POLITICIAN
Herschel Grynszpan
1921 - 1942
Herschel Grynszpan
Herschel Feibel Grynszpan (Yiddish: הערשל פײַבל גרינשפּאן; German: Hermann Grünspan; 28 March 1921 – last rumoured to be alive in 1945, declared dead in 1960) was a Polish-Jewish expatriate born and raised in Weimar Germany who shot and killed the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath on 7 November 1938 in Paris. The Nazis used this assassination as a pretext to launch Kristallnacht, "The Night of Broken Glass", the pogrom of 9–10 November 1938. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Herschel Grynszpan has received more than 1,026,210 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Herschel Grynszpan is the 3,008th most popular politician (down from 2,812th in 2019), the 806th most popular biography from Germany (down from 769th in 2019) and the 220th most popular German Politician.
Herschel Grynszpan was a Polish Jew who assassinated the German diplomat Ernst vom Rath in Paris on November 7, 1938.
Memorability Metrics
1.0M
Page Views (PV)
63.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
6.56
Effective Languages (L*)
2.42
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Herschel Grynszpan ranks 3,008 out of 19,576. Before him are Philippa of England, Ferhat Abbas, Al-Muntasir, Philotas, Nexhmije Hoxha, and Luigi Einaudi. After him are Shamshi-Adad I, Fulvia, Thusnelda, Sabium, Humbert I, Count of Savoy, and Edi Rama.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhilippa of England
1394 - 1430
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,002
Ferhat Abbas
1899 - 1985
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,003
Al-Muntasir
837 - 862
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,004
Philotas
365 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,005
Nexhmije Hoxha
1921 - 2020
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,006
Luigi Einaudi
1874 - 1961
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,007
Herschel Grynszpan
1921 - 1942
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,008
Shamshi-Adad I
1860 BC - 1776 BC
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 3,009
Fulvia
77 BC - 40 BC
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 3,010
Thusnelda
100 BC - 17
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 3,011
Sabium
1900 BC - 1831 BC
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 3,012
Humbert I, Count of Savoy
980 - 1047
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 3,013
Edi Rama
1964 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 3,014
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Herschel Grynszpan ranks 49. Before him are Kurt Knispel, Dobrica Ćosić, Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Abdul Salam Arif, Kenneth Arrow, and Nexhmije Hoxha. After him are Georges Brassens, Mary Jackson, Telmo Zarra, James Jones, Deborah Kerr, and Harald Quandt. Among people deceased in 1942, Herschel Grynszpan ranks 29. Before him are Yanka Kupala, Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia, Kārlis Ulmanis, Carole Lombard, Hector Guimard, and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn. After him are Alexander von Zemlinsky, Prince George, Duke of Kent, Jozef Gabčík, Grant Wood, Tina Modotti, and Michel Fokine.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsKurt Knispel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1921 - 1945
HPI: 63.51
Rank: 43
Dobrica Ćosić
WRITER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 44
Jean, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
NOBLEMAN
1921 - 2019
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 45
Abdul Salam Arif
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1966
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 46
Kenneth Arrow
ECONOMIST
1921 - 2017
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 47
Nexhmije Hoxha
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2020
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 48
Herschel Grynszpan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1942
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 49
Georges Brassens
SINGER
1921 - 1981
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 50
Mary Jackson
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 51
Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 52
James Jones
WRITER
1921 - 1977
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 53
Deborah Kerr
ACTOR
1921 - 2007
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 54
Harald Quandt
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1967
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 55
Others Deceased in 1942
Go to all RankingsYanka Kupala
WRITER
1882 - 1942
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 23
Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1942
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 24
Kārlis Ulmanis
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1942
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 25
Carole Lombard
ACTOR
1908 - 1942
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 26
Hector Guimard
ARCHITECT
1867 - 1942
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 27
Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1942
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 28
Herschel Grynszpan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1942
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 29
Alexander von Zemlinsky
COMPOSER
1871 - 1942
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 30
Prince George, Duke of Kent
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1942
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 31
Jozef Gabčík
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1942
HPI: 62.87
Rank: 32
Grant Wood
PAINTER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 33
Tina Modotti
MODEL
1896 - 1942
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 34
Michel Fokine
DANCER
1880 - 1942
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 35
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Herschel Grynszpan ranks 806 out of 7,253. Before him are Jürgen Prochnow (1941), Max Schmeling (1905), Hans-Valentin Hube (1890), Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629), Christina of Holstein-Gottorp (1573), and Frank Wedekind (1864). After him are Hugo Sperrle (1885), Agnes of Merania (1175), Boris Becker (1967), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), and Michael Praetorius (1571).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsJürgen Prochnow
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 63.08
Rank: 800
Max Schmeling
BOXER
1905 - 2005
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 801
Hans-Valentin Hube
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1944
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 802
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1698
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 803
Christina of Holstein-Gottorp
COMPANION
1573 - 1625
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 804
Frank Wedekind
WRITER
1864 - 1918
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 805
Herschel Grynszpan
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1942
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 806
Hugo Sperrle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1953
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 807
Agnes of Merania
POLITICIAN
1175 - 1201
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 808
Boris Becker
TENNIS PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 809
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 810
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 811
Michael Praetorius
COMPOSER
1571 - 1621
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 812
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Herschel Grynszpan ranks 220. Before him are Wilhelm Cuno (1876), Matthias Erzberger (1875), Ludwig Quidde (1858), Gisela of Hungary (980), Joseph Wirth (1879), and Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629). After him are Agnes of Merania (1175), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), Walter Hallstein (1901), and Thomas Bach (1953).
Wilhelm Cuno
1876 - 1933
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 214
Matthias Erzberger
1875 - 1921
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 215
Ludwig Quidde
1858 - 1941
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 216
Gisela of Hungary
980 - 1065
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 217
Joseph Wirth
1879 - 1956
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 218
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1629 - 1698
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 219
Herschel Grynszpan
1921 - 1942
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 220
Agnes of Merania
1175 - 1201
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 221
Sabine Bergmann-Pohl
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 222
Ernest, Elector of Saxony
1441 - 1486
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 223
Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
1504 - 1567
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 224
Walter Hallstein
1901 - 1982
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 225
Thomas Bach
1953 - Present
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 226