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The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from French Polynesia

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This page contains a list of the greatest Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 15,577 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 5

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.

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1. Pōmare V (1839 - 1891)

With an HPI of 52.33, Pōmare V is the most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 15 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.

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2. Pōmare I (1742 - 1803)

With an HPI of 51.96, Pōmare I is the 2nd most famous Politician.  Her biography has been translated into 18 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.

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3. Pōmare III (1820 - 1827)

With an HPI of 51.16, Pōmare III is the 3rd most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 17 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.

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4. Pōmare II (1782 - 1821)

With an HPI of 50.70, Pōmare II is the 4th most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 17 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.

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5. Oscar Temaru (1944 - )

With an HPI of 45.61, Oscar Temaru is the 5th most famous Politician.  His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Oscar Manutahi Temaru (born November 1, 1944) is a French 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.

Pantheon has 5 people classified as politicians born between 1742 and 1944. Of these 5, 1 (20.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living politicians include Oscar Temaru. The most famous deceased politicians include Pōmare V, Pōmare I, and Pōmare III.

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