POLITICIAN
Victor Klemperer
1881 - 1960
Victor Klemperer
Victor Klemperer (9 October 1881 – 11 February 1960) was a German literary scholar and diarist. His journals, published posthumously in Germany in 1995, detailed his life under the German Empire, the Weimar Republic, the fascist Third Reich, and the communist German Democratic Republic. Three volumes of his diaries have been published in English translations: I Shall Bear Witness, To the Bitter End, and The Lesser Evil. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Victor Klemperer has received more than 536,919 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Victor Klemperer is the 4,707th most popular politician (down from 4,425th in 2019), the 272nd most popular biography from Poland (down from 247th in 2019) and the 69th most popular Polish Politician.
Victor Klemperer was a professor of French literature who was born in 1881 and died in 1960. He is most famous for his diaries which he wrote during the time he was in Nazi Germany.
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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Languages Editions (L)
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Effective Languages (L*)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Victor Klemperer ranks 4,707 out of 19,576. Before him are Abbas Mirza, Traidenis, Lajos Batthyány, Gerberga of Saxony, Mirian III of Iberia, and Sufi Abu Taleb. After him are Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, Victorinus, Kalākaua, Emperor Yūryaku, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, and Ferdinand Buisson.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbbas Mirza
1789 - 1833
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,701
Traidenis
1220 - 1282
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,702
Lajos Batthyány
1807 - 1849
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,703
Gerberga of Saxony
913 - 984
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,704
Mirian III of Iberia
265 - 361
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,705
Sufi Abu Taleb
1925 - 2008
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,706
Victor Klemperer
1881 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,707
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
1661 - 1742
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,708
Victorinus
300 - 271
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,709
Kalākaua
1836 - 1891
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,710
Emperor Yūryaku
418 - 479
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,711
Gnassingbé Eyadéma
1935 - 2005
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,712
Ferdinand Buisson
1841 - 1932
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,713
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Victor Klemperer ranks 50. Before him are Emil Ludwig, Ludwig Binswanger, William Boeing, Giovanni Papini, Nikolai Myaskovsky, and Franz Gürtner. After him are Hugo Meisl, P. G. Wodehouse, Paul Cornu, Eugène Schueller, L. E. J. Brouwer, and Vincenzo Lancia. Among people deceased in 1960, Victor Klemperer ranks 36. Before him are Mack Sennett, Hugo Alfvén, Ida Rubinstein, Soghomon Tehlirian, Inejiro Asanuma, and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria. After him are Paul Abraham, Jacques Becker, Otoya Yamaguchi, Norodom Suramarit, John D. Rockefeller Jr., and Eddie Cochran.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsEmil Ludwig
WRITER
1881 - 1948
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 44
Ludwig Binswanger
PSYCHOLOGIST
1881 - 1966
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 45
William Boeing
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 46
Giovanni Papini
WRITER
1881 - 1956
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 47
Nikolai Myaskovsky
COMPOSER
1881 - 1950
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 48
Franz Gürtner
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1941
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 49
Victor Klemperer
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 50
Hugo Meisl
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1937
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 51
P. G. Wodehouse
WRITER
1881 - 1975
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 52
Paul Cornu
ENGINEER
1881 - 1944
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 53
Eugène Schueller
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1957
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 54
L. E. J. Brouwer
MATHEMATICIAN
1881 - 1966
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 55
Vincenzo Lancia
BUSINESSPERSON
1881 - 1937
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 56
Others Deceased in 1960
Go to all RankingsMack Sennett
ACTOR
1880 - 1960
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 30
Hugo Alfvén
COMPOSER
1872 - 1960
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 31
Ida Rubinstein
ACTOR
1883 - 1960
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 32
Soghomon Tehlirian
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1960
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 33
Inejiro Asanuma
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1960
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 34
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
COMPANION
1878 - 1960
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 35
Victor Klemperer
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 36
Paul Abraham
COMPOSER
1892 - 1960
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 37
Jacques Becker
FILM DIRECTOR
1906 - 1960
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 38
Otoya Yamaguchi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 1960
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 39
Norodom Suramarit
POLITICIAN
1896 - 1960
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 40
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 41
Eddie Cochran
MUSICIAN
1938 - 1960
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 42
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Victor Klemperer ranks 272 out of 1,694. Before him are Henryk Szeryng (1918), Hugo Münsterberg (1863), Robert Wiene (1873), Jan Kochanowski (1530), Hans Kammler (1901), and Hans-Jürgen Stumpff (1889). After him are Casimir II the Just (1138), Edward Gierek (1913), Hermann Schwarz (1843), Johannes Zukertort (1842), Leszek the White (1186), and Ryszard Kaczorowski (1919).
Others born in Poland
Go to all RankingsHenryk Szeryng
MUSICIAN
1918 - 1988
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 266
Hugo Münsterberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1863 - 1916
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 267
Robert Wiene
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1938
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 268
Jan Kochanowski
WRITER
1530 - 1584
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 269
Hans Kammler
ENGINEER
1901 - 1945
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 270
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1968
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 271
Victor Klemperer
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 272
Casimir II the Just
POLITICIAN
1138 - 1194
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 273
Edward Gierek
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2001
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 274
Hermann Schwarz
MATHEMATICIAN
1843 - 1921
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 275
Johannes Zukertort
CHESS PLAYER
1842 - 1888
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 276
Leszek the White
POLITICIAN
1186 - 1227
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 277
Ryszard Kaczorowski
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2010
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 278
Among POLITICIANS In Poland
Among politicians born in Poland, Victor Klemperer ranks 69. Before him are Aleksander Kwaśniewski (1954), Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska (1676), Anna von Schweidnitz (1339), Franz Mehring (1846), Konstanty Kalinowski (1838), and Gunderic (379). After him are Casimir II the Just (1138), Edward Gierek (1913), Leszek the White (1186), Ryszard Kaczorowski (1919), Dieter Wisliceny (1911), and Henry the Bearded (1163).
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 63
Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska
1676 - 1730
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 64
Anna von Schweidnitz
1339 - 1362
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 65
Franz Mehring
1846 - 1919
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 66
Konstanty Kalinowski
1838 - 1864
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 67
Gunderic
379 - 428
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 68
Victor Klemperer
1881 - 1960
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 69
Casimir II the Just
1138 - 1194
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 70
Edward Gierek
1913 - 2001
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 71
Leszek the White
1186 - 1227
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 72
Ryszard Kaczorowski
1919 - 2010
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 73
Dieter Wisliceny
1911 - 1948
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 74
Henry the Bearded
1163 - 1238
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 75