1829 - 1906
Carl Schurz (German: [ʃʊɐ̯ts]; March 2, 1829 – May 14, 1906) was a German revolutionary and an American statesman, journalist, and reformer. He migrated to the United States after the German revolutions of 1848–1849 and became a prominent member of the new Republican Party. After serving as a Union general in the American Civil War, he helped found the short-lived Liberal Republican Party and became a prominent advocate of civil service reform. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Schurz has received more than 644,409 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Carl Schurz is the 11,160th most popular politician (down from 10,600th in 2019), the 3,294th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,147th in 2019) and the 966th most popular German Politician.
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Among politicians, Carl Schurz ranks 11,160 out of 15,577. Before him are Roger Williams, Boso the Elder, Goodluck Jonathan, Prince Wolfgang of Hesse, David IX of Georgia, and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg. After him are Rainer Barzel, Anthony Panizzi, Vicente López y Planes, Carlo II Tocco, Jelle Zijlstra, and Puzur-Ashur I.
1603 - 1684
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 11,154
800 - 855
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 11,155
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 11,156
1896 - 1989
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,157
1400 - 1360
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,158
1674 - 1713
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,159
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,160
1924 - 2006
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,161
1797 - 1879
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,162
1785 - 1856
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,163
1450 - 1448
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,164
1918 - 2001
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 11,165
2050 BC - 1970 BC
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 11,166
Among people born in 1829, Carl Schurz ranks 39. Before him are Laura Bridgman, Prince Moritz of Saxe-Altenburg, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Robert Nobel, Konrad Duden, and Graziadio Isaia Ascoli. After him are Antonio Guzmán Blanco, Mikayel Nalbandian, Laurence Oliphant, Lester Allan Pelton, Edmond Albius, and August Malmström. Among people deceased in 1906, Carl Schurz ranks 42. Before him are Étienne Carjat, Prince William of Schaumburg-Lippe, Ernst Josephson, Béhanzin, Carlos Pellegrini, and Kosta Khetagurov. After him are Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Jean Cabanis, Johann Dzierzon, Stevan Sremac, Spencer Gore, and Georges Rayet.
1829 - 1889
HPI: 52.30
Rank: 33
1829 - 1907
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 34
1829 - 1869
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 35
1829 - 1896
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 36
1829 - 1911
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 37
1829 - 1907
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 38
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 39
1829 - 1899
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 40
1829 - 1866
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 41
1829 - 1888
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 42
1829 - 1908
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 43
1829 - 1880
HPI: 49.87
Rank: 44
1829 - 1901
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 45
1828 - 1906
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 36
1834 - 1906
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 37
1851 - 1906
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 38
1844 - 1906
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 39
1846 - 1906
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 40
1859 - 1906
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 41
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 42
1872 - 1906
HPI: 50.24
Rank: 43
1816 - 1906
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 44
1811 - 1906
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 45
1855 - 1906
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 46
1850 - 1906
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 47
1839 - 1906
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 48
Among people born in Germany, Carl Schurz ranks 3,294 out of 6,142. Before him are Princess Pauline of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1852), Abraham a Sancta Clara (1644), Albrecht Brandi (1914), Friedrich von Esmarch (1823), Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1674). After him are Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1723), Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1762), Edzard I, Count of East Frisia (1462), Andrey Osterman (1686), Carl Dahlhaus (1928), and Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1537).
1852 - 1904
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 3,288
1644 - 1709
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 3,289
1914 - 1966
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 3,290
1823 - 1908
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 3,291
1896 - 1989
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,292
1674 - 1713
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,293
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 3,294
1723 - 1787
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 3,295
1762 - 1831
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 3,296
1462 - 1528
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 3,297
1686 - 1747
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 3,298
1928 - 1989
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 3,299
1537 - 1575
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 3,300
Among politicians born in Germany, Carl Schurz ranks 966. Before him are Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875), Paul Kummer (1834), John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach (1665), Princess Pilar of Bavaria (1891), Prince Wolfgang of Hesse (1896), and Dorothea Marie of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1674). After him are Philip II, Count of Schaumburg-Lippe (1723), Anton Aloys, Prince of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1762), Edzard I, Count of East Frisia (1462), Andrey Osterman (1686), Christopher II, Margrave of Baden-Rodemachern (1537), and Richard Huelsenbeck (1892).
1875 - 1943
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 960
1834 - 1912
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 961
1665 - 1698
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 962
1891 - 1987
HPI: 50.71
Rank: 963
1896 - 1989
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 964
1674 - 1713
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 965
1829 - 1906
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 966
1723 - 1787
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 967
1762 - 1831
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 968
1462 - 1528
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 969
1686 - 1747
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 970
1537 - 1575
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 971
1892 - 1974
HPI: 50.59
Rank: 972