1927 - 2016
Hans-Dietrich Genscher (21 March 1927 – 31 March 2016) was a German statesman and a member of the liberal Free Democratic Party (FDP), who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 1969 to 1974, and as Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor of Germany from 1974 to 1992 (except for a two-week break in 1982, after the FDP had left the Third Schmidt cabinet), making him the longest-serving occupant of either post and the only person to have held one of these positions under two different Chancellors of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1991 he was chairman of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). A proponent of Realpolitik, Genscher has been called "a master of diplomacy". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hans-Dietrich Genscher has received more than 537,987 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Hans-Dietrich Genscher is the 3,287th most popular politician (up from 3,436th in 2019), the 891st most popular biography from Germany (up from 946th in 2019) and the 258th most popular German Politician.
Hans-Dietrich Genscher is most famous for being the German Foreign Minister from 1974 to 1992. He is credited with the reunification of Germany and the end of the Cold War.
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Among politicians, Hans-Dietrich Genscher ranks 3,287 out of 15,577. Before him are Zalman Shazar, Gevherhan Sultan, Mojmir I of Moravia, Cleitus the Black, Mihnea cel Rău, and William II of Holland. After him are Cordell Hull, Henry II, Count of Champagne, Gottlob Berger, Aleksandar Ranković, Lady Margaret Beaufort, and Otto I, Duke of Saxony.
1889 - 1974
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,281
1544 - Present
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,282
795 - 846
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 3,283
370 BC - 328 BC
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3,284
1462 - 1510
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 3,285
1228 - 1256
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 3,286
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 3,287
1871 - 1955
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 3,288
1166 - 1197
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 3,289
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 3,290
1909 - 1983
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 3,291
1443 - 1509
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 3,292
851 - 912
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 3,293
Among people born in 1927, Hans-Dietrich Genscher ranks 48. Before him are Ibrahim Ferrer, Rosalynn Carter, Rosemary Harris, Juan Almeida Bosque, John McCarthy, and Harry Markowitz. After him are George Andrew Olah, Lois Maxwell, Daniel Keyes, Phil Hill, Robert Noyce, and Eduardo Martínez Somalo. Among people deceased in 2016, Hans-Dietrich Genscher ranks 58. Before him are Ettore Scola, George Martin, Konstantinos Stephanopoulos, Michèle Morgan, Jacques Rivette, and Harry Kroto. After him are Viktor Korchnoi, Esma Redžepova, Patricio Aylwin, Vesna Vulović, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, and Sonia Rykiel.
1927 - 2005
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 42
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 43
1927 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 44
1927 - 2009
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 45
1927 - 2011
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 46
1927 - 2023
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 47
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 48
1927 - 2017
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 49
1927 - 2007
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 50
1927 - 2014
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 51
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 52
1927 - 1990
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 53
1927 - 2021
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 54
1931 - 2016
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 52
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 53
1926 - 2016
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 54
1920 - 2016
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 55
1928 - 2016
HPI: 61.71
Rank: 56
1939 - 2016
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 57
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 58
1931 - 2016
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 59
1943 - 2016
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 60
1918 - 2016
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 61
1950 - 2016
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 62
1915 - 2016
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 63
1930 - 2016
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 64
Among people born in Germany, Hans-Dietrich Genscher ranks 891 out of 6,142. Before him are Marie d'Agoult (1805), Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), Christoph Martin Wieland (1733), Bruno of Querfurt (970), and Wied, Prince of Albania (1876). After him are Frei Otto (1925), Gottlob Berger (1896), Engelbert Humperdinck (1854), Günther Rall (1918), Gershom Scholem (1897), and Gerhard von Scharnhorst (1755).
1805 - 1876
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 885
1800 - 1831
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 886
1505 - 1571
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 887
1733 - 1813
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 888
970 - 1009
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 889
1876 - 1945
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 890
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 891
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 892
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 893
1854 - 1921
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 894
1918 - 2009
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 895
1897 - 1982
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 896
1755 - 1813
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 897
Among politicians born in Germany, Hans-Dietrich Genscher ranks 258. Before him are Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521), Zwentibold (870), Friedrich Ludwig Jahn (1778), Princess Louise of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1800), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), and Wied, Prince of Albania (1876). After him are Gottlob Berger (1896), Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1370), John George, Elector of Brandenburg (1525), and William IV, Duke of Bavaria (1493).
1521 - 1553
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 252
870 - 900
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 253
1778 - 1852
HPI: 61.69
Rank: 254
1800 - 1831
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 255
1505 - 1571
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 256
1876 - 1945
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 257
1927 - 2016
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 258
1896 - 1975
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 259
1671 - 1727
HPI: 61.59
Rank: 260
1946 - Present
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 261
1370 - 1428
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 262
1525 - 1598
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 263
1493 - 1550
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 264