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Kurt Furgler
1924 - 2008
Kurt Furgler
Kurt Furgler (24 June 1924 – 23 July 2008) was a Swiss politician and member of the Swiss Federal Council (1972–1986). He was elected to the Federal Council of Switzerland on 8 December 1971 and handed over office on 31 December 1986. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kurt Furgler has received more than 40,245 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Kurt Furgler is the 13,841st most popular politician (up from 14,102nd in 2019), the 472nd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 496th in 2019) and the 88th most popular Swiss Politician.
Memorability Metrics
40k
Page Views (PV)
48.94
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
4.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Kurt Furgler ranks 13,841 out of 19,576. Before him are Arnold Koller, Enoch L. Johnson, Djefatnebti, Maroš Šefčovič, Mike Lee, and Rodrigo Carazo Odio. After him are Hans Apel, Mame Madior Boye, Élisabeth Baume-Schneider, Sadakazu Tanigaki, Jan Jacob Rochussen, and Rahul Gandhi.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArnold Koller
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 13,835
Enoch L. Johnson
1883 - 1968
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 13,836
Djefatnebti
2700 BC - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 13,837
Maroš Šefčovič
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 13,838
Mike Lee
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 13,839
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 13,840
Kurt Furgler
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 13,841
Hans Apel
1932 - 2011
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 13,842
Mame Madior Boye
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 13,843
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 13,844
Sadakazu Tanigaki
1945 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 13,845
Jan Jacob Rochussen
1797 - 1871
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 13,846
Rahul Gandhi
1970 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 13,847
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Kurt Furgler ranks 302. Before him are Oldřich Lipský, Yvonne Loriod, Renia Spiegel, Alexander Esenin-Volpin, Valerio Bacigalupo, and Kenny Dorham. After him are Heinz Müller, Ranasinghe Premadasa, Don Knotts, Roger Marche, Val Avery, and Attilio Giovannini. Among people deceased in 2008, Kurt Furgler ranks 219. Before him are Abdulah Gegić, Mario Rigoni Stern, Leonard Rosenman, Janwillem van de Wetering, Ollie Johnston, and David Gale. After him are Xie Jin, Luis de Souza Ferreira, Ibrahim Nasir, Neil Aspinall, Horst Stein, and Anton Allemann.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsOldřich Lipský
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1986
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 296
Yvonne Loriod
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 297
Renia Spiegel
WRITER
1924 - 1942
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 298
Alexander Esenin-Volpin
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2016
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 299
Valerio Bacigalupo
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1949
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 300
Kenny Dorham
SINGER
1924 - 1972
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 301
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 302
Heinz Müller
CYCLIST
1924 - 1975
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 303
Ranasinghe Premadasa
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1993
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 304
Don Knotts
ACTOR
1924 - 2006
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 305
Roger Marche
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 1997
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 306
Val Avery
ACTOR
1924 - 2009
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 307
Attilio Giovannini
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2005
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 308
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsAbdulah Gegić
SOCCER PLAYER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 213
Mario Rigoni Stern
WRITER
1921 - 2008
HPI: 49.27
Rank: 214
Leonard Rosenman
COMPOSER
1924 - 2008
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 215
Janwillem van de Wetering
WRITER
1931 - 2008
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 216
Ollie Johnston
DESIGNER
1912 - 2008
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 217
David Gale
MATHEMATICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 218
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 219
Xie Jin
FILM DIRECTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 220
Luis de Souza Ferreira
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2008
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 221
Ibrahim Nasir
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2008
HPI: 48.67
Rank: 222
Neil Aspinall
BUSINESSPERSON
1941 - 2008
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 223
Horst Stein
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2008
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 224
Anton Allemann
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 225
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Kurt Furgler ranks 472 out of 1,015. Before him are Madeleine Berthod (1931), Severino Minelli (1909), Conrad Grebel (1498), Thomas Erastus (1524), Carlo Clerici (1929), and Arnold Koller (1933). After him are Martin Suter (1948), Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (1963), Marguerite Bays (1815), Georges-Louis Le Sage (1724), Johann Amman (1707), and Urs Fischer (1966).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMadeleine Berthod
SKIER
1931 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 466
Severino Minelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 49.01
Rank: 467
Conrad Grebel
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1498 - 1526
HPI: 49.00
Rank: 468
Thomas Erastus
PHYSICIAN
1524 - 1583
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 469
Carlo Clerici
CYCLIST
1929 - 2007
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 470
Arnold Koller
POLITICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 471
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 472
Martin Suter
WRITER
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 473
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 474
Marguerite Bays
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1815 - 1879
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 475
Georges-Louis Le Sage
PHYSICIST
1724 - 1803
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 476
Johann Amman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1741
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 477
Urs Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 478
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Kurt Furgler ranks 88. Before him are Fritz Honegger (1917), Pierre Aubert (1927), Marc-Émile Ruchet (1853), Max Petitpierre (1899), Otto Stich (1927), and Arnold Koller (1933). After him are Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (1963), Kaspar Villiger (1941), Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (1802), Alois Estermann (1954), Jakob Stämpfli (1820), and Eugen Huber (1849).
Fritz Honegger
1917 - 1999
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 82
Pierre Aubert
1927 - 2016
HPI: 49.33
Rank: 83
Marc-Émile Ruchet
1853 - 1912
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 84
Max Petitpierre
1899 - 1994
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 85
Otto Stich
1927 - 2012
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 86
Arnold Koller
1933 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 87
Kurt Furgler
1924 - 2008
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 88
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 89
Kaspar Villiger
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 90
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
1802 - 1881
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 91
Alois Estermann
1954 - 1998
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 92
Jakob Stämpfli
1820 - 1879
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 93
Eugen Huber
1849 - 1923
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 94