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August Hanning

German intelligence officer and politician, former head of the BND
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Summary

August Hanning was born on February 16, 1946[1], in Nordwalde[2]. He has worked as a politician[3], intelligence officer[4], jurist[5], and secretary of state[6]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (347,688 views/month, #7,298 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Germany[8]
  • Award received: Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Family name: Hanning[11]
  • Given name: August[12]
  • Topic's main category: Q34225441[13]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: German[14]

Why It Matters

August Hanning has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] He is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

FAQs

Where was August Hanning born?

August Hanning's place of birth was Nordwalde[2].

What did August Hanning do for work?

August Hanning worked as a politician[3], intelligence officer[4], jurist[5], and secretary of state[6].

What awards did August Hanning receive?

Honors received include Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria[9].

Related Entities

Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . Munzinger Personen. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 3d ago · Mykhal · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Q34225441
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6d ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Conor.si id → 130891875
    Sitelink count → 13
    Kinobaza person id → august-hanning
    Cinii research id → 1980304959790549421
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  3. 9d ago · Anvilaquarius · 2026-10-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → politician, intelligence officer, jurist +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['da', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fr', 'ie', 'ja', 'ko', 'no', 'ro', 'ru', 'sv', 'zh']
    Sitelink count → 13
    Wikidata description → German intelligence officer and politician, former head of the BND
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Occupation: intelligence officer"
  4. 10d ago · Maxeto0910 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 13
    Wikipedia languages → ['da', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fr', 'ie', 'ja', 'ko', 'no', 'ro', 'ru', 'sv', 'zh']
    Rero id (legacy) → A011452004
    Wikipedia title → August Hanning
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  5. 11d ago · E-Soter · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nacsis-cat author id → DA01637885
    Claims rich → —
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  6. 11d ago · Granpar · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Nordwalde
    Family name → Hanning
    Languages spoken, written or signed → German
    Given name → August
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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