POLITICIAN
Erich Koch
1896 - 1986
Erich Koch
Erich Koch (19 June 1896 – 12 November 1986) was a Gauleiter of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in East Prussia from 1 October 1928 until 1945. Between 1941 and 1945 he was Chief of Civil Administration (Chef der Zivilverwaltung) of Bezirk Bialystok. During this period, he was also the Reichskommissar in Reichskommissariat Ukraine from September 1941 until August 1944 and in Reichskommissariat Ostland from September 1944. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Erich Koch has received more than 583,295 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Erich Koch is the 2,367th most popular politician (down from 2,223rd in 2019), the 643rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 612th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular German Politician.
Erich Koch was the Nazi Gauleiter of East Prussia and Reichskommissar of Ukraine. He was infamous for his brutal policies against Poles and Jews.
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580k
Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
7.49
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Erich Koch ranks 2,367 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia, Vajiravudh, Emperor Shenzong of Song, Omri, John IV Laskaris, and Tiberius III. After him are Donald Rumsfeld, Antanas Smetona, Mohammed Daoud Khan, Berengar II of Italy, Sviatopolk I of Kiev, and Albrecht von Roon.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCharles Emmanuel IV of Sardinia
1751 - 1819
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,361
Vajiravudh
1880 - 1925
HPI: 64.54
Rank: 2,362
Emperor Shenzong of Song
1048 - 1085
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,363
Omri
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,364
John IV Laskaris
1250 - 1305
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,365
Tiberius III
700 - 705
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 2,366
Erich Koch
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,367
Donald Rumsfeld
1932 - 2021
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,368
Antanas Smetona
1874 - 1944
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 2,369
Mohammed Daoud Khan
1909 - 1978
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 2,370
Berengar II of Italy
900 - 966
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 2,371
Sviatopolk I of Kiev
978 - 1019
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 2,372
Albrecht von Roon
1803 - 1879
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 2,373
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Erich Koch ranks 31. Before him are Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, Buenaventura Durruti, Carl Ferdinand Cori, Italo Balbo, Ernst Udet, and Anna Anderson. After him are Célestin Freinet, Howard Hawks, John Dos Passos, A. J. Cronin, Helen of Greece and Denmark, and Sandro Pertini. Among people deceased in 1986, Erich Koch ranks 25. Before him are Edward Adelbert Doisy, Georgia O'Keeffe, Cary Grant, Albert Szent-Györgyi, James Rainwater, and Fritz Albert Lipmann. After him are Samora Machel, Alva Myrdal, Dmitry Kabalevsky, Stanley Rous, Leonid Kantorovich, and Georges Dumézil.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsGiuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
WRITER
1896 - 1957
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 25
Buenaventura Durruti
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1896 - 1936
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 26
Carl Ferdinand Cori
CHEMIST
1896 - 1984
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 27
Italo Balbo
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1940
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 28
Ernst Udet
PILOT
1896 - 1941
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 29
Anna Anderson
CELEBRITY
1896 - 1984
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 30
Erich Koch
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 31
Célestin Freinet
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1896 - 1966
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 32
Howard Hawks
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1977
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 33
John Dos Passos
WRITER
1896 - 1970
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 34
A. J. Cronin
WRITER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 35
Helen of Greece and Denmark
COMPANION
1896 - 1982
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 36
Sandro Pertini
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1990
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 37
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsEdward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 19
Georgia O'Keeffe
PAINTER
1887 - 1986
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 20
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 21
Albert Szent-Györgyi
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1986
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 22
James Rainwater
PHYSICIST
1917 - 1986
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 23
Fritz Albert Lipmann
CHEMIST
1899 - 1986
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 24
Erich Koch
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 25
Samora Machel
POLITICIAN
1933 - 1986
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 26
Alva Myrdal
DIPLOMAT
1902 - 1986
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 27
Dmitry Kabalevsky
COMPOSER
1904 - 1986
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 28
Stanley Rous
BUSINESSPERSON
1895 - 1986
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 29
Leonid Kantorovich
MATHEMATICIAN
1912 - 1986
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 30
Georges Dumézil
LINGUIST
1898 - 1986
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 31
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Erich Koch ranks 643 out of 7,253. Before him are Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Michael Thonet (1796), Elizabeth Alexeievna (1779), Erich Hoepner (1886), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), and Erich Mielke (1907). After him are Manfred Gerlach (1928), Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), Hasso von Manteuffel (1897), John of Saxony (1801), Hans-Joachim Marseille (1919), and Herbert Kroemer (1928).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
POLITICIAN
1655 - 1720
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 637
Michael Thonet
DESIGNER
1796 - 1871
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 638
Elizabeth Alexeievna
COMPANION
1779 - 1826
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 639
Erich Hoepner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1944
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 640
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1503 - 1554
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 641
Erich Mielke
POLITICIAN
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 642
Erich Koch
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 643
Manfred Gerlach
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 644
Ludwig Stumpfegger
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 645
Hasso von Manteuffel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1978
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 646
John of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 647
Hans-Joachim Marseille
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1919 - 1942
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 648
Herbert Kroemer
PHYSICIST
1928 - 2024
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 649
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Erich Koch ranks 173. Before him are Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839), Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia (1892), Heinrich Lübke (1894), Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503), and Erich Mielke (1907). After him are Manfred Gerlach (1928), Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), John of Saxony (1801), Frederick Augustus II of Saxony (1797), George William, Elector of Brandenburg (1595), and Karl Carstens (1914).
Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 167
Princess Victoria Louise of Prussia
1892 - 1980
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 168
Heinrich Lübke
1894 - 1972
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 169
Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg
1655 - 1720
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 170
John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony
1503 - 1554
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 171
Erich Mielke
1907 - 2000
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 172
Erich Koch
1896 - 1986
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 173
Manfred Gerlach
1928 - 2011
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 174
Ludwig Stumpfegger
1910 - 1945
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 175
John of Saxony
1801 - 1873
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 176
Frederick Augustus II of Saxony
1797 - 1854
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 177
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
1595 - 1640
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 178
Karl Carstens
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 179