1840 - 1902
Thomas Nast (; German: [nast]; September 26, 1840 – December 7, 1902) was a German-born American caricaturist and editorial cartoonist often considered to be the "Father of the American Cartoon". He was a sharp critic of "Boss" Tweed and the Tammany Hall Democratic party political machine. He created a modern version of Santa Claus (based on the traditional German figures of Saint Nicholas and Weihnachtsmann) and the political symbol of the elephant for the Republican Party (GOP). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Nast has received more than 1,302,626 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Thomas Nast is the 41st most popular journalist (up from 56th in 2019), the 2,771st most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,313th in 2019) and the 4th most popular German Journalist.
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Among journalists, Thomas Nast ranks 41 out of 127. Before him are Joe Rosenthal, Marcelo H. del Pilar, François Mignet, Ara Güler, Marie Colvin, and Pavlo Chubynsky. After him are Mohamed Hassanein Heikal, James Nachtwey, Marion Dönhoff, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Eve Arnold, and Robbie Ross.
1911 - 2006
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 35
1850 - 1896
HPI: 53.83
Rank: 36
1796 - 1884
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 37
1928 - 2018
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 38
1956 - 2012
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 39
1839 - 1884
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 40
1840 - 1902
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 41
1923 - 2016
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 42
1948 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 43
1909 - 2002
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 44
1936 - 2017
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 45
1912 - 2012
HPI: 52.09
Rank: 46
1869 - 1918
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 47
Among people born in 1840, Thomas Nast ranks 46. Before him are Manuel de Arriaga, José Manuel Balmaceda, Lars Fredrik Nilson, Nathan Rothschild, 1st Baron Rothschild, Helena Modjeska, and Édouard André. After him are Friedrich Kohlrausch, Edmond Audran, Titu Maiorescu, Dmitry Pisarev, Yaa Asantewaa, and Francišak Bahuševič. Among people deceased in 1902, Thomas Nast ranks 34. Before him are Moritz Kaposi, Cato Maximilian Guldberg, Jules Dalou, Ivan Yarkovsky, Sergei Ivanovich Mosin, and Ernst Schröder. After him are Adolf Kussmaul, Fyodor Stravinsky, Saigō Jūdō, Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, Heinrich XXII, Prince Reuss of Greiz, and Count Richard Belcredi.
1840 - 1917
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 40
1840 - 1891
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 41
1840 - 1899
HPI: 53.56
Rank: 42
1840 - 1915
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 43
1840 - 1909
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 44
1840 - 1911
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 45
1840 - 1902
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 46
1840 - 1910
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 47
1840 - 1901
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 48
1840 - 1917
HPI: 52.23
Rank: 49
1840 - 1868
HPI: 51.39
Rank: 50
1840 - 1921
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 51
1840 - 1900
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 52
1837 - 1902
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 28
1836 - 1902
HPI: 53.18
Rank: 29
1838 - 1902
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 30
1844 - 1902
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 31
1849 - 1902
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 32
1841 - 1902
HPI: 52.72
Rank: 33
1840 - 1902
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 34
1822 - 1902
HPI: 52.61
Rank: 35
1843 - 1902
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 36
1843 - 1902
HPI: 52.01
Rank: 37
1845 - 1902
HPI: 51.94
Rank: 38
1846 - 1902
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 39
1823 - 1902
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 40
Among people born in Germany, Thomas Nast ranks 2,771 out of 6,142. Before him are Norbert Burgmüller (1810), Johannes Popitz (1884), Sibel Kekilli (1980), Hermann Hankel (1839), Walter Brandmüller (1929), and Ferdinand Albert I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern (1636). After him are Julian Nagelsmann (1987), Manfred Wörner (1934), Christoph von Dohnányi (1929), Ferdinand David (1810), Konrad von Feuchtwangen (1230), and Frieda Fromm-Reichmann (1889).
1810 - 1836
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 2,765
1884 - 1945
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,766
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,767
1839 - 1873
HPI: 52.66
Rank: 2,768
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.65
Rank: 2,769
1636 - 1687
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,770
1840 - 1902
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,771
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,772
1934 - 1994
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,773
1929 - Present
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 2,774
1810 - 1873
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,775
1230 - 1296
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,776
1889 - 1957
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 2,777
Among journalists born in Germany, Thomas Nast ranks 4. Before him are Gerda Taro (1910), Beate Klarsfeld (1939), and Aenne Burda (1909). After him are Bill Brandt (1904), Norbert Haug (1952), Anja Niedringhaus (1965), Bogna Koreng (1965), and Claas Relotius (1985).
1910 - 1937
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 1
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 2
1909 - 2005
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 3
1840 - 1902
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 4
1904 - 1983
HPI: 50.90
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 6
1965 - 2014
HPI: 39.88
Rank: 7
1965 - Present
HPI: 36.13
Rank: 8
1985 - Present
HPI: 29.35
Rank: 9