1954 - Today
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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Among politicians, Alex Salmond ranks 14,393 out of 15,577. Before 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.
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 14,387
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 14,388
1963 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 14,389
1665 - 1745
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 14,390
1952 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 14,391
1909 - 1963
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 14,392
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 14,393
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 14,394
1927 - 2009
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 14,395
1979 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 14,396
1905 - 1996
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 14,397
1958 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 14,398
930 - 950
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 14,399
Among people born in 1954, Alex Salmond ranks 358. Before 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.
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 352
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 353
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 354
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 355
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 356
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 357
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 358
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 359
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 360
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 361
1954 - 2018
HPI: 44.63
Rank: 362
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 363
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 364
Among people born in United Kingdom, Alex Salmond ranks 4,009 out of 7,765. Before 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).
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 4,003
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 4,004
1857 - 1932
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 4,005
1896 - 1969
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 4,006
1744 - 1819
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 4,007
1959 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 4,008
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 4,009
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 4,010
1832 - 1916
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 4,011
1898 - 1988
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 4,012
1910 - 1999
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 4,013
1939 - 2018
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 4,014
1989 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 4,015
Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Alex Salmond ranks 498. Before 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).
1840 - 1916
HPI: 45.10
Rank: 492
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.05
Rank: 493
1768 - 1854
HPI: 44.98
Rank: 494
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 495
1737 - 1821
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 496
1393 - 1455
HPI: 44.76
Rank: 497
1954 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 498
1880 - 1959
HPI: 44.62
Rank: 499
1950 - 2017
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 500
1862 - 1952
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 501
1946 - Present
HPI: 44.52
Rank: 502
1905 - 1974
HPI: 44.49
Rank: 503
1862 - 1928
HPI: 44.45
Rank: 504