1893 - 1973
Walter Ernst Paul Ulbricht (German: [ˈvaltɐ ˈʔʊlbʁɪçt]; 30 June 1893 – 1 August 1973) was a German communist politician. Ulbricht played a leading role in the creation of the Weimar-era Communist Party of Germany (KPD) and later (after spending the years of Nazi rule in exile in France and the Soviet Union) in the early development and establishment of the German Democratic Republic. As the First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party from 1950 to 1971, he was the chief decision-maker in East Germany. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter Ulbricht has received more than 1,021,977 page views. His biography is available in 64 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Walter Ulbricht is the 776th most popular politician (down from 722nd in 2019), the 218th most popular biography from Germany (down from 201st in 2019) and the 57th most popular German Politician.
Walter Ulbricht was the first secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, and he is most famous for his role in the creation of the Berlin Wall.
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Among politicians, Walter Ulbricht ranks 776 out of 15,710. Before him are Ferdinand I of Bulgaria, François Hollande, Trygve Lie, Alexander Kerensky, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, and Lavrentiy Beria. After him are Justin I, Harald Bluetooth, Simon of Cyrene, Petronius Maximus, Chaim Weizmann, and Enver Pasha.
1861 - 1948
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 770
1954 - Present
HPI: 77.49
Rank: 771
1896 - 1968
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 772
1881 - 1970
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 773
1275 - 1313
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 774
1899 - 1953
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 775
1893 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 776
450 - 527
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 777
935 - 986
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 778
100 BC - 100
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 779
396 - 455
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 780
1874 - 1952
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 781
1881 - 1922
HPI: 77.42
Rank: 782
Among people born in 1893, Walter Ulbricht ranks 9. Before him are Joan Miró, Ip Man, Joachim von Ribbentrop, Alfred Rosenberg, Vladimir Mayakovsky, and Mikhail Tukhachevsky. After him are Carol II of Romania, Alexander of Greece, Draža Mihailović, Karl Mannheim, Soong Ching-ling, and Harold Lloyd. Among people deceased in 1973, Walter Ulbricht ranks 15. Before him are Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Fulgencio Batista, Pearl S. Buck, Henri Charrière, Ivan Konev, and Abebe Bikila. After him are Max Horkheimer, Ludwig von Mises, İsmet İnönü, Paavo Nurmi, John Ford, and Hans Kelsen.
1893 - 1983
HPI: 83.17
Rank: 3
1893 - 1972
HPI: 82.24
Rank: 4
1893 - 1946
HPI: 81.44
Rank: 5
1893 - 1946
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 6
1893 - 1930
HPI: 78.93
Rank: 7
1893 - 1937
HPI: 78.06
Rank: 8
1893 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 9
1893 - 1953
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 10
1893 - 1920
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 11
1893 - 1946
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 12
1893 - 1947
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 13
1893 - 1981
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 14
1893 - 1971
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 15
1882 - 1973
HPI: 80.61
Rank: 9
1901 - 1973
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 10
1892 - 1973
HPI: 79.07
Rank: 11
1906 - 1973
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 12
1897 - 1973
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 13
1932 - 1973
HPI: 77.69
Rank: 14
1893 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 15
1895 - 1973
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 16
1881 - 1973
HPI: 77.26
Rank: 17
1884 - 1973
HPI: 77.22
Rank: 18
1897 - 1973
HPI: 77.16
Rank: 19
1894 - 1973
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 20
1881 - 1973
HPI: 76.22
Rank: 21
Among people born in Germany, Walter Ulbricht ranks 218 out of 5,289. Before him are Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717), Arnulf of Carinthia (850), Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926), Friedrich Hölderlin (1770), Carl Schmitt (1888), and Franz Marc (1880). After him are Isabeau of Bavaria (1370), Karl May (1842), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), Max Horkheimer (1895), Michael Ende (1929), and Wilhelm Frick (1877).
1717 - 1768
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 212
850 - 899
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 213
1926 - 2020
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 214
1770 - 1843
HPI: 77.50
Rank: 215
1888 - 1985
HPI: 77.47
Rank: 216
1880 - 1916
HPI: 77.45
Rank: 217
1893 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 218
1370 - 1435
HPI: 77.43
Rank: 219
1842 - 1912
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 220
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 221
1895 - 1973
HPI: 77.36
Rank: 222
1929 - 1995
HPI: 77.33
Rank: 223
1877 - 1946
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 224
Among politicians born in Germany, Walter Ulbricht ranks 57. Before him are Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Wilhelm, German Crown Prince (1882), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor (990), Arnulf of Carinthia (850), and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (1926). After him are Kurt von Schleicher (1882), Wilhelm Frick (1877), Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737), Irma Grese (1923), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), and Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620).
1873 - 1956
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 51
1882 - 1951
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 52
980 - 1002
HPI: 77.68
Rank: 53
990 - 1039
HPI: 77.67
Rank: 54
850 - 899
HPI: 77.61
Rank: 55
1926 - 2020
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 56
1893 - 1973
HPI: 77.44
Rank: 57
1882 - 1934
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 58
1877 - 1946
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 59
1737 - 1772
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 60
1923 - 1945
HPI: 77.21
Rank: 61
1086 - 1125
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 62
1620 - 1688
HPI: 77.11
Rank: 63