POLITICIAN
Jaan Tõnisson
1868 - 1941

Jaan Tõnisson
Jaan Tõnisson (22 December [O.S. 10 December] 1868 – 1941?) was an Estonian statesman, serving as the Prime Minister of Estonia twice during 1919 to 1920, as State Elder (head of state and government) from 1927 to 1928 and in 1933, and as Foreign Minister of Estonia from 1931 to 1932. After the Soviet invasion and occupation of Estonia in June 1940, Tõnisson was arrested by the Stalinist regime and, like most senior Estonian politicians at the time, was either executed or died in Soviet captivity soon afterwards. Tõnisson was still alive in June 1941, when he is known to have been imprisoned, and interrogated, in Tallinn. The exact date and location of his death and place of burial remain unknown. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jaan Tõnisson is the 8,382nd most popular politician (up from 9,282nd in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Estonia (up from 55th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Estonian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jaan Tõnisson ranks 8,382 out of 19,576. Before him are Abd al-Wahid I, Robert II, Count of Dreux, Ariel Henry, Michael II Apafi, Benjamin Mkapa, and Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. After him are Fuad Chehab, Arnuwanda III, Yohannes I, Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine, Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Gaius Terentius Varro.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbd al-Wahid I
1153 - 1224
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,380
Robert II, Count of Dreux
1154 - 1218
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,381
Ariel Henry
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,382
Michael II Apafi
1676 - 1713
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,383
Benjamin Mkapa
1938 - 2020
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,384
Duchess Louise Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
1779 - 1801
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,385
Jaan Tõnisson
1868 - 1941
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,386
Fuad Chehab
1902 - 1973
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,387
Arnuwanda III
1300 BC - 1207 BC
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,388
Yohannes I
1640 - 1682
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 8,389
Elisabeth of Austria, Duchess of Lorraine
1285 - 1352
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 8,390
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1884 - 1966
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 8,391
Gaius Terentius Varro
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 8,392
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1868, Jaan Tõnisson ranks 90. Before him are Aleksa Šantić, George Arliss, Stanisław Przybyszewski, George Ellery Hale, Alice Keppel, and La Belle Otero. After him are Robert W. Wood, Francesco Saverio Nitti, Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern, Evelyn Beatrice Hall, Josep Comas i Solà, and Alfred Fowler. Among people deceased in 1941, Jaan Tõnisson ranks 68. Before him are Hjalmar Söderberg, Charles Huntziger, Hans Berger, Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Christian Sinding, and Guillermo Kahlo. After him are Elizabeth von Arnim, Hanns Kerrl, Amy Johnson, Arkady Gaidar, Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, and Amrita Sher-Gil.
Others Born in 1868
Go to all RankingsAleksa Šantić
WRITER
1868 - 1924
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 84
George Arliss
ACTOR
1868 - 1946
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 85
Stanisław Przybyszewski
WRITER
1868 - 1927
HPI: 62.97
Rank: 86
George Ellery Hale
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1938
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 87
Alice Keppel
CELEBRITY
1868 - 1947
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 88
La Belle Otero
ACTOR
1868 - 1965
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 89
Jaan Tõnisson
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1941
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 90
Robert W. Wood
PHYSICIST
1868 - 1955
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 91
Francesco Saverio Nitti
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1953
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 92
Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1919
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 93
Evelyn Beatrice Hall
WRITER
1868 - 1956
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 94
Josep Comas i Solà
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1937
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 95
Alfred Fowler
ASTRONOMER
1868 - 1940
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 96
Others Deceased in 1941
Go to all RankingsHjalmar Söderberg
WRITER
1869 - 1941
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 62
Charles Huntziger
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1880 - 1941
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 63
Hans Berger
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1941
HPI: 63.89
Rank: 64
Dmitry Merezhkovsky
WRITER
1866 - 1941
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 65
Christian Sinding
COMPOSER
1856 - 1941
HPI: 63.86
Rank: 66
Guillermo Kahlo
PHOTOGRAPHER
1871 - 1941
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 67
Jaan Tõnisson
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1941
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 68
Elizabeth von Arnim
WRITER
1866 - 1941
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 69
Hanns Kerrl
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1941
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 70
Amy Johnson
PILOT
1903 - 1941
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 71
Arkady Gaidar
WRITER
1904 - 1941
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 72
Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1886 - 1941
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 73
Amrita Sher-Gil
PAINTER
1913 - 1941
HPI: 62.46
Rank: 74
In Estonia
Among people born in Estonia, Jaan Tõnisson ranks 47 out of 351. Before him are Hermann von Keyserling (1880), Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland (1601), Bernhard Schmidt (1879), Jüri Lossmann (1891), Georg Wilhelm Richmann (1711), and Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz (1793). After him are Roman Steinberg (1900), Evald Aav (1900), Johannes Aavik (1880), Friedrich Martens (1845), Anton Hansen Tammsaare (1878), and Karl Ernst Claus (1796).
Others born in Estonia
Go to all RankingsHermann von Keyserling
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 41
Charles Philip, Duke of Södermanland
NOBLEMAN
1601 - 1622
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 42
Bernhard Schmidt
POLITICIAN
1879 - 1935
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 43
Jüri Lossmann
ATHLETE
1891 - 1984
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 44
Georg Wilhelm Richmann
PHYSICIST
1711 - 1753
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 45
Johann Friedrich von Eschscholtz
BIOLOGIST
1793 - 1831
HPI: 62.93
Rank: 46
Jaan Tõnisson
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1941
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 47
Roman Steinberg
ATHLETE
1900 - 1928
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 48
Evald Aav
COMPOSER
1900 - 1939
HPI: 62.78
Rank: 49
Johannes Aavik
LINGUIST
1880 - 1973
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 50
Friedrich Martens
DIPLOMAT
1845 - 1909
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 51
Anton Hansen Tammsaare
WRITER
1878 - 1940
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 52
Karl Ernst Claus
CHEMIST
1796 - 1864
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 53
Among POLITICIANS In Estonia
Among politicians born in Estonia, Jaan Tõnisson ranks 17. Before him are Andrus Ansip (1956), Kersti Kaljulaid (1969), Alexander Gorchakov (1798), Neeme Järvi (1937), Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie (1622), and Bernhard Schmidt (1879). After him are Friedrich Akel (1871), Jaan Anvelt (1884), Johannes Vares (1890), Ene Ergma (1944), Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden (1750), and Johann Voldemar Jannsen (1819).
Andrus Ansip
1956 - Present
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 11
Kersti Kaljulaid
1969 - Present
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 12
Alexander Gorchakov
1798 - 1883
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 13
Neeme Järvi
1937 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 14
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie
1622 - 1686
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 15
Bernhard Schmidt
1879 - 1935
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 16
Jaan Tõnisson
1868 - 1941
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 17
Friedrich Akel
1871 - 1941
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 18
Jaan Anvelt
1884 - 1937
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 19
Johannes Vares
1890 - 1946
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 20
Ene Ergma
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 21
Friedrich Wilhelm von Buxhoeveden
1750 - Present
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 22
Johann Voldemar Jannsen
1819 - 1890
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 23