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Rudolf Hess

1894 - 1987

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Rudolf Walter Richard Hess (Heß in German; 26 April 1894 – 17 August 1987) was a German politician and a leading member of the Nazi Party in Nazi Germany. Appointed Deputy Führer to Adolf Hitler in 1933, Hess held that position until 1941, when he flew solo to Scotland in an attempt to negotiate the United Kingdom's exit from the Second World War. He was taken prisoner and eventually convicted of crimes against peace. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Hess has received more than 10,363,823 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 67 in 2019). Rudolf Hess is the 256th most popular politician (down from 207th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Egypt (down from 18th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Rudolf Hess was a high-ranking Nazi official who attempted to negotiate peace with the United Kingdom during World War II. He was captured by the British and later convicted of crimes against peace and sentenced to life imprisonment.

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  • 76.82

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  • 68

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  • 9.43

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  • 3.60

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Rudolf Hess ranks 256 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis XI of France, Eva Perón, Marcus Licinius Crassus, François Mitterrand, Antoninus Pius, and Philip II of France. After him are Rodrigo Duterte, Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Jawaharlal Nehru, Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor, Safiye Sultan, and Ashurbanipal.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Rudolf Hess ranks 3. Before him are Nikita Khrushchev, and Gavrilo Princip. After him are Edward VIII, Aldous Huxley, Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Maximilian Kolbe, Georges Lemaître, John Ford, Boris III of Bulgaria, Moshe Sharett, and Jean Renoir. Among people deceased in 1987, Rudolf Hess ranks 2. Before him is Andy Warhol. After him are Dalida, Carl Rogers, Primo Levi, John Howard Northrop, Louis de Broglie, Gunnar Myrdal, Rita Hayworth, Marguerite Yourcenar, Fred Astaire, and Thomas Sankara.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Rudolf Hess ranks 22 out of 642. Before him are Plotinus (203), Anwar Sadat (1918), Hosni Mubarak (1928), Amenhotep III (-1403), Imhotep (-2800), and Hagar (-1800). After him are Hero of Alexandria (10), Dalida (1933), Nefertari (-1290), Moses in Islam (-1392), Demis Roussos (1946), and Khafra (-2550).

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  • Photo of Plotinus

    Plotinus

    PHILOSOPHER

    203 - 270

    HPI: 78.38

    Rank: 16

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    Anwar Sadat

    POLITICIAN

    1918 - 1981

    HPI: 78.13

    Rank: 17

  • Photo of Hosni Mubarak

    Hosni Mubarak

    POLITICIAN

    1928 - 2020

    HPI: 77.90

    Rank: 18

  • Photo of Amenhotep III

    Amenhotep III

    POLITICIAN

    1403 BC - 1350 BC

    HPI: 77.80

    Rank: 19

  • Photo of Imhotep

    Imhotep

    ARCHITECT

    2800 BC - 2700 BC

    HPI: 77.23

    Rank: 20

  • Photo of Hagar

    Hagar

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1800 BC - 2000 BC

    HPI: 77.13

    Rank: 21

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    Rudolf Hess

    POLITICIAN

    1894 - 1987

    HPI: 76.82

    Rank: 22

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    Hero of Alexandria

    MATHEMATICIAN

    10 - 75

    HPI: 75.71

    Rank: 23

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    Dalida

    SINGER

    1933 - 1987

    HPI: 75.58

    Rank: 24

  • Photo of Nefertari

    Nefertari

    COMPANION

    1290 BC - 1255 BC

    HPI: 75.45

    Rank: 25

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    Moses in Islam

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    1392 BC - 1272 BC

    HPI: 75.18

    Rank: 26

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    Demis Roussos

    SINGER

    1946 - 2015

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 27

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    Khafra

    POLITICIAN

    2550 BC - 2479 BC

    HPI: 75.09

    Rank: 28

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Rudolf Hess ranks 9. Before him are Akhenaten (-1400), Hatshepsut (-1507), Gamal Abdel Nasser (1918), Anwar Sadat (1918), Hosni Mubarak (1928), and Amenhotep III (-1403). After him are Khafra (-2550), Ay (-1380), Horemheb (-1319), Menkaure (-2001), Caesarion (-47), and Ahmose I (-1560).

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