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Friedrich Merz

1955 - Today

Friedrich Merz

Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (born 11 November 1955) is a German politician serving as Chancellor of Germany since 6 May 2025. He has also served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022, leading the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group as Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag from February 2022 to May 2025. Merz was born in Brilon in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia in West Germany. He joined the Young Union in 1972. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Friedrich Merz is the 576th most popular politician (up from 9,306th in 2019), the 152nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,680th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Friedrich Merz ranks 576 out of 19,576. Before him are Yazid I, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Şehzade Bayezid, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Shinzō Abe, and Mary of Burgundy. After him are Władysław II Jagiełło, Suharto, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Mohamed Morsi, Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury, and Atahualpa.

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Yazid I
647 - 683
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 570
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
1810 - 1861
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 571
Şehzade Bayezid
1525 - 1561
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 572
Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria
1868 - 1924
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 573
Shinzō Abe
1954 - 2022
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 574
Mary of Burgundy
1457 - 1482
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 575
Friedrich Merz
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 576
Władysław II Jagiełło
1362 - 1434
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 577
Suharto
1921 - 2008
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 578
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
1906 - 1975
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 579
Mohamed Morsi
1951 - 2019
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 580
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
1830 - 1903
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 581
Atahualpa
1502 - 1533
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 582

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Friedrich Merz ranks 7. Before him are Pope Leo XIV, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Bruce Willis, Nicolas Sarkozy, and Alain Prost. After him are Michel Platini, Kevin Costner, Rowan Atkinson, Pietro Parolin, Bill Paxton, and Jair Bolsonaro.

Others Born in 1955

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Pope Leo XIV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 1
Steve Jobs
DESIGNER
1955 - 2011
HPI: 88.84
Rank: 2
Bill Gates
BUSINESSPERSON
1955 - Present
HPI: 82.58
Rank: 3
Bruce Willis
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 80.48
Rank: 4
Nicolas Sarkozy
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 79.57
Rank: 5
Alain Prost
RACING DRIVER
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.82
Rank: 6
Friedrich Merz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 7
Michel Platini
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 8
Kevin Costner
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 9
Rowan Atkinson
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 77.56
Rank: 10
Pietro Parolin
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1955 - Present
HPI: 76.84
Rank: 11
Bill Paxton
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 12
Jair Bolsonaro
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 13

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Friedrich Merz ranks 152 out of 7,253. Before him are Augustus II the Strong (1670), Eduard Buchner (1860), Leni Riefenstahl (1902), Frederick William IV of Prussia (1795), Friedrich Fröbel (1782), and Alfred Wegener (1880). After him are Friedrich Wöhler (1800), Theodor W. Adorno (1903), Carl Wilhelm Scheele (1742), Hans Adolf Krebs (1900), Friedrich Hölderlin (1770), and Lothair I (795).

Others born in Germany

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Augustus II the Strong
POLITICIAN
1670 - 1733
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 146
Eduard Buchner
CHEMIST
1860 - 1917
HPI: 78.78
Rank: 147
Leni Riefenstahl
FILM DIRECTOR
1902 - 2003
HPI: 78.74
Rank: 148
Frederick William IV of Prussia
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1861
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 149
Friedrich Fröbel
PHILOSOPHER
1782 - 1852
HPI: 78.69
Rank: 150
Alfred Wegener
GEOLOGIST
1880 - 1930
HPI: 78.56
Rank: 151
Friedrich Merz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 78.54
Rank: 152
Friedrich Wöhler
CHEMIST
1800 - 1882
HPI: 78.43
Rank: 153
Theodor W. Adorno
SOCIOLOGIST
1903 - 1969
HPI: 78.37
Rank: 154
Carl Wilhelm Scheele
CHEMIST
1742 - 1786
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 155
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 156
Friedrich Hölderlin
WRITER
1770 - 1843
HPI: 78.31
Rank: 157
Lothair I
POLITICIAN
795 - 855
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 158