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Aung San

1915 - 1947

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Bogyoke Aung San (Burmese: ဗိုလ်ချုပ် အောင်ဆန်း; MLCTS: aung hcan:, pronounced [àʊɰ̃ sʰáɰ̃]; 13 February 1915 – 19 July 1947) was a Burmese politician, independence activist and revolutionary. He was instrumental in Myanmar's struggle for independence from British rule, but he was assassinated just six months before his goal was realized. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Aung San has received more than 1,712,596 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 50 in 2019). Aung San is the 1,640th most popular politician (down from 1,605th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the 2nd most popular Burmese Politician.

Aung San is most famous for being the leader of the Burmese independence movement and the founder of the Burma Socialist Programme Party.

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  • 1.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.96

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 55

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.73

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Aung San ranks 1,640 out of 19,576. Before him are Constans, Li Keqiang, Rodion Malinovsky, Henry, King of Portugal, Oruç Reis, and Critias. After him are Empress Lü, Ferdinand Marcos, Robert, Count of Clermont, Charles II of Naples, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, and Cemal Gürsel.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1915, Aung San ranks 21. Before him are Billie Holiday, Paul Tibbets, Stanley Matthews, Joachim Peiper, Hu Yaobang, and Jerome Bruner. After him are Sviatoslav Richter, Fred Hoyle, Saul Bellow, Curd Jürgens, Charles H. Townes, and Les Paul. Among people deceased in 1947, Aung San ranks 19. Before him are Victor Horta, Raoul Wallenberg, Alfred North Whitehead, Ettore Bugatti, Halford Mackinder, and Anton Denikin. After him are Ernst Lubitsch, Han van Meegeren, G. H. Hardy, Karl Mannheim, Frederick Gowland Hopkins, and Pierre Bonnard.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), Aung San ranks 3 out of 40. Before him are Aung San Suu Kyi (1945), and U Thant (1909). After him are Bayinnaung (1516), U Nu (1907), Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Peter Townsend (1914), Win Myint (1951), and Min Aung Hlaing (1956).

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  • Photo of Aung San Suu Kyi

    Aung San Suu Kyi

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 75.00

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of U Thant

    U Thant

    POLITICIAN

    1909 - 1974

    HPI: 69.09

    Rank: 2

  • Photo of Aung San

    Aung San

    POLITICIAN

    1915 - 1947

    HPI: 66.96

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Bayinnaung

    Bayinnaung

    POLITICIAN

    1516 - 1581

    HPI: 63.17

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of U Nu

    U Nu

    POLITICIAN

    1907 - 1995

    HPI: 62.42

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Thein Sein

    Thein Sein

    POLITICIAN

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Ne Win

    Ne Win

    POLITICIAN

    1910 - 2002

    HPI: 61.65

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Than Shwe

    Than Shwe

    POLITICIAN

    1933 - Present

    HPI: 61.63

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Alaungpaya

    Alaungpaya

    POLITICIAN

    1714 - 1760

    HPI: 61.30

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Peter Townsend

    Peter Townsend

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1914 - 1995

    HPI: 60.66

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Win Myint

    Win Myint

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 60.52

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Min Aung Hlaing

    Min Aung Hlaing

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 60.04

    Rank: 12

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), Aung San ranks 2. Before him are U Thant (1909). After him are Bayinnaung (1516), U Nu (1907), Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Win Myint (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Anawrahta (1015), and Htin Kyaw (1946).

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