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Willy Brandt

1913 - 1992

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Willy Brandt (German: [ˈvɪliː ˈbʁant] ; born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992) was a German politician and statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and concurrently served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for his efforts to strengthen cooperation in Western Europe through the EEC and to achieve reconciliation between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe. He was the first Social Democratic chancellor since 1930. Fleeing to Norway and then Sweden during the Nazi regime and working as a left-wing journalist, he took the name Willy Brandt as a pseudonym to avoid detection by Nazi agents, and then formally adopted the name in 1948. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy Brandt is the 464th most popular politician (down from 375th in 2019), the 126th most popular biography from Germany (down from 104th in 2019) and the 34th most popular German Politician.

Willy Brandt was the chancellor of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He is most famous for his "Ostpolitik" policy, which sought to improve relations with the Eastern Bloc.

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Among politicians, Willy Brandt ranks 464 out of 19,576. Before him are Radovan Karadžić, Ibn Saud, Nicolas Sarkozy, Henry VII of England, Pertinax, and Alfred the Great. After him are Toghon Temür, Nawaz Sharif, Volodymyr Zelensky, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Vitellius, and Frederick William II of Prussia.

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Among people born in 1913, Willy Brandt ranks 4. Before him are Albert Camus, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford. After him are Rosa Parks, Vivien Leigh, Menachem Begin, Jean Marais, Robert Capa, Burt Lancaster, Klaus Barbie, and Claude Simon. Among people deceased in 1992, Willy Brandt ranks 5. Before him are Marlene Dietrich, Isaac Asimov, Grace Hopper, and Alexander Dubček. After him are Friedrich Hayek, Astor Piazzolla, Menachem Begin, Mikhail Tal, Olivier Messiaen, John Cage, and Francis Bacon.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Willy Brandt ranks 126 out of 7,253. Before him are Claus von Stauffenberg (1907), Philip Melanchthon (1497), Arminius (-17), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), Erich Honecker (1912), and Princess Sophie of Bavaria (1805). After him are Jürgen Habermas (1929), Georg Philipp Telemann (1681), Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Pope Clement II (1005), August Kekulé (1829), and Carl Maria von Weber (1786).

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Among POLITICIANS In Germany

Among politicians born in Germany, Willy Brandt ranks 34. Before him are Gerhard Schröder (1944), Rudolf I of Germany (1218), Joachim von Ribbentrop (1893), William the Silent (1533), Frederick William III of Prussia (1770), and Erich Honecker (1912). After him are Frederick William II of Prussia (1744), Frederick III, German Emperor (1831), Henry the Fowler (876), Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor (980), Leopold I of Belgium (1790), and Augustus II the Strong (1670).

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