POLITICIAN
Karl Haushofer
1869 - 1946
Karl Haushofer
Karl Ernst Haushofer (27 August 1869 – 10 March 1946) was a German general, professor, geographer, and diplomat. Haushofer's concept of Geopolitik influenced the ideological development of Adolf Hitler. Rudolf Hess was also a student of Haushofer, and during Hess and Hitler's incarceration by the Weimar Republic after the Beer Hall Putsch, Haushofer visited Landsberg Prison to teach and mentor both Hess and Hitler. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Karl Haushofer has received more than 563,990 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Karl Haushofer is the 1,255th most popular politician (down from 1,187th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Germany and the 97th most popular German Politician.
Karl Haushofer was a German general and geopolitician who is most famous for his geopolitical theories.
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Page Views (PV)
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
10.78
Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Karl Haushofer ranks 1,255 out of 19,576. Before him are Vidkun Quisling, Karađorđe, Daoguang Emperor, Constantine VI, Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark, and 2nd Dalai Lama. After him are Faisal I of Iraq, Fritz Sauckel, Alexei Rykov, Theodoric the Great, Wenceslaus III of Bohemia, and Ludvík Svoboda.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVidkun Quisling
1887 - 1945
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 1,249
Karađorđe
1768 - 1817
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 1,250
Daoguang Emperor
1782 - 1850
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 1,251
Constantine VI
771 - 802
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 1,252
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
1882 - 1944
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 1,253
2nd Dalai Lama
1476 - 1542
HPI: 68.60
Rank: 1,254
Karl Haushofer
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1,255
Faisal I of Iraq
1885 - 1933
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 1,256
Fritz Sauckel
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 1,257
Alexei Rykov
1881 - 1938
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,258
Theodoric the Great
454 - 526
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,259
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia
1289 - 1306
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,260
Ludvík Svoboda
1895 - 1979
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 1,261
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Karl Haushofer ranks 10. Before him are André Gide, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, Neville Chamberlain, Nadezhda Krupskaya, Charles Thomson Rees Wilson, and Gustaf Dalén. After him are Emma Goldman, Fritz Pregl, Hans Spemann, Frederick Trump, Christian Lous Lange, and Komitas. Among people deceased in 1946, Karl Haushofer ranks 19. Before him are Gerhart Hauptmann, Alexander Alekhine, Gertrude Stein, Wilhelm Frick, Werner von Blomberg, and Julius Streicher. After him are Fritz Sauckel, John Logie Baird, Draža Mihailović, Manuel de Falla, Paul Langevin, and Ferenc Szálasi.
Others Born in 1869
Go to all RankingsAndré Gide
WRITER
1869 - 1951
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 4
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.33
Rank: 5
Neville Chamberlain
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1940
HPI: 73.51
Rank: 6
Nadezhda Krupskaya
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1939
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 7
Charles Thomson Rees Wilson
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1959
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 8
Gustaf Dalén
PHYSICIST
1869 - 1937
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 9
Karl Haushofer
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 10
Emma Goldman
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1940
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 11
Fritz Pregl
CHEMIST
1869 - 1930
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 12
Hans Spemann
BIOLOGIST
1869 - 1941
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 13
Frederick Trump
EXTREMIST
1869 - 1918
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 14
Christian Lous Lange
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 15
Komitas
COMPOSER
1869 - 1935
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsGerhart Hauptmann
WRITER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 13
Alexander Alekhine
CHESS PLAYER
1892 - 1946
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 14
Gertrude Stein
WRITER
1874 - 1946
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 15
Wilhelm Frick
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1946
HPI: 69.85
Rank: 16
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 17
Julius Streicher
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 18
Karl Haushofer
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 19
Fritz Sauckel
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 20
John Logie Baird
INVENTOR
1888 - 1946
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 21
Draža Mihailović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1893 - 1946
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 22
Manuel de Falla
COMPOSER
1876 - 1946
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 23
Paul Langevin
PHYSICIST
1872 - 1946
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 24
Ferenc Szálasi
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1946
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 25
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Karl Haushofer ranks 331 out of 7,253. Before him are Friedrich Bessel (1784), Michael Haneke (1942), Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781), August Kekulé (1829), Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744), and Einhard (770). After him are Fritz Sauckel (1894), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Adolf von Baeyer (1835), Ludolph van Ceulen (1540), Adolf Butenandt (1903), and Ferdinand I of Romania (1865).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Bessel
MATHEMATICIAN
1784 - 1846
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 325
Michael Haneke
FILM DIRECTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 326
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
ARCHITECT
1781 - 1841
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 327
August Kekulé
CHEMIST
1829 - 1896
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 328
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1744 - 1812
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 329
Einhard
WRITER
770 - 840
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 330
Karl Haushofer
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 331
Fritz Sauckel
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 332
Albrecht Altdorfer
PAINTER
1480 - 1538
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 333
Adolf von Baeyer
CHEMIST
1835 - 1917
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 334
Ludolph van Ceulen
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1610
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 335
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 336
Ferdinand I of Romania
POLITICIAN
1865 - 1927
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 337
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Karl Haushofer ranks 97. Before him are Georgy Lvov (1861), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Ilse Koch (1906), Gustav Stresemann (1878), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), and Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744). After him are Fritz Sauckel (1894), Ferdinand I of Romania (1865), Valdemar I of Denmark (1131), Maurice, Prince of Orange (1567), Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845), and Christian V of Denmark (1646).
Georgy Lvov
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 91
Johann Friedrich Struensee
1737 - 1772
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 92
Ilse Koch
1906 - 1967
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 93
Gustav Stresemann
1878 - 1929
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 94
Frederick I of Sweden
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 95
Mayer Amschel Rothschild
1744 - 1812
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 96
Karl Haushofer
1869 - 1946
HPI: 68.59
Rank: 97
Fritz Sauckel
1894 - 1946
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 98
Ferdinand I of Romania
1865 - 1927
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 99
Valdemar I of Denmark
1131 - 1182
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 100
Maurice, Prince of Orange
1567 - 1625
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 101
Ludwig III of Bavaria
1845 - 1921
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 102
Christian V of Denmark
1646 - 1699
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 103