CHESS PLAYER
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
Friedrich Sämisch
Friedrich Sämisch (20 September 1896 – 16 August 1975) was a German chess player and chess theorist. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Friedrich Sämisch has received more than 97,168 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Sämisch is the 84th most popular chess player (up from 89th in 2019), the 3,629th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,408th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Chess Player.
Memorability Metrics
97k
Page Views (PV)
51.43
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.16
Effective Languages (L*)
2.07
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among CHESS PLAYERS
Among chess players, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 84 out of 461. Before him are Maia Chiburdanidze, Rudolf Charousek, Rashid Nezhmetdinov, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Friðrik Ólafsson, and Nana Alexandria. After him are Robert Hübner, Jean Dufresne, Alexander Petrov, Levon Aronian, Gideon Ståhlberg, and Luděk Pachman.
Most Popular Chess Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaia Chiburdanidze
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 78
Rudolf Charousek
1873 - 1900
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 79
Rashid Nezhmetdinov
1912 - 1974
HPI: 51.80
Rank: 80
Harry Nelson Pillsbury
1872 - 1906
HPI: 51.79
Rank: 81
Friðrik Ólafsson
1935 - Present
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 82
Nana Alexandria
1949 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 83
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 84
Robert Hübner
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 85
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 86
Alexander Petrov
1799 - 1867
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 87
Levon Aronian
1982 - Present
HPI: 51.29
Rank: 88
Gideon Ståhlberg
1908 - 1967
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 89
Luděk Pachman
1924 - 2003
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 90
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1896, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 150. Before him are Vasily Gordov, Alberto Demicheli, Nobuko Yoshiya, Carlos P. Garcia, Árpád Weisz, and Joseph Schildkraut. After him are Manuel A. Odría, Firaq Gorakhpuri, William Cameron Menzies, Xue Yue, Philippe Étancelin, and Vilho Niittymaa. Among people deceased in 1975, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 132. Before him are Doria Shafik, Max Lorenz, Richard Ratsimandrava, Louis Van Hege, Clyde Tolson, and Gaston Gallimard. After him are Manuel Seoane, Gustav von Wangenheim, Harold Osborn, Mikhail Yegorov, G. I. Taylor, and Tony Brise.
Others Born in 1896
Go to all RankingsVasily Gordov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1950
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 144
Alberto Demicheli
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1980
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 145
Nobuko Yoshiya
WRITER
1896 - 1973
HPI: 51.72
Rank: 146
Carlos P. Garcia
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1971
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 147
Árpád Weisz
SOCCER PLAYER
1896 - 1944
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 148
Joseph Schildkraut
ACTOR
1896 - 1964
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 149
Friedrich Sämisch
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1975
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 150
Manuel A. Odría
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1974
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 151
Firaq Gorakhpuri
WRITER
1896 - 1982
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 152
William Cameron Menzies
FILM DIRECTOR
1896 - 1957
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 153
Xue Yue
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1896 - 1998
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 154
Philippe Étancelin
RACING DRIVER
1896 - 1981
HPI: 50.89
Rank: 155
Vilho Niittymaa
ATHLETE
1896 - 1979
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 156
Others Deceased in 1975
Go to all RankingsDoria Shafik
WRITER
1908 - 1975
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 126
Max Lorenz
SINGER
1901 - 1975
HPI: 51.61
Rank: 127
Richard Ratsimandrava
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1975
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 128
Louis Van Hege
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1975
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 129
Clyde Tolson
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1975
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 130
Gaston Gallimard
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1975
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 131
Friedrich Sämisch
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1975
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 132
Manuel Seoane
SOCCER PLAYER
1902 - 1975
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 133
Gustav von Wangenheim
FILM DIRECTOR
1895 - 1975
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 134
Harold Osborn
ATHLETE
1899 - 1975
HPI: 51.13
Rank: 135
Mikhail Yegorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1923 - 1975
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 136
G. I. Taylor
MATHEMATICIAN
1886 - 1975
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 137
Tony Brise
RACING DRIVER
1952 - 1975
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 138
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 3,629 out of 7,253. Before him are ATB (1973), Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1556), Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1756), Franz Bäke (1898), Adolf Mayer (1843), and Rupert Mayer (1876). After him are Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein (1967), Dieter Herzog (1946), Rolf Hoppe (1930), Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen (1712), Renate Müller (1906), and Leroy Sané (1996).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsATB
MUSICIAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,623
Otto Henry, Count Palatine of Sulzbach
POLITICIAN
1556 - 1604
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 3,624
Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1808
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 3,625
Franz Bäke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 1978
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 3,626
Adolf Mayer
BIOLOGIST
1843 - 1942
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 3,627
Rupert Mayer
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1945
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,628
Friedrich Sämisch
CHESS PLAYER
1896 - 1975
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,629
Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
COMPANION
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,630
Dieter Herzog
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 3,631
Rolf Hoppe
ACTOR
1930 - 2018
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 3,632
Charles, Prince of Nassau-Usingen
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1775
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,633
Renate Müller
SINGER
1906 - 1937
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,634
Leroy Sané
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 51.41
Rank: 3,635
Among CHESS PLAYERS In Germany
Among chess players born in Germany, Friedrich Sämisch ranks 2. Before him are Louis Paulsen (1833). After him are Robert Hübner (1948), Jean Dufresne (1829), Jacques Mieses (1865), Wolfgang Uhlmann (1935), Sonja Graf (1908), Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa (1818), Wolfgang Unzicker (1925), Bernhard Horwitz (1807), Carl Mayet (1810), and Hermann Pilnik (1914).
Louis Paulsen
1833 - 1891
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 1
Friedrich Sämisch
1896 - 1975
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 2
Robert Hübner
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.38
Rank: 3
Jean Dufresne
1829 - 1893
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 4
Jacques Mieses
1865 - 1954
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 5
Wolfgang Uhlmann
1935 - 2020
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 6
Sonja Graf
1908 - 1965
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 7
Tassilo von Heydebrand und der Lasa
1818 - 1899
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 8
Wolfgang Unzicker
1925 - 2006
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 9
Bernhard Horwitz
1807 - 1885
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 10
Carl Mayet
1810 - 1868
HPI: 46.78
Rank: 11
Hermann Pilnik
1914 - 1981
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 12