POLITICIAN

Otto Scheff

1889 - 1956

Photo of Otto Scheff

Icon of person Otto Scheff

Otto Scheff, born Otto Sochaczewsky (December 12, 1889 – October 26, 1956) was an Austrian freestyle swimmer, water polo player, lawyer, politician, and sports official who competed in the 1906 Intercalated Games, and both the 1908, and 1912 Summer Olympics. He later worked as an attorney in Vienna, served in the National Council of Austria, and was the vice-president of the Austrian Olympic Committee. Scheff was born in Berlin on September 12, 1889 into the family of Jewish writer Heinrich Sochaczewsky, who published under the pseudonym Victor von Falk. Scheff grew up in Wien (Vienna), Austria, soon distinguishing himself globally as the top middle-distance freestyler in the era of the trudgeon stroke, prior to the broad introduction of the Australian crawl. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Otto Scheff is the 15,434th most popular politician (down from 15,424th in 2024), the 4,913th most popular biography from Germany (up from 4,974th in 2019) and the 1,214th most popular German Politician.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Otto Scheff by language

Loading...

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Otto Scheff ranks 15,434 out of 19,576. Before him are Pyotr Durnovo, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Paruyr Hayrikyan, Thaddeus Stevens, Georgios Athanasiadis-Novas, and Annemarie Renger. After him are Rod Blagojevich, Narciso Campero, Rosalía Arteaga, Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino, Vernon A. Walters, and William Warham.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1889, Otto Scheff ranks 242. Before him are Alberto Ohaco, Anna Kéthly, Otakar Vindyš, Suzanne Duchamp, Virgilio Mantegazza, and Thomas Hart Benton. After him are Paul Deman, Miguel Mariano Gómez, Stanley Morison, Dirk Coster, Frederico Paredes, and Roberto Ferrari. Among people deceased in 1956, Otto Scheff ranks 179. Before him are Fernand Jourdant, Georg Brustad, Pyotr Konchalovsky, Khadr El-Touni, Benjamin Glazer, and Leonard Peterson. After him are Christian Gitsham, Artur Văitoianu, Billy Bishop, Frank Brangwyn, Werner Haas, and Frederick G. Donnan.

Others Born in 1889

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1956

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Otto Scheff ranks 4,916 out of 7,253. Before him are Markus Babbel (1972), Thomas Struth (1954), Christoph Metzelder (1980), Robin Gosens (1994), Bernd Schneider (1964), and Annemarie Renger (1919). After him are Erik Spiekermann (1947), Lutz Eigendorf (1956), Bernhard Horwitz (1807), Heinrich Christian Boie (1744), Heidi Biebl (1941), and Benedikt Höwedes (1988).

Others born in Germany

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Otto Scheff ranks 1,214. Before him are Ludvig Holstein-Ledreborg (1839), Erhard Keller (1944), Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul (1942), Frauke Petry (1975), Theo Waigel (1939), and Annemarie Renger (1919). After him are Heide Simonis (1943), Gabriele Zimmer (1955), Wolfgang Clement (1940), Klaus Schütz (1926), Günther Oettinger (1953), and Rainer Brüderle (1945).

German born Politicians

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous