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Rudolf Scharping
1947 - Today
Rudolf Scharping
Rudolf Albert Scharping (born 2 December 1947) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He first rose to prominence as Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate (1991-1994). He was his party's federal chairman from 1993 to 1995 and in 1994 ran an, ultimately unsuccessful, effort to oust Chancellor Helmut Kohl in the federal elections. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rudolf Scharping has received more than 103,478 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolf Scharping is the 14,491st most popular politician (down from 13,142nd in 2019), the 4,613th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,995th in 2019) and the 1,184th most popular German Politician.
Memorability Metrics
100k
Page Views (PV)
47.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.76
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Rudolf Scharpings by language
Over the past year Rudolf Scharping has had the most page views in the German wikipedia edition with 103,703 views, followed by English (12,886), and Chinese (1,770). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Latin (66.92%), Belarusian (64.61%), and Egyptian Arabic (48.12%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Rudolf Scharping ranks 14,491 out of 19,576. Before him are Hélène Prévost, Stafford Cripps, Tiberius Claudius Balbilus, Abel P. Upshur, Baltasar Brum, and Felix Lichnowsky. After him are Luis Alberto Monge, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Saleh Kebzabo, Enrichetta d'Este, Basdeo Panday, and Alain Peyrefitte.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHélène Prévost
1900 - 2000
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 14,485
Stafford Cripps
1889 - 1952
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 14,486
Tiberius Claudius Balbilus
100 - 100
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 14,487
Abel P. Upshur
1790 - 1844
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 14,488
Baltasar Brum
1883 - 1933
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 14,489
Felix Lichnowsky
1814 - 1848
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 14,490
Rudolf Scharping
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 14,491
Luis Alberto Monge
1925 - 2016
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,492
Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski
1816 - 1889
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,493
Saleh Kebzabo
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,494
Enrichetta d'Este
1702 - 1777
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,495
Basdeo Panday
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,496
Alain Peyrefitte
1925 - 1999
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,497
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Rudolf Scharping ranks 512. Before him are Sandy Denny, Sylvestre Ilunga, Randhir Kapoor, Deanie Ip, Dave Arneson, and Roberto Mangabeira Unger. After him are Kazuyoshi Hoshino, Saleh Kebzabo, Camille Keaton, Alexander Tikhonov, Érik Orsenna, and Michel Sogny.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsSandy Denny
SINGER
1947 - 1978
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 506
Sylvestre Ilunga
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 507
Randhir Kapoor
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 508
Deanie Ip
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 509
Dave Arneson
GAME DESIGNER
1947 - 2009
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 510
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
PHILOSOPHER
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.90
Rank: 511
Rudolf Scharping
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 512
Kazuyoshi Hoshino
RACING DRIVER
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 513
Saleh Kebzabo
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 514
Camille Keaton
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 515
Alexander Tikhonov
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.83
Rank: 516
Érik Orsenna
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 517
Michel Sogny
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 518
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Rudolf Scharping ranks 4,613 out of 7,253. Before him are Kurt Ahrens Jr. (1940), Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt (1825), Tankred Dorst (1925), Friedrich Gogarten (1887), Francis Buchholz (1954), and Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1704). After him are Otto Modersohn (1865), Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (1927), Jacob Volhard (1834), Ditlev Blunck (1798), Dietrich Kraiss (1889), and Hugo Winckler (1863).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsKurt Ahrens Jr.
RACING DRIVER
1940 - Present
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 4,607
Johann Friedrich Julius Schmidt
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1884
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 4,608
Tankred Dorst
WRITER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 4,609
Friedrich Gogarten
PHILOSOPHER
1887 - 1967
HPI: 47.89
Rank: 4,610
Francis Buchholz
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 4,611
Prince John August of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1704 - 1767
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 4,612
Rudolf Scharping
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 4,613
Otto Modersohn
PAINTER
1865 - 1943
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 4,614
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala
WRITER
1927 - 2013
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 4,615
Jacob Volhard
CHEMIST
1834 - 1910
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 4,616
Ditlev Blunck
PAINTER
1798 - 1853
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 4,617
Dietrich Kraiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1944
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 4,618
Hugo Winckler
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1863 - 1913
HPI: 47.82
Rank: 4,619
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Rudolf Scharping ranks 1,184. Before him are Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (1942), Walter Brack (1880), Günther Beckstein (1943), Franz Josef Jung (1949), Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1909), and Lothar Metz (1939). After him are Joseph von Radowitz (1797), John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön (1634), Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1790), Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1839), Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (1774), and Otto Rühle (1874).
Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 1,178
Walter Brack
1880 - 1919
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,179
Günther Beckstein
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 1,180
Franz Josef Jung
1949 - Present
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 1,181
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1909 - 1943
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 1,182
Lothar Metz
1939 - 2021
HPI: 47.93
Rank: 1,183
Rudolf Scharping
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 1,184
Joseph von Radowitz
1797 - 1853
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 1,185
John Adolphus, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Plön
1634 - 1704
HPI: 47.76
Rank: 1,186
Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz
1790 - 1836
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 1,187
Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg
1839 - 1912
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 1,188
Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg
1774 - 1825
HPI: 47.53
Rank: 1,189
Otto Rühle
1874 - 1943
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 1,190