1915 - 1988
Franz Josef Strauss (German: Strauß [fʁants ˈjoːzɛf ˈʃtʁaʊs]; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between 1953 and 1969 and minister-president of the state of Bavaria from 1978 until 1988. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Josef Strauss has received more than 508,270 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia. Franz Josef Strauss is the 4,079th most popular politician (down from 3,910th in 2019), the 1,126th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,080th in 2019) and the 337th most popular German Politician.
Franz Josef Strauss was a German politician who served as Minister President of the state of Bavaria from 1958 to 1988. He was a leading figure in the Christian Social Union in Bavaria, a member of the European Parliament, and a long-time member of the Bundestag.
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Among politicians, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 4,079 out of 15,577. Before him are Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Eric XII of Sweden, Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg, Ricardo Lagos, Sisygambis, and Stefan the First-Crowned. After him are Shamash-shum-ukin, Prince Henry of Battenberg, Dong Biwu, Claudia Acte, Emperor Go-Nara, and Louis III of Anjou.
1948 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,073
1339 - 1359
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,074
1670 - 1748
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,075
1938 - Present
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,076
301 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,077
1166 - 1228
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,078
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,079
650 BC - 648 BC
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,080
1858 - 1896
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,081
1886 - 1975
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 4,082
100 - 100
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,083
1497 - 1557
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,084
1403 - 1434
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 4,085
Among people born in 1915, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 44. Before him are Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Chung Ju-yung, Denis Thatcher, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Helmut Schön, and Mario Del Monaco. After him are Rudolf Kirchschläger, Alan Watts, Kaoru Ishikawa, Terence Young, Laurent Schwartz, and Peter Medawar. Among people deceased in 1988, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 29. Before him are Luis Barragán, André Frédéric Cournand, Tibor Sekelj, Paul Grice, Klaus Fuchs, and Muzafer Sherif. After him are Farida of Egypt, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Raj Kapoor, Hermann Graf, Richard S. Castellano, and Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq.
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 38
1915 - 2001
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 39
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 40
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 41
1915 - 1996
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 42
1915 - 1982
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 43
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 44
1915 - 2000
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 45
1915 - 1973
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 46
1915 - 1989
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 47
1915 - 1994
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 48
1915 - 2002
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 49
1915 - 1987
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 50
1902 - 1988
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 23
1895 - 1988
HPI: 61.27
Rank: 24
1912 - 1988
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 25
1913 - 1988
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 26
1911 - 1988
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 27
1906 - 1988
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 28
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 29
1921 - 1988
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 30
1905 - 1988
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 31
1924 - 1988
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 32
1912 - 1988
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 33
1933 - 1988
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 34
1924 - 1988
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 35
Among people born in Germany, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 1,126 out of 6,142. Before him are Günther Korten (1898), Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851), Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (1753), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Leo von Klenze (1784), and Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670). After him are Hrotsvitha (935), Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752), Nicolaus Bruhns (1665), Walther Flemming (1843), Hans Reichenbach (1891), and Beate Klarsfeld (1939).
1898 - 1944
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1,120
1851 - 1897
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 1,121
1753 - 1830
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 1,122
1765 - 1796
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,123
1784 - 1864
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,124
1670 - 1748
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,125
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 1,126
935 - 1002
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1,127
1752 - 1840
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 1,128
1665 - 1697
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 1,129
1843 - 1905
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,130
1891 - 1953
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,131
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 1,132
Among politicians born in Germany, Franz Josef Strauss ranks 337. Before him are Rudolf Diels (1900), Charles I of Württemberg (1823), Frederick Francis III, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1851), Louis I, Grand Duke of Hesse (1753), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), and Countess Palatine Dorothea Sophie of Neuburg (1670). After him are Leopold, Grand Duke of Baden (1790), Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (1513), William, Duke of Nassau (1792), Gisela of Swabia (990), Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1757), and Georg von Hertling (1843).
1900 - 1957
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 331
1823 - 1891
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 332
1851 - 1897
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 333
1753 - 1830
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 334
1765 - 1796
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 335
1670 - 1748
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 336
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 337
1790 - 1852
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 338
1513 - 1535
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 339
1792 - 1839
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 340
990 - 1043
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 341
1757 - 1828
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 342
1843 - 1919
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 343