SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Horst Wessel
1907 - 1930
Horst Wessel
Horst Ludwig Georg Erich Wessel (9 October 1907 – 23 February 1930) was a member of the Sturmabteilung (SA), the paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party, who became a propaganda symbol in Nazi Germany following his murder in 1930 by two members of the Communist Party of Germany (KPD). After his death, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels elevated him into a martyr for the Nazi Party. Wessel first joined a number of youth groups and extreme right-wing paramilitary groups, but later resigned from them and joined the SA, the original paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Horst Wessel has received more than 1,362,407 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 37 in 2019). Horst Wessel is the 73rd most popular social activist (down from 66th in 2019), the 577th most popular biography from Germany (down from 537th in 2019) and the 7th most popular German Social Activist.
Horst Wessel was a Nazi who was killed by Communists in 1930. He is most famous for being a Nazi who was killed by Communists.
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1.4M
Page Views (PV)
65.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
6.60
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Horst Wessel ranks 73 out of 840. Before him are Beatrice Cenci, Bhagat Singh, Jenny von Westphalen, Buenaventura Durruti, Dominique Pire, and Aleksandr Ulyanov. After him are Sakamoto Ryōma, Widukind, Gerald Durrell, Axel Munthe, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, and Dragutin Dimitrijević.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBeatrice Cenci
1577 - 1599
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 67
Bhagat Singh
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 68
Jenny von Westphalen
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 69
Buenaventura Durruti
1896 - 1936
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 70
Dominique Pire
1910 - 1969
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 71
Aleksandr Ulyanov
1866 - 1887
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 72
Horst Wessel
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 73
Sakamoto Ryōma
1836 - 1867
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 74
Widukind
755 - 810
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 75
Gerald Durrell
1925 - 1995
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 76
Axel Munthe
1857 - 1949
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 77
Rashid ad-Din Sinan
1130 - 1192
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 78
Dragutin Dimitrijević
1876 - 1917
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 79
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1907, Horst Wessel ranks 27. Before him are Robert A. Heinlein, Lars Ahlfors, Yang Shangkun, Bhagat Singh, Fred Zinnemann, and John Bowlby. After him are Nikolaas Tinbergen, Sister Lúcia, François Duvalier, Daniel Bovet, Daphne du Maurier, and Otto Ohlendorf. Among people deceased in 1930, Horst Wessel ranks 18. Before him are Miguel Primo de Rivera, Victoria of Baden, Cosima Wagner, Arthur Balfour, Alfred von Tirpitz, and D. H. Lawrence. After him are Ahmad Shah Qajar, Siegfried Wagner, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Sakichi Toyoda, Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, and Adolf von Harnack.
Others Born in 1907
Go to all RankingsRobert A. Heinlein
WRITER
1907 - 1988
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 21
Lars Ahlfors
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 22
Yang Shangkun
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1998
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 23
Bhagat Singh
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1931
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 24
Fred Zinnemann
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1997
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 25
John Bowlby
PSYCHOLOGIST
1907 - 1990
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 26
Horst Wessel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 27
Nikolaas Tinbergen
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1988
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 28
Sister Lúcia
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1907 - 2005
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 29
François Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 30
Daniel Bovet
BIOLOGIST
1907 - 1992
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 31
Daphne du Maurier
WRITER
1907 - 1989
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 32
Otto Ohlendorf
EXTREMIST
1907 - 1951
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1930
Go to all RankingsMiguel Primo de Rivera
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1930
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 12
Victoria of Baden
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1930
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 13
Cosima Wagner
MUSICIAN
1837 - 1930
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 14
Arthur Balfour
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1930
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 15
Alfred von Tirpitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1849 - 1930
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 16
D. H. Lawrence
WRITER
1885 - 1930
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 17
Horst Wessel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 18
Ahmad Shah Qajar
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1930
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 19
Siegfried Wagner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 20
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1846 - 1930
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 21
Sakichi Toyoda
INVENTOR
1867 - 1930
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 22
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1892 - 1930
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 23
Adolf von Harnack
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1930
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 24
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Horst Wessel ranks 577 out of 7,253. Before him are Cunigunde of Luxembourg (978), Adam Opel (1837), Hans Georg Dehmelt (1922), Elisabeth of Wied (1843), Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), and Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (1792). After him are Otto Rehhagel (1938), Friedrich List (1789), Dietrich Eckart (1868), Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), Bert Hellinger (1925), and Walter Scheel (1919).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsCunigunde of Luxembourg
COMPANION
978 - 1039
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 571
Adam Opel
INVENTOR
1837 - 1895
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 572
Hans Georg Dehmelt
PHYSICIST
1922 - 2017
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 573
Elisabeth of Wied
WRITER
1843 - 1916
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 574
Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1905
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 575
Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
COMPANION
1792 - 1873
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 576
Horst Wessel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 577
Otto Rehhagel
COACH
1938 - Present
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 578
Friedrich List
ECONOMIST
1789 - 1846
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 579
Dietrich Eckart
WRITER
1868 - 1923
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 580
Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
COMPANION
1811 - 1890
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 581
Bert Hellinger
WRITER
1925 - 2019
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 582
Walter Scheel
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2016
HPI: 65.38
Rank: 583
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Germany
Among social activists born in Germany, Horst Wessel ranks 7. Before him are Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Thomas Müntzer (1489), Sophie Scholl (1921), Martin Niemöller (1892), Carl von Ossietzky (1889), and Jenny von Westphalen (1814). After him are Widukind (755), Anneliese Michel (1952), Hans Scholl (1918), Sophia of Prussia (1870), Alfred Naujocks (1911), and Marianne Bachmeier (1950).
Claus von Stauffenberg
1907 - 1944
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 1
Thomas Müntzer
1489 - 1525
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 2
Sophie Scholl
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 3
Martin Niemöller
1892 - 1984
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 4
Carl von Ossietzky
1889 - 1938
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 5
Jenny von Westphalen
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 6
Horst Wessel
1907 - 1930
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 7
Widukind
755 - 810
HPI: 65.36
Rank: 8
Anneliese Michel
1952 - 1976
HPI: 63.63
Rank: 9
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 10
Sophia of Prussia
1870 - 1932
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 11
Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 12
Marianne Bachmeier
1950 - 1996
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 13