POLITICIAN
Willi Münzenberg
1889 - 1940
Willi Münzenberg
Wilhelm Münzenberg (14 August 1889 – June 1940) was a German Communist activist and publisher who served as the first head of the Young Communist International from 1919 to 1920 and as a member of the Reichstag from 1924 to 1933. He also founded the famine relief and propaganda organization Workers International Relief in 1921. He was a leading propagandist for the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) during the Weimar Era, but later grew disenchanted with the USSR due to Joseph Stalin's Great Purge of the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Willi Münzenberg has received more than 246,819 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Willi Münzenberg is the 7,974th most popular politician (up from 8,267th in 2019), the 2,227th most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,343rd in 2019) and the 657th most popular German Politician.
Memorability Metrics
250k
Page Views (PV)
55.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
5.56
Effective Languages (L*)
2.11
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Willi Münzenberg ranks 7,974 out of 19,576. Before him are Viacheslav I of Kiev, Gnaeus Flavius, Gytha of Wessex, Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani, Goukouni Oueddei, and Achille Van Acker. After him are Yahya Jammeh, David Hurley, Fang Xuanling, Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz, Aristomenes, and Magdalena of France.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsViacheslav I of Kiev
1083 - 1154
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 7,968
Gnaeus Flavius
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 7,969
Gytha of Wessex
1053 - 1098
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 7,970
Ahmad bin Ali Al Thani
1920 - 1977
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 7,971
Goukouni Oueddei
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 7,972
Achille Van Acker
1898 - 1975
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7,973
Willi Münzenberg
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7,974
Yahya Jammeh
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7,975
David Hurley
1953 - Present
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7,976
Fang Xuanling
578 - 648
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7,977
Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
1573 - 1632
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7,978
Aristomenes
700 BC - 660 BC
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 7,979
Magdalena of France
1443 - 1495
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 7,980
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, Willi Münzenberg ranks 86. Before him are Léon Brillouin, Imre Schlosser, Mile Budak, Erle Stanley Gardner, Gabriel Hanot, and Fritz Pfeffer. After him are Alexander Antonov, Walther Gerlach, Karel Doorman, Mikha'il Na'ima, Amedee Reyburn, and Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi. Among people deceased in 1940, Willi Münzenberg ranks 63. Before him are Wilhelm Dörpfeld, Édouard Branly, Jesse Livermore, Nedo Nadi, Lewis Hine, and Marie Krøyer. After him are Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval, Phan Bội Châu, Luigi Orione, Jehan Alain, Henri Desgrange, and Janina Lewandowska.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsLéon Brillouin
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1969
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 80
Imre Schlosser
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1959
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 81
Mile Budak
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 56.17
Rank: 82
Erle Stanley Gardner
WRITER
1889 - 1970
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 83
Gabriel Hanot
SOCCER PLAYER
1889 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 84
Fritz Pfeffer
CELEBRITY
1889 - 1944
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 85
Willi Münzenberg
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 86
Alexander Antonov
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1889 - 1922
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 87
Walther Gerlach
PHYSICIST
1889 - 1979
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 88
Karel Doorman
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1889 - 1942
HPI: 55.67
Rank: 89
Mikha'il Na'ima
WRITER
1889 - 1988
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 90
Amedee Reyburn
SWIMMER
1889 - 1920
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 91
Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi
WRITER
1889 - 1929
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 1940
Go to all RankingsWilhelm Dörpfeld
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1853 - 1940
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 57
Édouard Branly
INVENTOR
1844 - 1940
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 58
Jesse Livermore
BUSINESSPERSON
1877 - 1940
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 59
Nedo Nadi
FENCER
1894 - 1940
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 60
Lewis Hine
PHOTOGRAPHER
1874 - 1940
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 61
Marie Krøyer
PAINTER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 62
Willi Münzenberg
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 63
Jacques-Arsène d'Arsonval
PHYSICIST
1851 - 1940
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 64
Phan Bội Châu
WRITER
1867 - 1940
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 65
Luigi Orione
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1872 - 1940
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 66
Jehan Alain
COMPOSER
1911 - 1940
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 67
Henri Desgrange
WRITER
1865 - 1940
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 68
Janina Lewandowska
PILOT
1908 - 1940
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 69
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Willi Münzenberg ranks 2,227 out of 7,253. Before him are William, Duke of Brunswick (1806), Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918), Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794), Katarina Witt (1965), Lilly Reich (1885), and Hans Loritz (1895). After him are C. W. Ceram (1915), Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz (1573), Mathias Rust (1968), Fred Uhlman (1901), Hermann Ehrhardt (1881), and Andreas Cellarius (1596).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsWilliam, Duke of Brunswick
NOBLEMAN
1806 - 1884
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,221
Bernd Alois Zimmermann
COMPOSER
1918 - 1970
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 2,222
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1868
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,223
Katarina Witt
SKATER
1965 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 2,224
Lilly Reich
ARCHITECT
1885 - 1947
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,225
Hans Loritz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1946
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,226
Willi Münzenberg
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,227
C. W. Ceram
WRITER
1915 - 1972
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,228
Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
POLITICIAN
1573 - 1632
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 2,229
Mathias Rust
PILOT
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,230
Fred Uhlman
WRITER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,231
Hermann Ehrhardt
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1971
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 2,232
Andreas Cellarius
ASTRONOMER
1596 - 1665
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 2,233
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Willi Münzenberg ranks 657. Before him are Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg (1762), Heinz Hoffmann (1910), Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg (1383), John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1627), Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630), and Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (1813). After him are Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz (1573), Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1779), Floris III, Count of Holland (1141), Louis of Nassau (1538), Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria (1439), and Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden (1704).
Karl Ludwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
1762 - 1825
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 651
Heinz Hoffmann
1910 - 1985
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 652
Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Brandenburg
1383 - 1442
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 653
John George II, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
1627 - 1693
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 654
Louis VI, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt
1630 - 1678
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 655
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
1813 - 1862
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 656
Willi Münzenberg
1889 - 1940
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 657
Ernest Casimir I, Count of Nassau-Dietz
1573 - 1632
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 658
Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1779 - 1801
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 659
Floris III, Count of Holland
1141 - 1190
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 660
Louis of Nassau
1538 - 1574
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 661
Sigismund, Duke of Bavaria
1439 - 1501
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 662
Margravine Johanna of Baden-Baden
1704 - 1726
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 663