POLITICIAN
Wilhelm Zaisser
1893 - 1958
Wilhelm Zaisser
Wilhelm Zaisser (20 June 1893 – 3 March 1958) was a German communist politician and statesman who served as the founder and first Minister for State Security of the German Democratic Republic (1950–1953). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wilhelm Zaisser has received more than 146,816 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Zaisser is the 6,543rd most popular politician (down from 5,690th in 2019), the 1,784th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,591st in 2019) and the 514th most popular German Politician.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
57.51
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
22
Languages Editions (L)
6.97
Effective Languages (L*)
1.89
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Wilhelm Zaisser ranks 6,543 out of 19,576. Before him are Orlando Letelier, Bernardino Rivadavia, Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes, François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, Maharbal, and Zuo Zongtang. After him are Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, T. V. Soong, Emperor Kameyama, Wilhelm Marr, Alberic I of Spoleto, and Antonius Felix.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOrlando Letelier
1932 - 1976
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6,537
Bernardino Rivadavia
1780 - 1845
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6,538
Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes
1721 - 1794
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6,539
François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy
1644 - 1730
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6,540
Maharbal
245 BC - 202 BC
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 6,541
Zuo Zongtang
1812 - 1885
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,542
Wilhelm Zaisser
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,543
Abdel Fattah al-Burhan
1960 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,544
T. V. Soong
1894 - 1971
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,545
Emperor Kameyama
1249 - 1305
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,546
Wilhelm Marr
1819 - 1904
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,547
Alberic I of Spoleto
900 - 924
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,548
Antonius Felix
10 - 100
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 6,549
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1893, Wilhelm Zaisser ranks 73. Before him are Mário de Andrade, Bill Tilden, Roman Ingarden, Federico Mompou, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, and Marianne Brandt. After him are Leonarda Cianciulli, Jean Absil, Carl Værnet, Dorothy Parker, Dean Acheson, and Henry Murray. Among people deceased in 1958, Wilhelm Zaisser ranks 45. Before him are Robert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood, Infanta Eulalia of Spain, Princess Louise of Orléans, Otto Abetz, Franz Bardon, and Viktor Schauberger. After him are Johannes R. Becher, Florent Schmitt, Florian Znaniecki, Mikhail Zoshchenko, Johnston McCulley, and Ludwig Crüwell.
Others Born in 1893
Go to all RankingsMário de Andrade
WRITER
1893 - 1945
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 67
Bill Tilden
TENNIS PLAYER
1893 - 1953
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 68
Roman Ingarden
PHILOSOPHER
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 69
Federico Mompou
COMPOSER
1893 - 1987
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 70
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
NOBLEMAN
1893 - 1968
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 71
Marianne Brandt
ARTIST
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 72
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 73
Leonarda Cianciulli
EXTREMIST
1893 - 1970
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 74
Jean Absil
COMPOSER
1893 - 1974
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 75
Carl Værnet
PHYSICIAN
1893 - 1965
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 76
Dorothy Parker
WRITER
1893 - 1967
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 77
Dean Acheson
DIPLOMAT
1893 - 1971
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 78
Henry Murray
PSYCHOLOGIST
1893 - 1988
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 79
Others Deceased in 1958
Go to all RankingsRobert Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood
DIPLOMAT
1864 - 1958
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 39
Infanta Eulalia of Spain
POLITICIAN
1864 - 1958
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 40
Princess Louise of Orléans
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1958
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 41
Otto Abetz
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1958
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 42
Franz Bardon
OCCULTIST
1909 - 1958
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 43
Viktor Schauberger
INVENTOR
1885 - 1958
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 44
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 45
Johannes R. Becher
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1958
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 46
Florent Schmitt
COMPOSER
1870 - 1958
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 47
Florian Znaniecki
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1958
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 48
Mikhail Zoshchenko
WRITER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 49
Johnston McCulley
WRITER
1883 - 1958
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 50
Ludwig Crüwell
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1958
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 51
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Zaisser ranks 1,784 out of 7,253. Before him are Basil Valentine (1394), Johann Ludwig Bach (1677), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (1873), Christa Ludwig (1928), and Carl Ludvig Engel (1778). After him are Theodor Lipps (1851), Wilhelm Marr (1819), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568), Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764), and Wilhelm Backhaus (1884).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsBasil Valentine
WRITER
1394 - 1450
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 1,778
Johann Ludwig Bach
COMPOSER
1677 - 1731
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,779
Louis VI, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1583
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,780
Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg
EXPLORER
1873 - 1969
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 1,781
Christa Ludwig
SINGER
1928 - 2021
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,782
Carl Ludvig Engel
ARCHITECT
1778 - 1840
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 1,783
Wilhelm Zaisser
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,784
Theodor Lipps
PHILOSOPHER
1851 - 1914
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,785
Wilhelm Marr
POLITICIAN
1819 - 1904
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 1,786
Sebastian Vettel
RACING DRIVER
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,787
Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
POLITICIAN
1568 - 1630
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,788
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1788
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,789
Wilhelm Backhaus
MUSICIAN
1884 - 1969
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,790
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Zaisser ranks 514. Before him are Princess Louise Amelie of Baden (1811), Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia (1719), Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg (1723), Franz Pfeffer von Salomon (1888), Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1722), and Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539). After him are Wilhelm Marr (1819), Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg (1568), Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1764), Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (1720), Frederick IV, Elector Palatine (1574), and Adolph Diesterweg (1790).
Princess Louise Amelie of Baden
1811 - 1854
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 508
Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
1719 - 1765
HPI: 57.62
Rank: 509
Anna Amalia, Abbess of Quedlinburg
1723 - 1787
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 510
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
1888 - 1968
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 511
Duchess Luise of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1722 - 1780
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 512
Louis VI, Elector Palatine
1539 - 1583
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 513
Wilhelm Zaisser
1893 - 1958
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 514
Wilhelm Marr
1819 - 1904
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 515
Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg
1568 - 1630
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 516
Duchess Augusta of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1764 - 1788
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 517
Frederick II, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel
1720 - 1785
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 518
Frederick IV, Elector Palatine
1574 - 1610
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 519
Adolph Diesterweg
1790 - 1866
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 520