1891 - 1958
Johannes Robert Becher (pronounced [jo.ˈha.nəs ˈɛʁ ˈbɛ.çɐ] (listen), 22 May 1891 – 11 October 1958) was a German politician, novelist, and poet. He was affiliated with the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) before World War II. At one time, he was part of the literary avant-garde, writing in an expressionist style. With the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany, modernist artistic movements were suppressed. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes R. Becher has received more than 66,647 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Johannes R. Becher is the 6,829th most popular politician (up from 6,833rd in 2019), the 1,967th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,745th in 2019) and the 571st most popular German Politician.
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Among politicians, Johannes R. Becher ranks 6,829 out of 15,710. Before him are Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada, Américo Tomás, Orso Ipato, Aldona of Lithuania, Mobon of Goguryeo, and Tahurwaili. After him are George IV of Georgia, Olaf I of Denmark, Quintus Servilius Caepio, Sibylla of Anjou, Sébastien Érard, and Arduin of Ivrea.
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 6,823
1894 - 1987
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 6,824
726 - 737
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 6,825
1309 - 1339
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 6,826
30 - 53
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 6,827
1500 BC - 1500 BC
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 6,828
1891 - 1958
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 6,829
1191 - 1223
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 6,830
1050 - 1095
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 6,831
200 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 6,832
1112 - 1165
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 6,833
1752 - 1831
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 6,834
955 - 1015
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 6,835
Among people born in 1891, Johannes R. Becher ranks 70. Before him are R. Norris Williams, Yvan Goll, George Adamski, Franz Alexander, Kim Seong-su, and Karl-Adolf Hollidt. After him are Evgeny Pashukanis, Fridolin von Senger und Etterlin, Shukri al-Quwatli, Hermann Scherchen, Tin Ujević, and Ivan Vinogradov. Among people deceased in 1958, Johannes R. Becher ranks 53. Before him are Florent Schmitt, Ludwig Crüwell, Ronald Colman, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Luigi Musso, and Peter Collins. After him are Florian Znaniecki, Pierre-Étienne Flandin, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Johnston McCulley, Roger Byrne, and José Miaja.
1891 - 1968
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 64
1891 - 1950
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 65
1891 - 1965
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 66
1891 - 1964
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 67
1891 - 1955
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 68
1891 - 1985
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 69
1891 - 1958
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 70
1891 - 1937
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 71
1891 - 1963
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 72
1891 - 1967
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 73
1891 - 1966
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 74
1891 - 1955
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 75
1891 - 1983
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 76
1870 - 1958
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 47
1892 - 1958
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 48
1891 - 1958
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 49
1894 - 1958
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 50
1924 - 1958
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 51
1931 - 1958
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 52
1891 - 1958
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 53
1882 - 1958
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 54
1889 - 1958
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 55
1864 - 1958
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 56
1883 - 1958
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 57
1929 - 1958
HPI: 65.42
Rank: 58
1878 - 1958
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 59
Among people born in Germany, Johannes R. Becher ranks 1,967 out of 5,289. Before him are Max Morlock (1925), Wilhelm Worringer (1881), Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel (1811), Hans Schäfer (1927), Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen (1893), and Mesut Özil (1988). After him are Sigmar Polke (1941), Louis IV, Elector Palatine (1424), Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780), Ludwig Börne (1786), Theo Albrecht (1922), and Heinz Brandt (1907).
1925 - 1994
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 1,961
1881 - 1965
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 1,962
1811 - 1871
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,963
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,964
1893 - 1968
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 1,965
1988 - Present
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,966
1891 - 1958
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 1,967
1941 - 2010
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 1,968
1424 - 1449
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,969
1780 - 1857
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,970
1786 - 1837
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,971
1922 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,972
1907 - 1944
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,973
Among politicians born in Germany, Johannes R. Becher ranks 571. Before him are Julius Dorpmüller (1869), Joschka Fischer (1948), Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel (1797), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), Johann Michael Bach (1648), and Princess Helena of Nassau (1831). After him are Louis IV, Elector Palatine (1424), Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780), Edmund Heines (1897), Johann Fust (1400), Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (1804), and George Victor, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1831).
1869 - 1945
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 565
1948 - Present
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 566
1797 - 1889
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 567
1539 - 1583
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 568
1648 - 1694
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 569
1831 - 1888
HPI: 65.86
Rank: 570
1891 - 1958
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 571
1424 - 1449
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 572
1780 - 1857
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 573
1897 - 1934
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 574
1400 - 1466
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 575
1804 - 1873
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 576
1831 - 1893
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 577