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Othmar Karas
1957 - Today
Othmar Karas
Othmar Karas (born 24 December 1957) is an Austrian politician who served as the First Vice-President of the European Parliament since January 2022, having been a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) since 1999. He is a member of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), which in turn affiliates with the European People's Party. Karas sat on the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Special Committee on Tax Rulings and Other Measures Similar in Nature or Effect. Between 2012 and 2022, he was one of the vice presidents of the European Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Othmar Karas is the 16,898th most popular politician (down from 16,196th in 2024), the 1,055th most popular biography from Austria (down from 998th in 2019) and the 222nd most popular Austrian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Othmar Karas ranks 16,898 out of 19,576. Before him are Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Anna Fotyga, Dietrich Stobbe, Dick Quax, and Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin. After him are María Fernanda Espinosa, Reginald McKenna, Michael Ludwig, Milojko Spajić, José María de Achá, and Bill English.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAmadou Gon Coulibaly
1959 - 2020
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 16,899
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 16,900
Anna Fotyga
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 16,901
Dietrich Stobbe
1938 - 2011
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 16,902
Dick Quax
1948 - 2018
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,903
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
1849 - 1917
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,904
Othmar Karas
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,905
María Fernanda Espinosa
1964 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,906
Reginald McKenna
1863 - 1943
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,907
Michael Ludwig
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,908
Milojko Spajić
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,909
José María de Achá
1810 - 1868
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,910
Bill English
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 16,911
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Othmar Karas ranks 458. Before him are Frank Schätzing, Igor Sergun, Kenji Nagai, Dawn French, Anna Fotyga, and Arnoldo Iguarán. After him are Klaus Lindenberger, Mark Mancina, Peter Müller, Abdul Hafiz Ghoga, Alex Jennings, and Jean-François Domergue.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsFrank Schätzing
WRITER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 452
Igor Sergun
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1957 - 2016
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 453
Kenji Nagai
JOURNALIST
1957 - 2007
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 454
Dawn French
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 455
Anna Fotyga
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 456
Arnoldo Iguarán
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 457
Othmar Karas
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 458
Klaus Lindenberger
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 459
Mark Mancina
COMPOSER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 460
Peter Müller
SKIER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.10
Rank: 461
Abdul Hafiz Ghoga
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 462
Alex Jennings
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 463
Jean-François Domergue
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 464
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Othmar Karas ranks 1,055 out of 1,424. Before him are DJ Ötzi (1971), Gerhard Roth (1942), Gertrude Liebhart (1928), Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner (1970), Werner Kogler (1961), and Siegfried Powolny (1915). After him are Michael Ludwig (1961), Klaus Lindenberger (1957), Alex Manninger (1977), Bedřich Šupčík (1898), Peter Persidis (1947), and Harald Kloser (1956).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsDJ Ötzi
SINGER
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 1,049
Gerhard Roth
WRITER
1942 - 2022
HPI: 52.24
Rank: 1,050
Gertrude Liebhart
ATHLETE
1928 - 2008
HPI: 52.20
Rank: 1,051
Gerlinde Kaltenbrunner
MOUNTAINEER
1970 - Present
HPI: 52.18
Rank: 1,052
Werner Kogler
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 1,053
Siegfried Powolny
HANDBALL PLAYER
1915 - 1944
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 1,054
Othmar Karas
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 1,055
Michael Ludwig
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 1,056
Klaus Lindenberger
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 1,057
Alex Manninger
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 1,058
Bedřich Šupčík
GYMNAST
1898 - 1957
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 1,059
Peter Persidis
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2009
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 1,060
Harald Kloser
COMPOSER
1956 - Present
HPI: 52.06
Rank: 1,061
Among POLITICIANS In Austria
Among politicians born in Austria, Othmar Karas ranks 222. Before him are Helmut Zilk (1927), Johanna Dohnal (1939), Ute Bock (1942), Hannes Swoboda (1946), Erhard Busek (1941), and Werner Kogler (1961). After him are Michael Ludwig (1961), Elke Kahr (1961), Cajetan von Felder (1814), Franz Fischler (1946), Ingrid Wendl (1940), and Doris Bures (1962).
Helmut Zilk
1927 - 2008
HPI: 53.76
Rank: 216
Johanna Dohnal
1939 - 2010
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 217
Ute Bock
1942 - 2018
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 218
Hannes Swoboda
1946 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 219
Erhard Busek
1941 - 2022
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 220
Werner Kogler
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 221
Othmar Karas
1957 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 222
Michael Ludwig
1961 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 223
Elke Kahr
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 224
Cajetan von Felder
1814 - 1894
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 225
Franz Fischler
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 226
Ingrid Wendl
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 227
Doris Bures
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 228












































