POLITICIAN
Josef Klaus
1910 - 2001

Josef Klaus
Josef Klaus (15 August 1910 – 25 July 2001) was an Austrian politician of the conservative People's Party (ÖVP). He served as State Governor (Landeshauptmann) of Salzburg from 1949 to 1961, as Minister of Finance from 1961 to 1963 and as Chancellor of Austria from 1964 to 1970. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Josef Klaus is the 10,809th most popular politician (down from 9,730th in 2019), the 613th most popular biography from Austria (down from 566th in 2019) and the 173rd most popular Austrian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
Page views of Josef Klaus by language
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Josef Klaus ranks 10,809 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg, Liliana Segre, Paolo Renier, Peter T. King, Béhanzin, and Mark of Cornwall. After him are Saadeddine Othmani, Michael Critobulus, Mutesa II of Buganda, Stepan Petrichenko, Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, and Émile Derlin Zinsou.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlbert V, Duke of Saxe-Coburg
1648 - 1699
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,809
Liliana Segre
1930 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,810
Paolo Renier
1710 - 1789
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,811
Peter T. King
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,812
Béhanzin
1844 - 1906
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,813
Mark of Cornwall
480 - 555
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,814
Josef Klaus
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,815
Saadeddine Othmani
1956 - Present
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 10,816
Michael Critobulus
1400 - 1467
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10,817
Mutesa II of Buganda
1924 - 1969
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10,818
Stepan Petrichenko
1892 - 1947
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10,819
Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury
1563 - 1612
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 10,820
Émile Derlin Zinsou
1918 - 2016
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 10,821
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1910, Josef Klaus ranks 151. Before him are Aleksandar Tirnanić, Gerhard Schröder, Gunnar Höckert, Wolfgang Preiss, Yekaterina Furtseva, and Karl Kling. After him are Roy J. Plunkett, Claire Trevor, Franz Kline, Barbara O'Neil, Barbara Castle, and Helmut Kunz. Among people deceased in 2001, Josef Klaus ranks 122. Before him are Stefan Heym, Beate Uhse-Rotermund, Aaliyah, Alexei Tupolev, Barend Biesheuvel, and Beatrice Straight. After him are Edwin H. Colbert, Jason Miller, Betty Everett, Marta Hillers, Jelle Zijlstra, and Ziad Jarrah.
Others Born in 1910
Go to all RankingsAleksandar Tirnanić
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1992
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 145
Gerhard Schröder
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1989
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 146
Gunnar Höckert
ATHLETE
1910 - 1940
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 147
Wolfgang Preiss
ACTOR
1910 - 2002
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 148
Yekaterina Furtseva
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1974
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 149
Karl Kling
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 150
Josef Klaus
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 151
Roy J. Plunkett
CHEMIST
1910 - 1994
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 152
Claire Trevor
ACTOR
1910 - 2000
HPI: 60.38
Rank: 153
Franz Kline
PAINTER
1910 - 1962
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 154
Barbara O'Neil
ACTOR
1910 - 1980
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 155
Barbara Castle
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2002
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 156
Helmut Kunz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1910 - 1976
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 157
Others Deceased in 2001
Go to all RankingsStefan Heym
WRITER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 116
Beate Uhse-Rotermund
BUSINESSPERSON
1919 - 2001
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 117
Aaliyah
SINGER
1979 - 2001
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 118
Alexei Tupolev
ENGINEER
1925 - 2001
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 119
Barend Biesheuvel
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2001
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 120
Beatrice Straight
ACTOR
1914 - 2001
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 121
Josef Klaus
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 122
Edwin H. Colbert
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1905 - 2001
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 123
Jason Miller
ACTOR
1939 - 2001
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 124
Betty Everett
SINGER
1939 - 2001
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 125
Marta Hillers
JOURNALIST
1911 - 2001
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 126
Jelle Zijlstra
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2001
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 127
Ziad Jarrah
EXTREMIST
1975 - 2001
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 128
In Austria
Among people born in Austria, Josef Klaus ranks 613 out of 1,424. Before him are Hans von Dohnanyi (1902), Paula von Preradović (1887), Sigismund von Neukomm (1778), Otto Herschmann (1877), Marianna Martines (1744), and Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck (1769). After him are Herma Bauma (1915), Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1567), Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria (1868), Hanns Hörbiger (1867), Karl Michael Ziehrer (1843), and Felix Mottl (1856).
Others born in Austria
Go to all RankingsHans von Dohnanyi
LAWYER
1902 - 1945
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 607
Paula von Preradović
WRITER
1887 - 1951
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 608
Sigismund von Neukomm
COMPOSER
1778 - 1858
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 609
Otto Herschmann
ATHLETE
1877 - 1942
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 610
Marianna Martines
SINGER
1744 - 1812
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 611
Carlo Gaetano Gaisruck
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1769 - 1846
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 612
Josef Klaus
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 613
Herma Bauma
ATHLETE
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 614
Archduchess Margaret of Austria
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1633
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 615
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria
NOBLEMAN
1868 - 1935
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 616
Hanns Hörbiger
ENGINEER
1867 - 1931
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 617
Karl Michael Ziehrer
COMPOSER
1843 - 1922
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 618
Felix Mottl
CONDUCTOR
1856 - 1911
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 619
Among POLITICIANS In Austria
Among politicians born in Austria, Josef Klaus ranks 173. Before him are Princess Marie Louise of Hanover (1879), Albert Apponyi (1846), Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria (1874), Edmund Glaise-Horstenau (1882), Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria (1917), and Michael Mayr (1864). After him are Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1567), Ottokar III of Styria (1129), István Friedrich (1883), Otto Ender (1875), Erich von Hornbostel (1877), and Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg (1899).
Princess Marie Louise of Hanover
1879 - 1948
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 167
Albert Apponyi
1846 - 1933
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 168
Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria
1874 - 1948
HPI: 60.74
Rank: 169
Edmund Glaise-Horstenau
1882 - 1946
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 170
Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
1917 - 2017
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 171
Michael Mayr
1864 - 1922
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 172
Josef Klaus
1910 - 2001
HPI: 60.49
Rank: 173
Archduchess Margaret of Austria
1567 - 1633
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 174
Ottokar III of Styria
1129 - 1164
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 175
István Friedrich
1883 - 1951
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 176
Otto Ender
1875 - 1960
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 177
Erich von Hornbostel
1877 - 1935
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 178
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
1899 - 1956
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 179