Politician
Bal Thackeray
Indian politician
1926 - 2012
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Bal Thackeray
His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2024). Bal Thackeray is the 13,918th most popular politician (down from 7,629th in 2024), the 580th most popular biography from India (down from 252nd in 2019) and the 176th most popular Indian Politician.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Bal Thackeray ranks 13,912 out of 19,576. Before him are Valeriano Weyler, Kitsos Tzavelas, Helmuts Balderis, Giovanni II Participazio, King Jian of Zhou, and Franz Josef Jung. After him are Zaid ibn Shaker, Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia, Aram Shah, Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, and Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Valeriano Weyler
1838 - 1930
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,912
Kitsos Tzavelas
1800 - 1865
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,913
Helmuts Balderis
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,914
Giovanni II Participazio
900 - 887
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,915
King Jian of Zhou
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,916
Franz Josef Jung
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,917
Bal Thackeray
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,918
Zaid ibn Shaker
1934 - 2002
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,919
Gertrude of Babenberg, Duchess of Bohemia
1120 - 1150
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 13,920
Aram Shah
1150 - 1211
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 13,921
Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 13,922
Augustus Louis, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen
1697 - 1755
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 13,923
Louis Alphonse, Duke of Anjou
1974 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 13,924
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1926, Bal Thackeray ranks 309. Before him are Geoffrey Howe, Ludvík Vaculík, Jacques Rozier, Christine Jorgensen, Ian Paisley, and James Krüss. After him are Jeane Kirkpatrick, Salah Zulfikar, Astrid Ivask, Sverre Stenersen, Bryan Johnson, and Hong Deok-young. Among people deceased in 2012, Bal Thackeray ranks 257. Before him are Vladimir Krutov, Lupe Ontiveros, Isuzu Yamada, Arkady Vorobyov, Othmar Schneider, and Susanne Lothar. After him are John Keegan, Levon Helm, Simeon ten Holt, Otto Stich, André Simon, and Sancho Gracia.
Others Born in 1926
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Geoffrey Howe
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 303
Ludvík Vaculík
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 304
Jacques Rozier
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2023
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 305
Christine Jorgensen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1926 - 1989
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 306
Ian Paisley
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2014
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 307
James Krüss
WRITER
1926 - 1997
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 308
Bal Thackeray
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 309
Jeane Kirkpatrick
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 310
Salah Zulfikar
ACTOR
1926 - 1993
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 311
Astrid Ivask
WRITER
1926 - 2015
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 312
Sverre Stenersen
ATHLETE
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 313
Bryan Johnson
SINGER
1926 - 1995
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 314
Hong Deok-young
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2005
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 315
Others Deceased in 2012
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Vladimir Krutov
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 251
Lupe Ontiveros
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 252
Isuzu Yamada
ACTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 253
Arkady Vorobyov
PHYSICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 254
Othmar Schneider
SKIER
1928 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 255
Susanne Lothar
ACTOR
1960 - 2012
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 256
Bal Thackeray
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 257
John Keegan
HISTORIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 258
Levon Helm
MUSICIAN
1940 - 2012
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 259
Simeon ten Holt
COMPOSER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 260
Otto Stich
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2012
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 261
André Simon
RACING DRIVER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 262
Sancho Gracia
ACTOR
1936 - 2012
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 263
In India
Among people born in India, Bal Thackeray ranks 580 out of NaN. Before him are Zinat-un-Nissa Begum (1643), Ratna Pathak (1957), Vaikom Muhammad Basheer (1908), Rambhadracharya (1950), Qurratulain Hyder (1927), and Baselios Cleemis (1959). After him are Nutan (1936), Akshata Murty (1980), Pooja Hegde (1990), Devi Shetty (1953), Erick Avari (1952), and Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932).
Others born in India
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Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
NOBLEMAN
1643 - 1721
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 574
Ratna Pathak
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 575
Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
WRITER
1908 - 1994
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 576
Rambhadracharya
PHILOSOPHER
1950 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 577
Qurratulain Hyder
WRITER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 578
Baselios Cleemis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 579
Bal Thackeray
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 580
Nutan
ACTOR
1936 - 1991
HPI: 57.24
Rank: 581
Akshata Murty
BUSINESSPERSON
1980 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 582
Pooja Hegde
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 583
Devi Shetty
PHYSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 584
Erick Avari
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 585
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2017
HPI: 57.15
Rank: 586
Among Politicians In India
Among politicians born in India, Bal Thackeray ranks 176. Before him are Prince Vijaya (-543), Vichitravirya (null), Lobsang Sangay (1968), Jagjivan Ram (1908), Hemu (1501), and Malik Kafur (1250). After him are Nitish Kumar (1951), Sukhdev Thapar (1907), Amarinder Singh (1942), Harihara I (1336), Palden Thondup Namgyal (1923), and Purushottam Das Tandon (1882).
Prince Vijaya
543 BC - 504 BC
HPI: 58.08
Rank: 170
Vichitravirya
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 171
Lobsang Sangay
1968 - Present
HPI: 57.97
Rank: 172
Jagjivan Ram
1908 - 1986
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 173
Hemu
1501 - 1556
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 174
Malik Kafur
1250 - 1316
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 175
Bal Thackeray
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 176
Nitish Kumar
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 177
Sukhdev Thapar
1907 - 1931
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 178
Amarinder Singh
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 179
Harihara I
1336 - 1356
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 180
Palden Thondup Namgyal
1923 - 1982
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 181
Purushottam Das Tandon
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.64
Rank: 182
