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Charles Taylor

1948 - Today

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Charles McArthur Ghankay Taylor (born 28 January 1948) is a Liberian former politician and convicted war criminal who served as the 22nd president of Liberia from 2 August 1997 until his resignation on 11 August 2003 as a result of the Second Liberian Civil War and growing international pressure. Born in Arthington, Montserrado County, Liberia, Taylor earned a degree at Bentley College in the United States before returning to Liberia to work in the government of Samuel Doe. After being removed for embezzlement and imprisoned by President Doe, Taylor escaped prison in 1989. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Taylor has received more than 133,782 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Charles Taylor is the 5,101st most popular politician (up from 5,664th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Liberia and the 2nd most popular Liberian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 130k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 58.40

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.11

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Charles Taylor ranks 5,101 out of 15,577. Before him are Inca Roca, Parameswara, William the Lion, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Yolande of Valois, and Carlos Saavedra Lamas. After him are Ko Yong-hui, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Hannibalianus, Aulus Gabinius, Marcus Terentius Varro Lucullus, and Elisabeth of the Palatinate.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Charles Taylor ranks 89. Before him are Valentin Ceaușescu, Billy Crystal, Alan Parsons, Radomir Antić, Jimmy Cliff, and Glenn Frey. After him are Steven Chu, Johnny Ramone, Theo Jansen, Tim Staffell, Charles Simonyi, and Mischa Maisky.

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In Liberia

Among people born in Liberia, Charles Taylor ranks 3 out of 20. Before him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938) and George Weah (1966). After him are Samuel Doe (1951), William Tolbert (1913), Leymah Gbowee (1972), William Tubman (1895), Charles D. B. King (1875), Amos Sawyer (1945), Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), and Edwin Barclay (1882).

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Among POLITICIANS In Liberia

Among politicians born in Liberia, Charles Taylor ranks 2. Before him are Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (1938). After him are Samuel Doe (1951), William Tolbert (1913), William Tubman (1895), Charles D. B. King (1875), Amos Sawyer (1945), Moses Blah (1947), Gyude Bryant (1949), Edwin Barclay (1882), and Joseph Boakai (1944).

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