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Henry Kissinger

1923 - 2023

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Henry Alfred Kissinger (May 27, 1923 – November 29, 2023) was an American diplomat and political scientist who served as the 56th United States secretary of state from 1973 to 1977 and the 7th national security advisor from 1969 to 1975, serving under presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Born in Germany, Kissinger emigrated to the United States in 1938 as a Jewish refugee fleeing Nazi persecution. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, he attended Harvard University, where he excelled academically. He later became a professor of government at the university and earned an international reputation as an expert on nuclear weapons and foreign policy. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henry Kissinger is the 58th most popular politician (down from 18th in 2019), the 24th most popular biography from Germany (down from 10th in 2019) and the 5th most popular German Politician.

Henry Kissinger is a German-born American diplomat who served as the Secretary of State under President Richard Nixon. He is most famous for his role in the Vietnam War, which he helped to end by negotiating the 1973 Paris Peace Accords.

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Among politicians, Henry Kissinger ranks 58 out of 19,576. Before him are John, King of England, Cicero, Richard III of England, Cnut the Great, Xerxes I, and Nicholas II of Russia. After him are Abraham Lincoln, James K. Polk, William III of England, James II of England, Pompey, and Darius the Great.

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Among people born in 1923, Henry Kissinger ranks 1. After him are Maria Callas, Lee Kuan Yew, Shimon Peres, Philip Warren Anderson, Wisława Szymborska, Idi Amin, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Heydar Aliyev, Charlton Heston, Joseph Heller, and Wojciech Jaruzelski. Among people deceased in 2023, Henry Kissinger ranks 1. After him are Silvio Berlusconi, Milan Kundera, Jeff Beck, Gina Lollobrigida, K. Alex Müller, Tina Turner, Constantine II of Greece, Toto Cutugno, Luis Suárez, Martti Ahtisaari, and Bobby Charlton.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Henry Kissinger ranks 24 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto von Bismarck (1815), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), Peter Paul Rubens (1577), Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Richard Wagner (1813), and Karl Benz (1844). After him are Max Weber (1864), Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Frederick the Great (1712), Johannes Brahms (1833), Friedrich Engels (1820), and Angela Merkel (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Henry Kissinger ranks 5. Before him are Charlemagne (748), Joseph Goebbels (1897), Otto von Bismarck (1815), and Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859). After him are Frederick the Great (1712), 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).

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