1924 - 2008
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 32,665 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Kurt Furgler is the 14,151st most popular politician (down from 12,853rd in 2019), the 498th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 444th in 2019) and the 87th most popular Swiss Politician.
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Among politicians, Kurt Furgler ranks 14,151 out of 15,577. Before him are Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, Greg Louganis, Khenthap, Dhana Nanda, John Sparrow David Thompson, and Steingrímur Steinþórsson. After him are Alfredo Duhalde, Gnaeus Servilius Caepio, Choguel Kokalla Maïga, John Douglas, 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Alpín mac Echdach, and Pavel Filip.
1893 - 1987
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 14,145
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.35
Rank: 14,146
3000 BC - Present
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 14,147
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 14,148
1845 - 1894
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 14,149
1893 - 1966
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 14,150
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 14,151
1898 - 1985
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 14,152
237 BC - 174 BC
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 14,153
1958 - Present
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 14,154
1844 - 1900
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 14,155
778 - 834
HPI: 45.33
Rank: 14,156
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 14,157
Among people born in 1924, Kurt Furgler ranks 336. Before him are Leopoldo Torre Nilsson, Arkady Vorobyov, John Winter, César Lattes, Julio Musimessi, and Roberto Mieres. After him are Holger Juul Hansen, Zsuzsa Körmöczy, Alphons Egli, Friedrich L. Bauer, Buddy Hackett, and Mel Patton. Among people deceased in 2008, Kurt Furgler ranks 245. Before him are Jimmy Giuffre, Gabriel París Gordillo, Antonio José González Zumárraga, Gennadi Volnov, Béatrix Beck, and Thomas M. Disch. After him are Paulos Faraj Rahho, Giovanni Viola, Dingiri Banda Wijetunga, Marilyn Ferguson, Cecilia Colledge, and Eugenio Montejo.
1924 - 1978
HPI: 45.76
Rank: 330
1924 - 2012
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 331
1924 - 2007
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 332
1924 - 2005
HPI: 45.58
Rank: 333
1924 - 1997
HPI: 45.54
Rank: 334
1924 - 2012
HPI: 45.50
Rank: 335
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 336
1924 - 2013
HPI: 45.25
Rank: 337
1924 - 2006
HPI: 45.16
Rank: 338
1924 - 2016
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 339
1924 - 2015
HPI: 45.07
Rank: 340
1924 - 2003
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 341
1924 - 2014
HPI: 45.02
Rank: 342
1921 - 2008
HPI: 45.52
Rank: 239
1910 - 2008
HPI: 45.46
Rank: 240
1925 - 2008
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 241
1939 - 2008
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 242
1914 - 2008
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 243
1940 - 2008
HPI: 45.36
Rank: 244
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 245
1942 - 2008
HPI: 45.30
Rank: 246
1926 - 2008
HPI: 45.27
Rank: 247
1916 - 2008
HPI: 45.18
Rank: 248
1938 - 2008
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 249
1920 - 2008
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 250
1938 - 2008
HPI: 45.06
Rank: 251
Among people born in Switzerland, Kurt Furgler ranks 498 out of 876. Before him are Marc Delafontaine (1838), Mick Schumacher (1999), Bruno Manser (1954), Béatrix Beck (1914), Marc Faber (1946), and Yvonne Rüegg (1938). After him are Adolf Muschg (1934), Ludwig Schläfli (1814), Henri Dès (1940), Leon Schlumpf (1925), Bruno Heim (1911), and Haris Seferović (1992).
1838 - 1911
HPI: 45.48
Rank: 492
1999 - Present
HPI: 45.44
Rank: 493
1954 - 2005
HPI: 45.43
Rank: 494
1914 - 2008
HPI: 45.41
Rank: 495
1946 - Present
HPI: 45.39
Rank: 496
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.37
Rank: 497
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 498
1934 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 499
1814 - 1895
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 500
1940 - Present
HPI: 45.26
Rank: 501
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 502
1911 - 2003
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 503
1992 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 504
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Kurt Furgler ranks 87. Before him are Numa Droz (1844), Viola Amherd (1962), Jakob Stämpfli (1820), Walter Breisky (1871), Hans-Peter Tschudi (1913), and Karin Keller-Sutter (1963). After him are Leon Schlumpf (1925), Alphons Egli (1924), Albert Gallatin (1761), Pierre Jaccoud (1905), Rudolf Gnägi (1917), and Uri Rosenthal (1945).
1844 - 1899
HPI: 46.44
Rank: 81
1962 - Present
HPI: 46.39
Rank: 82
1820 - 1879
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 83
1871 - 1944
HPI: 46.05
Rank: 84
1913 - 2002
HPI: 46.02
Rank: 85
1963 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 86
1924 - 2008
HPI: 45.34
Rank: 87
1925 - 2012
HPI: 45.24
Rank: 88
1924 - 2016
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 89
1761 - 1849
HPI: 44.78
Rank: 90
1905 - 1996
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 91
1917 - 1985
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 92
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 93