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Baron Waqa

1959 - Today

Baron Waqa

Baron Divavesi Waqa (; born 31 December 1959) is a Nauruan politician who currently serves as the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was the President of Nauru from 11 June 2013 until 27 August 2019. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Baron Waqa has received more than 289,236 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Baron Waqa is the 9,192nd most popular politician (up from 11,814th in 2019), the most popular biography from Nauru (up from 2nd in 2019) and the most popular Nauruan Politician.

Memorability Metrics

290k
Page Views (PV)
54.50
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
10.54
Effective Languages (L*)
2.54
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Baron Waqa ranks 9,192 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles J. Guiteau, Sunifred, Count of Barcelona, Hiempsal II, Ashikaga Yoshinori, Taytu Betul, and Traicho Kostov. After him are Gottschalk, Peng Zhen, Isabel Moctezuma, Tyti, Tippu Tip, and James F. Byrnes.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Charles J. Guiteau
1841 - 1882
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 9,186
Sunifred, Count of Barcelona
805 - 849
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 9,187
Hiempsal II
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 9,188
Ashikaga Yoshinori
1394 - 1441
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 9,189
Taytu Betul
1851 - 1918
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 9,190
Traicho Kostov
1897 - 1949
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 9,191
Baron Waqa
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9,192
Gottschalk
1000 - 1066
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9,193
Peng Zhen
1902 - 1997
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9,194
Isabel Moctezuma
1509 - 1550
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9,195
Tyti
1150 BC - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9,196
Tippu Tip
1837 - 1905
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9,197
James F. Byrnes
1882 - 1972
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 9,198

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Baron Waqa ranks 109. Before him are Marcia Gay Harden, Matthew Modine, Renny Harlin, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Vazgen Sargsyan, and Nuri Bilge Ceylan. After him are Anatoly Onoprienko, Andrew Fire, Thomas Ravelli, James Wong, Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior, and Koichi Tanaka.

Others Born in 1959

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Marcia Gay Harden
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 103
Matthew Modine
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 104
Renny Harlin
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 105
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
POLITICIAN
1959 - 2010
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 106
Vazgen Sargsyan
POLITICIAN
1959 - 1999
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 107
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.53
Rank: 108
Baron Waqa
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 109
Anatoly Onoprienko
EXTREMIST
1959 - 2013
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 110
Andrew Fire
BIOLOGIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 111
Thomas Ravelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 112
James Wong
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 113
Baltazar Maria de Morais Júnior
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 114
Koichi Tanaka
CHEMIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 115