POLITICIAN
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
1802 - 1881

Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff (19 February 1802 – 21 January 1881) was a Swiss politician and one of the seven initial members of the Swiss Federal Council (1848–1875). Naeff was born in Altstätten into a long-established Rhine-Valley's family. Already, his father was an influential merchant. Naeff studied law in Heidelberg (Germany), and, after his return to Switzerland, he was elected to the cantonal (state) government of St. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Matthias Naeff is the 14,832nd most popular politician (down from 14,124th in 2019), the 520th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 489th in 2019) and the 98th most popular Swiss Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff ranks 14,832 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert Abela, Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV, Muhammad Mian Soomro, Juan Manuel Gálvez, Uchida Kōsai, and Mario Cuomo. After him are Mukhu Aliyev, Darius Khondji, Lothar Bolz, Tamara Rylova, Otto Winzer, and Raimundo Pereira.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert Abela
1977 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 14,833
Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
1884 - 1940
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 14,834
Muhammad Mian Soomro
1950 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 14,835
Juan Manuel Gálvez
1887 - 1972
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 14,836
Uchida Kōsai
1865 - 1936
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 14,837
Mario Cuomo
1932 - 2015
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 14,838
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14,839
Mukhu Aliyev
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14,840
Darius Khondji
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14,841
Lothar Bolz
1903 - 1986
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14,842
Tamara Rylova
1931 - 2021
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14,843
Otto Winzer
1902 - 1975
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14,844
Raimundo Pereira
1956 - Present
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 14,845
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1802, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff ranks 54. Before him are Yuriy Venelin, Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen, Alexander Odoevsky, Richard Thomas Lowe, Sylvain Van de Weyer, and Charles-Mathias Simons. After him are Nicholas Wiseman, Édouard Ménétries, Dorothea Dix, Lydia Maria Child, Manuel María Lombardini, and David Octavius Hill. Among people deceased in 1881, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff ranks 74. Before him are Florian Ceynowa, Theodor Benfey, Jean-Baptiste Nothomb, Salvador Jovellanos, Gustav von Alvensleben, and Jānis Cimze. After him are George Borrow, Gustav Neumann, Isaac Israel Hayes, Samuel Palmer, Kolyu Ficheto, and Maurice Raynaud.
Others Born in 1802
Go to all RankingsYuriy Venelin
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 48
Louis Augustus Karl Frederick Emil, Duke of Anhalt-Köthen
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1818
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 49
Alexander Odoevsky
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 50
Richard Thomas Lowe
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 51
Sylvain Van de Weyer
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 52
Charles-Mathias Simons
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1874
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 53
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 54
Nicholas Wiseman
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1802 - 1865
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 55
Édouard Ménétries
BIOLOGIST
1802 - 1861
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 56
Dorothea Dix
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1802 - 1887
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 57
Lydia Maria Child
WRITER
1802 - 1880
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 58
Manuel María Lombardini
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1853
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 59
David Octavius Hill
PAINTER
1802 - 1870
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 1881
Go to all RankingsFlorian Ceynowa
WRITER
1817 - 1881
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 68
Theodor Benfey
PHILOSOPHER
1809 - 1881
HPI: 56.95
Rank: 69
Jean-Baptiste Nothomb
POLITICIAN
1805 - 1881
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 70
Salvador Jovellanos
POLITICIAN
1833 - 1881
HPI: 56.78
Rank: 71
Gustav von Alvensleben
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1803 - 1881
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 72
Jānis Cimze
MUSICIAN
1814 - 1881
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 73
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 74
George Borrow
WRITER
1803 - 1881
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 75
Gustav Neumann
POLITICIAN
1838 - 1881
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 76
Isaac Israel Hayes
EXPLORER
1832 - 1881
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 77
Samuel Palmer
PAINTER
1805 - 1881
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 78
Kolyu Ficheto
ARCHITECT
1800 - 1881
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 79
Maurice Raynaud
PHYSICIAN
1834 - 1881
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 80
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff ranks 520 out of 1,015. Before him are Gottfried Honegger (1917), Kurt Furgler (1924), Ludwig von Moos (1910), Pier Francesco Mola (1612), Willy Jäggi (1906), and Heinrich Schmid (1921). After him are Giuseppe Lepori (1902), Eugen Meier (1930), James of Saint George (1230), Severino Minelli (1909), Walter Steiner (1951), and Albert Eschenmoser (1925).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsGottfried Honegger
PAINTER
1917 - 2016
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 514
Kurt Furgler
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 515
Ludwig von Moos
POLITICIAN
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 516
Pier Francesco Mola
PAINTER
1612 - 1666
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 517
Willy Jäggi
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1968
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 518
Heinrich Schmid
LINGUIST
1921 - 1999
HPI: 55.94
Rank: 519
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
POLITICIAN
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 520
Giuseppe Lepori
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 521
Eugen Meier
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 55.85
Rank: 522
James of Saint George
ARCHITECT
1230 - 1309
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 523
Severino Minelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1909 - 1994
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 524
Walter Steiner
SKIER
1951 - Present
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 525
Albert Eschenmoser
CHEMIST
1925 - 2023
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 526
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Wilhelm Matthias Naeff ranks 98. Before him are Jakob Stämpfli (1820), Numa Droz (1844), Daniel Risch (1978), Rudolf Gnägi (1917), Kurt Furgler (1924), and Ludwig von Moos (1910). After him are Giuseppe Lepori (1902), Ernst Wetter (1877), Louis Ruchonnet (1834), Eugen Huber (1849), Pierre Graber (1908), and Albert Rösti (1967).
Jakob Stämpfli
1820 - 1879
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 92
Numa Droz
1844 - 1899
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 93
Daniel Risch
1978 - Present
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 94
Rudolf Gnägi
1917 - 1985
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 95
Kurt Furgler
1924 - 2008
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 96
Ludwig von Moos
1910 - 1990
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 97
Wilhelm Matthias Naeff
1802 - 1881
HPI: 55.91
Rank: 98
Giuseppe Lepori
1902 - 1968
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 99
Ernst Wetter
1877 - 1963
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 100
Louis Ruchonnet
1834 - 1893
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 101
Eugen Huber
1849 - 1923
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 102
Pierre Graber
1908 - 2003
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 103
Albert Rösti
1967 - Present
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 104