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Thomas Bach

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Thomas Bach (born 29 December 1953) is a German lawyer, former foil fencer, and Olympic gold medalist. He served as the ninth president of the International Olympic Committee from 2013 to 2025. He was the first ever Olympic champion to be elected to that position. Since 2025, he has served as Honorary President of the International Olympic Committee. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Bach is the 2,808th most popular politician (up from 3,066th in 2019), the 739th most popular biography from Germany (up from 822nd in 2019) and the 208th most popular German Politician.

Thomas Bach is the president of the International Olympic Committee. He is most famous for his work as a lawyer, and his work with the IOC.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thomas Bach ranks 2,808 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis the Blind, Abiy Ahmed, Anne Neville, Jürgen Stroop, Prince Shōtoku, and Joseph McCarthy. After him are Hyeonjong of Joseon, Eisaku Satō, Tiglath-Pileser III, Shalmaneser I, Abdul Hamid, and Canute IV of Denmark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1953, Thomas Bach ranks 32. Before him are Kathleen Kennedy, Cyndi Lauper, Mike Oldfield, Fatih Terim, Thomas Friedman, and Cha Bum-kun. After him are Hulk Hogan, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, Andrew Wiles, Daniel Passarella, Peter Stormare, and Paulo Roberto Falcão.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Thomas Bach ranks 739 out of 7,253. Before him are Gotthelf Fischer von Waldheim (1771), Manfred Gerlach (1928), Elisabeth of Wied (1843), Nikolaus Harnoncourt (1929), Johann Adolph Hasse (1699), and Jürgen Stroop (1895). After him are John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1658), Magda Schneider (1909), Hugo Ball (1886), Reinhard Gehlen (1902), Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821), and Wilhelm Tempel (1821).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Thomas Bach ranks 208. Before him are Hermann von Salza (1170), Henry Morgenthau Sr. (1856), Erich Koch (1896), Ludwig Stumpfegger (1910), Manfred Gerlach (1928), and Jürgen Stroop (1895). After him are John Ernest IV, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld (1658), Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821), Otto Grotewohl (1894), Johann Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1530), Werner von Haeften (1908), and Albert, King of Sweden (1340).

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