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Alex Salmond

1954 - Today

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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 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Alex Salmond is the 14,393rd most popular politician (down from 11,205th in 2019), the 4,009th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,707th in 2019) and the 498th most popular British Politician.

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  • 2.0M

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  • 44.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alex Salmond ranks 14,393 out of 15,577Before him are Bob Menendez, Lars-Emil Johansen, Taki Inoue, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, Barbara Hendricks, and Mohammad Ali Bogra. After him are Antonio Mateu Lahoz, József Sákovics, Xavier Espot Zamora, Pierre Jaccoud, Dietmar Bartsch, and Constantine Lekapenos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Alex Salmond ranks 358Before him are Louise Erdrich, Michael Anthony, Bob Menendez, Bill Joy, Paul Gallagher, and Robert Van de Walle. After him are Mark Herman, Huub Rothengatter, Alberto Malesani, Joseph Polchinski, Harvey Fierstein, and Anna Grodzka.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Salmond ranks 4,009 out of 7,765Before him are Susan Blackmore (1951), Paul Gallagher (1954), Herbert Plumer, 1st Viscount Plumer (1857), Miles Dempsey (1896), Mary Moser (1744), and Jeanette Winterson (1959). After him are Mark Herman (1954), Mary Everest Boole (1832), John Loder (1898), Christopher Cockerell (1910), Carole Shelley (1939), and Theo Walcott (1989).

Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Alex Salmond ranks 498Before him are Charles Booth (1840), Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (1964), Henry Paget, 1st Marquess of Anglesey (1768), Philip Hammond (1955), John Hunter (1737), and Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland (1393). After him are Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood (1880), Martin McGuinness (1950), Billy Hughes (1862), Jack Straw (1946), Erskine Hamilton Childers (1905), and Andrew Fisher (1862).

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