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Joseph Deiss
1946 - Today

Joseph Deiss
Joseph Deiss (born 18 January 1946) is a Swiss economist and politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1999 to 2006. A member of the Christian Democratic People's Party (CVP/PDC), he first headed the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (1999–2002) before transferring to the Federal Department of Economic Affairs (2003–2006). Deiss was elected President of the United Nations General Assembly for its 65th session in 2010. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph Deiss is the 8,375th most popular politician (up from 10,391st in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 290th in 2019) and the 30th most popular Swiss Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Joseph Deiss ranks 8,375 out of 19,576. Before him are Kazys Grinius, Veleda, Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano, Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, Michail Stasinopoulos, and Te Atairangikaahu. After 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.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKazys Grinius
1866 - 1950
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,373
Veleda
50 - 100
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,374
Hugues-Bernard Maret, duc de Bassano
1763 - 1839
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,375
Ahmed Muhtar Pasha
1839 - 1919
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,376
Michail Stasinopoulos
1903 - 2002
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,377
Te Atairangikaahu
1931 - 2006
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,378
Joseph Deiss
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 8,379
Abd 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
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Joseph Deiss ranks 219. Before him are Stig Blomqvist, Donovan, Cheng Pei-pei, Willy van der Kuijlen, Toquinho, and Robert Mapplethorpe. After him are Craig Venter, Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Maria Bethânia, Miguel Reina, Sven Nordqvist, and Ruth Fuchs.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsStig Blomqvist
RACING DRIVER
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 213
Donovan
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 214
Cheng Pei-pei
ACTOR
1946 - 2024
HPI: 62.96
Rank: 215
Willy van der Kuijlen
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 216
Toquinho
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.92
Rank: 217
Robert Mapplethorpe
PHOTOGRAPHER
1946 - 1989
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 218
Joseph Deiss
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 219
Craig Venter
BIOLOGIST
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 220
Ahmad al-Tayyeb
PHILOSOPHER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 221
Maria Bethânia
SINGER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 222
Miguel Reina
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 223
Sven Nordqvist
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 224
Ruth Fuchs
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 225
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Joseph Deiss ranks 223 out of 1,015. Before him are Jost Amman (1539), Emma Jung (1882), Jean Ziegler (1934), Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817), André Abegglen (1909), and Claude Nicollier (1944). After him are Roberto Di Matteo (1970), Eugène Grasset (1845), Leonardo Conti (1900), Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier (1750), Pierre Edmond Boissier (1810), and Meyer Guggenheim (1828).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJost Amman
PAINTER
1539 - 1591
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 217
Emma Jung
WRITER
1882 - 1955
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 218
Jean Ziegler
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 219
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 220
André Abegglen
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1944
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 221
Claude Nicollier
ASTRONAUT
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 222
Joseph Deiss
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 223
Roberto Di Matteo
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 224
Eugène Grasset
PAINTER
1845 - 1917
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 225
Leonardo Conti
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1945
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 226
Simon Antoine Jean L'Huilier
MATHEMATICIAN
1750 - 1840
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 227
Pierre Edmond Boissier
BIOLOGIST
1810 - 1885
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 228
Meyer Guggenheim
BUSINESSPERSON
1828 - 1905
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 229
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Joseph Deiss ranks 30. Before him are Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (1945), Ueli Maurer (1950), Simonetta Sommaruga (1960), Guy Parmelin (1959), Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou (1420), and Giuseppe Motta (1871). After him are Leonardo Conti (1900), Joanna of Pfirt (1300), Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (1968), Ubol Ratana (1951), Didier Burkhalter (1960), and Alfred Escher (1819).
Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 24
Ueli Maurer
1950 - Present
HPI: 63.77
Rank: 25
Simonetta Sommaruga
1960 - Present
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 26
Guy Parmelin
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 27
Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou
1420 - 1479
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 28
Giuseppe Motta
1871 - 1940
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 29
Joseph Deiss
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 30
Leonardo Conti
1900 - 1945
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 31
Joanna of Pfirt
1300 - 1351
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 32
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein
1968 - Present
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 33
Ubol Ratana
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 34
Didier Burkhalter
1960 - Present
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 35
Alfred Escher
1819 - 1882
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 36