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Walter Simons
1861 - 1937

Walter Simons
Walter Simons (24 September 1861 – 14 July 1937) was a German lawyer and politician. He was Foreign Minister of the Weimar Republic in 1920-21 and served as president of the Reichsgericht from 1922 to 1929. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Simons is the 5,332nd most popular politician (down from 4,620th in 2019), the 1,401st most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,253rd in 2019) and the 408th most popular German Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Walter Simons ranks 5,332 out of 19,576. Before him are Bjarni Benediktsson, Yevgeny Mravinsky, George Abela, Tiridates I of Armenia, Jazzar Pasha, and Abdelkader Bensalah. After him are Egica, Anne Hidalgo, Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild, Marie de Rohan, Ernst Johann von Biron, and Ammi-Ditana.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBjarni Benediktsson
1908 - 1970
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 5,328
Yevgeny Mravinsky
1903 - 1988
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 5,329
George Abela
1948 - Present
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 5,330
Tiridates I of Armenia
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 5,331
Jazzar Pasha
1722 - 1804
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5,332
Abdelkader Bensalah
1941 - 2021
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5,333
Walter Simons
1861 - 1937
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5,334
Egica
610 - 702
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5,335
Anne Hidalgo
1959 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5,336
Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild
1936 - 2024
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5,337
Marie de Rohan
1600 - 1679
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 5,338
Ernst Johann von Biron
1690 - 1772
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 5,339
Ammi-Ditana
1700 BC - 1700 BC
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 5,340
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1861, Walter Simons ranks 40. Before him are Armando Diaz, Michel Verne, Pierre Duhem, Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig, Henry Gantt, and M. Visvesvaraya. After him are Luigi Facta, Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal, Santiago Rusiñol, Nellie Melba, Jurji Zaydan, and Maurice Blondel. Among people deceased in 1937, Walter Simons ranks 46. Before him are Bessie Smith, Louis Vierne, Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild, Yeghishe Charents, Georgy Pyatakov, and Diana Abgar. After him are Max Adler, Ray Ewry, Andrés Nin Pérez, Mélanie Bonis, Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, and Attila József.
Others Born in 1861
Go to all RankingsArmando Diaz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1928
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 34
Michel Verne
WRITER
1861 - 1925
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 35
Pierre Duhem
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1916
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 36
Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1861 - 1928
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 37
Henry Gantt
ENGINEER
1861 - 1919
HPI: 66.42
Rank: 38
M. Visvesvaraya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1962
HPI: 66.23
Rank: 39
Walter Simons
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1937
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 40
Luigi Facta
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1930
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 41
Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1942
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 42
Santiago Rusiñol
PAINTER
1861 - 1931
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 43
Nellie Melba
SINGER
1861 - 1931
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 44
Jurji Zaydan
WRITER
1861 - 1914
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 45
Maurice Blondel
PHILOSOPHER
1861 - 1949
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 46
Others Deceased in 1937
Go to all RankingsBessie Smith
SINGER
1894 - 1937
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 40
Louis Vierne
MUSICIAN
1870 - 1937
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 41
Walter Rothschild, 2nd Baron Rothschild
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1937
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 42
Yeghishe Charents
WRITER
1897 - 1937
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 43
Georgy Pyatakov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1937
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 44
Diana Abgar
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1937
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 45
Walter Simons
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1937
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 46
Max Adler
POLITICIAN
1873 - 1937
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 47
Ray Ewry
ATHLETE
1873 - 1937
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 48
Andrés Nin Pérez
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1937
HPI: 65.44
Rank: 49
Mélanie Bonis
COMPOSER
1858 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 50
Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1937
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 51
Attila József
WRITER
1905 - 1937
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 52
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Walter Simons ranks 1,401 out of 7,253. Before him are Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671), Hildegard Knef (1925), Widukind of Corvey (925), Constantin Carathéodory (1873), Andreas Sigismund Marggraf (1709), and Anselm Feuerbach (1829). After him are Thomas Kretschmann (1962), Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius (1794), Friedrich Maximilian Klinger (1752), Arthur Scherbius (1878), Leopold Gmelin (1788), and August Grisebach (1814).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsDuchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1671 - 1710
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,395
Hildegard Knef
ACTOR
1925 - 2002
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,396
Widukind of Corvey
WRITER
925 - 980
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,397
Constantin Carathéodory
MATHEMATICIAN
1873 - 1950
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 1,398
Andreas Sigismund Marggraf
CHEMIST
1709 - 1782
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 1,399
Anselm Feuerbach
PAINTER
1829 - 1880
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 1,400
Walter Simons
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1937
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 1,401
Thomas Kretschmann
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 1,402
Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1868
HPI: 66.13
Rank: 1,403
Friedrich Maximilian Klinger
WRITER
1752 - 1831
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,404
Arthur Scherbius
ENGINEER
1878 - 1929
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,405
Leopold Gmelin
CHEMIST
1788 - 1853
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 1,406
August Grisebach
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 1,407
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Walter Simons ranks 408. Before him are Gerberga of Saxony (913), Franz Seldte (1882), Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1696), Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach (1907), Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1676), and Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671). After him are Wilhelm Groener (1867), Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg (1797), Anna of Saxony (1544), Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575), John George IV, Elector of Saxony (1668), and Bernhardus Varenius (1622).
Gerberga of Saxony
913 - 984
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 402
Franz Seldte
1882 - 1947
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 403
Princess Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1696 - 1762
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 404
Alfried Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach
1907 - 1967
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 405
Leopold I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau
1676 - 1747
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 406
Duchess Charlotte Felicitas of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1671 - 1710
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 407
Walter Simons
1861 - 1937
HPI: 66.14
Rank: 408
Wilhelm Groener
1867 - 1939
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 409
Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
1797 - 1829
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 410
Anna of Saxony
1544 - 1577
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 411
Anne Catherine of Brandenburg
1575 - 1612
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 412
John George IV, Elector of Saxony
1668 - 1694
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 413
Bernhardus Varenius
1622 - 1650
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 414