POLITICIAN
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
1924 - 2018
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician, statesman and poet who served as the Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from 1999 to 2004. He was the first non-Congress prime minister to serve a full term in the office. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Atal Bihari Vajpayee has received more than 17,186,611 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the 1,649th most popular politician (up from 2,866th in 2019), the 57th most popular biography from India (up from 105th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Indian Politician.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a prime minister of India for six years. He is most famous for his leadership in the Pokhran nuclear test in 1998, which was the first nuclear test conducted by a country outside the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.
Memorability Metrics
17M
Page Views (PV)
66.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
82
Languages Editions (L)
2.88
Effective Languages (L*)
6.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ranks 1,649 out of 19,576. Before him are Robert, Count of Clermont, Charles II of Naples, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Cemal Gürsel, Publius Clodius Pulcher, and Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. After him are Euric, Francis, Duke of Guise, Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily, Ananda Mahidol, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi, and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRobert, Count of Clermont
1256 - 1317
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,643
Charles II of Naples
1254 - 1309
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,644
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
1920 - 1975
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,645
Cemal Gürsel
1895 - 1966
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,646
Publius Clodius Pulcher
90 BC - 52 BC
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,647
Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
1929 - 2020
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,648
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 1,649
Euric
440 - 484
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,650
Francis, Duke of Guise
1519 - 1563
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,651
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
1782 - 1866
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 1,652
Ananda Mahidol
1925 - 1946
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,653
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
1947 - 2004
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,654
Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
1953 - Present
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 1,655
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1924, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ranks 19. Before him are Ezer Weizman, Jacques Le Goff, Benoit Mandelbrot, Lauren Bacall, Sergei Parajanov, and Paul Feyerabend. After him are Maurice Jarre, Benny Hill, Georges Charpak, Jovanka Broz, Ramiz Alia, and Willard Boyle. Among people deceased in 2018, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ranks 19. Before him are Isao Takahata, John McCain, Philip Roth, Stephen Hillenburg, France Gall, and Paul Bocuse. After him are Peter Grünberg, Hubert de Givenchy, Billy Graham, Ursula K. Le Guin, Burt Reynolds, and Riccardo Giacconi.
Others Born in 1924
Go to all RankingsEzer Weizman
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2005
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 13
Jacques Le Goff
HISTORIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.80
Rank: 14
Benoit Mandelbrot
MATHEMATICIAN
1924 - 2010
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 15
Lauren Bacall
ACTOR
1924 - 2014
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 16
Sergei Parajanov
FILM DIRECTOR
1924 - 1990
HPI: 67.50
Rank: 17
Paul Feyerabend
PHILOSOPHER
1924 - 1994
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 18
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 19
Maurice Jarre
COMPOSER
1924 - 2009
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 20
Benny Hill
ACTOR
1924 - 1992
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 21
Georges Charpak
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2010
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 22
Jovanka Broz
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2013
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 23
Ramiz Alia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 24
Willard Boyle
PHYSICIST
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsIsao Takahata
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - 2018
HPI: 69.44
Rank: 13
John McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 14
Philip Roth
WRITER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 15
Stephen Hillenburg
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - 2018
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 16
France Gall
SINGER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 67.37
Rank: 17
Paul Bocuse
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 18
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 19
Peter Grünberg
PHYSICIST
1939 - 2018
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 20
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 21
Billy Graham
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2018
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 22
Ursula K. Le Guin
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 64.83
Rank: 23
Burt Reynolds
ACTOR
1936 - 2018
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 24
Riccardo Giacconi
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2018
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 25
In India
Among people born in India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ranks 57 out of 1,861. Before him are Lal Bahadur Shastri (1904), C. V. Raman (1888), Bal Gangadhar Tilak (1856), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Harsha (590), and Vyasa (-390). After him are Zubin Mehta (1936), Radha (null), Lata Mangeshkar (1929), Premchand (1880), Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), and Guru Gobind Singh (1666).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsLal Bahadur Shastri
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1904 - 1966
HPI: 67.53
Rank: 51
C. V. Raman
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1970
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 52
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1856 - 1920
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 53
Vallabhbhai Patel
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1950
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 54
Harsha
POLITICIAN
590 - 647
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 55
Vyasa
PHILOSOPHER
390 BC - 310 BC
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 56
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 57
Zubin Mehta
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 58
Radha
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 59
Lata Mangeshkar
SINGER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 60
Premchand
WRITER
1880 - 1936
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 61
Bahadur Shah Zafar
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1862
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 62
Guru Gobind Singh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1666 - 1708
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 63
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ranks 19. Before him are Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888), Rani of Jhansi (1828), Alauddin Khalji (1266), Tipu Sultan (1750), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), and Harsha (590). After him are Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), Maharana Pratap (1540), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Samudragupta (335), and Rajendra Prasad (1884).
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1888 - 1975
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 13
Rani of Jhansi
1828 - 1858
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 14
Alauddin Khalji
1266 - 1316
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 15
Tipu Sultan
1750 - 1799
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 16
Vallabhbhai Patel
1875 - 1950
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 17
Harsha
590 - 647
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 18
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
1924 - 2018
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 19
Bahadur Shah Zafar
1775 - 1862
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 20
Rajiv Gandhi
1944 - 1991
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 21
Maharana Pratap
1540 - 1597
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 22
Sher Shah Suri
1486 - 1545
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 23
Samudragupta
335 - 380
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 24
Rajendra Prasad
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 25