1934 - 2017
Ali Akbar Hashemi Bahramani Rafsanjani (Persian: علی اکبر هاشمی بهرمانی رفسنجانی, romanized: ʿAlī Akbar Hāshemī Bahramānī Rafsanjānī; 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian politician and writer who served as the fourth president of Iran from 1989 to 1997. One of the founding fathers of the Islamic Republic, Rafsanjani was the head of the Assembly of Experts from 2007 until 2011 when he decided not to nominate himself for the post. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has received more than 1,294,402 page views. His biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia. Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is the 2,188th most popular politician (down from 1,490th in 2019), the 79th most popular biography from Iran (down from 67th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular Iranian Politician.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is most famous for being a former president of Iran.
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Among politicians, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 2,188 out of 15,577. Before him are Jürgen Stroop, Gian Gastone de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Mohammad Khodabanda, Taichang Emperor, Vincent Auriol, and Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress. After him are Ajatashatru, Emperor Daizong of Tang, William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, Afonso II of Portugal, Anastasio Somoza Debayle, and Sergo Ordzhonikidze.
1895 - 1952
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,182
1671 - 1737
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,183
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,184
1582 - 1620
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,185
1884 - 1966
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,186
1434 - 1467
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,187
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,188
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,189
727 - 779
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,190
1779 - 1848
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,191
1185 - 1223
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,192
1925 - 1980
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,193
1886 - 1937
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 2,194
Among people born in 1934, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 34. Before him are Pierre Richard, Paco Rabanne, Richard Meier, Georges Moustaki, Larisa Latynina, and Abimael Guzmán. After him are Roman Herzog, Tarcisio Bertone, Bill Russell, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Alan Arkin, and Bill Bixby. Among people deceased in 2017, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 31. Before him are Mário Soares, Lotfi A. Zadeh, George A. Romero, Nicolaas Bloembergen, Tzvetan Todorov, and Kenneth Arrow. After him are Roman Herzog, Liu Xiaobo, Emmanuelle Riva, Slobodan Praljak, Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, and Louise Hay.
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 28
1934 - 2023
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 29
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.65
Rank: 30
1934 - 2013
HPI: 65.51
Rank: 31
1934 - Present
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 32
1934 - 2021
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 33
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 34
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 35
1934 - Present
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 36
1934 - 2022
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 37
1934 - 1996
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 38
1934 - 2023
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 39
1934 - 1993
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 40
1924 - 2017
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 25
1921 - 2017
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 26
1940 - 2017
HPI: 64.89
Rank: 27
1920 - 2017
HPI: 64.81
Rank: 28
1939 - 2017
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 29
1921 - 2017
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 30
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 31
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 32
1955 - 2017
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 33
1927 - 2017
HPI: 63.83
Rank: 34
1945 - 2017
HPI: 63.81
Rank: 35
1930 - 2017
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 36
1926 - 2017
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 37
Among people born in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 79 out of 528. Before him are Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Tekuder (1247), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), Moshe Katsav (1945), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531). After him are Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Öljaitü (1280), Psamtik III (-590), Ibn Khordadbeh (820), Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (1149), and Ali al-Sistani (1930).
1533 - 1577
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 73
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 74
1247 - 1284
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 75
1082 - 1118
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 76
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 77
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 78
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 79
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 80
1280 - 1316
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 81
590 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 82
820 - 912
HPI: 64.12
Rank: 83
1149 - 1209
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 84
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 85
Among politicians born in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 43. Before him are Ismail II (1533), Abbas II of Persia (1633), Tekuder (1247), Muhammad I Tapar (1082), Moshe Katsav (1945), and Mohammad Khodabanda (1531). After him are Fath-Ali Shah Qajar (1772), Öljaitü (1280), Psamtik III (-590), Ali al-Sistani (1930), Mohammad Khatami (1943), and Bahram V (406).
1533 - 1577
HPI: 65.49
Rank: 37
1633 - 1666
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 38
1247 - 1284
HPI: 65.03
Rank: 39
1082 - 1118
HPI: 64.58
Rank: 40
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 41
1531 - 1595
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 42
1934 - 2017
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 43
1772 - 1834
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 44
1280 - 1316
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 45
590 BC - 525 BC
HPI: 64.15
Rank: 46
1930 - Present
HPI: 63.95
Rank: 47
1943 - Present
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 48
406 - 438
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 49