1885 - 1970
Heinrich Aloysius Maria Elisabeth Brüning (pronounced [ˈhaɪnʁɪç ˈbʁyːnɪŋ] ; 26 November 1885 – 30 March 1970) was a German Centre Party politician and academic, who served as the chancellor of Germany during the Weimar Republic from 1930 to 1932. A political scientist and Christian social activist, he entered politics in the 1920s and was elected to the Reichstag in 1924. In 1930, he was appointed interim chancellor, just as the Great Depression took hold. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Heinrich Brüning has received more than 766,181 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Heinrich Brüning is the 1,963rd most popular politician (down from 1,906th in 2019), the 555th most popular biography from Germany (down from 547th in 2019) and the 149th most popular German Politician.
Heinrich Brüning was the Chancellor of Germany from 1930 to 1932. He is most famous for trying to fix the German economy in the early 1930s by cutting government spending and raising taxes.
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Among politicians, Heinrich Brüning ranks 1,963 out of 15,577. Before him are Magnus the Good, Damdin Sükhbaatar, Nicolas Fouquet, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Eric the Victorious, and Yakov Sverdlov. After him are Princess Isabella of Parma, Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia, Richard II, Duke of Normandy, Injong of Joseon, Ram Nath Kovind, and Jeongjong, 3rd monarch of Goryeo.
1024 - 1047
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 1,957
1893 - 1923
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 1,958
1615 - 1680
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 1,959
1927 - 2005
HPI: 65.24
Rank: 1,960
945 - 995
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,961
1885 - 1919
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,962
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,963
1741 - 1763
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,964
1759 - 1824
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 1,965
963 - 1026
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1,966
1515 - 1545
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 1,967
1945 - Present
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 1,968
923 - 949
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 1,969
Among people born in 1885, Heinrich Brüning ranks 25. Before him are D. H. Lawrence, Vladimir Tatlin, Mikhail Frunze, George de Hevesy, Ernst Bloch, and Yakov Sverdlov. After him are Sonia Delaunay, Karl Radek, Sabina Spielrein, Erich von Stroheim, Luigi Russolo, and Tomoyuki Yamashita. Among people deceased in 1970, Heinrich Brüning ranks 30. Before him are Rudolf Carnap, C. V. Raman, Jochen Rindt, Eric Berne, Vladimir Propp, and Bruce McLaren. After him are Princess Irina Alexandrovna of Russia, Artem Mikoyan, Andrey Yeryomenko, Bourvil, Fritz Perls, and Frances Farmer.
1885 - 1930
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 19
1885 - 1953
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 20
1885 - 1925
HPI: 66.47
Rank: 21
1885 - 1966
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 22
1885 - 1977
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 23
1885 - 1919
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 24
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 25
1885 - 1979
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 26
1885 - 1939
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 27
1885 - 1942
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 28
1885 - 1957
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 29
1885 - 1947
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 30
1885 - 1946
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 31
1891 - 1970
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 24
1888 - 1970
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 25
1942 - 1970
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 26
1910 - 1970
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 27
1895 - 1970
HPI: 65.97
Rank: 28
1937 - 1970
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 29
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 30
1895 - 1970
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 31
1905 - 1970
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 32
1892 - 1970
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 33
1917 - 1970
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 34
1893 - 1970
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 35
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 36
Among people born in Germany, Heinrich Brüning ranks 555 out of 6,142. Before him are Hugh of Saint Victor (1096), Hermann Staudinger (1881), Ernst Bloch (1885), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), Karl Ziegler (1898), and Kurt Meyer (1910). After him are Erich Hoepner (1886), Johann Rudolf Glauber (1604), Wolfgang Petersen (1941), Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1750), Hans von Seeckt (1866), and Elisabeth of Wied (1843).
1096 - 1141
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 549
1881 - 1965
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 550
1885 - 1977
HPI: 65.29
Rank: 551
1847 - 1897
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 552
1898 - 1973
HPI: 65.27
Rank: 553
1910 - 1961
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 554
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 555
1886 - 1944
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 556
1604 - 1670
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 557
1941 - 2022
HPI: 65.21
Rank: 558
1750 - 1806
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 559
1866 - 1936
HPI: 65.20
Rank: 560
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 561
Among politicians born in Germany, Heinrich Brüning ranks 149. Before him are Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), Eleonor Magdalene of Neuburg (1655), Ananda Mahidol (1925), Albert the Bear (1100), and Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847). After him are Rupert, King of Germany (1352), John of Saxony (1801), Maria Anna of Bavaria (1551), Albert Casimir, Duke of Teschen (1738), Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia (1907), and Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (1839).
1841 - 1925
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 143
1075 - 1137
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 144
1655 - 1720
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 145
1925 - 1946
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 146
1100 - 1170
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 147
1847 - 1897
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 148
1885 - 1970
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 149
1352 - 1410
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 150
1801 - 1873
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 151
1551 - 1608
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 152
1738 - 1822
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 153
1907 - 1994
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 154
1839 - 1909
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 155