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Johanna Wanka
1951 - Today

Johanna Wanka
Johanna Wanka (née Müller; born 1 April 1951) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as federal minister for education and research in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2013 until 2018. From 2000 to 2009, she served as minister for science, research and culture of the state of Brandenburg, then from 2010 to 2013 she served as minister of science and culture of the state of Lower Saxony, in the Cabinet McAllister. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Johanna Wanka is the 17,480th most popular politician (down from 17,124th in 2024), the 5,700th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,642nd in 2019) and the 1,291st most popular German Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Johanna Wanka ranks 17,480 out of 19,576. Before her are Chris Dodd, Sprent Dabwido, Andriy Biletsky, Siv Jensen, Norbert Röttgen, and Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu. After her are Robinah Nabbanja, Sol Plaatje, Jorge Fernández Díaz, Jake Garn, Alen Simonyan, and Alix Didier Fils-Aimé.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsChris Dodd
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 17,481
Sprent Dabwido
1972 - 2019
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 17,482
Andriy Biletsky
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 17,483
Siv Jensen
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 17,484
Norbert Röttgen
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 17,485
Mihai Răzvan Ungureanu
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 17,486
Johanna Wanka
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 17,487
Robinah Nabbanja
1969 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 17,488
Sol Plaatje
1876 - 1932
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 17,489
Jorge Fernández Díaz
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 17,490
Jake Garn
1932 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 17,491
Alen Simonyan
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 17,492
Alix Didier Fils-Aimé
1971 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 17,493
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Johanna Wanka ranks 628. Before her are Corneliu Ion, Piotr Mowlik, Bindu, Greg Valentine, José Horacio Gómez, and Christine Laser. After her are Franz-Peter Hofmeister, Richard J. Terrile, Jared Taylor, Jay Inslee, Hans Bongartz, and Sylvain Sylvain.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsCorneliu Ion
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 622
Piotr Mowlik
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 623
Bindu
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 624
Greg Valentine
WRESTLER
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 625
José Horacio Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 626
Christine Laser
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 627
Johanna Wanka
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 628
Franz-Peter Hofmeister
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 629
Richard J. Terrile
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 630
Jared Taylor
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 631
Jay Inslee
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 632
Hans Bongartz
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 633
Sylvain Sylvain
MUSICIAN
1951 - 2021
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 634
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Johanna Wanka ranks 5,703 out of 7,253. Before her are Walter Mahlendorf (1935), Sung Yu-ri (1981), Christine Laser (1951), Demis Nikolaidis (1973), Norbert Röttgen (1965), and Sven Hannawald (1974). After her are Lutz Pfannenstiel (1973), Hartmut Schade (1954), Michael Frontzeck (1964), Kerem Demirbay (1993), Dennis Schröder (1993), and Bernd Nickel (1949).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWalter Mahlendorf
ATHLETE
1935 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 5,697
Sung Yu-ri
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 50.50
Rank: 5,698
Christine Laser
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 5,699
Demis Nikolaidis
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.48
Rank: 5,700
Norbert Röttgen
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 5,701
Sven Hannawald
SKIER
1974 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,702
Johanna Wanka
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,703
Lutz Pfannenstiel
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 5,704
Hartmut Schade
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.43
Rank: 5,705
Michael Frontzeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.42
Rank: 5,706
Kerem Demirbay
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 5,707
Dennis Schröder
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 5,708
Bernd Nickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 50.40
Rank: 5,709
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Johanna Wanka ranks 1,291. Before her are Roland Koch (1958), Petra Roth (1944), Peter Tschentscher (1966), Ulla Schmidt (1949), Reinhard Bütikofer (1953), and Norbert Röttgen (1965). After her are Michael Müller (1964), Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse (1966), Ludger Beerbaum (1963), Lutz Heilmann (1966), Robert F. Wagner (1877), and David McAllister (1971).
Roland Koch
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,285
Petra Roth
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 1,286
Peter Tschentscher
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 1,287
Ulla Schmidt
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 1,288
Reinhard Bütikofer
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 1,289
Norbert Röttgen
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 1,290
Johanna Wanka
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.45
Rank: 1,291
Michael Müller
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.25
Rank: 1,292
Donatus, Landgrave of Hesse
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 1,293
Ludger Beerbaum
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 1,294
Lutz Heilmann
1966 - Present
HPI: 49.96
Rank: 1,295
Robert F. Wagner
1877 - 1953
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 1,296
David McAllister
1971 - Present
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 1,297













































