POLITICIAN
Christian Lindner
1979 - Today
Christian Lindner
Christian Wolfgang Lindner (German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯an ˈvɔlfɡaŋ ˈlɪndnɐ] ; born 7 January 1979) is a German retired politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who was the Federal Minister of Finance from 2021 until his dismissal in 2024 during the 2024 German government crisis. Serving from 2013 to 2025, Lindner was the longest-serving party-leader of the FDP and a Member of the Bundestag (MdB) for North Rhine-Westphalia from 2017 to 2025. having previously held a seat from 2009 until 2012. Lindner resigned as party leader and announced his retirement from active politics after the FDP dropped out of parliament as a result of the 2025 federal election. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2024). Christian Lindner is the 15,097th most popular politician (up from 16,186th in 2024), the 4,776th most popular biography from Germany (up from 5,287th in 2019) and the 1,197th most popular German Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Christian Lindner ranks 15,097 out of 19,576. Before him are Ylli Bufi, Zenón Noriega Agüero, Gary Locke, Mary Arthur McElroy, Ali Tarhouni, and John J. Sullivan. After him are Pany Yathotou, Ali Al-Naimi, Miguel Uribe Turbay, Paul Keating, Abel Goumba, and Steponas Kairys.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsYlli Bufi
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 15,098
Zenón Noriega Agüero
1900 - 1957
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 15,099
Gary Locke
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 15,100
Mary Arthur McElroy
1841 - 1917
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15,101
Ali Tarhouni
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15,102
John J. Sullivan
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15,103
Christian Lindner
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15,104
Pany Yathotou
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15,105
Ali Al-Naimi
1935 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 15,106
Miguel Uribe Turbay
1986 - 2025
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 15,107
Paul Keating
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 15,108
Abel Goumba
1926 - 2009
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 15,109
Steponas Kairys
1879 - 1964
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 15,110
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1979, Christian Lindner ranks 119. Before him are Dmitry Glukhovsky, Gintautas Paluckas, Lee Hyori, Jessica Jaymes, Juan, and Ludivine Sagnier. After him are Cote de Pablo, André Holland, Gabri García, Tim Howard, Mariusz Lewandowski, and Ivan Ljubičić.
Others Born in 1979
Go to all RankingsDmitry Glukhovsky
WRITER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 113
Gintautas Paluckas
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 114
Lee Hyori
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 115
Jessica Jaymes
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1979 - 2019
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 116
Juan
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 117
Ludivine Sagnier
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 118
Christian Lindner
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 119
Cote de Pablo
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 120
André Holland
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 121
Gabri García
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 122
Tim Howard
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 123
Mariusz Lewandowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 124
Ivan Ljubičić
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 125
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Christian Lindner ranks 4,779 out of 7,253. Before him are Georg Friedrich von Martens (1756), Peter Baltes (1958), Hermann Volk (1903), Friedrich von Scholtz (1851), Moritz Bleibtreu (1971), and Tilo Prückner (1940). After him are Melchior von Diepenbrock (1798), Sabine Meyer (1959), Walter Kempowski (1929), Jamal Musiala (2003), Helene Lange (1848), and Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (1835).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsGeorg Friedrich von Martens
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1821
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 4,773
Peter Baltes
MUSICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 4,774
Hermann Volk
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 1988
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4,775
Friedrich von Scholtz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1851 - 1927
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4,776
Moritz Bleibtreu
ACTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 4,777
Tilo Prückner
ACTOR
1940 - 2020
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 4,778
Christian Lindner
POLITICIAN
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,779
Melchior von Diepenbrock
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1798 - 1853
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 4,780
Sabine Meyer
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,781
Walter Kempowski
WRITER
1929 - 2007
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 4,782
Jamal Musiala
SOCCER PLAYER
2003 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,783
Helene Lange
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1930
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,784
Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus
BIOLOGIST
1835 - 1899
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4,785
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Christian Lindner ranks 1,197. Before him are Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz (1790), Haim Katz (1947), Uwe Barschel (1944), Jürgen Möllemann (1945), Claudia Roth (1955), and Georg Friedrich von Martens (1756). After him are Helene Lange (1848), Princess Marie of Hanover (1849), Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815), Klaus von Dohnanyi (1928), Ulrich Wehling (1952), and Julius Curtius (1877).
Heinrich XIX, Prince Reuss of Greiz
1790 - 1836
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 1,191
Haim Katz
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 1,192
Uwe Barschel
1944 - 1987
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 1,193
Jürgen Möllemann
1945 - 2003
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 1,194
Claudia Roth
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 1,195
Georg Friedrich von Martens
1756 - 1821
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 1,196
Christian Lindner
1979 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 1,197
Helene Lange
1848 - 1930
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 1,198
Princess Marie of Hanover
1849 - 1904
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 1,199
Paul Rudolf von Bilguer
1815 - 1840
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 1,200
Klaus von Dohnanyi
1928 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 1,201
Ulrich Wehling
1952 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 1,202
Julius Curtius
1877 - 1948
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 1,203















































