1901 - 1947
Rudolf Franz Ferdinand Höss (also Höß, Hoeß, or Hoess; German: [hœs]; 25 November 1901 – 16 April 1947) was a German SS officer and the commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp. After the defeat of Nazi Germany and the end of World War II, he was convicted in Poland and executed for war crimes committed on the prisoners of the Auschwitz concentration camp and for his role in the Holocaust. Höss was the longest-serving commandant of Auschwitz Concentration Camp (from 4 May 1940 to November 1943, and again from 8 May 1944 to 18 January 1945). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Höss has received more than 5,365,315 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Höss is the 463rd most popular politician (up from 469th in 2019), the 127th most popular biography from Germany (up from 136th in 2019) and the 32nd most popular German Politician.
Rudolf Höss was a high-ranking Nazi SS officer who served as the commandant of Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland during World War II. He was arrested by British forces in 1946, and was tried in 1947 in Poland for war crimes, sentenced to death, and executed by hanging on April 16, 1947.
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Among politicians, Rudolf Höss ranks 463 out of 15,577. Before him are Augustus II the Strong, Georges Pompidou, Lothair I, Arcadius, Robert the Bruce, and Handan Sultan. After him are Geoffrey Plantagenet, Count of Anjou, John Adams, Ursula von der Leyen, Mustafa III, Leopold I of Belgium, and Murad V.
1670 - 1733
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 457
1911 - 1974
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 458
795 - 855
HPI: 73.75
Rank: 459
377 - 408
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 460
1274 - 1329
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 461
1574 - 1605
HPI: 73.74
Rank: 462
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 463
1113 - 1151
HPI: 73.72
Rank: 464
1735 - 1826
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 465
1958 - Present
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 466
1717 - 1773
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 467
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 468
1840 - 1904
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 469
Among people born in 1901, Rudolf Höss ranks 11. Before him are Louis Armstrong, Enrico Fermi, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Jacques Lacan, Linus Pauling, and Clark Gable. After him are Sukarno, Fulgencio Batista, Leopold III of Belgium, Ngo Dinh Diem, Magda Goebbels, and Gary Cooper. Among people deceased in 1947, Rudolf Höss ranks 5. Before him are Max Planck, Henry Ford, Al Capone, and Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. After him are Aleister Crowley, Kurt Lewin, Philipp Lenard, Christian X of Denmark, Jozef Tiso, Victor Horta, and George II of Greece.
1901 - 1971
HPI: 78.58
Rank: 5
1901 - 1954
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 6
1901 - 1918
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 7
1901 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 8
1901 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 9
1901 - 1960
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 10
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 11
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 12
1901 - 1973
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 13
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 14
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 15
1901 - 1945
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 16
1901 - 1961
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 17
1858 - 1947
HPI: 81.76
Rank: 1
1863 - 1947
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 2
1899 - 1947
HPI: 79.69
Rank: 3
1869 - 1947
HPI: 75.56
Rank: 4
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 5
1875 - 1947
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 6
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 7
1862 - 1947
HPI: 71.57
Rank: 8
1870 - 1947
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 9
1887 - 1947
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 10
1861 - 1947
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 11
1890 - 1947
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 12
Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Höss ranks 127 out of 6,142. Before him are Clara Zetkin (1857), George I of Great Britain (1660), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Heinrich Böll (1917), Augustus II the Strong (1670), and Michael Schumacher (1969). After him are Queen Silvia of Sweden (1943), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767), Novalis (1772), Bruce Willis (1955), and Agrippina the Younger (15).
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 121
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 122
1681 - 1767
HPI: 73.96
Rank: 123
1917 - 1985
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 124
1670 - 1733
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 125
1969 - Present
HPI: 73.78
Rank: 126
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 127
1943 - Present
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 128
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 129
1767 - 1835
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 130
1772 - 1801
HPI: 73.65
Rank: 131
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 132
15 - 59
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 133
Among politicians born in Germany, Rudolf Höss ranks 32. Before him are Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), George II of Great Britain (1683), Henry the Fowler (876), Clara Zetkin (1857), George I of Great Britain (1660), and Augustus II the Strong (1670). After him are Leopold I of Belgium (1790), Agrippina the Younger (15), Frederick William I of Prussia (1688), Ludwig II of Bavaria (1845), Charles the Fat (839), and Franz von Papen (1879).
1831 - 1888
HPI: 74.46
Rank: 26
1683 - 1760
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 27
876 - 936
HPI: 74.23
Rank: 28
1857 - 1933
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 29
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.97
Rank: 30
1670 - 1733
HPI: 73.79
Rank: 31
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 32
1790 - 1865
HPI: 73.68
Rank: 33
15 - 59
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 34
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 35
1845 - 1886
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 36
839 - 888
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 37
1879 - 1969
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 38