1934 - 2012
Bingu wa Mutharika (; born Brightson Webster Ryson Thom; 24 February 1934 – 5 April 2012) was a Malawian politician and economist who was President of Malawi from May 2004 until his death in April 2012. He was also President of the Democratic Progressive Party, which he founded in February 2005; it obtained a majority in Malawi's parliament in the 2009 general election. During his two terms in office, he was noted for being the Chairperson of the African Union in 2010–2011, as well as for several domestic controversies. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bingu wa Mutharika has received more than 268,811 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2019). Bingu wa Mutharika is the 144th most popular economist (down from 105th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Malawi (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Malawian Economist.
Page Views (PV)
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
Languages Editions (L)
Effective Languages (L*)
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among economists, Bingu wa Mutharika ranks 144 out of 315. Before him are Robert J. Shiller, Lucas Papademos, Robert C. Merton, Kenneth E. Boulding, Ernst Engel, and James Mirrlees. After him are Michael Spence, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Gustav von Schmoller, Daniel Ellsberg, Chester Barnard, and Frank Knight.
1946 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 138
1947 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 139
1944 - Present
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 140
1910 - 1993
HPI: 66.87
Rank: 141
1821 - 1896
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 142
1936 - 2018
HPI: 66.70
Rank: 143
1934 - 2012
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 144
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 145
1960 - Present
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 146
1838 - 1917
HPI: 66.43
Rank: 147
1931 - Present
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 148
1886 - 1961
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 149
1885 - 1972
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 150
Among people born in 1934, Bingu wa Mutharika ranks 106. Before him are Ornella Vanoni, Ernesto Brambilla, Victor French, Albert Speer, Omar Karami, and Allen Carr. After him are Fredric Jameson, Jean Sorel, Wilford Brimley, Kisho Kurokawa, Alan Bates, and Paul Cohen. Among people deceased in 2012, Bingu wa Mutharika ranks 85. Before him are Omar Suleiman, Santiago Carrillo, Andy Williams, Maurice André, Meles Zenawi, and Sergio Pininfarina. After him are Alexis Weissenberg, Warda Al-Jazairia, Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller, Alfred Schmidt, Paddy Roy Bates, and Charles Durning.
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 100
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.85
Rank: 101
1934 - 1989
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 102
1934 - 2017
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 103
1934 - 2015
HPI: 66.74
Rank: 104
1934 - 2006
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 105
1934 - 2012
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 106
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 107
1934 - Present
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 108
1934 - 2020
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 109
1934 - 2007
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 110
1934 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 111
1934 - 2007
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 112
1936 - 2012
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 79
1915 - 2012
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 80
1927 - 2012
HPI: 67.10
Rank: 81
1933 - 2012
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 82
1955 - 2012
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 83
1926 - 2012
HPI: 66.67
Rank: 84
1934 - 2012
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 85
1929 - 2012
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 86
1939 - 2012
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 87
1913 - 2012
HPI: 66.21
Rank: 88
1931 - 2012
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 89
1921 - 2012
HPI: 66.12
Rank: 90
1923 - 2012
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 91
Among people born in Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika ranks 2 out of 14. Before him are Hastings Banda (1898). After him are Peter Mutharika (1940), Bakili Muluzi (1941), Joyce Banda (1950), Abeid Karume (1905), Michelle Paver (1960), William Kamkwamba (1987), Lazarus Chakwera (1955), Anthea Stewart (1944), Russell Mwafulirwa (1983), and Cate Campbell (1992).
1898 - 1997
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 1
1934 - 2012
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 3
1941 - Present
HPI: 65.30
Rank: 4
1950 - Present
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 5
1905 - 1972
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 6
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.21
Rank: 7
1987 - Present
HPI: 52.28
Rank: 8
1955 - Present
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 9
1944 - Present
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 10
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.54
Rank: 11
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.63
Rank: 12
Among economists born in Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharika ranks 1.