ECONOMIST
Barack Obama Sr.
1936 - 1982
Barack Obama Sr.
Barack Hussein Obama Sr. (; born Baraka Obama, 18 June 1934 – 24 November 1982) was a Kenyan senior governmental economist and the father of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States. He is a central figure of his son's memoir, Dreams from My Father (1995). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Barack Obama Sr. has received more than 6,923,980 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Barack Obama Sr. is the 31st most popular economist (down from 28th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Kenya and the most popular Kenyan Economist.
Barack Obama Sr. is most famous for being the father of the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama Jr.
Memorability Metrics
6.9M
Page Views (PV)
67.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
10.60
Effective Languages (L*)
1.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ECONOMISTS
Among economists, Barack Obama Sr. ranks 31 out of 414. Before him are Anne Robert Jacques Turgot, Henri Fayol, Carl Menger, Simon Kuznets, Michael Porter, and Herbert A. Simon. After him are William Petty, Elinor Ostrom, Ragnar Frisch, Jan Tinbergen, Léon Walras, and Wassily Leontief.
Most Popular Economists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAnne Robert Jacques Turgot
1727 - 1781
HPI: 68.05
Rank: 25
Henri Fayol
1841 - 1925
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 26
Carl Menger
1840 - 1921
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 27
Simon Kuznets
1901 - 1985
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 28
Michael Porter
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 29
Herbert A. Simon
1916 - 2001
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 30
Barack Obama Sr.
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 31
William Petty
1623 - 1687
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 32
Elinor Ostrom
1933 - 2012
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 33
Ragnar Frisch
1895 - 1973
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 34
Jan Tinbergen
1903 - 1994
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 35
Léon Walras
1834 - 1910
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 36
Wassily Leontief
1906 - 1999
HPI: 66.11
Rank: 37
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Barack Obama Sr. ranks 22. Before him are John McCain, Valery Legasov, Ismail Kadare, Wilt Chamberlain, Dennis Hopper, and Ursula Andress. After him are Harald zur Hausen, Uwe Seeler, Zubin Mehta, Virna Lisi, David Carradine, and Michael Landon. Among people deceased in 1982, Barack Obama Sr. ranks 22. Before him are Erving Goffman, Khalid of Saudi Arabia, Louis Aragon, Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Gala Dalí, and Jacques Tati. After him are Karl von Frisch, Glenn Gould, Georges Perec, Hugh Everett III, John Belushi, and Hugo Theorell.
Others Born in 1936
Go to all RankingsJohn McCain
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2018
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 16
Valery Legasov
CHEMIST
1936 - 1988
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 17
Ismail Kadare
WRITER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 18
Wilt Chamberlain
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - 1999
HPI: 67.59
Rank: 19
Dennis Hopper
ACTOR
1936 - 2010
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 20
Ursula Andress
ACTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 21
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 22
Harald zur Hausen
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2023
HPI: 67.40
Rank: 23
Uwe Seeler
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2022
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 24
Zubin Mehta
CONDUCTOR
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 25
Virna Lisi
ACTOR
1936 - 2014
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 26
David Carradine
ACTOR
1936 - 2009
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 27
Michael Landon
ACTOR
1936 - 1991
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 28
Others Deceased in 1982
Go to all RankingsErving Goffman
SOCIOLOGIST
1922 - 1982
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 16
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1982
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 17
Louis Aragon
WRITER
1897 - 1982
HPI: 67.84
Rank: 18
Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1982
HPI: 67.75
Rank: 19
Gala Dalí
COMPANION
1894 - 1982
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 20
Jacques Tati
FILM DIRECTOR
1907 - 1982
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 21
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 22
Karl von Frisch
BIOLOGIST
1886 - 1982
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 23
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 24
Georges Perec
WRITER
1936 - 1982
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 25
Hugh Everett III
PHYSICIST
1930 - 1982
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 26
John Belushi
ACTOR
1949 - 1982
HPI: 65.81
Rank: 27
Hugo Theorell
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1982
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 28
In Kenya
Among people born in Kenya, Barack Obama Sr. ranks 3 out of 150. Before him are Wangari Maathai (1940), and Richard Dawkins (1941). After him are Roger Whittaker (1936), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Louis Leakey (1903), Daniel arap Moi (1924), Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o (1938), Deep Roy (1949), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Richard Leakey (1944), and Kipchoge Keino (1940).
Others born in Kenya
Go to all RankingsWangari Maathai
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 1
Richard Dawkins
BIOLOGIST
1941 - Present
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 2
Barack Obama Sr.
ECONOMIST
1936 - 1982
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 3
Roger Whittaker
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 4
Jomo Kenyatta
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1978
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 5
Louis Leakey
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1903 - 1972
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 6
Daniel arap Moi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2020
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 7
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
WRITER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 8
Deep Roy
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 9
Mwai Kibaki
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 10
Richard Leakey
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1944 - 2022
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 11
Kipchoge Keino
ATHLETE
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 12
Among ECONOMISTS In Kenya
Among economists born in Kenya, Barack Obama Sr. ranks 1. After him are Urjit Patel (1963).