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Wolfgang Schäuble

1942 - 2023

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Wolfgang Schäuble (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈʃɔʏblə]; 18 September 1942 – 26 December 2023) was a German politician whose political career spanned more than five decades. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), he was the longest-serving member of any democratic German parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wolfgang Schäuble has received more than 1,205,200 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2019). Wolfgang Schäuble is the 2,216th most popular politician (up from 2,895th in 2019), the 612th most popular biography from Germany (up from 789th in 2019) and the 160th most popular German Politician.

Wolfgang Schäuble is most famous for his role as German Minister of Finance from 1998 to 2009, and as President of the Bundestag from 2002 to 2005.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wolfgang Schäuble ranks 2,216 out of 19,576. Before him are Sher Shah Suri, Aemilianus, Kuchlug, Frederick III of Sicily, Ferdinand I of Portugal, and Louis I, Duke of Bourbon. After him are Basarab I of Wallachia, Nectanebo II, Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain, Đurađ Branković, Vannozza dei Cattanei, and Menkauhor Kaiu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Wolfgang Schäuble ranks 48. Before him are Jochen Rindt, László Sólyom, John Irving, Margaret Court, Michael Crichton, and Wen Jiabao. After him are Giancarlo Giannini, Walter Hill, George Vella, Věra Čáslavská, Leo Beenhakker, and Manuel Castells. Among people deceased in 2023, Wolfgang Schäuble ranks 44. Before him are Renata Scotto, Matthew Perry, Antonio Negri, William Friedkin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Paul Berg. After him are Martin Amis, Karel Schwarzenberg, Rosalynn Carter, Pervez Musharraf, Alan Arkin, and Federico Bahamontes.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolfgang Schäuble ranks 612 out of 7,253. Before him are Julia Drusilla (16), Arno Breker (1900), Karl Wolff (1900), Curd Jürgens (1915), Max Reger (1873), and Johann Reuchlin (1455). After him are Georg Jellinek (1851), Bert Trautmann (1923), Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), Otto Ohlendorf (1907), and Otto Günsche (1917).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Wolfgang Schäuble ranks 160. Before him are Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817), Walter Scheel (1919), Roman Herzog (1934), August Bebel (1840), Heinrich Brüning (1885), and Julia Drusilla (16). After him are Chlodwig, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1819), Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (1801), Hermann Müller (1876), Hermann von Salza (1170), Gustav Heinemann (1899), and Otto Strasser (1897).

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