POLITICIAN
Alex Salmond
1954 - Today
Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (; born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician, economist and television host, who served as First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014. A prominent figure in the Scottish nationalist movement, he has served as Leader of the Alba Party since 2021. Salmond was leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), on two occasions, from 1990 to 2000 and from 2004 to 2014. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alex Salmond has received more than 2,001,678 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Alex Salmond is the 14,841st most popular politician (down from 14,344th in 2019), the 3,752nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,001st in 2019) and the 494th most popular British Politician.
Memorability Metrics
2.0M
Page Views (PV)
47.28
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
2.61
Effective Languages (L*)
5.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Alex Salmonds by language
Over the past year Alex Salmond has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 143,065 views, followed by Spanish (4,843), and German (3,588). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Esperanto (496.49%), Cornish (170.83%), and Occitan (91.53%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Alex Salmond ranks 14,841 out of 19,576. Before him are Ashok Gehlot, Qiao Guanhua, Gulab Singh, Gustav Schuft, Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev, and Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou. After him are Elmira Minita Gordon, Denys Monastyrsky, Harry Reid, Juan Bautista Topete, Uri Ariel, and Ragna Nielsen.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAshok Gehlot
1951 - Present
HPI: 47.30
Rank: 14,835
Qiao Guanhua
1913 - 1983
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 14,836
Gulab Singh
1792 - 1857
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 14,837
Gustav Schuft
1878 - 1948
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 14,838
Inomjon Usmonxoʻjayev
1930 - 2017
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 14,839
Geoffrey IV, Count of Anjou
1073 - 1106
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 14,840
Alex Salmond
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 14,841
Elmira Minita Gordon
1930 - 2021
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 14,842
Denys Monastyrsky
1980 - 2023
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 14,843
Harry Reid
1939 - 2021
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 14,844
Juan Bautista Topete
1821 - 1885
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 14,845
Uri Ariel
1952 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 14,846
Ragna Nielsen
1845 - 1924
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 14,847
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Alex Salmond ranks 350. Before him are Ash Carter, Mark Herman, Robert Carradine, Rahim Ademi, Michael Badalucco, and Guy Kawasaki. After him are Graziano Rossi, Bob Menendez, Einar Már Guðmundsson, Medha Patkar, Piero Gros, and Brother Alois.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsAsh Carter
PHYSICIST
1954 - 2022
HPI: 47.46
Rank: 344
Mark Herman
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 345
Robert Carradine
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.37
Rank: 346
Rahim Ademi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 347
Michael Badalucco
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 348
Guy Kawasaki
BUSINESSPERSON
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.33
Rank: 349
Alex Salmond
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 350
Graziano Rossi
RACING DRIVER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 351
Bob Menendez
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 352
Einar Már Guðmundsson
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.24
Rank: 353
Medha Patkar
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 354
Piero Gros
SKIER
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 355
Brother Alois
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 356
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Salmond ranks 3,752 out of 8,785. Before him are Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe (1726), Harrison Birtwistle (1934), Steve Redgrave (1962), Henry Edward Manning (1808), Robin Dunbar (1947), and Max Beerbohm (1872). After him are John Neville Keynes (1852), William Davenant (1606), Ed Skrein (1983), Edgar Wright (1974), Peter Lorimer (1946), and Ashley Young (1985).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsRichard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1726 - 1799
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 3,746
Harrison Birtwistle
COMPOSER
1934 - 2022
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 3,747
Steve Redgrave
ATHLETE
1962 - Present
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 3,748
Henry Edward Manning
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1808 - 1892
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 3,749
Robin Dunbar
PSYCHOLOGIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 3,750
Max Beerbohm
WRITER
1872 - 1956
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 3,751
Alex Salmond
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 3,752
John Neville Keynes
ECONOMIST
1852 - 1949
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 3,753
William Davenant
WRITER
1606 - 1668
HPI: 47.27
Rank: 3,754
Ed Skrein
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 3,755
Edgar Wright
FILM DIRECTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 3,756
Peter Lorimer
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2021
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 3,757
Ashley Young
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 47.26
Rank: 3,758
Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Alex Salmond ranks 494. Before him are Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter (1430), Archibald Sayce (1845), Margaret Beckett (1943), Amlaíb Cuarán (1000), Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel (1557), and Prince Frederick of Great Britain (1750). After him are Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh (1743), Rhys ap Gruffydd (1132), Jane Marcet (1769), John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu (1431), Andrew Fisher (1862), and James Wilson (1742).
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
1430 - 1475
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 488
Archibald Sayce
1845 - 1933
HPI: 47.40
Rank: 489
Margaret Beckett
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 490
Amlaíb Cuarán
1000 - 981
HPI: 47.39
Rank: 491
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel
1557 - 1595
HPI: 47.35
Rank: 492
Prince Frederick of Great Britain
1750 - 1765
HPI: 47.34
Rank: 493
Alex Salmond
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.28
Rank: 494
Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1743 - 1805
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 495
Rhys ap Gruffydd
1132 - 1197
HPI: 47.17
Rank: 496
Jane Marcet
1769 - 1858
HPI: 47.16
Rank: 497
John Neville, 1st Marquess of Montagu
1431 - 1471
HPI: 47.11
Rank: 498
Andrew Fisher
1862 - 1928
HPI: 47.10
Rank: 499
James Wilson
1742 - 1798
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 500