SOCIAL ACTIVIST
Gretl Braun
1915 - 1987

Gretl Braun
Margarete Berta "Gretl" Berlinghoff (née Braun; German: [ˈɡʁeːtl̩ ˈbʁaʊn]; 31 August 1915 – 10 October 1987) was one of the two sisters of Eva Braun. She was a member of the inner social circle of Adolf Hitler at the Berghof. Gretl became the sister-in-law of Hitler following his marriage to Eva, less than 40 hours before the couple killed themselves. Braun married SS-Gruppenführer Hermann Fegelein, a liaison officer on Hitler's staff, on 3 June 1944. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gretl Braun is the 180th most popular social activist (up from 209th in 2019), the 1,488th most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,753rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular German Social Activist.
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Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS
Among social activists, Gretl Braun ranks 180 out of 840. Before her are Max Mosley, Otoya Yamaguchi, Maria Spiridonova, Paul Watson, Chico Mendes, and Paul Schäfer. After her are Vinoba Bhave, Jan Karski, Manuela Sáenz, Klaus Störtebeker, Carl Oberg, and Kailash Satyarthi.
Most Popular Social Activists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Mosley
1940 - 2021
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 174
Otoya Yamaguchi
1943 - 1960
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 175
Maria Spiridonova
1884 - 1941
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 176
Paul Watson
1950 - Present
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 177
Chico Mendes
1944 - 1988
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 178
Paul Schäfer
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 179
Gretl Braun
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 180
Vinoba Bhave
1895 - 1982
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 181
Jan Karski
1914 - 2000
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 182
Manuela Sáenz
1797 - 1856
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 183
Klaus Störtebeker
1360 - 1401
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 184
Carl Oberg
1897 - 1965
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 185
Kailash Satyarthi
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 186
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Gretl Braun ranks 59. Before her are Shoichi Yokoi, Shogo Kamo, Liisi Oterma, Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland, Rashid Behbudov, and Joseph Greenberg. After her are Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este, Terence Young, Kaoru Ishikawa, Miroslav Filipović, James Tiptree Jr., and László Csatáry. Among people deceased in 1987, Gretl Braun ranks 42. Before her are Jacqueline du Pré, Peter Tosh, Yasuo Haruyama, Jaco Pastorius, Erskine Caldwell, and James Baldwin. After her are Yakov Zeldovich, Rouben Mamoulian, Douglas Sirk, Américo Tomás, James Tiptree Jr., and Alistair MacLean.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsShoichi Yokoi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1997
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 53
Shogo Kamo
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1977
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 54
Liisi Oterma
ASTRONOMER
1915 - 2001
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 55
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 56
Rashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 57
Joseph Greenberg
LINGUIST
1915 - 2001
HPI: 65.87
Rank: 58
Gretl Braun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 59
Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1996
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 60
Terence Young
FILM DIRECTOR
1915 - 1994
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 61
Kaoru Ishikawa
CHEMIST
1915 - 1989
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 62
Miroslav Filipović
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1946
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 63
James Tiptree Jr.
WRITER
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 64
László Csatáry
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 65
Others Deceased in 1987
Go to all RankingsJacqueline du Pré
MUSICIAN
1945 - 1987
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 36
Peter Tosh
MUSICIAN
1944 - 1987
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 37
Yasuo Haruyama
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1987
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 38
Jaco Pastorius
MUSICIAN
1951 - 1987
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 39
Erskine Caldwell
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 40
James Baldwin
WRITER
1924 - 1987
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 41
Gretl Braun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 42
Yakov Zeldovich
PHYSICIST
1914 - 1987
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 43
Rouben Mamoulian
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 44
Douglas Sirk
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1987
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 45
Américo Tomás
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1987
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 46
James Tiptree Jr.
WRITER
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.33
Rank: 47
Alistair MacLean
WRITER
1922 - 1987
HPI: 65.32
Rank: 48
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Gretl Braun ranks 1,488 out of 7,253. Before her are Paul Schäfer (1921), Matthias Sammer (1967), Dorothea Binz (1920), Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine (1866), William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (1425), and Joachim von Sandrart (1606). After her are Martin Schulz (1955), Hartmann Schedel (1440), Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1697), Mike Nichols (1931), André Previn (1929), and Anna Leopoldovna (1718).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPaul Schäfer
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,482
Matthias Sammer
COACH
1967 - Present
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 1,483
Dorothea Binz
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1947
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1,484
Princess Irene of Hesse and by Rhine
POLITICIAN
1866 - 1953
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1,485
William III, Landgrave of Thuringia
NOBLEMAN
1425 - 1482
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1,486
Joachim von Sandrart
PAINTER
1606 - 1688
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1,487
Gretl Braun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 1,488
Martin Schulz
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 1,489
Hartmann Schedel
WRITER
1440 - 1514
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 1,490
Francis Josias, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
POLITICIAN
1697 - 1764
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1,491
Mike Nichols
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2014
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1,492
André Previn
MUSICIAN
1929 - 2019
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1,493
Anna Leopoldovna
POLITICIAN
1718 - 1746
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 1,494
Among SOCIAL ACTIVISTS In Germany
Among social activists born in Germany, Gretl Braun ranks 16. Before her are Widukind (755), Hans Scholl (1918), Marianne Bachmeier (1950), Alfred Naujocks (1911), Gerda Christian (1913), and Paul Schäfer (1921). After her are Klaus Störtebeker (1360), Carl Oberg (1897), Rudi Dutschke (1940), Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818), Christoph Probst (1919), and Ludolf von Alvensleben (1901).
Widukind
755 - 810
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 10
Hans Scholl
1918 - 1943
HPI: 68.26
Rank: 11
Marianne Bachmeier
1950 - 1996
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 12
Alfred Naujocks
1911 - 1966
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 13
Gerda Christian
1913 - 1997
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 14
Paul Schäfer
1921 - 2010
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 15
Gretl Braun
1915 - 1987
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 16
Klaus Störtebeker
1360 - 1401
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 17
Carl Oberg
1897 - 1965
HPI: 65.39
Rank: 18
Rudi Dutschke
1940 - 1979
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 19
Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen
1818 - 1888
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 20
Christoph Probst
1919 - 1943
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 21
Ludolf von Alvensleben
1901 - 1970
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 22