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Klaus von Dohnanyi

1928 - Today

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Klaus Karl Anton von Dohnanyi (German pronunciation: [ˈklaʊs fɔn doˈnaːni]; born 23 June 1928) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). He served as mayor of Hamburg between 1981 and 1988. As of 2025, he is the oldest living former head of a german state government. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Klaus von Dohnanyi is the 15,136th most popular politician (down from 14,125th in 2019), the 4,800th most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,469th in 2019) and the 1,202nd most popular German Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Klaus von Dohnanyi ranks 15,136 out of 19,576. Before him are Aspelta, José María Carreño, Emily de Jongh-Elhage, Quintus Marcius Rex, Cecília Meireles, and Rafael Ángel Calderón Fournier. After him are Ramsey Clark, George Sheldon, Gopala I, Augusts Voss, Manuel Basilio Bustamante, and Surat Huseynov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1928, Klaus von Dohnanyi ranks 426. Before him are Bruce Ames, Horst Stein, Cyril Mango, Rıdvan Bolatlı, Lucho Gatica, and Alice Drummond. After him are Gunnar Andersson, Jean Dotto, Dara Singh, Walter Haummer, Koko Taylor, and Nunzio Gallo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Klaus von Dohnanyi ranks 4,803 out of 7,253. Before him are Princess Marie of Hanover (1849), Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815), Johann August Ephraim Goeze (1731), Siegmar Wätzlich (1947), Wendelin Werner (1968), and Gabriele Reinsch (1963). After him are Ralph Kronig (1904), Heinrich Hax (1900), Francis Buchholz (1954), Sarah Kirsch (1935), Tomislav Marić (1973), and Hartwig Gauder (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Klaus von Dohnanyi ranks 1,202. Before him are Claudia Roth (1955), Georg Friedrich von Martens (1756), Christian Lindner (1979), Helene Lange (1848), Princess Marie of Hanover (1849), and Paul Rudolf von Bilguer (1815). After him are Ulrich Wehling (1952), Julius Curtius (1877), Paul Matschie (1861), Paul Warburg (1868), Walter Behrendt (1914), and Heinrich Held (1868).

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