1847 - 1934
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (pronounced [ˈpaʊl ˈluːtvɪç hans ˈantoːn fɔn ˈbɛnəkn̩dɔʁf ʔʊnt fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ; abbreviated pronounced [ˈpaʊl fɔn ˈhɪndn̩bʊʁk] ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I. He later became president of Germany from 1925 until his death. During his presidency, he played a key role in the Nazi seizure of power in January 1933 when, under pressure from his advisers, he appointed Adolf Hitler as chancellor of Germany.Hindenburg was born to a family of minor Prussian nobility in Posen. Upon completing his education as a cadet, he enlisted in the Third Regiment of Foot Guards as a second lieutenant. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paul von Hindenburg has received more than 7,236,290 page views. His biography is available in 80 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Paul von Hindenburg is the 152nd most popular politician (down from 143rd in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Poland (down from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd 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, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 152 out of 15,577. Before him are Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Oliver Cromwell, Simón Bolívar, Cardinal Richelieu, Lech Wałęsa, and Maximilien Robespierre. After him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Alfred the Great, Louis IX of France, Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Ivar the Boneless, and Darius III.
1503 - 1564
HPI: 78.90
Rank: 146
1599 - 1658
HPI: 78.88
Rank: 147
1783 - 1830
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 148
1585 - 1642
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 149
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 150
1758 - 1794
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 151
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 152
1594 - 1632
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 153
849 - 899
HPI: 78.72
Rank: 154
1214 - 1270
HPI: 78.71
Rank: 155
1685 - 1740
HPI: 78.70
Rank: 156
900 - 873
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 157
380 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 78.66
Rank: 158
Among people born in 1847, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 3. Before him are Thomas Edison and Alexander Graham Bell. After him are Bram Stoker, Maria Feodorovna, Otto Wallach, Jesse James, Auguste Escoffier, Joseph Pulitzer, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria, Georges Sorel, and Annie Besant. Among people deceased in 1934, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 2. Before him is Marie Curie. After him are Lev Vygotsky, Fritz Haber, Ernst Röhm, Edward Elgar, Albert I of Belgium, Kurt von Schleicher, John Dillinger, Sergey Kirov, Raymond Poincaré, and Nestor Makhno.
1847 - 1931
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 1
1847 - 1922
HPI: 82.97
Rank: 2
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 3
1847 - 1912
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 4
1847 - 1928
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 5
1847 - 1931
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 6
1847 - 1882
HPI: 69.83
Rank: 7
1847 - 1935
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 8
1847 - 1911
HPI: 67.70
Rank: 9
1847 - 1897
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 10
1847 - 1922
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 11
1847 - 1933
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 12
1867 - 1934
HPI: 90.71
Rank: 1
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 2
1896 - 1934
HPI: 77.29
Rank: 3
1868 - 1934
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 4
1887 - 1934
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 5
1857 - 1934
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 6
1875 - 1934
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 7
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 8
1903 - 1934
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 9
1886 - 1934
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 10
1860 - 1934
HPI: 69.90
Rank: 11
1888 - 1934
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 12
Among people born in Poland, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 9 out of 1,454. Before him are Frédéric Chopin (1810), Pope John Paul II (1920), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Catherine the Great (1729), Rosa Luxemburg (1871), and Lech Wałęsa (1943). After him are David Ben-Gurion (1886), L. L. Zamenhof (1859), Fritz Haber (1868), Günter Grass (1927), Wernher von Braun (1912), and Johann Gottfried Herder (1744).
1810 - 1849
HPI: 88.83
Rank: 3
1920 - 2005
HPI: 85.38
Rank: 4
1788 - 1860
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 5
1729 - 1796
HPI: 83.49
Rank: 6
1871 - 1919
HPI: 80.96
Rank: 7
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 8
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 9
1886 - 1973
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 10
1859 - 1917
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 11
1868 - 1934
HPI: 75.01
Rank: 12
1927 - 2015
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 13
1912 - 1977
HPI: 74.86
Rank: 14
1744 - 1803
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 15
Among politicians born in Poland, Paul von Hindenburg ranks 2. Before him are Lech Wałęsa (1943). After him are David Ben-Gurion (1886), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Leonid Kravchuk (1934), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Zbigniew Brzezinski (1928), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Lech Kaczyński (1949), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Władysław III of Poland (1424), and Casimir III the Great (1310).
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.85
Rank: 1
1847 - 1934
HPI: 78.75
Rank: 2
1886 - 1973
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 3
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.64
Rank: 4
1934 - 2022
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 5
1456 - 1516
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 6
1928 - 2017
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 7
1520 - 1572
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 8
1949 - 2010
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 9
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 10
1424 - 1444
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 11
1310 - 1370
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12