POLITICIAN
Brigi Rafini
1953 - Today
Brigi Rafini
Brigi Rafini (born 29 March 1953) is a politician in Niger who served as the Prime Minister of Niger from 2011 to 2021. A native of Iférouane in Agadez Region and an ethnic Tuareg, Rafini was Minister of Agriculture in the late 1980s and Fourth Vice-President of the National Assembly of Niger from 2004 to 2009. He was appointed as prime minister after Mahamadou Issoufou took office as president on 7 April 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Brigi Rafini has received more than 135,624 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Brigi Rafini is the 10,498th most popular politician (up from 12,622nd in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Niger and the 11th most popular Nigerien Politician.
Memorability Metrics
140k
Page Views (PV)
53.12
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
8.86
Effective Languages (L*)
2.19
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Brigi Rafini ranks 10,498 out of 19,576. Before him are Gaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus, Galla, Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen, Huai of Xia, Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, and Lê Thánh Tông. After him are Harald Klak, Agesilaus I, Vakhtang II of Georgia, Jean de Roquetaillade, Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine, and Emma Bonino.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGaius Octavius Tidius Tossianus Lucius Javolenus Priscus
60 - 120
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 10,492
Galla
374 - 394
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 10,493
Bernhard I, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
1649 - 1706
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 10,494
Huai of Xia
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 10,495
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
1951 - 2010
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10,496
Lê Thánh Tông
1442 - 1497
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10,497
Brigi Rafini
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10,498
Harald Klak
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10,499
Agesilaus I
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10,500
Vakhtang II of Georgia
1251 - 1293
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10,501
Jean de Roquetaillade
1310 - 1365
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 10,502
Gebhard, Duke of Lorraine
888 - 910
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 10,503
Emma Bonino
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 10,504
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Brigi Rafini ranks 152. Before him are Gideon Levy, Kiti Mánver, Slavoljub Muslin, Leon Spinks, Robert Zoellick, and Maryam Rajavi. After him are Attilio Bettega, Colm Meaney, Wim Mertens, Georgina Rizk, Lars Saabye Christensen, and Tamir Pardo.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsGideon Levy
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 146
Kiti Mánver
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 147
Slavoljub Muslin
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 148
Leon Spinks
BOXER
1953 - 2021
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 149
Robert Zoellick
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 150
Maryam Rajavi
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 151
Brigi Rafini
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 152
Attilio Bettega
RACING DRIVER
1953 - 1985
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 153
Colm Meaney
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 154
Wim Mertens
COMPOSER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 155
Georgina Rizk
CELEBRITY
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 156
Lars Saabye Christensen
WRITER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 157
Tamir Pardo
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 158
In Niger
Among people born in Niger, Brigi Rafini ranks 11 out of 26. Before him are Hamani Diori (1916), Ali Saibou (1940), Seyni Kountché (1931), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), and Daouda Malam Wanké (1946). After him are Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), Hassoumi Massaoudou (1957), Issake Dabore (1940), Ismaël Lô (1956), Ali Lamine Zeine (1965), and Salou Djibo (1965).
Others born in Niger
Go to all RankingsHamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 5
Ali Saibou
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 6
Seyni Kountché
POLITICIAN
1931 - 1987
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 7
Abdourahamane Tchiani
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 8
Mahamane Ousmane
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 9
Daouda Malam Wanké
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2004
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 10
Brigi Rafini
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 11
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
POLITICIAN
1949 - 1999
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 12
Hassoumi Massaoudou
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 13
Issake Dabore
BOXER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 48.06
Rank: 14
Ismaël Lô
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 15
Ali Lamine Zeine
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 16
Salou Djibo
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 17
Among POLITICIANS In Niger
Among politicians born in Niger, Brigi Rafini ranks 11. Before him are Hamani Diori (1916), Ali Saibou (1940), Seyni Kountché (1931), Abdourahamane Tchiani (1961), Mahamane Ousmane (1948), and Daouda Malam Wanké (1946). After him are Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara (1949), Hassoumi Massaoudou (1957), Ali Lamine Zeine (1965), Salou Djibo (1965), Hama Amadou (1950), and Seyni Oumarou (1951).
Hamani Diori
1916 - 1989
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 5
Ali Saibou
1940 - 2011
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 6
Seyni Kountché
1931 - 1987
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 7
Abdourahamane Tchiani
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 8
Mahamane Ousmane
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 9
Daouda Malam Wanké
1946 - 2004
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 10
Brigi Rafini
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 11
Ibrahim Baré Maïnassara
1949 - 1999
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 12
Hassoumi Massaoudou
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 13
Ali Lamine Zeine
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.71
Rank: 14
Salou Djibo
1965 - Present
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 15
Hama Amadou
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.13
Rank: 16
Seyni Oumarou
1951 - Present
HPI: 45.03
Rank: 17