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António Costa

1961 - Today

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António Luís Santos da Costa (Portuguese: [ɐ̃ˈtɔnju ˈkɔʃtɐ]; born 17 July 1961) is a Portuguese lawyer and politician who currently serves as President of the European Council. He previously served as the 118th prime minister of Portugal from 2015 to 2024, presiding over the XXI (2015–2019), XXII (2019–2022) and XXIII Constitutional Governments (2022–2024). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of António Costa has received more than 1,898,897 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). António Costa is the 3,570th most popular politician (up from 4,421st in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 107th in 2019) and the 48th most popular Portuguese Politician.

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  • 67.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.82

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, António Costa ranks 3,570 out of 19,576. Before him are Albert III, Duke of Saxony, Ruzi Ying, Marie Angélique de Scorailles, Maria Kaczyńska, Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, and Pribina. After him are Cleopatra Eurydice of Macedon, Conrad II of Italy, Hisham I of Córdoba, Verres, Nicu Ceaușescu, and Franz Ziereis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, António Costa ranks 30. Before him are Woody Harrelson, Forest Whitaker, Laurence Fishburne, Enzo Francescoli, Meg Ryan, and James Gandolfini. After him are Dennis Rodman, Andoni Zubizarreta, Tim Roth, Élisabeth Borne, Mylène Farmer, and Dave Mustaine.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, António Costa ranks 84 out of 633. Before him are Constance of Aragon (1179), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080), and Antonio Damasio (1944). After him are Wamba (630), António de Spínola (1910), Beatrice of Portugal (1373), Maria Isabel of Braganza (1797), Óscar Carmona (1869), and Berengaria of Portugal (1198).

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Among POLITICIANS In Portugal

Among politicians born in Portugal, António Costa ranks 48. Before him are Francisco de Almeida (1450), Sancho II of Portugal (1209), Marcelo Caetano (1906), Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1397), Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (1887), and Theresa, Countess of Portugal (1080). After him are Wamba (630), António de Spínola (1910), Beatrice of Portugal (1373), Óscar Carmona (1869), Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy (1504), and Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885).

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