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Horst Seehofer
1949 - Today

Horst Seehofer
Horst Lorenz Seehofer (born 4 July 1949) is a German politician who served as Minister for the Interior, Building and Community under Chancellor Angela Merkel from 2018 to 2021. A member of the Christian Social Union (CSU), he served as the 18th minister-president of Bavaria from 2008 to 2018 and Leader of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria from 2008 to 2019. First elected to the Bundestag in 1980, he served as Minister for Health and Social Security in the Christian-liberal cabinets of Helmut Kohl from 1992 to 1998, going to the opposition afterwards and returning to the government as Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in the grand coalition cabinet of Angela Merkel from 2005 to 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Horst Seehofer is the 6,753rd most popular politician (up from 7,909th in 2019), the 1,832nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 2,207th in 2019) and the 535th most popular German Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Horst Seehofer ranks 6,753 out of 19,576. Before him are Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile, Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus, Nayef Hawatmeh, Muhammad II of Córdoba, Bairam Khan, and Koča Popović. After him are Emperor Jingzong of Liao, Leszek II the Black, 7th Dalai Lama, Friedrich Ebert Jr., Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Suryavarman I.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEleanor of Aragon, Queen of Castile
1358 - 1382
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,749
Publius Servilius Vatia Isauricus
94 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,750
Nayef Hawatmeh
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,751
Muhammad II of Córdoba
980 - 1010
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,752
Bairam Khan
1501 - 1561
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,753
Koča Popović
1908 - 1992
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,754
Horst Seehofer
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,755
Emperor Jingzong of Liao
948 - 982
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,756
Leszek II the Black
1241 - 1288
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 6,757
7th Dalai Lama
1708 - 1757
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 6,758
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
1894 - 1979
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 6,759
Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1800 - 1842
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 6,760
Suryavarman I
1000 - 1050
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 6,761
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Horst Seehofer ranks 145. Before him are Elizabeth George, Cliff Williams, Lasse Virén, Manuel Marín, Hans-Hermann Hoppe, and Vera Wang. After him are Émerson Leão, Geezer Butler, Robert Sternberg, Tom Pryce, Alexander Godunov, and David Strathairn.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsElizabeth George
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.61
Rank: 139
Cliff Williams
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 140
Lasse Virén
ATHLETE
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 141
Manuel Marín
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2017
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 142
Hans-Hermann Hoppe
ECONOMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 143
Vera Wang
FASHION DESIGNER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 144
Horst Seehofer
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 145
Émerson Leão
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 146
Geezer Butler
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 147
Robert Sternberg
PSYCHOLOGIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 148
Tom Pryce
RACING DRIVER
1949 - 1977
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 149
Alexander Godunov
DANCER
1949 - 1995
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 150
David Strathairn
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 151
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Horst Seehofer ranks 1,832 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789), Carl Ludwig Blume (1796), Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539), Christoph Graupner (1683), Simon Mayr (1763), and Alfred Einstein (1880). After him are Dieter Rams (1932), Heinrich Marschner (1795), Hans Langsdorff (1894), Joos van Cleve (1485), Friedrich Ebert Jr. (1894), and Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsPrincess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1867
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,826
Carl Ludwig Blume
BIOLOGIST
1796 - 1862
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,827
Louis VI, Elector Palatine
POLITICIAN
1539 - 1583
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,828
Christoph Graupner
COMPOSER
1683 - 1760
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,829
Simon Mayr
COMPOSER
1763 - 1845
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 1,830
Alfred Einstein
COMPOSER
1880 - 1952
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,831
Horst Seehofer
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,832
Dieter Rams
DESIGNER
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 1,833
Heinrich Marschner
COMPOSER
1795 - 1861
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,834
Hans Langsdorff
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1939
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,835
Joos van Cleve
PAINTER
1485 - 1540
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,836
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1979
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,837
Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
POLITICIAN
1800 - 1842
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 1,838
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Horst Seehofer ranks 535. Before him are Ludwig Fischer (1905), Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont (1896), Erich Naumann (1905), Conrad, Margrave of Meissen (1097), Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel (1789), and Louis VI, Elector Palatine (1539). After him are Friedrich Ebert Jr. (1894), Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1800), Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (1962), Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern (1932), Rudolf Lange (1910), and Gisela of Swabia (990).
Ludwig Fischer
1905 - 1947
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 529
Josias, Hereditary Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
1896 - 1967
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 530
Erich Naumann
1905 - 1951
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 531
Conrad, Margrave of Meissen
1097 - 1157
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 532
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
1789 - 1867
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 533
Louis VI, Elector Palatine
1539 - 1583
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 534
Horst Seehofer
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 535
Friedrich Ebert Jr.
1894 - 1979
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 536
Paul Frederick, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1800 - 1842
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 537
Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 538
Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern
1932 - 2016
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 539
Rudolf Lange
1910 - 1945
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 540
Gisela of Swabia
990 - 1043
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 541