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Walter Scheel

1919 - 2016

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Walter Scheel (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʃeːl] ; 8 July 1919 – 24 August 2016) was a German statesman. A member of the Nazi Party who joined the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) in 1946, he first served in government as the Federal Minister of Economic Cooperation and Development from 1961 to 1966 and later as President of Germany from 1974 to 1979. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Scheel has received more than 465,132 page views. His biography is available in 65 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 62 in 2019). Walter Scheel is the 2,097th most popular politician (up from 2,461st in 2019), the 583rd most popular biography from Germany (up from 668th in 2019) and the 155th most popular German Politician.

Walter Scheel was a politician in Germany who served as the Vice Chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He is most famous for his role in the 1972 Munich Olympics massacre.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Walter Scheel ranks 2,097 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexei Petrovich, Tsarevich of Russia, William Pitt the Younger, Tianqi Emperor, Bảo Đại, Thongloun Sisoulith, and Béla I of Hungary. After him are Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Amyntas III of Macedon, Amyntas IV of Macedon, Roman Herzog, John VII Palaiologos, and Ajax the Lesser.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Walter Scheel ranks 14. Before him are Giulio Andreotti, Zhao Ziyang, Kim Jong-suk, Georgios Papadopoulos, Fausto Coppi, and Desmond Doss. After him are Lino Ventura, Choi Kyu-hah, Margot Fonteyn, Jack Palance, Matilde Camus, and Nat King Cole. Among people deceased in 2016, Walter Scheel ranks 34. Before him are Alvin Toffler, Elie Wiesel, Carrie Fisher, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi, Pierre Boulez, and Andrzej Żuławski. After him are Gene Wilder, John Glenn, Harper Lee, George Kennedy, Vera Rubin, and Zsa Zsa Gabor.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Walter Scheel ranks 583 out of 7,253. Before him are Horst Wessel (1907), Otto Rehhagel (1938), Friedrich List (1789), Dietrich Eckart (1868), Augusta of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach (1811), and Bert Hellinger (1925). After him are Roman Herzog (1934), Robert the Strong (900), Widukind (755), Andreas Brehme (1960), Karl Ziegler (1898), and Nina Hagen (1955).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Walter Scheel ranks 155. Before him are Willi Stoph (1914), Robert Ritter von Greim (1892), Albert the Bear (1100), Albert, King of Sweden (1340), Johannes Rau (1931), and Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817). After him are Roman Herzog (1934), August Bebel (1840), Heinrich Brüning (1885), Julia Drusilla (16), Wolfgang Schäuble (1942), and Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819).

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