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113 AM 
Angela Merkel German Politician b. 1954
Angela Merkel German Politician b. 1954 190 OV 
Otto von Bismarck German Politician 1815–1898
Otto von Bismarck German Politician 1815–1898 280 HK 
Henry Kissinger German Politician b. 1923
Henry Kissinger German Politician b. 1923 349 JG 
Joseph Goebbels German Politician 1897–1945
Joseph Goebbels German Politician 1897–1945 533 HH 
Heinrich Himmler German Politician 1900–1945
Heinrich Himmler German Politician 1900–1945 588 KA 
Konrad Adenauer German Statesman 1876–1967
Konrad Adenauer German Statesman 1876–1967 612 HK 
Helmut Kohl German Politician 1930–2017
Helmut Kohl German Politician 1930–2017 615 HG 
Hermann Göring German Politician 1893–1946
Hermann Göring German Politician 1893–1946 780 AS Albert Speer German Politician 1905–1981
1,201 MB 
Martin Bormann German Politician 1900–1945
Martin Bormann German Politician 1900–1945 1,292 EH 
Erich Honecker German Politician 1912–1994
Erich Honecker German Politician 1912–1994 1,388 JV 
Joachim von Ribbentrop German Politician 1893–1946
Joachim von Ribbentrop German Politician 1893–1946 1,469 GS 
Gerhard Schröder German Politician b. 1944
Gerhard Schröder German Politician b. 1944 2,033 FV 
Franz von Papen German Politician 1879–1969
Franz von Papen German Politician 1879–1969 2,233 FS 
Frank-Walter Steinmeier German Politician b. 1956
Frank-Walter Steinmeier German Politician b. 1956 2,760 RS 
Robert Schuman German Politician 1886–1963
Robert Schuman German Politician 1886–1963 3,024 RV 
Richard von Weizsäcker German Politician 1920–2015
Richard von Weizsäcker German Politician 1920–2015 3,044 KG 
Kurt Georg Kiesinger German Politician 1904–1988
Kurt Georg Kiesinger German Politician 1904–1988 3,358 CZ 
Clara Zetkin German Politician 1857–1933
Clara Zetkin German Politician 1857–1933 3,384 HG 
Hans-Dietrich Genscher German Politician 1927–2016
Hans-Dietrich Genscher German Politician 1927–2016 3,779 JG 
Joachim Gauck German Politician b. 1940
Joachim Gauck German Politician b. 1940 3,889 WS Wolfgang Schäuble German Politician b. 1942
4,040 TH 
Theodor Heuss German Politician 1884–1963
Theodor Heuss German Politician 1884–1963 4,359 MS 
Martin Schulz German Politician b. 1955
Martin Schulz German Politician b. 1955 4,481 HS 
Hjalmar Schacht German Politician 1877–1970
Hjalmar Schacht German Politician 1877–1970 4,490 TM 
Thomas Müntzer German Revolutionary 1489–1525
Thomas Müntzer German Revolutionary 1489–1525 5,101 JF 
Joschka Fischer German Politician b. 1948
Joschka Fischer German Politician b. 1948 5,145 RD 
Rudi Dutschke German Politician 1940–1979
Rudi Dutschke German Politician 1940–1979 5,823 JR 
Johannes Rau German Politician 1931–2006
Johannes Rau German Politician 1931–2006 6,022 AB 
August Bebel German Politician 1840–1913
August Bebel German Politician 1840–1913 6,260 WF 
Wilhelm Frick German Politician 1877–1946
Wilhelm Frick German Politician 1877–1946 6,272 JS 
Julius Streicher German Politician 1885–1946
Julius Streicher German Politician 1885–1946 6,297 GS 
Gregor Strasser German Politician 1892–1934
Gregor Strasser German Politician 1892–1934 6,697 GH 
Gustav Heinemann German Politician 1899–1976
Gustav Heinemann German Politician 1899–1976 7,163 GW 
Guido Westerwelle German Politician 1961–2016
Guido Westerwelle German Politician 1961–2016 7,178 RF 
Roland Freisler German Judge 1893–1945
Roland Freisler German Judge 1893–1945 7,187 HK 
Horst Köhler German Politician b. 1943
Horst Köhler German Politician b. 1943 7,462 BV 
Bernhard von Bülow German Politician 1849–1929
Bernhard von Bülow German Politician 1849–1929 7,751 RL 
Robert Ley German Politician 1890–1945
Robert Ley German Politician 1890–1945 7,932 WP 
Wilhelm Pieck German Politician 1876–1960
Wilhelm Pieck German Politician 1876–1960 8,075 KV 
Konstantin von Neurath German Diplomat 1873–1956
Konstantin von Neurath German Diplomat 1873–1956 8,309 PS Philipp Scheidemann German Politician 1865–1939
8,323 TV 
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg German Politician 1856–1921
Theobald von Bethmann-Hollweg German Politician 1856–1921 8,978 HL 
Heinrich Lübke German Politician 1894–1972
Heinrich Lübke German Politician 1894–1972 9,445 OS 
Otto Strasser German Politician 1897–1974
Otto Strasser German Politician 1897–1974 9,546 LG 
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German Politician 1887–1977
Lutz Graf Schwerin von Krosigk German Politician 1887–1977 10,716 ES 
Edmund Stoiber German Politician b. 1941
Edmund Stoiber German Politician b. 1941 10,853 CF 
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler German Politician 1884–1945
Carl Friedrich Goerdeler German Politician 1884–1945 12,105 FS 
Fritz Sauckel German Politician 1894–1946
Fritz Sauckel German Politician 1894–1946 12,224 EB 
Egon Bahr German Politician 1922–2015
Egon Bahr German Politician 1922–2015
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