POLITICIAN

Kaspar Villiger

1941 - Today

Photo of Kaspar Villiger

Icon of person Kaspar Villiger

Kaspar Villiger (FEELIGER; born 5 February 1941) is a Swiss businessman, former tobacco manufacturer and politician. He served as a member of the Federal Council (Switzerland) since 1 February 1989 for The Liberals. Villiger served two terms as President of the Swiss Confederation in 1995 and again in 2002. He previously served on the Council of States (Switzerland) from 1987 to 1989 and on the National Council (Switzerland) from 1982 to 1987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kaspar Villiger is the 13,706th most popular politician (up from 14,004th in 2019), the 449th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 483rd in 2019) and the 84th most popular Swiss Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Kaspar Villiger by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kaspar Villiger ranks 13,706 out of 19,576. Before him are Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, Geoffrey Howe, Florence Arthaud, Martin Špegelj, Jorge Serrano Elías, and Danilo Astori. After him are Võ Văn Kiệt, Annette Lu, Hermann, Prince of Wied, Princess Frederica of Hanover, Apolo Nsibambi, and Mikhail Rodzianko.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Kaspar Villiger ranks 356. Before him are Richard Speck, Pepetela, Stephen J. Cannell, Ibrahim Babangida, Abel Matutes, and Rosa Maria Sardà. After him are Donald "Duck" Dunn, Youcef Yousfi, Neelie Kroes, Anne Tyler, Mario Perniola, and Danny Davis.

Others Born in 1941

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Switzerland

Among people born in Switzerland, Kaspar Villiger ranks 449 out of 1,015. Before him are Gottfried Dienst (1919), Arnold Koller (1933), Renée Colliard (1933), Bernhard Hammer (1822), Leon Schlumpf (1925), and Stephan Lichtsteiner (1984). After him are Alexander Frei (1979), Paolo Macchiarini (1958), Granit Xhaka (1992), Romain Grosjean (1986), Robert Emden (1862), and Hans Huber (1852).

Others born in Switzerland

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland

Among politicians born in Switzerland, Kaspar Villiger ranks 84. Before him are Constant Fornerod (1819), Karl Schenk (1823), Philipp Etter (1891), Arnold Koller (1933), Bernhard Hammer (1822), and Leon Schlumpf (1925). After him are Stefano Franscini (1796), Fritz Honegger (1917), Otto Stich (1927), Johannes Baumann (1874), Élisabeth Baume-Schneider (1963), and Albert Gallatin (1761).

Swiss born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous