1954 - Today
Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière (German pronunciation: [də mɛˈzi̯ɛːɐ̯]; born 21 January 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as Federal Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2011 and 2013 to 2018, as well as Federal Minister of Defence from 2011 to 2013. He previously served as Head of the Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs in the First Merkel cabinet from 2005 to 2009. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas de Maizière has received more than 316,351 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas de Maizière is the 10,554th most popular politician (up from 10,900th in 2019), the 3,075th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,243rd in 2019) and the 921st most popular German Politician.
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Among politicians, Thomas de Maizière ranks 10,554 out of 15,577. Before him are Lord Leopold Mountbatten, Conrad I, Duke of Carinthia, Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, Erchinoald, Vichitravirya, and Juan José Arévalo. After him are Carlos Luz, Sándor Képíró, Khalid al-Islambouli, Pierre Harmel, Kadan, and Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
1889 - 1922
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,548
970 - 1011
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,549
1891 - 1965
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,550
700 - 658
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,551
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,552
1904 - 1990
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,553
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,554
1894 - 1961
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,555
1914 - 2011
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,556
1955 - 1982
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,557
1911 - 2009
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,558
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,559
1675 - 1713
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 10,560
Among people born in 1954, Thomas de Maizière ranks 147. Before him are Simonetta Stefanelli, Benoît Sokal, Abdelaziz Djerad, Didier Six, Kim Pyong-il, and Leung Chun-ying. After him are Larry Wall, Herbert Hainer, James Pickens Jr., Howard Stern, Andrés Pastrana Arango, and Giancarlo Antognoni.
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 141
1954 - 2021
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 142
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 143
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 144
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 145
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 146
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 147
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 148
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 149
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 150
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 151
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.24
Rank: 152
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 153
Among people born in Germany, Thomas de Maizière ranks 3,075 out of 6,142. Before him are Konrad Duden (1829), Robert Kovač (1974), Arno Schmidt (1914), Manfred Winkelhock (1951), Philipp Spitta (1841), and Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891). After him are Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675), Hermann Burmeister (1807), Paul van Dyk (1971), Alojs Andritzki (1914), Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1826), and Roger Schmidt (1967).
1829 - 1911
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 3,069
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 3,070
1914 - 1979
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 3,071
1951 - 1985
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,072
1841 - 1894
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,073
1891 - 1965
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,074
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,075
1675 - 1713
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 3,076
1807 - 1892
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 3,077
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,078
1914 - 1943
HPI: 51.46
Rank: 3,079
1826 - 1896
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,080
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 3,081
Among politicians born in Germany, Thomas de Maizière ranks 921. Before him are Christian II, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1599), Duchess Sophia Charlotte of Oldenburg (1879), Georg I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1761), Elisabeth of Hesse, Electress Palatine (1539), Heinrich von Brentano (1904), and Wilhelm Friedrich, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1891). After him are Frederick William, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1675), Princess Elisabeth of Saxe-Altenburg (1826), Thilo Sarrazin (1945), Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden (1425), Winfried Kretschmann (1948), and Adolf III of Holstein (1160).
1599 - 1656
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 915
1879 - 1964
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 916
1761 - 1803
HPI: 51.51
Rank: 917
1539 - 1582
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 918
1904 - 1964
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 919
1891 - 1965
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 920
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 921
1675 - 1713
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 922
1826 - 1896
HPI: 51.45
Rank: 923
1945 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 924
1425 - 1475
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 925
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 926
1160 - 1225
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 927