The Most Famous
POLITICIANS from French Polynesia
This page contains a list of the greatest Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 5 of which were born in French Polynesia. This makes French Polynesia the birth place of the 183rd most number of Politicians behind Tuvalu, and The Gambia.
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Politicians of all time. This list of famous Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Pōmare V (1839 - 1891)
With an HPI of 53.01, Pōmare V is the most famous Politician. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages on wikipedia.
Pōmare V (3 November 1839 – 12 June 1891) was the last monarch of Tahiti, reigning from 1877 until his forced abdication in 1880. He was the son of Queen Pōmare IV.
2. Pōmare III (1820 - 1827)
With an HPI of 51.57, Pōmare III is the 2nd most famous Politician. His biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Pōmare III (1820–1827), born Teriʻitariʻa, was the king of Tahiti between 1821 and 1827. He was the second son of King Pōmare II and his second wife, Queen Teriʻitoʻoterai Tere-moe-moe. Sources differ on his relation to his sister with missionary sources citing them as half-siblings while later sources cited Tere-moe-moe as their mother.
3. Pōmare I (1742 - 1803)
With an HPI of 51.36, Pōmare I is the 3rd most famous Politician. Her biography has been translated into 19 different languages.
Pōmare I (c. 1753 – September 3, 1803) (fully in old orthography: Tu-nui-ea-i-te-atua-i-Tarahoi Vaira'atoa Taina Pōmare I; also known as Tu or Tinah or Outu, or more formally as Tu-nui-e-a'a-i-te-atua) was the unifier and first king of Tahiti and founder of the Pōmare dynasty and the Kingdom of Tahiti between 1788 and 1791. He abdicated in 1791 but remained in power as the guardian regent during the minority of his successor Pōmare II from 1791 until 1803. He is best known in the western world for being the ruler of Tahiti during the mutiny on the Bounty in 1789.
4. Pōmare II (1782 - 1821)
With an HPI of 50.75, Pōmare II is the 4th most famous Politician. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Pōmare II (c. 1782 – 7 December 1821) (fully Tu Tunuieaiteatua Pōmare II or in modern orthography Tū Tū-nui-ʻēʻa-i-te-atua Pōmare II; historically misspelled as Tu Tunuiea'aite-a-tua), was the second king of Tahiti between 1782 and 1821. He was installed by his father Pōmare I at Tarahoi, 13 February 1791. He ruled under regency from 1791 to 1803.
5. Édouard Fritch (b. 1952)
With an HPI of 48.80, Édouard Fritch is the 5th most famous Politician. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Winfred Édouard Tereori Fritch (born 4 January 1952) is a French Polynesian politician who served as President of French Polynesia from 2014 to 2023. He previously presided over the Assembly of French Polynesia on three occasions: from April 2007 to February 2008, from February 2009 to April 2009 and from May 2013 to September 2014. Until 2015, Fritch was co-president of Tahoera'a Huiraatira, a pro-French political party, before he became president of the newly established Tapura Huiraatira. He became a member of the Assembly of French Polynesia in 1986. He was reelected in 1991, 1996, 2001, 2004, 2008 and 2013. He served as a cabinet minister in French Polynesia several times between 1984 and 2011. From 1996 to 2004, from 2004 to 2005, in 2008 and again from 2009 to 2011, he served as Vice President of French Polynesia under his father-in-law Gaston Flosse. From 2000 to 2008, he was Mayor of Pirae, where he succeeded Flosse. He lost the 2008 election, but remained a municipal councillor. He was reelected to the mayorship in 2014.
6. Oscar Temaru (b. 1944)
With an HPI of 47.88, Oscar Temaru is the 6th most famous Politician. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Oscar Manutahi Temaru (born November 1, 1944) is a Tahitian politician. He has been President of French Polynesia (président de la Polynésie française), an overseas collectivity of France, on five occasions: in 2004, from 2005 to 2006, from 2007 to 2008, in 2009, and from 2011 to 2013 and mayor of Faa'a since 1983.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as politicians born between 1742 and 1952. Of these 6, 2 (33.33%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Édouard Fritch, and Oscar Temaru. The most famous deceased politicians include Pōmare V, Pōmare III, and Pōmare I. As of April 2024, 1 new politicians have been added to Pantheon including Édouard Fritch.
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Pōmare V
1839 - 1891
HPI: 53.01
Pōmare III
1820 - 1827
HPI: 51.57
Pōmare I
1742 - 1803
HPI: 51.36
Pōmare II
1782 - 1821
HPI: 50.75
