POLITICIAN
Theo Waigel
1939 - Today
Theo Waigel
Theodor Waigel (born 22 April 1939) is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU). He represented Neu-Ulm in the Bundestag from 1976 to 2002. Waigel is a lawyer, and earned a doctorate in 1967. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo Waigel has received more than 122,511 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Theo Waigel is the 13,679th most popular politician (down from 12,927th in 2019), the 4,289th most popular biography from Germany (down from 3,910th in 2019) and the 1,144th most popular German Politician.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
49.21
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
1.47
Effective Languages (L*)
3.56
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Theo Waigel ranks 13,679 out of 19,576. Before him are Phạm Hùng, Cornelio Saavedra, Ankhesenpepi I, Mohamed Wali Akeik, José Díaz, and Babiker Awadalla. After him are Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Ivan Kostov, Mari Kiviniemi, Vistahm, Asharid-apal-Ekur, and Moussa Koussa.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPhạm Hùng
1912 - 1988
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 13,673
Cornelio Saavedra
1759 - 1829
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 13,674
Ankhesenpepi I
2400 BC - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 13,675
Mohamed Wali Akeik
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 13,676
José Díaz
1895 - 1942
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 13,677
Babiker Awadalla
1917 - 2019
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 13,678
Theo Waigel
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 13,679
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
1278 - 1322
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 13,680
Ivan Kostov
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 13,681
Mari Kiviniemi
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 13,682
Vistahm
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 13,683
Asharid-apal-Ekur
1200 BC - 1074 BC
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 13,684
Moussa Koussa
1949 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 13,685
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Theo Waigel ranks 351. Before him are Helen Prejean, Breyten Breytenbach, Günther Herrmann, John Hopcroft, Ernie Terrell, and Adrienne Clarkson. After him are Brigitte Fassbaender, Ernst Zündel, István Kozma, Michael J. Pollard, Trịnh Công Sơn, and James Mancham.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsHelen Prejean
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.42
Rank: 345
Breyten Breytenbach
WRITER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 346
Günther Herrmann
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2023
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 347
John Hopcroft
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 348
Ernie Terrell
BOXER
1939 - 2014
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 349
Adrienne Clarkson
WRITER
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 350
Theo Waigel
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 351
Brigitte Fassbaender
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.16
Rank: 352
Ernst Zündel
EXTREMIST
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 353
István Kozma
WRESTLER
1939 - 1970
HPI: 49.14
Rank: 354
Michael J. Pollard
ACTOR
1939 - 2019
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 355
Trịnh Công Sơn
MUSICIAN
1939 - 2001
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 356
James Mancham
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 357
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Theo Waigel ranks 4,289 out of 7,253. Before him are Franz Babinger (1891), Friedrich, Prince of Wied (1872), Jean Gilbert (1879), Paul Janes (1912), Eberhard Weber (1940), and Ludwig Berger (1892). After him are Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (1593), Oliver Masucci (1968), Albrecht von Graefe (1828), Kornelia Ender (1958), Nicolaus Michael Oppel (1782), and Johann Nicolaus Bach (1669).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsFranz Babinger
HISTORIAN
1891 - 1967
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 4,283
Friedrich, Prince of Wied
NOBLEMAN
1872 - 1945
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 4,284
Jean Gilbert
COMPOSER
1879 - 1942
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 4,285
Paul Janes
SOCCER PLAYER
1912 - 1987
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 4,286
Eberhard Weber
MUSICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 4,287
Ludwig Berger
FILM DIRECTOR
1892 - 1969
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 4,288
Theo Waigel
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 4,289
Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg
NOBLEMAN
1593 - 1650
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 4,290
Oliver Masucci
ACTOR
1968 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 4,291
Albrecht von Graefe
PHYSICIAN
1828 - 1870
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 4,292
Kornelia Ender
SWIMMER
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 4,293
Nicolaus Michael Oppel
BIOLOGIST
1782 - 1820
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 4,294
Johann Nicolaus Bach
COMPOSER
1669 - 1753
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 4,295
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Theo Waigel ranks 1,144. Before him are Gisela Arendt (1918), Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1849), Leopold I, Prince of Lippe (1767), Ignaz von Rudhart (1790), Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel (1747), and Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim (1198). After him are Eberhard Diepgen (1941), Friedrich Frey-Herosé (1801), Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg (1873), Andriy Taran (1955), Hans Apel (1932), and Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen (1769).
Gisela Arendt
1918 - 1969
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 1,138
Princess Marie Alexandrine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
1849 - 1922
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 1,139
Leopold I, Prince of Lippe
1767 - 1802
HPI: 49.32
Rank: 1,140
Ignaz von Rudhart
1790 - 1838
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 1,141
Prince Frederick of Hesse-Kassel
1747 - 1837
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 1,142
Heinrich Walpot von Bassenheim
1198 - 1200
HPI: 49.25
Rank: 1,143
Theo Waigel
1939 - Present
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 1,144
Eberhard Diepgen
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 1,145
Friedrich Frey-Herosé
1801 - 1873
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 1,146
Princess Louise Charlotte of Saxe-Altenburg
1873 - 1953
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 1,147
Andriy Taran
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 1,148
Hans Apel
1932 - 2011
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1,149
Augustus Christian Frederick, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
1769 - 1812
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 1,150