POLITICIAN
August Heissmeyer
1897 - 1979
August Heissmeyer
August Heißmeyer or Heissmeyer, (11 January 1897 – 16 January 1979), was a German SS functionary during the Nazi era. He commanded the SS Main Office in 1935–1939. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of August Heissmeyer has received more than 115,424 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. August Heissmeyer is the 9,742nd most popular politician (down from 8,957th in 2019), the 2,819th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,581st in 2019) and the 817th most popular German Politician.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
53.91
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.76
Effective Languages (L*)
1.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, August Heissmeyer ranks 9,742 out of 19,576. Before him are Alara of Nubia, Jean-Jacques Honorat, Lord Guildford Dudley, Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth, Aeropus I of Macedon, and Edmund Glaise-Horstenau. After him are Commius, Theodoros Pangalos, Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken, Nikolaos Andriakopoulos, Cynewulf of Wessex, and Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlara of Nubia
900 BC - 765 BC
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,736
Jean-Jacques Honorat
1931 - 2023
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,737
Lord Guildford Dudley
1536 - 1553
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,738
Henry Addington, 1st Viscount Sidmouth
1757 - 1844
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,739
Aeropus I of Macedon
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,740
Edmund Glaise-Horstenau
1882 - 1946
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,741
August Heissmeyer
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,742
Commius
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,743
Theodoros Pangalos
1878 - 1952
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 9,744
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
1385 - 1459
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 9,745
Nikolaos Andriakopoulos
1878 - 2000
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 9,746
Cynewulf of Wessex
750 - 786
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 9,747
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
1750 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 9,748
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1897, August Heissmeyer ranks 138. Before him are Xu Zhimo, Peter Högl, Nima Yooshij, Edith Head, Georgios Grivas, and Wilfred Bion. After him are Horace McCoy, Wilhelm Falley, Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Robert Ludvigovich Bartini, Zhang Guotao, and Paul Ben-Haim. Among people deceased in 1979, August Heissmeyer ranks 103. Before him are David Butler, Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia, Agop Dilâçar, Wilfred Bion, Jean Rhys, and Helmut Hasse. After him are Marcel L'Herbier, James J. Gibson, Dolores Costello, Leonid Bykov, Zhang Guotao, and Antun Augustinčić.
Others Born in 1897
Go to all RankingsXu Zhimo
WRITER
1897 - 1931
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 132
Peter Högl
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 133
Nima Yooshij
WRITER
1897 - 1960
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 134
Edith Head
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1981
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 135
Georgios Grivas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1974
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 136
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 137
August Heissmeyer
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 138
Horace McCoy
WRITER
1897 - 1955
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 139
Wilhelm Falley
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1944
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 140
Gottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1960
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 141
Robert Ludvigovich Bartini
INVENTOR
1897 - 1974
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 142
Zhang Guotao
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 143
Paul Ben-Haim
COMPOSER
1897 - 1984
HPI: 53.62
Rank: 144
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsDavid Butler
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 97
Princess Tatiana Constantinovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1979
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 98
Agop Dilâçar
LINGUIST
1895 - 1979
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 99
Wilfred Bion
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 100
Jean Rhys
WRITER
1890 - 1979
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 101
Helmut Hasse
MATHEMATICIAN
1898 - 1979
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 102
August Heissmeyer
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 103
Marcel L'Herbier
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1979
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 104
James J. Gibson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 1979
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 105
Dolores Costello
ACTOR
1903 - 1979
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 106
Leonid Bykov
ACTOR
1928 - 1979
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 107
Zhang Guotao
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 108
Antun Augustinčić
SCULPTOR
1900 - 1979
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 109
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, August Heissmeyer ranks 2,819 out of 7,253. Before him are Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1582), Duke George of Oldenburg (1784), Nikolaus Federmann (1505), Valentin Weigel (1533), Adam Kraft (1450), and Hermann von Fehling (1812). After him are Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben (1744), Eugen Fischer (1874), Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (1385), Frieda Fromm-Reichmann (1889), Gerhard Gentzen (1909), and Franz Lachner (1803).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAugustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1582 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,813
Duke George of Oldenburg
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1812
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,814
Nikolaus Federmann
EXPLORER
1505 - 1542
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2,815
Valentin Weigel
PHILOSOPHER
1533 - 1588
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,816
Adam Kraft
SCULPTOR
1450 - 1509
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,817
Hermann von Fehling
CHEMIST
1812 - 1885
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,818
August Heissmeyer
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,819
Johann Christian Polycarp Erxleben
BIOLOGIST
1744 - 1777
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 2,820
Eugen Fischer
BIOLOGIST
1874 - 1967
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 2,821
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1385 - 1459
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 2,822
Frieda Fromm-Reichmann
PSYCHOLOGIST
1889 - 1957
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 2,823
Gerhard Gentzen
MATHEMATICIAN
1909 - 1945
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 2,824
Franz Lachner
COMPOSER
1803 - 1890
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 2,825
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, August Heissmeyer ranks 817. Before him are William, Prince of Wied (1845), Princess Augusta of Cambridge (1822), Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen (1890), Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1582), and Duke George of Oldenburg (1784). After him are Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken (1385), Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1832), Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1622), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg (1633), Princess Mathilde of Saxony (1863), and Christoph von Dohnányi (1929).
William, Prince of Wied
1845 - 1907
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 811
Princess Augusta of Cambridge
1822 - 1916
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 812
Princess Feodora of Saxe-Meiningen
1890 - 1972
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 813
Prince Wolfgang of Hesse
1896 - 1989
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 814
Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
1582 - 1632
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 815
Duke George of Oldenburg
1784 - 1812
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 816
August Heissmeyer
1897 - 1979
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 817
Stephen, Count Palatine of Simmern-Zweibrücken
1385 - 1459
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 818
Hermann, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1832 - 1913
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 819
Christian Louis, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1622 - 1665
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 820
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Homburg
1633 - 1708
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 821
Princess Mathilde of Saxony
1863 - 1933
HPI: 53.88
Rank: 822
Christoph von Dohnányi
1929 - Present
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 823