1918 - 2015
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛlmuːt ˈʃmɪt] (listen); 23 December 1918 – 10 November 2015) was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. Before becoming Chancellor, he was the minister of defence (1969–1972) and as the minister of finance (1972–1974) in the government of Willy Brandt. In the latter role he gained credit for his financial policies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helmut Schmidt has received more than 1,676,563 page views. His biography is available in 85 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 82 in 2019). Helmut Schmidt is the 1,187th most popular politician (up from 1,189th in 2019), the 337th most popular biography from Germany (down from 327th in 2019) and the 91st most popular German Politician.
Helmut Schmidt was a German politician who served as Chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He is most famous for his role in the Ostpolitik, which was a policy of détente with the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries.
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Among politicians, Helmut Schmidt ranks 1,187 out of 15,710. Before him are F. W. de Klerk, Turgut Özal, John III of Portugal, Kwame Nkrumah, Emir Abdelkader, and Nabopolassar. After him are U Thant, Daniel Ortega, Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah, Asparuh of Bulgaria, Pedro I of Brazil, and John, King of Denmark.
1936 - Present
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 1,181
1927 - 1993
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 1,182
1502 - 1557
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 1,183
1909 - 1972
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 1,184
1808 - 1883
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 1,185
658 BC - 605 BC
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 1,186
1918 - 2015
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 1,187
1909 - 1974
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 1,188
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 1,189
582 - 639
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 1,190
640 - 700
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 1,191
1798 - 1834
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 1,192
1455 - 1513
HPI: 75.61
Rank: 1,193
Among people born in 1918, Helmut Schmidt ranks 14. Before him are Robert Wadlow, Kurt Waldheim, Louis Althusser, Leonard Bernstein, Rita Hayworth, and Jørn Utzon. After him are Ken Miles, Katherine Johnson, Frederick Sanger, Alberto Ascari, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and William Holden. Among people deceased in 2015, Helmut Schmidt ranks 15. Before him are Terry Pratchett, Tomas Tranströmer, B.B. King, Anita Ekberg, Henning Mankell, and Süleyman Demirel. After him are Lemmy, Leonard Nimoy, Josef Masopust, Kim Young-sam, Maya Plisetskaya, and Kenan Evren.
1918 - 1940
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 8
1918 - 2007
HPI: 78.03
Rank: 9
1918 - 1990
HPI: 77.55
Rank: 10
1918 - 1990
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 11
1918 - 1987
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 12
1918 - 2008
HPI: 75.63
Rank: 13
1918 - 2015
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 14
1918 - 1966
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 15
1918 - 2020
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 16
1918 - 2013
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 17
1918 - 1955
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 18
1918 - 2004
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 19
1918 - 1981
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 20
1948 - 2015
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 9
1931 - 2015
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 10
1925 - 2015
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 11
1931 - 2015
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 12
1948 - 2015
HPI: 75.90
Rank: 13
1924 - 2015
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 14
1918 - 2015
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 15
1945 - 2015
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 16
1931 - 2015
HPI: 75.26
Rank: 17
1931 - 2015
HPI: 74.70
Rank: 18
1927 - 2015
HPI: 74.62
Rank: 19
1925 - 2015
HPI: 73.90
Rank: 20
1917 - 2015
HPI: 73.89
Rank: 21
Among people born in Germany, Helmut Schmidt ranks 337 out of 5,289. Before him are Franz Boas (1858), Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463), August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781), Friedrich Bessel (1784), and Ferdinand Schörner (1892). After him are Constanze Mozart (1762), Moses Mendelssohn (1729), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), and Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1691).
1858 - 1942
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 331
1463 - 1525
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 332
1790 - 1868
HPI: 75.73
Rank: 333
1781 - 1841
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 334
1784 - 1846
HPI: 75.67
Rank: 335
1892 - 1973
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 336
1918 - 2015
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 337
1762 - 1842
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 338
1729 - 1786
HPI: 75.59
Rank: 339
1895 - 1952
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 340
1883 - 1970
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 341
1808 - 1892
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 342
1691 - 1750
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 343
Among politicians born in Germany, Helmut Schmidt ranks 91. Before him are Christian III of Denmark (1503), Fritz Sauckel (1894), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Karl Haushofer (1869), Gustav Stresemann (1878), and Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (1463). After him are Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (1808), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Henry the Lion (1129), Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811), and Louis the Child (893).
1503 - 1559
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 85
1894 - 1946
HPI: 75.89
Rank: 86
1131 - 1182
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 87
1869 - 1946
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 88
1878 - 1929
HPI: 75.80
Rank: 89
1463 - 1525
HPI: 75.74
Rank: 90
1918 - 2015
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 91
1895 - 1952
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 92
1808 - 1892
HPI: 75.54
Rank: 93
1956 - Present
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 94
1129 - 1195
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 95
1811 - 1864
HPI: 75.23
Rank: 96
893 - 911
HPI: 75.11
Rank: 97