POLITICIAN
Basdeo Panday
1933 - 2024
Basdeo Panday
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 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Basdeo Panday is the 14,496th most popular politician (up from 17,071st in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Trinidad and Tobago (up from 34th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Trinidadian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
47.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
2.30
Effective Languages (L*)
3.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Basdeo Pandays by language
Over the past year Basdeo Panday has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 129,385 views, followed by Polish (4,901), and French (4,014). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Polish (1,221.02%), French (964.72%), and Spanish (388.43%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Basdeo Panday ranks 14,496 out of 19,576. Before him are Felix Lichnowsky, Rudolf Scharping, Luis Alberto Monge, Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski, Saleh Kebzabo, and Enrichetta d'Este. After him are Alain Peyrefitte, Konstantios Doukas, Abel Goumba, Titus Manlius Torquatus, Mamadou Dia, and Johannes Hahn.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFelix Lichnowsky
1814 - 1848
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 14,490
Rudolf Scharping
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.86
Rank: 14,491
Luis Alberto Monge
1925 - 2016
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,492
Ivan Kukuljević Sakcinski
1816 - 1889
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,493
Saleh Kebzabo
1947 - Present
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,494
Enrichetta d'Este
1702 - 1777
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 14,495
Basdeo Panday
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,496
Alain Peyrefitte
1925 - 1999
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,497
Konstantios Doukas
1060 - 1081
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,498
Abel Goumba
1926 - 2009
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,499
Titus Manlius Torquatus
400 BC - 299 BC
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,500
Mamadou Dia
1910 - 2009
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,501
Johannes Hahn
1957 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 14,502
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Basdeo Panday ranks 355. Before him are Don Thompson, Ira Murchison, Bengt Berndtsson, Reiner Kunze, Imants Ziedonis, and Leonid Kharitonov. After him are Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, Renée Colliard, Richard Williams, Mike Larrabee, Akira Endo, and May Britt. Among people deceased in 2024, Basdeo Panday ranks 124. Before him are Piedad Córdoba, Kagney Linn Karter, Brian Lumley, Wayne Kramer, Gary Graham, and Mario Boljat. After him are Zdeněk Pecka, Barbara Rush, Mokhtar Hasni, Richard H. Truly, Peter Schickele, and Jean Carnahan.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsDon Thompson
ATHLETE
1933 - 2006
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 349
Ira Murchison
ATHLETE
1933 - 1994
HPI: 48.02
Rank: 350
Bengt Berndtsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 48.01
Rank: 351
Reiner Kunze
WRITER
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 352
Imants Ziedonis
WRITER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 353
Leonid Kharitonov
SINGER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 354
Basdeo Panday
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 355
Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 47.80
Rank: 356
Renée Colliard
SKIER
1933 - 2022
HPI: 47.78
Rank: 357
Richard Williams
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 47.77
Rank: 358
Mike Larrabee
ATHLETE
1933 - 2003
HPI: 47.70
Rank: 359
Akira Endo
PHYSICIAN
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 360
May Britt
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 47.54
Rank: 361
Others Deceased in 2024
Go to all RankingsPiedad Córdoba
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2024
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 118
Kagney Linn Karter
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1987 - 2024
HPI: 48.48
Rank: 119
Brian Lumley
WRITER
1937 - 2024
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 120
Wayne Kramer
MUSICIAN
1948 - 2024
HPI: 48.13
Rank: 121
Gary Graham
ACTOR
1950 - 2024
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 122
Mario Boljat
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - 2024
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 123
Basdeo Panday
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 124
Zdeněk Pecka
ATHLETE
1954 - 2024
HPI: 47.48
Rank: 125
Barbara Rush
ACTOR
1927 - 2024
HPI: 47.47
Rank: 126
Mokhtar Hasni
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2024
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 127
Richard H. Truly
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2024
HPI: 47.31
Rank: 128
Peter Schickele
COMPOSER
1935 - 2024
HPI: 46.98
Rank: 129
Jean Carnahan
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 46.36
Rank: 130
In Trinidad and Tobago
Among people born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 10 out of 71. Before him are Keith Rowley (1949), Billy Ocean (1950), Nicki Minaj (1982), George Maxwell Richards (1931), Dwight Yorke (1971), and Paula-Mae Weekes (1958). After him are Stokely Carmichael (1941), Steven Pressfield (1943), Edmundo Ros (1910), Michael Fisher (1931), Stephen Mallory (1813), and Geoffrey Holder (1930).
Others born in Trinidad and Tobago
Go to all RankingsKeith Rowley
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 4
Billy Ocean
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.15
Rank: 5
Nicki Minaj
SINGER
1982 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 6
George Maxwell Richards
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 7
Dwight Yorke
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 8
Paula-Mae Weekes
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 9
Basdeo Panday
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 10
Stokely Carmichael
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1941 - 1998
HPI: 47.51
Rank: 11
Steven Pressfield
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 47.42
Rank: 12
Edmundo Ros
SINGER
1910 - 2011
HPI: 46.80
Rank: 13
Michael Fisher
PHYSICIST
1931 - 2021
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 14
Stephen Mallory
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1813 - 1873
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 15
Geoffrey Holder
ACTOR
1930 - 2014
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 16
Among POLITICIANS In Trinidad and Tobago
Among politicians born in Trinidad and Tobago, Basdeo Panday ranks 4. Before him are Keith Rowley (1949), George Maxwell Richards (1931), and Paula-Mae Weekes (1958). After him are A. N. R. Robinson (1926), Christine Kangaloo (1961), Anthony Carmona (1953), Eric Williams (1911), Kamla Persad-Bissessar (1952), Patrick Manning (1946), Ellis Clarke (1917), and Noor Hassanali (1918).
Keith Rowley
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 1
George Maxwell Richards
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 2
Paula-Mae Weekes
1958 - Present
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 3
Basdeo Panday
1933 - 2024
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 4
A. N. R. Robinson
1926 - 2014
HPI: 45.69
Rank: 5
Christine Kangaloo
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 6
Anthony Carmona
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 7
Eric Williams
1911 - 1981
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 8
Kamla Persad-Bissessar
1952 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 9
Patrick Manning
1946 - 2016
HPI: 42.16
Rank: 10
Ellis Clarke
1917 - 2010
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 11
Noor Hassanali
1918 - 2006
HPI: 36.99
Rank: 12