1879 - 1969
Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen, Erbsälzer zu Werl und Neuwerk (German: [ˈfʁants fɔn ˈpaːpn̩] (listen); 29 October 1879 – 2 May 1969) was a German conservative politician, diplomat, Prussian nobleman and General Staff officer. He served as the chancellor of Germany in 1932, and then as the vice-chancellor under Adolf Hitler from 1933 to 1934. Born into a wealthy family of Westphalian Catholic aristocrats, Papen served in the Prussian Army from 1898 onward and was trained as a German General Staff officer. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz von Papen has received more than 2,325,099 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Franz von Papen is the 540th most popular politician (down from 437th in 2019), the 146th most popular biography from Germany (down from 131st in 2019) and the 38th most popular German Politician.
Franz von Papen was a German politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 1932 to 1933. He was appointed by President Paul von Hindenburg in order to appease Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
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Among politicians, Franz von Papen ranks 540 out of 15,577. Before him are Alexander IV of Macedon, Sonia Gandhi, Sergio Mattarella, Anthony Eden, Theodosius II, and Rehoboam. After him are Ahmose I, Emperor Wu of Han, Gideon, Philip III of France, Nizam al-Mulk, and Abdülaziz.
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 534
1946 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 535
1941 - Present
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 536
1897 - 1977
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 537
401 - 450
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 538
972 BC - 914 BC
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 539
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 540
1560 BC - 1525 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 541
156 BC - 87 BC
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 542
1140 BC - 1080 BC
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 543
1245 - 1285
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 544
1018 - 1092
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 545
1830 - 1876
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 546
Among people born in 1879, Franz von Papen ranks 7. Before him are Albert Einstein, Joseph Stalin, Leon Trotsky, Paul Klee, Kazimir Malevich, and Emperor Taishō. After him are Otto Hahn, Emiliano Zapata, Max von Laue, Owen Willans Richardson, Alma Mahler, and Symon Petliura. Among people deceased in 1969, Franz von Papen ranks 8. Before him are Dwight D. Eisenhower, Karl Jaspers, Walter Gropius, Theodor W. Adorno, Sharon Tate, and Judy Garland. After him are Kliment Voroshilov, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Liu Shaoqi, Brian Jones, Rocky Marciano, and Otto Stern.
1879 - 1955
HPI: 93.06
Rank: 1
1879 - 1953
HPI: 90.88
Rank: 2
1879 - 1940
HPI: 84.04
Rank: 3
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.98
Rank: 4
1879 - 1935
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 5
1879 - 1926
HPI: 73.39
Rank: 6
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 7
1879 - 1968
HPI: 72.06
Rank: 8
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 9
1879 - 1960
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 10
1879 - 1959
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 11
1879 - 1964
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 12
1879 - 1926
HPI: 67.15
Rank: 13
1890 - 1969
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 2
1883 - 1969
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 3
1883 - 1969
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 4
1903 - 1969
HPI: 74.11
Rank: 5
1943 - 1969
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 6
1922 - 1969
HPI: 73.42
Rank: 7
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 8
1881 - 1969
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 9
1886 - 1969
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 10
1898 - 1969
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 11
1942 - 1969
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 12
1923 - 1969
HPI: 70.07
Rank: 13
1888 - 1969
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 14
Among people born in Germany, Franz von Papen ranks 146 out of 6,142. Before him are Anne of Cleves (1515), Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Alfred Jodl (1890), Charles the Fat (839), Meister Eckhart (1260), and Johann Christian Bach (1735). After him are Walter Model (1891), Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet (1805), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714), Alois Alzheimer (1864), and Johann Friedrich Herbart (1776).
1515 - 1557
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 140
1845 - 1886
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 141
1890 - 1946
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 142
839 - 888
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 143
1260 - 1328
HPI: 73.00
Rank: 144
1735 - 1782
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 145
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 146
1891 - 1945
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 147
1805 - 1859
HPI: 72.67
Rank: 148
1770 - 1840
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 149
1714 - 1788
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 150
1864 - 1915
HPI: 72.56
Rank: 151
1776 - 1841
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 152
Among politicians born in Germany, Franz von Papen ranks 38. Before him are Rudolf Höss (1901), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Agrippina the Younger (15), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), and Charles the Fat (839). After him are Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Friedrich Ebert (1871), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Hans Frank (1900), Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor (973), and Christian IX of Denmark (1818).
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 32
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 33
15 - 59
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 34
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 35
1845 - 1886
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 36
839 - 888
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 37
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 38
1770 - 1840
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 39
1871 - 1925
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 40
1795 - 1861
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 41
1900 - 1946
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 42
973 - 1024
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 43
1818 - 1906
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 44