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Thomas Klestil

1932 - 2004

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Thomas Klestil (German pronunciation: [ˈtoːmas ˈklɛstɪl] ; 4 November 1932 – 6 July 2004) was an Austrian diplomat and politician who served as president of Austria from 1992 until his death in 2004. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Klestil has received more than 181,345 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Thomas Klestil is the 26th most popular diplomat (down from 25th in 2019), the 220th most popular biography from Austria (up from 263rd in 2019) and the most popular Austrian Diplomat.

Thomas Klestil was the president of Austria from 1992 to 2004. He is most famous for his role in the breakup of the Soviet Union.

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  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among DIPLOMATS

Among diplomats, Thomas Klestil ranks 26 out of 90. Before him are Hasekura Tsunenaga, George F. Kennan, Chiune Sugihara, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Viktor Chernomyrdin, and Megasthenes. After him are Édith Cresson, Irina Bokova, Hans Blix, Alfonso García Robles, Giovanni Villani, and George Blake.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Thomas Klestil ranks 52. Before him are Oliver E. Williamson, Francis Lai, V. S. Naipaul, Sheldon Lee Glashow, Vytautas Landsbergis, and Robert Mundell. After him are Louis Malle, Harriet Andersson, John Searle, Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Algirdas Brazauskas, and Rainer Weiss. Among people deceased in 2004, Thomas Klestil ranks 33. Before him are Leônidas, Carlos Kleiber, Ingrid Thulin, Sune Bergström, Estée Lauder, and Julius Axelrod. After him are Jerry Goldsmith, Edward B. Lewis, Fanny Blankers-Koen, Andriyan Nikolayev, John Vane, and Theo van Gogh.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Thomas Klestil ranks 220 out of 1,424. Before him are Catherine of Austria, Queen of Poland (1533), Max Reinhardt (1873), Maria Amalia of Austria (1701), Anton Diabelli (1781), Leopold V, Archduke of Austria (1586), and Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria (1692). After him are Maria Schell (1926), Albert IV, Duke of Austria (1377), Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1762), Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817), Božena Němcová (1820), and Ferdinand II of Portugal (1816).

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Among DIPLOMATS In Austria

Among diplomats born in Austria, Thomas Klestil ranks 1. 

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