1933 - 2024
Basdeo Panday (pronounced [bɑːsəd̪eːoː pɑːⁿɖeː]; 25 May 1933 – 1 January 2024) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian statesman, lawyer, politician, trade unionist, economist, and actor who served as the fifth Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001. He was the first person of Indian descent along with being the first Hindu to hold the office of Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He was first elected to Parliament in 1976 as the Member for Couva North, Panday served as Leader of the Opposition four times between 1976 and 2010 and was a founding member of the United Labour Front (ULF), the National Alliance for Reconstruction (NAR), and the United National Congress (UNC). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Basdeo Panday has received more than 358,016 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Basdeo Panday is the 17,132nd most popular politician (down from 15,194th in 2019), the 34th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago and the 11th most popular Trinidadian Politician.
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Among politicians, Basdeo Panday ranks 17,132 out of 15,577. Before him are Zarifa Ghafari, Lyubov Sobol, Tom Coburn, Stefan Petzner, Gabriela Guimarães, and Martin O'Malley. After him are Ben Wallace, Michael Chertoff, Tony Leon, Anna Gabriel i Sabaté, Tzipi Hotovely, and Patrick Femerling.
1992 - Present
HPI: 32.44
Rank: 17,126
1987 - Present
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 17,127
1948 - 2020
HPI: 32.43
Rank: 17,128
1981 - Present
HPI: 32.40
Rank: 17,129
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.40
Rank: 17,130
1963 - Present
HPI: 32.39
Rank: 17,131
1933 - 2024
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 17,132
1970 - Present
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 17,133
1953 - Present
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 17,134
1956 - Present
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 17,135
1975 - Present
HPI: 32.35
Rank: 17,136
1978 - Present
HPI: 32.34
Rank: 17,137
1975 - Present
HPI: 32.34
Rank: 17,138
Among people born in 1933, Basdeo Panday ranks 492. Before him are Stan Anderson, David Bellamy, Charles Portis, Ruzena Bajcsy, Wendell R. Anderson, and Albert Quixall. After him are Jean Carnahan, Peter Sillett, and Nexhmije Pagarusha. Among people deceased in 2024, Basdeo Panday ranks 59. Before him are Anatoli Polivoda, Wayne Kramer, John Bruton, N. Scott Momaday, Edward Lowassa, and Luis Tejada. After him are Jean Carnahan, Toru Kawashima, Stephen Laybutt, Shawnacy Barber, and Tomonobu Yokoyama.
1933 - 2018
HPI: 34.97
Rank: 486
1933 - 2019
HPI: 34.34
Rank: 487
1933 - 2020
HPI: 33.97
Rank: 488
1933 - Present
HPI: 33.40
Rank: 489
1933 - 2016
HPI: 33.32
Rank: 490
1933 - 2020
HPI: 32.99
Rank: 491
1933 - 2024
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 492
1933 - 2024
HPI: 31.87
Rank: 493
1933 - 1998
HPI: 29.40
Rank: 494
1933 - 2020
HPI: 24.01
Rank: 495
1947 - 2024
HPI: 40.29
Rank: 53
1948 - 2024
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 54
1947 - 2024
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 55
1934 - 2024
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 56
1953 - 2024
HPI: 35.57
Rank: 57
1982 - 2024
HPI: 33.44
Rank: 58
1933 - 2024
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 59
1933 - 2024
HPI: 31.87
Rank: 60
1970 - 2024
HPI: 28.37
Rank: 61
1977 - 2024
HPI: 28.19
Rank: 62
1994 - 2024
HPI: 21.21
Rank: 63
1985 - 2024
HPI: 19.11
Rank: 64
Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 34 out of 64. Before him are Ellis Clarke (1917), Ato Boldon (1973), Noor Hassanali (1918), Silvio Spann (1981), Stern John (1976), and Deon Lendore (1992). After him are Heather Headley (1974), Jlloyd Samuel (1981), Kerron Clement (1985), Brian Lara (1969), Richard Thompson (1985), and Russell Latapy (1968).
1917 - 2010
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 28
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 29
1918 - 2006
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 30
1981 - Present
HPI: 35.82
Rank: 31
1976 - Present
HPI: 33.18
Rank: 32
1992 - 2022
HPI: 32.82
Rank: 33
1933 - 2024
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 34
1974 - Present
HPI: 32.36
Rank: 35
1981 - 2018
HPI: 31.44
Rank: 36
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.67
Rank: 37
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.50
Rank: 38
1985 - Present
HPI: 30.20
Rank: 39
1968 - Present
HPI: 29.43
Rank: 40
Among politicians born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 11. Before him are Anthony Carmona (1953), Eric Williams (1911), Patrick Manning (1946), Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952), Ellis Clarke (1917), and Noor Hassanali (1918).
1953 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 5
1911 - 1981
HPI: 42.67
Rank: 6
1946 - 2016
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 7
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 8
1917 - 2010
HPI: 37.23
Rank: 9
1918 - 2006
HPI: 36.44
Rank: 10
1933 - 2024
HPI: 32.38
Rank: 11