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Sebastian Kurz

1986 - Today

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Sebastian Kurz (German: [zeˈbasti̯a(ː)n ˈkʊrts]; born 27 August 1986) is an Austrian former politician who served twice as the chancellor of Austria, initially from December 2017 to May 2019 and then a second time from January 2020 to October 2021. On 23 February 2024, Kurz received an eight-month suspended sentence after being convicted of perjury by a court in Vienna over his involvement in a parliamentary inquiry.Kurz was born and raised in Meidling, Vienna. He entered politics by joining the Young People's Party (JVP) in 2003 and rose through the ranks there over the following years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastian Kurz has received more than 3,894,121 page views. His biography is available in 78 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 77 in 2019). Sebastian Kurz is the 12,297th most popular politician (down from 8,106th in 2019), the 711th most popular biography from Austria (down from 493rd in 2019) and the 192nd most popular Austrian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 3.9M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.06

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 78

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.77

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sebastian Kurzs by language

Over the past year Sebastian Kurz has had the most page views in the with 316,846 views, followed by English (189,588), and Russian (32,992). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Simple English (206.77%), Scots (97.97%), and Chuvash (96.62%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sebastian Kurz ranks 12,297 out of 19,576. Before him are Nihat Erim, Decimus Junius Silanus Torquatus, Sisavath Keobounphanh, Jungcheon of Goguryeo, José Joaquín Prieto, and Jaan Poska. After him are José Moñino, 1st Count of Floridablanca, Mikhail Petrashevsky, Victorino de la Plaza, Oliver Tambo, Louis of Burgundy, and Manuela Carmena.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Sebastian Kurz ranks 44. Before him are Leighton Meester, Emmy Rossum, Marta, Kit Harington, Vincent Kompany, and Oscar Pistorius. After him are Claudio Marchisio, BoA, Ibrahim Afellay, Gaël Monfils, Alba Flores, and João Moutinho.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Sebastian Kurz ranks 711 out of 1,424. Before him are Jacob Taubes (1923), Toto Wolff (1972), Heinrich von Ferstel (1828), Peter Rosegger (1843), Alfred Riedl (1949), and Joseph Marx (1882). After him are Karl Schranz (1938), Johann von Herbeck (1831), Gerda Lerner (1920), Ernst Jandl (1925), Eva May (1902), and Theodor Wagner (1927).

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Among POLITICIANS In Austria

Among politicians born in Austria, Sebastian Kurz ranks 192. Before him are Otto Erich Deutsch (1883), Alfons Gorbach (1898), Alexandru Vaida-Voevod (1872), Anton von Schmerling (1805), Erich Leinsdorf (1912), and Franz Bartl (1915). After him are Alois Mock (1934), Heinrich Lammasch (1853), Dénes Berinkey (1871), Karl Gruber (1909), Carl Vaugoin (1873), and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (1948).

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