POLITICIAN
Fritz Honegger
1917 - 1999

Fritz Honegger
Fritz Honegger (25 July 1917 – 4 March 1999) was a Swiss politician. He was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on 7 December 1977 and handed over office on 31 December 1982. He was affiliated to the Free Democratic Party. During his time in office he held the Federal Department of Economic Affairs and was President of the Confederation in 1982. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Fritz Honegger is the 13,979th most popular politician (down from 13,569th in 2024), the 465th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 449th in 2019) and the 86th most popular Swiss Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Fritz Honegger ranks 13,979 out of 19,576. Before him are Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster, Andrzej Bartkowiak, Veríssimo Correia Seabra, Abdallah Ibrahim, and Sargent Shriver. After him are Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne, Rudolf Walden, Otto Stich, Miguel Ángel Moratinos, Nir Barkat, and Neferu II.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarcus Claudius Marcellus
300 BC - 177 BC
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13,979
Thomas, 2nd Earl of Lancaster
1278 - 1322
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13,980
Andrzej Bartkowiak
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13,981
Veríssimo Correia Seabra
1947 - 2004
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 13,982
Abdallah Ibrahim
1918 - 2005
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,983
Sargent Shriver
1915 - 2011
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,984
Fritz Honegger
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,985
Ermengarde, Viscountess of Narbonne
1120 - 1196
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,986
Rudolf Walden
1878 - 1946
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,987
Otto Stich
1927 - 2012
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,988
Miguel Ángel Moratinos
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,989
Nir Barkat
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 13,990
Neferu II
2100 BC - 2013 BC
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 13,991
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Fritz Honegger ranks 221. Before him are Marion Donovan, Robert Fano, Ilse Steppat, Ossie Davis, Yahya Petra of Kelantan, and Miroslav Brozović. After him are Bagrat Shinkuba, Torsten Lindberg, Johannes Bobrowski, Laurindo Almeida, Gloria Fuertes, and Luigi Cantone. Among people deceased in 1999, Fritz Honegger ranks 182. Before him are Taheyya Kariokka, Josefina Pla, Charles Crichton, Rafael Iglesias, Annibale Frossi, and Yevgeny Morgunov. After him are Regina Ghazaryan, Muhammetnazar Gapurow, Johannes Käbin, Einar Englund, Walter Schleger, and Nahum Stelmach.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsMarion Donovan
INVENTOR
1917 - 1998
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 215
Robert Fano
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1917 - 2016
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 216
Ilse Steppat
ACTOR
1917 - 1969
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 217
Ossie Davis
ACTOR
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 218
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 219
Miroslav Brozović
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2006
HPI: 57.21
Rank: 220
Fritz Honegger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 221
Bagrat Shinkuba
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2004
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 222
Torsten Lindberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 2009
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 223
Johannes Bobrowski
WRITER
1917 - 1965
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 224
Laurindo Almeida
MUSICIAN
1917 - 1995
HPI: 57.02
Rank: 225
Gloria Fuertes
WRITER
1917 - 1998
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 226
Luigi Cantone
FENCER
1917 - 1997
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 227
Others Deceased in 1999
Go to all RankingsTaheyya Kariokka
ACTOR
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 176
Josefina Pla
WRITER
1903 - 1999
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 177
Charles Crichton
FILM DIRECTOR
1910 - 1999
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 178
Rafael Iglesias
BOXER
1924 - 1999
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 179
Annibale Frossi
COACH
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 180
Yevgeny Morgunov
ACTOR
1927 - 1999
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 181
Fritz Honegger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 182
Regina Ghazaryan
PAINTER
1915 - 1999
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 183
Muhammetnazar Gapurow
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 184
Johannes Käbin
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1999
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 185
Einar Englund
COMPOSER
1916 - 1999
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 186
Walter Schleger
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1999
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 187
Nahum Stelmach
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1999
HPI: 56.72
Rank: 188
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Fritz Honegger ranks 465 out of 1,015. Before him are Murat Yakin (1974), Stefano Franscini (1796), Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg (1445), Heinz Schneiter (1935), Heinrich Zollinger (1818), and Hakan Yakin (1977). After him are Otto Stich (1927), Johann Amman (1707), Charles Antenen (1929), Konrad Stäheli (1931), Nicolas Bouvier (1929), and Pierre Cérésole (1879).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsMurat Yakin
SOCCER PLAYER
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 459
Stefano Franscini
POLITICIAN
1796 - 1857
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 460
Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1445 - 1510
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 461
Heinz Schneiter
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 462
Heinrich Zollinger
BIOLOGIST
1818 - 1859
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 463
Hakan Yakin
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - Present
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 464
Fritz Honegger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 465
Otto Stich
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 466
Johann Amman
BIOLOGIST
1707 - 1741
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 467
Charles Antenen
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2000
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 468
Konrad Stäheli
ATHLETE
1931 - 1931
HPI: 57.13
Rank: 469
Nicolas Bouvier
WRITER
1929 - 1998
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 470
Pierre Cérésole
ENGINEER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 471
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Fritz Honegger ranks 86. Before him are Philipp Etter (1891), Arnold Koller (1933), Bernhard Hammer (1822), Leon Schlumpf (1925), Kaspar Villiger (1941), and Stefano Franscini (1796). After him are Otto Stich (1927), Johannes Baumann (1874), Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (1963), Albert Gallatin (1761), Emil Frey (1838), and Jakob Stämpfli (1820).
Philipp Etter
1891 - 1977
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 80
Arnold Koller
1933 - Present
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 81
Bernhard Hammer
1822 - 1907
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 82
Leon Schlumpf
1925 - 2012
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 83
Kaspar Villiger
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 84
Stefano Franscini
1796 - 1857
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 85
Fritz Honegger
1917 - 1999
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 86
Otto Stich
1927 - 2012
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 87
Johannes Baumann
1874 - 1953
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 88
Élisabeth Baume-Schneider
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.99
Rank: 89
Albert Gallatin
1761 - 1849
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 90
Emil Frey
1838 - 1922
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 91
Jakob Stämpfli
1820 - 1879
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 92

























































