POLITICIAN
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 - 2017
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
Ali Akbar Hashimi Bahramani Rafsanjani (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 1,399,373 page views. His biography is available in 68 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 66 in 2019). Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is the 1,301st most popular politician (up from 2,181st in 2019), the 62nd most popular biography from Iran (up from 79th in 2019) and the 29th most popular Iranian Politician.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani is most famous for being a former president of Iran.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
68.38
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
68
Languages Editions (L)
5.35
Effective Languages (L*)
4.78
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 1,301 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander I of Serbia, Alcide De Gasperi, Lazar of Serbia, Megawati Sukarnoputri, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium, and Hongxi Emperor. After him are Jacques Necker, Richard Cromwell, Carloman II, Gustav III of Sweden, Numerian, and Stephen, King of England.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlexander I of Serbia
1876 - 1903
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 1,295
Alcide De Gasperi
1881 - 1954
HPI: 68.41
Rank: 1,296
Lazar of Serbia
1329 - 1389
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 1,297
Megawati Sukarnoputri
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,298
Princess Stéphanie of Belgium
1864 - 1945
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,299
Hongxi Emperor
1378 - 1425
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 1,300
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 1,301
Jacques Necker
1732 - 1804
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 1,302
Richard Cromwell
1626 - 1712
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 1,303
Carloman II
866 - 884
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 1,304
Gustav III of Sweden
1746 - 1792
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,305
Numerian
254 - 284
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,306
Stephen, King of England
1095 - 1154
HPI: 68.36
Rank: 1,307
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 19. Before him are Daniel Kahneman, Judi Dench, Leonid Kravchuk, Vavá, Jane Goodall, and Paco Rabanne. After him are Ulrike Meinhof, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, Pierre Richard, Stjepan Mesić, Shirley MacLaine, and Empress Michiko. Among people deceased in 2017, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 18. Before him are Raymond Kopa, Chuck Berry, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Liliane Bettencourt, Jerry Lewis, and Jeanne Moreau. After him are Mireille Darc, John Hurt, Hugh Hefner, Manuel Noriega, Johnny Hallyday, and Slobodan Praljak.
Others Born in 1934
Go to all RankingsDaniel Kahneman
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 13
Judi Dench
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 14
Leonid Kravchuk
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2022
HPI: 69.80
Rank: 15
Vavá
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2002
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 16
Jane Goodall
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 17
Paco Rabanne
DESIGNER
1934 - 2023
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 18
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 19
Ulrike Meinhof
EXTREMIST
1934 - 1976
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 20
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 21
Pierre Richard
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 68.23
Rank: 22
Stjepan Mesić
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 23
Shirley MacLaine
ACTOR
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 24
Empress Michiko
CELEBRITY
1934 - Present
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsRaymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 13
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 14
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 15
Jerry Lewis
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 16
Jeanne Moreau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 17
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 18
Mireille Darc
ACTOR
1938 - 2017
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 19
John Hurt
ACTOR
1940 - 2017
HPI: 67.87
Rank: 20
Hugh Hefner
BUSINESSPERSON
1926 - 2017
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 21
Manuel Noriega
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 22
Johnny Hallyday
SINGER
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 23
Slobodan Praljak
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1945 - 2017
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 24
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 62 out of 631. Before him are Astyages (-700), Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani (940), Báb (1819), Attar of Nishapur (1145), Moshe Katsav (1945), and Cyaxares (-700). After him are Masoud Barzani (1946), Cyrus I (-690), Mohammad Khatami (1943), Abbas Kiarostami (1940), Ibn Majah (824), and Achaemenes (-800).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsAstyages
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 56
Abu al-Wafa' Buzjani
MATHEMATICIAN
940 - 998
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 57
Báb
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1819 - 1850
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 58
Attar of Nishapur
WRITER
1145 - 1220
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 59
Moshe Katsav
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 60
Cyaxares
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 61
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 62
Masoud Barzani
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 63
Cyrus I
POLITICIAN
690 BC - 580 BC
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 64
Mohammad Khatami
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 65
Abbas Kiarostami
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 66
Ibn Majah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
824 - 886
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 67
Achaemenes
POLITICIAN
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 68
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani ranks 29. Before him are Mohammad Mosaddegh (1882), Yazdegerd III (624), Ghazan (1271), Astyages (-700), Moshe Katsav (1945), and Cyaxares (-700). After him are Masoud Barzani (1946), Cyrus I (-690), Mohammad Khatami (1943), Achaemenes (-800), Öljaitü (1280), and Shapur II (309).
Mohammad Mosaddegh
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 23
Yazdegerd III
624 - 652
HPI: 69.29
Rank: 24
Ghazan
1271 - 1304
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 25
Astyages
700 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 26
Moshe Katsav
1945 - Present
HPI: 68.45
Rank: 27
Cyaxares
700 BC - 584 BC
HPI: 68.43
Rank: 28
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 - 2017
HPI: 68.38
Rank: 29
Masoud Barzani
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.89
Rank: 30
Cyrus I
690 BC - 580 BC
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 31
Mohammad Khatami
1943 - Present
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 32
Achaemenes
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 33
Öljaitü
1280 - 1316
HPI: 67.31
Rank: 34
Shapur II
309 - 379
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 35