POLITICIAN
Wilhelm Pieck
1876 - 1960

Wilhelm Pieck
Friedrich Wilhelm Reinhold Pieck (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪlhɛlm ˈpiːk]; 3 January 1876 – 7 September 1960) was a German communist politician who served as the chairman of the Socialist Unity Party from 1946 to 1950 and as the only president of the German Democratic Republic from 1949 until his death in 1960. Pieck had been active in the SPD since the 1890s, breaking from the party in 1917 over his opposition to the First World War. He co-founded the Spartacus League and the KPD, rising to become chairman of the latter organization following the imprisonment of Ernst Thälmann and John Schehr by the Nazis. After the end of the Second World War, he played a key role in the 1946 merger of the KPD and SPD into the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, which served as the ruling party of East Germany from 1949 until 1989. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wilhelm Pieck is the 1,095th most popular politician (down from 980th in 2019), the 279th most popular biography from Germany (down from 270th in 2019) and the 81st most popular German Politician.
Wilhelm Pieck was the first president of the German Democratic Republic, and he was also the first president of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 1,095 out of 19,576. Before him are Boris III of Bulgaria, Ottokar II of Bohemia, Hassan Rouhani, Allen Dulles, Antigonus I Monophthalmus, and Handan Sultan. After him are Gediminas, Saud of Saudi Arabia, Clara Petacci, Harold Godwinson, Ladislaus the Posthumous, and Yongzheng Emperor.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBoris III of Bulgaria
1894 - 1943
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 1,089
Ottokar II of Bohemia
1233 - 1278
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 1,090
Hassan Rouhani
1948 - Present
HPI: 75.45
Rank: 1,091
Allen Dulles
1893 - 1969
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 1,092
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 1,093
Handan Sultan
1574 - 1605
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 1,094
Wilhelm Pieck
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 1,095
Gediminas
1275 - 1341
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 1,096
Saud of Saudi Arabia
1902 - 1969
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 1,097
Clara Petacci
1912 - 1945
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 1,098
Harold Godwinson
1022 - 1066
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 1,099
Ladislaus the Posthumous
1440 - 1457
HPI: 75.40
Rank: 1,100
Yongzheng Emperor
1678 - 1735
HPI: 75.39
Rank: 1,101
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1876, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 12. Before him are Adolf Windaus, John Macleod, Róbert Bárány, Erich Raeder, Zewditu, and Otto Diels. After him are Constantin Brâncuși, Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb, Manuel de Falla, Hermann Müller, 13th Dalai Lama, and Pablo Casals. Among people deceased in 1960, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 8. Before him are Boris Pasternak, Max von Laue, Clark Gable, Erich Raeder, Albert Kesselring, and Amanullah Khan. After him are Melanie Klein, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Paula Hitler, Walther Funk, A. L. Kroeber, and Fausto Coppi.
Others Born in 1876
Go to all RankingsAdolf Windaus
CHEMIST
1876 - 1959
HPI: 78.89
Rank: 6
John Macleod
CHEMIST
1876 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 7
Róbert Bárány
PHYSICIAN
1876 - 1936
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 8
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 9
Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 76.79
Rank: 10
Otto Diels
CHEMIST
1876 - 1954
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 11
Wilhelm Pieck
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 12
Constantin Brâncuși
SCULPTOR
1876 - 1957
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 13
Wilhelm Ritter von Leeb
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1956
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 14
Manuel de Falla
COMPOSER
1876 - 1946
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 15
Hermann Müller
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1931
HPI: 74.01
Rank: 16
13th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1876 - 1933
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 17
Pablo Casals
MUSICIAN
1876 - 1973
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 18
Others Deceased in 1960
Go to all RankingsBoris Pasternak
WRITER
1890 - 1960
HPI: 80.01
Rank: 2
Max von Laue
PHYSICIST
1879 - 1960
HPI: 77.54
Rank: 3
Clark Gable
ACTOR
1901 - 1960
HPI: 77.25
Rank: 4
Erich Raeder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1876 - 1960
HPI: 76.83
Rank: 5
Albert Kesselring
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1960
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 6
Amanullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1960
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 7
Wilhelm Pieck
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 8
Melanie Klein
PSYCHOLOGIST
1882 - 1960
HPI: 74.73
Rank: 9
John D. Rockefeller Jr.
BUSINESSPERSON
1874 - 1960
HPI: 74.45
Rank: 10
Paula Hitler
WRITER
1896 - 1960
HPI: 73.71
Rank: 11
Walther Funk
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1960
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 12
A. L. Kroeber
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1876 - 1960
HPI: 72.81
Rank: 13
Fausto Coppi
CYCLIST
1919 - 1960
HPI: 71.98
Rank: 14
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 279 out of 7,253. Before him are Irma Grese (1923), Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016), Ernst Jünger (1895), Herbert Marcuse (1898), Athanasius Kircher (1602), and Wilhelm Eduard Weber (1804). After him are Hans-Dieter Flick (1965), Maria Sibylla Merian (1647), Otto Heinrich Warburg (1883), Karl Weierstrass (1815), Ferdinand Tönnies (1855), and Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsIrma Grese
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1945
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 273
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1016 - 1056
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 274
Ernst Jünger
WRITER
1895 - 1998
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 275
Herbert Marcuse
PHILOSOPHER
1898 - 1979
HPI: 75.47
Rank: 276
Athanasius Kircher
PHILOSOPHER
1602 - 1680
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 277
Wilhelm Eduard Weber
PHYSICIST
1804 - 1891
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 278
Wilhelm Pieck
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 279
Hans-Dieter Flick
COACH
1965 - Present
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 280
Maria Sibylla Merian
BIOLOGIST
1647 - 1717
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 281
Otto Heinrich Warburg
PHYSICIAN
1883 - 1970
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 282
Karl Weierstrass
MATHEMATICIAN
1815 - 1897
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 283
Ferdinand Tönnies
PHILOSOPHER
1855 - 1936
HPI: 75.37
Rank: 284
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
POLITICIAN
1629 - 1698
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 285
Among POLITICIANS In Germany
Among politicians born in Germany, Wilhelm Pieck ranks 81. Before him are Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg (1620), Alexander Van der Bellen (1944), Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1282), Konstantin von Neurath (1873), Irma Grese (1923), and Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor (1016). After him are Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1629), Joachim Gauck (1940), Eduard Bernstein (1850), Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811), Kurt von Schleicher (1882), and Wilm Hosenfeld (1895).
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
1620 - 1688
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 75
Alexander Van der Bellen
1944 - Present
HPI: 75.94
Rank: 76
Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor
1282 - 1347
HPI: 75.88
Rank: 77
Konstantin von Neurath
1873 - 1956
HPI: 75.69
Rank: 78
Irma Grese
1923 - 1945
HPI: 75.50
Rank: 79
Henry III, Holy Roman Emperor
1016 - 1056
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 80
Wilhelm Pieck
1876 - 1960
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 81
Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg
1629 - 1698
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 82
Joachim Gauck
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.32
Rank: 83
Eduard Bernstein
1850 - 1932
HPI: 75.16
Rank: 84
Maximilian II of Bavaria
1811 - 1864
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 85
Kurt von Schleicher
1882 - 1934
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 86
Wilm Hosenfeld
1895 - 1952
HPI: 74.95
Rank: 87