1963 - Today
Walter Thurnherr (born 11 July 1963) is a Swiss government official who served as Chancellor of Switzerland from 2016 to 2023. Although he holds a traditionally nonpartisan office, he was elected as a member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Thurnherr has received more than 252,688 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Walter Thurnherr is the 11,507th most popular politician (down from 11,174th in 2019), the 346th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 348th in 2019) and the 50th most popular Swiss Politician.
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Among politicians, Walter Thurnherr ranks 11,507 out of 15,577. Before him are Stefano Domenicali, Philip II, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Ida of Bernicia, Assef Shawkat, Prince Frederick Augustus of Anhalt-Dessau, and Leontia. After him are Judith of Brittany, Balaji Vishwanath, Manuel Estrada Cabrera, Lucius Clodius Macer, Morta, and Richard Ratsimandrava.
1965 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 11,501
1559 - 1588
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,502
450 - 559
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,503
1950 - 2012
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,504
1799 - 1864
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,505
555 - 610
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,506
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,507
982 - 1017
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,508
1662 - 1720
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 11,509
1857 - 1924
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 11,510
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 11,511
1210 - 1260
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 11,512
1931 - 1975
HPI: 50.12
Rank: 11,513
Among people born in 1963, Walter Thurnherr ranks 157. Before him are Holt McCallany, James Mangold, John Carroll Lynch, Jerome Flynn, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, and Viorica Dăncilă. After him are David Seaman, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, David Baszucki, Donna Tartt, James Denton, and Zurab Zhvania.
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 151
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 152
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 153
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 154
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.22
Rank: 155
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.16
Rank: 156
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 157
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 158
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 159
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.09
Rank: 160
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.02
Rank: 161
1963 - Present
HPI: 49.97
Rank: 162
1963 - 2005
HPI: 49.95
Rank: 163
Among people born in Switzerland, Walter Thurnherr ranks 346 out of 876. Before him are Andreas Vollenweider (1953), Walter Hauser (1837), Hermann Obrist (1863), Orgetorix (null), Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445), and Henri Druey (1799). After him are Pierre Tirard (1827), Roger Courtois (1912), James Pradier (1790), Adolf Meyer (1866), Fleur Jaeggy (1940), and Christian Gross (1954).
1953 - Present
HPI: 50.34
Rank: 340
1837 - 1902
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 341
1863 - 1927
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 342
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 343
1445 - 1510
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 344
1799 - 1855
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 345
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 346
1827 - 1893
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 347
1912 - 1972
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 348
1790 - 1852
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 349
1866 - 1950
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 350
1940 - Present
HPI: 49.92
Rank: 351
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 352
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Walter Thurnherr ranks 50. Before him are Gustave Ador (1845), Moritz Leuenberger (1946), Maximilian Ulysses Browne (1705), Walter Hauser (1837), Orgetorix (null), and Henri Druey (1799). After him are Pierre Tirard (1827), Samuel Schmid (1947), Adolf Ogi (1942), Alois Estermann (1954), Jakob Dubs (1822), and Aegidius Tschudi (1505).
1845 - 1928
HPI: 51.03
Rank: 44
1946 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 45
1705 - 1757
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 46
1837 - 1902
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 47
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 48
1799 - 1855
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 49
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 50
1827 - 1893
HPI: 50.11
Rank: 51
1947 - Present
HPI: 49.67
Rank: 52
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 53
1954 - 1998
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 54
1822 - 1879
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 55
1505 - 1572
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 56