POLITICIAN
Lothar de Maizière
1940 - Today

Lothar de Maizière
Lothar de Maizière (German pronunciation: [də mɛˈzi̯ɛːɐ̯]; born 2 March 1940) is a German former politician of the Christian Democratic Union. In 1990, he served as the head of the first and only democratically elected government of East Germany, holding this office during the final months before German reunification. Subsequently he briefly served as a minister in the new government of the unified Federal Republic of Germany until his past as a Stasi informant was revealed. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lothar de Maizière is the 4,811th most popular politician (up from 5,148th in 2019), the 1,252nd most popular biography from Germany (up from 1,398th in 2019) and the 362nd most popular German Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Lothar de Maizière ranks 4,811 out of 19,576. Before him are Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, Jacob De la Gardie, Al-Qa'im, Bleda, Emperor Go-Nijō, and Labashi-Marduk. After him are Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Carl Bildt, Emperor Hui of Jin, Zhao Tuo, Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and Yasovarman I.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTheresa Kunegunda Sobieska
1676 - 1730
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 4,807
Jacob De la Gardie
1583 - 1652
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 4,808
Al-Qa'im
1001 - 1075
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 4,809
Bleda
390 - 444
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4,810
Emperor Go-Nijō
1285 - 1308
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4,811
Labashi-Marduk
550 BC - 556 BC
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4,812
Lothar de Maizière
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4,813
Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy
1504 - 1538
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4,814
Carl Bildt
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4,815
Emperor Hui of Jin
259 - 307
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 4,816
Zhao Tuo
230 BC - 137 BC
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 4,817
Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
1936 - 2020
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 4,818
Yasovarman I
900 - 910
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 4,819
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1940, Lothar de Maizière ranks 98. Before him are Al Jarreau, Gary Gilmore, Masahiro Hamazaki, Edward C. Prescott, Jair da Costa, and George Akerlof. After him are Alan Kay, Dionne Warwick, Joseph L. Goldstein, Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, Linda Gray, and Richard Lynch.
Others Born in 1940
Go to all RankingsAl Jarreau
SINGER
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 92
Gary Gilmore
EXTREMIST
1940 - 1977
HPI: 67.63
Rank: 93
Masahiro Hamazaki
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 94
Edward C. Prescott
ECONOMIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 95
Jair da Costa
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2025
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 96
George Akerlof
ECONOMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 97
Lothar de Maizière
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 98
Alan Kay
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 99
Dionne Warwick
SINGER
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 100
Joseph L. Goldstein
CHEMIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 101
Bechara Boutros al-Rahi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 102
Linda Gray
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 103
Richard Lynch
ACTOR
1940 - 2012
HPI: 66.45
Rank: 104
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Lothar de Maizière ranks 1,252 out of 7,253. Before him are Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg (1597), Reinhard Genzel (1952), Bruno the Great (925), Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874), and Johann Hieronymus Schröter (1745). After him are Kurt Gerstein (1905), Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Otto Georg Thierack (1889), Margot Honecker (1927), Wolfgang von Trips (1928), and Joachim Sauer (1949).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsLouis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
POLITICIAN
1777 - 1848
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 1,246
Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Electress of Brandenburg
NOBLEMAN
1597 - 1660
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,247
Reinhard Genzel
ASTRONOMER
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 1,248
Bruno the Great
NOBLEMAN
925 - 965
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,249
Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1957
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 1,250
Johann Hieronymus Schröter
ASTRONOMER
1745 - 1816
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,251
Lothar de Maizière
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 1,252
Kurt Gerstein
ENGINEER
1905 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,253
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
POLITICIAN
1601 - 1675
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 1,254
Otto Georg Thierack
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1946
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,255
Margot Honecker
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,256
Wolfgang von Trips
RACING DRIVER
1928 - 1961
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 1,257
Joachim Sauer
CHEMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 1,258
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Lothar de Maizière ranks 362. Before him are Marie of Prussia (1825), Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine (1661), Manfred Rommel (1928), William, Duke of Nassau (1792), Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse (1777), and Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria (1874). After him are Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha (1601), Otto Georg Thierack (1889), Margot Honecker (1927), Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1658), Karl von Habsburg (1961), and John Rabe (1882).
Marie of Prussia
1825 - 1889
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 356
Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine
1661 - 1742
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 357
Manfred Rommel
1928 - 2013
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 358
William, Duke of Nassau
1792 - 1839
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 359
Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse
1777 - 1848
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 360
Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria
1874 - 1957
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 361
Lothar de Maizière
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 362
Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Gotha
1601 - 1675
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 363
Otto Georg Thierack
1889 - 1946
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 364
Margot Honecker
1927 - 2016
HPI: 66.78
Rank: 365
Adolphus Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1658 - 1708
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 366
Karl von Habsburg
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 367
John Rabe
1882 - 1950
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 368