POLITICIAN
Samuel Schmid
1947 - Today
Samuel Schmid
Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense minister for Switzerland). Schmid was born in Rüti bei Büren, Canton of Bern. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samuel Schmid has received more than 54,604 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Samuel Schmid is the 12,523rd most popular politician (down from 11,792nd in 2019), the 391st most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 359th in 2019) and the 68th most popular Swiss Politician.
Memorability Metrics
55k
Page Views (PV)
57.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
27
Languages Editions (L)
4.74
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Samuel Schmid ranks 12,523 out of 19,576. Before him are Bernardo Berro, Edén Pastora, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Qiao Shi, Lucius Marcius Philippus, and Abdullah al-Thani. After him are Gary Hocking, Alexius Slav, Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Berthar, Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice, and Banharn Silpa-archa.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBernardo Berro
1803 - 1868
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,517
Edén Pastora
1936 - 2020
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,518
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,519
Qiao Shi
1924 - 2015
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,520
Lucius Marcius Philippus
150 BC - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,521
Abdullah al-Thani
1954 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,522
Samuel Schmid
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,523
Gary Hocking
1937 - 1962
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,524
Alexius Slav
1200 - 1300
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 12,525
Wilhelm Heinrich, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach
1691 - 1741
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 12,526
Berthar
700 - 688
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 12,527
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 12,528
Banharn Silpa-archa
1932 - 2016
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 12,529
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Samuel Schmid ranks 374. Before him are Linda Thorson, Vladimir Petrov, Michael S. Hart, Gøsta Esping-Andersen, Roy Raymond, and Bill Richardson. After him are Svetlana Toma, Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Peer Steinbrück, Alan Thicke, Stephen A. Schwarzman, and Frank J. Tipler.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsLinda Thorson
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 368
Vladimir Petrov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1947 - 2017
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 369
Michael S. Hart
INVENTOR
1947 - 2011
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 370
Gøsta Esping-Andersen
SOCIOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 371
Roy Raymond
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - 1993
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 372
Bill Richardson
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2023
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 373
Samuel Schmid
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 374
Svetlana Toma
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 375
Veríssimo Correia Seabra
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2004
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 376
Peer Steinbrück
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 377
Alan Thicke
ACTOR
1947 - 2016
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 378
Stephen A. Schwarzman
BUSINESSPERSON
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 379
Frank J. Tipler
PHYSICIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 380
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Samuel Schmid ranks 391 out of 1,015. Before him are Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921), Didier Queloz (1966), Alfred Newton (1829), Werner Bischof (1916), Jules Gilliéron (1854), and René Burri (1933). After him are Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (1972), Henry, Duke of Parma (1873), Robert Pinget (1919), Thomas Bickel (1963), Fleur Jaeggy (1940), and Robert Ballaman (1926).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsArchduchess Charlotte of Austria
COMPANION
1921 - 1989
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 385
Didier Queloz
ASTRONOMER
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 386
Alfred Newton
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1907
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 387
Werner Bischof
PHOTOGRAPHER
1916 - 1954
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 388
Jules Gilliéron
LINGUIST
1854 - 1926
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 389
René Burri
PHOTOGRAPHER
1933 - 2014
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 390
Samuel Schmid
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 391
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 392
Henry, Duke of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1873 - 1939
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 393
Robert Pinget
WRITER
1919 - 1997
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 394
Thomas Bickel
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 395
Fleur Jaeggy
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 396
Robert Ballaman
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 397
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Samuel Schmid ranks 68. Before him are Alphons Egli (1924), Marcel Pilet-Golaz (1889), Bernhard Hammer (1822), Karin Keller-Sutter (1963), Adolf Ogi (1942), and Emil Frey (1838). After him are Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice (1972), Elisabeth Kopp (1936), Corina Casanova (1956), Walter Thurnherr (1963), Albert Meyer (1870), and Aegidius Tschudi (1505).
Alphons Egli
1924 - 2016
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 62
Marcel Pilet-Golaz
1889 - 1958
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 63
Bernhard Hammer
1822 - 1907
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 64
Karin Keller-Sutter
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 65
Adolf Ogi
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 66
Emil Frey
1838 - 1922
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 67
Samuel Schmid
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 68
Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice
1972 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 69
Elisabeth Kopp
1936 - 2023
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 70
Corina Casanova
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 71
Walter Thurnherr
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 72
Albert Meyer
1870 - 1953
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 73
Aegidius Tschudi
1505 - 1572
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 74