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Paul von Hindenburg
1847 - 1934
Paul von Hindenburg
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military leader and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during the First World War and later became president of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. He played a key role in the Nazi seizure of power in 1933 when he appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany. Hindenburg was born to a family of minor Prussian nobility in Posen. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul von Hindenburg has received more than 7,974,421 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Paul von Hindenburg is the 181st most popular politician (down from 152nd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Poland (down from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Polish Politician.
Paul von Hindenburg was a German field marshal who became the first President of Germany in 1925. He is most famous for being the commander of the German army during World War I.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 181 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Lee Kuan Yew, Osman II, Louis Philippe I, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Alp Arslan. After him are Oliver Cromwell, Titus, Charles X of France, Babur, Ho Chi Minh, and Demosthenes.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMohammad Reza Pahlavi
1919 - 1980
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 175
Lee Kuan Yew
1923 - 2015
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 176
Osman II
1604 - 1622
HPI: 78.52
Rank: 177
Louis Philippe I
1773 - 1850
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 178
Mary, Queen of Scots
1542 - 1587
HPI: 78.42
Rank: 179
Alp Arslan
1029 - 1072
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 180
Paul von Hindenburg
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 181
Oliver Cromwell
1599 - 1658
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 182
Titus
41 - 81
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 183
Charles X of France
1757 - 1836
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 184
Babur
1483 - 1530
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 185
Ho Chi Minh
1890 - 1969
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 186
Demosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 187
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1847, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 3. Before him are Thomas Edison, and Alexander Graham Bell. After him are Bram Stoker, Otto Wallach, Maria Feodorovna, Jesse James, Auguste Escoffier, Joseph Pulitzer, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Georges Sorel, and Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy. Among people deceased in 1934, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 2. Before him is Marie Curie. After him are Lev Vygotsky, Fritz Haber, Edward Elgar, Ernst Röhm, Albert I of Belgium, Raymond Poincaré, Kurt von Schleicher, Alexander I of Yugoslavia, Sergey Kirov, and Nestor Makhno.
Others Born in 1847
Go to all RankingsThomas Edison
INVENTOR
1847 - 1931
HPI: 89.06
Rank: 1
Alexander Graham Bell
INVENTOR
1847 - 1922
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 2
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 3
Bram Stoker
WRITER
1847 - 1912
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 4
Otto Wallach
CHEMIST
1847 - 1931
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 5
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1847 - 1928
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 6
Jesse James
MAFIOSO
1847 - 1882
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 7
Auguste Escoffier
WRITER
1847 - 1935
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 8
Joseph Pulitzer
JOURNALIST
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 9
Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1897
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 10
Georges Sorel
PHILOSOPHER
1847 - 1922
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 11
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1847 - 1923
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1934
Go to all RankingsMarie Curie
PHYSICIST
1867 - 1934
HPI: 85.49
Rank: 1
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 2
Lev Vygotsky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1934
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 3
Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 4
Edward Elgar
COMPOSER
1857 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 5
Ernst Röhm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1934
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 6
Albert I of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.97
Rank: 7
Raymond Poincaré
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1934
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 8
Kurt von Schleicher
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 9
Alexander I of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1934
HPI: 69.89
Rank: 10
Sergey Kirov
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 11
Nestor Makhno
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1934
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 10 out of 1,694. Before him are Pope John Paul II (1920), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Catherine the Great (1729), Rosa Luxemburg (1871), David Ben-Gurion (1886), and Lech Wałęsa (1943). After him are L. L. Zamenhof (1859), Manfred von Richthofen (1892), Günter Grass (1927), Adam Mickiewicz (1798), Fritz Haber (1868), and Johann Gottfried Herder (1744).
Others born in Poland
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RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2005
HPI: 84.75
Rank: 4
Arthur Schopenhauer
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1860
HPI: 84.65
Rank: 5
Catherine the Great
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1796
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 6
Rosa Luxemburg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1871 - 1919
HPI: 80.46
Rank: 7
David Ben-Gurion
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 8
Lech Wałęsa
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 9
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 10
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.86
Rank: 11
Manfred von Richthofen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1918
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 12
Günter Grass
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 75.19
Rank: 13
Adam Mickiewicz
WRITER
1798 - 1855
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 14
Fritz Haber
CHEMIST
1868 - 1934
HPI: 74.67
Rank: 15
Johann Gottfried Herder
PHILOSOPHER
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.49
Rank: 16
Among POLITICIANS In Poland
Among politicians born in Poland, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 3. Before him are David Ben-Gurion (1886), and Lech Wałęsa (1943). After him are Lech Kaczyński (1949), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Yitzhak Shamir (1915), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Casimir III the Great (1310), Donald Tusk (1957), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), and Sigismund I the Old (1467).
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 1
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.65
Rank: 2
Paul von Hindenburg
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 3
Lech Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 4
Władysław IV Vasa
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 5
Yitzhak Shamir
1915 - 2012
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 6
Sigismund II Augustus
1520 - 1572
HPI: 71.52
Rank: 7
Vladislaus II of Hungary
1456 - 1516
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 8
Casimir III the Great
1310 - 1370
HPI: 70.55
Rank: 9
Donald Tusk
1957 - Present
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 10
Wojciech Jaruzelski
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 11
Sigismund I the Old
1467 - 1548
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12