1876 - 1960
Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈpiːk]; 3 January 1876 – 7 September 1960) was a German communist politician who served as the chairman of the Socialist Unity Party from 1946 to 1950 and as president of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 to 1960. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Pieck has received more than 767,103 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Wilhelm Pieck is the 833rd most popular politician (up from 934th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 266th in 2019) and the 66th most popular German Politician.
Wilhelm Pieck was the first president of the German Democratic Republic, and he was also the first president of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
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Among politicians, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 833 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Todor Zhivkov, Vlad II Dracul, Charles XI of Sweden, Charles XIII of Sweden, and Olaf II of Norway. After him are Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor, Nur ad-Din, Cao Pi, Cleopatra I Syra, Lech Kaczyński, and Ptolemy XIII Theos Philopator.
566 - 635
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 827
1911 - 1998
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 828
1395 - 1447
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 829
1655 - 1697
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 830
1748 - 1818
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 831
993 - 1030
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 832
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 833
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 834
1116 - 1174
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 835
187 - 226
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 836
204 BC - 176 BC
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 837
1949 - 2010
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 838
62 BC - 47 BC
HPI: 70.31
Rank: 839
Among people born in 1876, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 7. Before him are Pope Pius XII, Jack London, Konrad Adenauer, Mata Hari, Erich Raeder, and Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb. After him are Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Zewditu, Constantin Brâncuși, Pablo Casals, Manuel de Falla, and Alexander I of Serbia. Among people deceased in 1960, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 7. Before him are Albert Camus, Boris Pasternak, Clark Gable, Erich Raeder, Melanie Klein, and Albert Kesselring. After him are Max von Laue, Amanullah Khan, Walther Funk, Paula Hitler, Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrovna of Russia, and Igor Kurchatov.
1876 - 1958
HPI: 79.51
Rank: 1
1876 - 1916
HPI: 78.94
Rank: 2
1876 - 1967
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 3
1876 - 1917
HPI: 77.20
Rank: 4
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 5
1876 - 1956
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 6
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 7
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 8
1876 - 1930
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 9
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 10
1876 - 1973
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 11
1876 - 1946
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 12
1876 - 1903
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 13
1913 - 1960
HPI: 83.70
Rank: 1
1890 - 1960
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 2
1901 - 1960
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 3
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.16
Rank: 4
1882 - 1960
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 5
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 6
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 7
1879 - 1960
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 8
1892 - 1960
HPI: 68.57
Rank: 9
1890 - 1960
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 10
1896 - 1960
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 11
1882 - 1960
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 12
1903 - 1960
HPI: 64.14
Rank: 13
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 232 out of 6,142. Before him are Thomas Müntzer (1489), Herbert Marcuse (1898), Albert Kesselring (1885), John of Austria (1547), Ludwig Erhard (1897), and Jupp Heynckes (1945). After him are Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Alexandra Feodorovna (1872), Leopold von Ranke (1795), Hermann Hoth (1885), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), and Heinrich Müller (1900).
1489 - 1525
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 226
1898 - 1979
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 227
1885 - 1960
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 228
1547 - 1578
HPI: 70.47
Rank: 229
1897 - 1977
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 230
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 231
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 232
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 233
1872 - 1918
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 234
1795 - 1886
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 235
1885 - 1971
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 236
1895 - 1952
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 237
1900 - 1945
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 238
Among politicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 66. Before him are Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Anton Drexler (1884), Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia (1361), Walter Ulbricht (1893), Eduard Bernstein (1850), and Wilhelm Frick (1877). After him are Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Wilm Hosenfeld (1895), Henry V, Holy Roman Emperor (1086), Frank-Walter Steinmeier (1956), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), and Irma Grese (1923).
980 - 1002
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 60
1884 - 1942
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 61
1361 - 1419
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 62
1893 - 1973
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 63
1850 - 1932
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 64
1877 - 1946
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 65
1876 - 1960
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 66
1016 - 1056
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 67
1895 - 1952
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 68
1086 - 1125
HPI: 70.19
Rank: 69
1956 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 70
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 71
1923 - 1945
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 72