1910
HPI: 83.16
Rank: 39
Hermann Göring
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1946
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 40
Bernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 83.07
Rank: 41
Werner Heisenberg
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1976
HPI: 83.06
Rank: 42
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Angela Merkel ranks 7. Before her are Charlemagne (748), Henry Kissinger (1923), Otto von Bismarck (1815), Frederick the Great (1712), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), and Heinrich Himmler (1900). After her are Hermann Göring (1893), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), William I, German Emperor (1797), Klemens von Metternich (1773), Joseph Goebbels (1897), and Reinhard Heydrich (1904).
Charlemagne
748 - 814
HPI: 94.24
Rank: 1
Henry Kissinger
1923 - 2023
HPI: 89.28
Rank: 2
Otto von Bismarck
1815 - 1898
HPI: 88.43
Rank: 3
Frederick the Great
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.70
Rank: 4
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1859 - 1941
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 5
Heinrich Himmler
1900 - 1945
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 6
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 83.77
Rank: 7
Hermann Göring
1893 - 1946
HPI: 83.11
Rank: 8
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
912 - 973
HPI: 82.88
Rank: 9
William I, German Emperor
1797 - 1888
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 10
Klemens von Metternich
1773 - 1859
HPI: 81.12
Rank: 11
Joseph Goebbels
1897 - 1945
HPI: 80.89
Rank: 12
Reinhard Heydrich
1904 - 1942
HPI: 80.75
Rank: 13