POLITICIAN
Blaise Compaoré
1951 - Today
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951) is a Burkinabé-Ivorian former politician who served as the second president of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014. He was a close associate of the first president, Thomas Sankara, during the 1980s and in October 1987 he led a coup d'état during which Sankara was killed. Subsequently, he introduced a policy of 'rectification', overturning the leftist and Third Worldist policies pursued by Sankara. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Blaise Compaoré has received more than 1,328,217 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Blaise Compaoré is the 3,533rd most popular politician (up from 5,289th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Burkina Faso and the 2nd most popular Burkinabe Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
61.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
5.78
Effective Languages (L*)
3.93
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Blaise Compaoré ranks 3,533 out of 15,577. Before him are Edmund the Martyr, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Sigurd Ring, Mircea II of Wallachia, Louis, Count of Évreux, and Hiero I of Syracuse. After him are Maria Leopoldine of Austria, Phocion, Imagawa Yoshimoto, Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, and Emperor Wenzong of Tang.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Edmund the Martyr
841 - 869
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,527
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
1543 - 1608
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,528
Sigurd Ring
800 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,529
Mircea II of Wallachia
1422 - 1447
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,530
Louis, Count of Évreux
1276 - 1319
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,531
Hiero I of Syracuse
600 BC - 466 BC
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,532
Blaise Compaoré
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,533
Maria Leopoldine of Austria
1632 - 1649
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,534
Phocion
402 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,535
Imagawa Yoshimoto
1519 - 1560
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 3,536
Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar
1853 - 1907
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 3,537
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri
1941 - 2020
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 3,538
Emperor Wenzong of Tang
809 - 840
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 3,539
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Blaise Compaoré ranks 36. Before him are Kathryn Bigelow, Chris Rea, David Coverdale, Jill Biden, Kenny Dalglish, and Jaco Pastorius. After him are Chesley Sullenberger, Bertie Ahern, Salva Kiir Mayardit, Kevin Keegan, Queen Noor of Jordan, and Mark Harmon.
Others Born in 1951
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Kathryn Bigelow
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.57
Rank: 30
Chris Rea
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 31
David Coverdale
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.46
Rank: 32
Jill Biden
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 33
Kenny Dalglish
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.35
Rank: 34
Jaco Pastorius
1951 - 1987
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 35
Blaise Compaoré
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 36
Chesley Sullenberger
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.08
Rank: 37
Bertie Ahern
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.77
Rank: 38
Salva Kiir Mayardit
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 39
Kevin Keegan
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 40
Queen Noor of Jordan
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 41
Mark Harmon
1951 - Present
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 42
In Burkina Faso
Among people born in Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré ranks 2 out of 38. Before him are Thomas Sankara (1949). After him are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Saye Zerbo (1932), Philippe Ouédraogo (1945), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Idrissa Ouédraogo (1954), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), and Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965).
Others born in Burkina Faso
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Thomas Sankara
1949 - 1987
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1
Blaise Compaoré
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 2
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 3
Michel Kafando
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4
Maurice Yaméogo
1921 - 1993
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 5
Sangoulé Lamizana
1916 - 2005
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
Saye Zerbo
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 7
Philippe Ouédraogo
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.32
Rank: 8
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 9
Idrissa Ouédraogo
1954 - 2018
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 10
Gilbert Diendéré
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 11
Yacouba Isaac Zida
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Burkina Faso
Among politicians born in Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré ranks 2. Before him are Thomas Sankara (1949). After him are Roch Marc Christian Kaboré (1957), Michel Kafando (1942), Maurice Yaméogo (1921), Sangoulé Lamizana (1916), Saye Zerbo (1932), Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo (1942), Gilbert Diendéré (1960), Yacouba Isaac Zida (1965), Luc-Adolphe Tiao (1954), and Paul Kaba Thieba (1959).
Thomas Sankara
1949 - 1987
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1
Blaise Compaoré
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 2
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 3
Michel Kafando
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 4
Maurice Yaméogo
1921 - 1993
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 5
Sangoulé Lamizana
1916 - 2005
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 6
Saye Zerbo
1932 - 2013
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 7
Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 8
Gilbert Diendéré
1960 - Present
HPI: 45.08
Rank: 9
Yacouba Isaac Zida
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 10
Luc-Adolphe Tiao
1954 - Present
HPI: 42.34
Rank: 11
Paul Kaba Thieba
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 12
