Politician
Frederick the Great
1712 - 1786
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Frederick the Great
His biography is available in 91 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2024). Frederick the Great is the 113th most popular politician (down from 62nd in 2024), the 27th most popular biography from Germany (down from 23rd in 2019) and the 6th most popular German Politician.
Frederick the Great was a Prussian king who is most famous for his military and diplomatic achievements.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Frederick the Great ranks 113 out of 19,576. Before him are Benjamin Franklin, Edward V of England, Fidel Castro, Trajan, Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Selim II. After him are Francisco Franco, Justinian I, Angela Merkel, Nikita Khrushchev, Muammar Gaddafi, and Harald V of Norway.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Benjamin Franklin
1706 - 1790
HPI: 85.90
Rank: 107
Edward V of England
1470 - 1483
HPI: 85.88
Rank: 108
Fidel Castro
1926 - 2016
HPI: 85.86
Rank: 109
Trajan
53 - 117
HPI: 85.85
Rank: 110
Frederick I, Holy Roman Emperor
1122 - 1190
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 111
Selim II
1524 - 1574
HPI: 85.83
Rank: 112
Frederick the Great
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 113
Francisco Franco
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 114
Justinian I
482 - 565
HPI: 85.69
Rank: 115
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 116
Nikita Khrushchev
1894 - 1971
HPI: 85.59
Rank: 117
Muammar Gaddafi
1942 - 2011
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 118
Harald V of Norway
1937 - Present
HPI: 85.45
Rank: 119
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1712, Frederick the Great ranks 2. Before him is Jean-Jacques Rousseau. After him are Count of St. Germain, Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine, Sayat-Nova, Francesco Guardi, Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp, Charles-Michel de l'Épée, Tokugawa Ieshige, Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle, George Grenville, and Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. Among people deceased in 1786, Frederick the Great ranks 1. After him are Carl Wilhelm Scheele, Moses Mendelssohn, Peter III of Portugal, Maurice Benyovszky, Franz Benda, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, John Goodricke, Eva Ekeblad, Gaspar de Portolá, Tokugawa Ieharu, and Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar.
Others Born in 1712
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
PHILOSOPHER
1712 - 1778
HPI: 91.27
Rank: 1
Frederick the Great
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 2
Count of St. Germain
OCCULTIST
1712 - 1784
HPI: 75.77
Rank: 3
Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1712 - 1780
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 4
Sayat-Nova
WRITER
1712 - 1795
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 5
Francesco Guardi
PAINTER
1712 - 1793
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 6
Joanna Elisabeth of Holstein-Gottorp
NOBLEMAN
1712 - 1760
HPI: 67.79
Rank: 7
Charles-Michel de l'Épée
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1789
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 8
Tokugawa Ieshige
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1761
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 9
Pauline Félicité de Mailly-Nesle
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1741
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 10
George Grenville
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1770
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 11
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1712 - 1759
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1786
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POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 1
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
CHEMIST
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 2
Moses Mendelssohn
PHILOSOPHER
1729 - 1786
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 3
Peter III of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1717 - 1786
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 4
Maurice Benyovszky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1786
HPI: 70.08
Rank: 5
Franz Benda
COMPOSER
1709 - 1786
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 6
Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
EXPLORER
1705 - 1786
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 7
John Goodricke
ASTRONOMER
1764 - 1786
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 8
Eva Ekeblad
BIOLOGIST
1724 - 1786
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 9
Gaspar de Portolá
EXPLORER
1716 - 1786
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 10
Tokugawa Ieharu
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1786
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
NOBLEMAN
1740 - 1786
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Frederick the Great ranks 27 out of NaN. Before him are Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Richard Wagner (1813), Karl Benz (1844), Henry Kissinger (1923), Max Weber (1864), and Wilhelm Röntgen (1845). After him are Johannes Brahms (1833), Friedrich Engels (1820), Angela Merkel (1954), Max Planck (1858), Bernhard Riemann (1826), and Anne Frank (1929).
Others born in Germany
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
PHILOSOPHER
1770 - 1831
HPI: 88.27
Rank: 21
Richard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 88.15
Rank: 22
Karl Benz
INVENTOR
1844 - 1929
HPI: 88.12
Rank: 23
Henry Kissinger
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 87.92
Rank: 24
Max Weber
SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 87.20
Rank: 25
Wilhelm Röntgen
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1923
HPI: 87.15
Rank: 26
Frederick the Great
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 27
Johannes Brahms
COMPOSER
1833 - 1897
HPI: 85.79
Rank: 28
Friedrich Engels
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1895
HPI: 85.72
Rank: 29
Angela Merkel
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 30
Max Planck
PHYSICIST
1858 - 1947
HPI: 85.41
Rank: 31
Bernhard Riemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1826 - 1866
HPI: 85.32
Rank: 32
Anne Frank
WRITER
1929 - 1945
HPI: 85.31
Rank: 33
Among Politicians In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Frederick the Great ranks 6. Before him are Charlemagne (748), Joseph Goebbels (1897), Otto von Bismarck (1815), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), and Henry Kissinger (1923). After him are Angela Merkel (1954), Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor (1368), Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (912), Heinrich Himmler (1900), Hermann Göring (1893), and Christian IX of Denmark (1818).
Charlemagne
748 - 814
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 1
Joseph Goebbels
1897 - 1945
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 2
Otto von Bismarck
1815 - 1898
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 3
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1859 - 1941
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 4
Henry Kissinger
1923 - 2023
HPI: 87.92
Rank: 5
Frederick the Great
1712 - 1786
HPI: 85.80
Rank: 6
Angela Merkel
1954 - Present
HPI: 85.63
Rank: 7
Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor
1368 - 1437
HPI: 85.25
Rank: 8
Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor
912 - 973
HPI: 84.97
Rank: 9
Heinrich Himmler
1900 - 1945
HPI: 84.86
Rank: 10
Hermann Göring
1893 - 1946
HPI: 84.02
Rank: 11
Christian IX of Denmark
1818 - 1906
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 12
