DIPLOMAT
Peter Maurer
1956 - Today

Peter Maurer
Peter Maurer (born 1956) is a Swiss diplomat who was the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from 1 July 2012 until October 2022 and is currently President of the Basel Institute on Governance. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Maurer is the 81st most popular diplomat (down from 79th in 2019), the 676th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 660th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Diplomat.
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Among DIPLOMATS
Among diplomats, Peter Maurer ranks 81 out of 90. Before him are Alessandro Minuto-Rizzo, Thomas A. Shannon Jr., Wendy Sherman, Vasily Nebenzya, Adolph Dubs, and Sumner Welles. After him are Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa, Ibrahim Gambari, Janez Lenarčič, Zhao Lijian, Barbara Barrett, and Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva.
Most Popular Diplomats in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlessandro Minuto-Rizzo
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 75
Thomas A. Shannon Jr.
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 76
Wendy Sherman
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 77
Vasily Nebenzya
1962 - Present
HPI: 53.01
Rank: 78
Adolph Dubs
1920 - 1979
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 79
Sumner Welles
1892 - 1961
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 80
Peter Maurer
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 81
Haya Rashed Al-Khalifa
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.23
Rank: 82
Ibrahim Gambari
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 83
Janez Lenarčič
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 84
Zhao Lijian
1972 - Present
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 85
Barbara Barrett
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 86
Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva
1978 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 87
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1956, Peter Maurer ranks 535. Before him are Rob Pike, Stephanie Zimbalist, Péter Besenyei, Patti Hansen, Joy Mangano, and Javier Navarrete. After him are Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Darío Pereyra, Guy Stéphan, Uri Caine, Patricio Hernández, and Kumiko Okae.
Others Born in 1956
Go to all RankingsRob Pike
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.44
Rank: 529
Stephanie Zimbalist
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.42
Rank: 530
Péter Besenyei
PILOT
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 531
Patti Hansen
MODEL
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 532
Joy Mangano
INVENTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.27
Rank: 533
Javier Navarrete
COMPOSER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 534
Peter Maurer
DIPLOMAT
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 535
Ruben Santiago-Hudson
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 536
Darío Pereyra
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 537
Guy Stéphan
COACH
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 538
Uri Caine
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 539
Patricio Hernández
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 540
Kumiko Okae
ACTOR
1956 - 2020
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 541
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Peter Maurer ranks 676 out of 1,015. Before him are Johnny Leoni (1984), Edy Hubacher (1940), Urs Fischer (1966), Hoyte van Hoytema (1971), Marco Pascolo (1966), and Ludovic Magnin (1979). After him are Peter Stamm (1963), Yves Rossy (1959), Jürg Röthlisberger (1955), Walter Schneiter (1918), Jean-Claude Rudaz (1942), and Gregor Kobel (1997).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsJohnny Leoni
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 51.55
Rank: 670
Edy Hubacher
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 671
Urs Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 672
Hoyte van Hoytema
POLITICIAN
1971 - Present
HPI: 51.33
Rank: 673
Marco Pascolo
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 51.30
Rank: 674
Ludovic Magnin
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.25
Rank: 675
Peter Maurer
DIPLOMAT
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 676
Peter Stamm
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 677
Yves Rossy
PILOT
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 678
Jürg Röthlisberger
WRESTLER
1955 - Present
HPI: 51.08
Rank: 679
Walter Schneiter
SOCCER PLAYER
1918 - 1975
HPI: 50.99
Rank: 680
Jean-Claude Rudaz
RACING DRIVER
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 681
Gregor Kobel
SOCCER PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 50.93
Rank: 682
Among DIPLOMATS In Switzerland
Among diplomats born in Switzerland, Peter Maurer ranks 3. Before him are Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891), and Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (1947).
Carl Jacob Burckhardt
1891 - 1974
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 1
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
1947 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
Peter Maurer
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.21
Rank: 3