POLITICIAN
Josef Kramer
1906 - 1945
Josef Kramer
Josef Kramer (10 November 1906 – 13 December 1945) was a Hauptsturmführer and the Commandant of Auschwitz-Birkenau (from 8 May 1944 to 25 November 1944) and of the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp (from December 1944 to its liberation on 15 April 1945). Dubbed The Beast of Belsen by camp inmates, he was a German Nazi war criminal, directly responsible for the deaths of thousands of people. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Josef Kramer has received more than 1,249,589 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Josef Kramer is the 1,860th most popular politician (down from 1,624th in 2019), the 513th most popular biography from Germany (down from 449th in 2019) and the 144th most popular German Politician.
Josef Kramer was a Nazi SS officer who was in charge of the Auschwitz concentration camp. He is most famous for his role in the Holocaust.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
66.19
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
9.08
Effective Languages (L*)
1.92
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Josef Kramer ranks 1,860 out of 19,576. Before him are Pausanias of Orestis, Abd al-Karim Qasim, Ernest, Duke of Austria, Theuderic IV, Jeroboam II, and Seqenenre Tao. After him are Nadezhda Alliluyeva, Benito Juárez, Carloman of Bavaria, Ibrahim Rugova, Dangun, and Sweyn II of Denmark.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPausanias of Orestis
400 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 1,854
Abd al-Karim Qasim
1914 - 1963
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,855
Ernest, Duke of Austria
1377 - 1424
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,856
Theuderic IV
712 - 737
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 1,857
Jeroboam II
850 BC - 742 BC
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 1,858
Seqenenre Tao
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,859
Josef Kramer
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,860
Nadezhda Alliluyeva
1901 - 1932
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 1,861
Benito Juárez
1806 - 1872
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 1,862
Carloman of Bavaria
830 - 880
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,863
Ibrahim Rugova
1944 - 2006
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,864
Dangun
333 BC - Present
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,865
Sweyn II of Denmark
1020 - 1076
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 1,866
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1906, Josef Kramer ranks 36. Before him are Hermann Fegelein, Alexey Stakhanov, Giuseppe Farina, Léopold Sédar Senghor, Léon Degrelle, and Hans Asperger. After him are Klaus Mann, Wassily Leontief, Dino Buzzati, Shin'ichirō Tomonaga, Albert Sabin, and Vladimir Prelog. Among people deceased in 1945, Josef Kramer ranks 46. Before him are Friedrich Fromm, Francis William Aston, Ernst Busch, Vladimir Vernadsky, Franz Werfel, and Oskar Dirlewanger. After him are Hans Geiger, Wilhelm Burgdorf, Robert Ritter von Greim, Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen, Theodore Dreiser, and Karl Hanke.
Others Born in 1906
Go to all RankingsHermann Fegelein
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1906 - 1945
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 30
Alexey Stakhanov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1906 - 1977
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 31
Giuseppe Farina
RACING DRIVER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 32
Léopold Sédar Senghor
WRITER
1906 - 2001
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 33
Léon Degrelle
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1994
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 34
Hans Asperger
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1980
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 35
Josef Kramer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 36
Klaus Mann
WRITER
1906 - 1949
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 37
Wassily Leontief
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 38
Dino Buzzati
WRITER
1906 - 1972
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 39
Shin'ichirō Tomonaga
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1979
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 40
Albert Sabin
PHYSICIAN
1906 - 1993
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 41
Vladimir Prelog
CHEMIST
1906 - 1998
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 42
Others Deceased in 1945
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Fromm
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 40
Francis William Aston
CHEMIST
1877 - 1945
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 41
Ernst Busch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1945
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 42
Vladimir Vernadsky
BIOLOGIST
1863 - 1945
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 43
Franz Werfel
WRITER
1890 - 1945
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 44
Oskar Dirlewanger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 45
Josef Kramer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 46
Hans Geiger
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 47
Wilhelm Burgdorf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1945
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 48
Robert Ritter von Greim
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 49
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen
PILOT
1895 - 1945
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 50
Theodore Dreiser
WRITER
1871 - 1945
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 51
Karl Hanke
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1945
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 52
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Josef Kramer ranks 513 out of 7,253. Before him are Frank Farian (1941), Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856), Henning von Tresckow (1901), Rabanus Maurus (780), Walter Schellenberg (1910), and Helmut Newton (1920). After him are Patrick Süskind (1949), Niklas Luhmann (1927), Hans Geiger (1882), Klaus Mann (1906), Erhard Milch (1892), and Wassily Leontief (1906).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFrank Farian
MUSICIAN
1941 - 2024
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 507
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1921
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 508
Henning von Tresckow
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1901 - 1944
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 509
Rabanus Maurus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
780 - 856
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 510
Walter Schellenberg
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1952
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 511
Helmut Newton
PHOTOGRAPHER
1920 - 2004
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 512
Josef Kramer
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 513
Patrick Süskind
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 514
Niklas Luhmann
SOCIOLOGIST
1927 - 1998
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 515
Hans Geiger
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1945
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 516
Klaus Mann
WRITER
1906 - 1949
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 517
Erhard Milch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1972
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 518
Wassily Leontief
ECONOMIST
1906 - 1999
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 519
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Josef Kramer ranks 144. Before him are Rupert, King of Germany (1352), Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor (1075), Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1908), Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847), Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg (1856), and Walter Schellenberg (1910). After him are Maria Sophie of Bavaria (1841), Philipp Scheidemann (1865), Wilhelm Marx (1863), Louis II, Prince of Monaco (1870), Willi Stoph (1914), and Robert Ritter von Greim (1892).
Rupert, King of Germany
1352 - 1410
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 138
Lothair II, Holy Roman Emperor
1075 - 1137
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 139
Princess Sibylla of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1908 - 1972
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 140
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
1847 - 1897
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 141
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg
1856 - 1921
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 142
Walter Schellenberg
1910 - 1952
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 143
Josef Kramer
1906 - 1945
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 144
Maria Sophie of Bavaria
1841 - 1925
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 145
Philipp Scheidemann
1865 - 1939
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 146
Wilhelm Marx
1863 - 1946
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 147
Louis II, Prince of Monaco
1870 - 1949
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 148
Willi Stoph
1914 - 1999
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 149
Robert Ritter von Greim
1892 - 1945
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 150