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Wolf Biermann

1936 - Today

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Karl Wolf Biermann (German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlf ˈbiːɐ̯ˌman] ; born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song "Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Wolf Biermann is the 406th most popular singer (down from 299th in 2019), the 1,911th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,495th in 2019) and the 17th most popular German Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Wolf Biermann ranks 406 out of 4,381. Before him are Jessye Norman, Giuditta Pasta, Selena Gomez, Zdravko Čolić, Malcolm McLaren, and Googoosh. After him are Adelina Patti, Dave Gahan, Liz Mitchell, Jackie Jackson, Sacha Distel, and Genesis P-Orridge.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Wolf Biermann ranks 131. Before him are Dean Stockwell, Aleida March, Charles Dutoit, Jannis Kounellis, Han Seung-soo, and Ivan Stambolić. After him are Floyd Westerman, Christiane Martel, Henry Lee Lucas, Jim Henson, Jo Siffert, and Raimonds Pauls.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Wolf Biermann ranks 1,911 out of 7,253. Before him are Prince Henry of Prussia (1726), Otto Abetz (1903), Hans Hermann von Katte (1704), Prince Adalbert of Prussia (1884), Eilhard Mitscherlich (1794), and Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis (1706). After him are Max Immelmann (1890), Hugo Schuchardt (1842), Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar (1664), Rachel Félix (1821), Bernd Hölzenbein (1946), and Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1489).

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Among SINGERS In Germany

Among singers born in Germany, Wolf Biermann ranks 17. Before him are Ivan Rebroff (1931), Nena (1960), Udo Dirkschneider (1952), Christa Ludwig (1928), Tarkan (1972), and Fancy (1946). After him are Fritz Wunderlich (1930), Franzl Lang (1930), Heino (1938), J. Cole (1985), Gundula Janowitz (1937), and Doro (1964).

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