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Thomas Bach

1953 - Today

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Thomas Bach (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer, former foil fencer, and Olympic gold medalist. He has served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee since 2013, the first ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Bach has received more than 1,476,018 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Thomas Bach is the 3,066th most popular politician (down from 1,854th in 2019), the 822nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 524th in 2019) and the 226th most popular German Politician.

Thomas Bach is the president of the International Olympic Committee. He is most famous for his work as a lawyer, and his work with the IOC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Bach ranks 3,066 out of 19,576. Before him are Ayşe Sultan, Cleomenes III, Archduchess Maria Maddalena of Austria, Thorismund, Emperor Daizong of Tang, and Prince George, Duke of Kent. After him are Milan Kučan, George, King of Saxony, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland, Pharamond, and Alfonso IV of Aragon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Thomas Bach ranks 37. Before him are Ségolène Royal, Peter Stormare, Manuel Pellegrini, Hulk Hogan, Nigel Mansell, and Ben Bernanke. After him are Jean-Pierre Jeunet, James Horner, Felix Magath, Paul Allen, Andrew Wiles, and Alfred Molina.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Bach ranks 822 out of 7,253. Before him are Wilhelm Windelband (1848), Günther Prien (1908), Hermann of Reichenau (1013), Klaus Nomi (1944), Peter Weiss (1916), and Frei Otto (1925). After him are George, King of Saxony (1832), Bruno Walter (1876), Sophie of Württemberg (1818), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Bernhard Schlink (1944), and Levin August von Bennigsen (1745).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Thomas Bach ranks 226. Before him are Herschel Grynszpan (1921), Agnes of Merania (1175), Sabine Bergmann-Pohl (1946), Ernest, Elector of Saxony (1441), Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (1504), and Walter Hallstein (1901). After him are George, King of Saxony (1832), Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt (1765), Christiane Eberhardine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (1671), Otto Ernst Remer (1912), Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1505), and Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1521).

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