POLITICIAN
Cheddi Jagan
1918 - 1997
Cheddi Jagan
Cheddi Berret Jagan (22 March 1918 – 6 March 1997) was a Guyanese politician and dentist who was first elected Chief Minister in 1953 and later Premier of British Guiana from 1961 to 1964. He later served as President of Guyana from 1992 to his death in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cheddi Jagan has received more than 534,703 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Cheddi Jagan is the 10,542nd most popular politician (up from 13,400th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Guyana (up from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Guyanese Politician.
Memorability Metrics
530k
Page Views (PV)
53.06
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
3.51
Effective Languages (L*)
3.94
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Cheddi Jagan ranks 10,542 out of 19,576. Before him are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Celer, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Ladislav Adamec, Adil Çarçani, Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg, and Jacopo Contarini. After him are Publius Vatinius, Paul Grüninger, Al-Zafir, Agesipolis I, John C. Breckinridge, and Vitale I Michiel.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsQuintus Caecilius Metellus Celer
103 BC - 59 BC
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 10,536
Patriarch Daniel of Romania
1951 - Present
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 10,537
Ladislav Adamec
1926 - 2007
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 10,538
Adil Çarçani
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 10,539
Ernst Rüdiger Starhemberg
1899 - 1956
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 10,540
Jacopo Contarini
1194 - 1280
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 10,541
Cheddi Jagan
1918 - 1997
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 10,542
Publius Vatinius
50 BC - 50 BC
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 10,543
Paul Grüninger
1891 - 1972
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 10,544
Al-Zafir
1133 - 1154
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 10,545
Agesipolis I
410 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 10,546
John C. Breckinridge
1821 - 1875
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 10,547
Vitale I Michiel
1100 - 1102
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 10,548
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1918, Cheddi Jagan ranks 134. Before him are Teresa Wright, Marie Smith Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Elmore James, Abdul Haris Nasution, and James Aldridge. After him are Ján Kadár, Jerome Robbins, Jelle Zijlstra, Suzanne Flon, Ted Williams, and Bruno Zevi. Among people deceased in 1997, Cheddi Jagan ranks 126. Before him are Paul Carell, Georges Marchais, Francisco Aramburu, K. Shivaram Karanth, Dick van Dijk, and Adil Çarçani. After him are Juzo Itami, Josef Posipal, Eugene Stoner, Lam Ching-ying, Alexander Kazhdan, and Stanley Schachter.
Others Born in 1918
Go to all RankingsTeresa Wright
ACTOR
1918 - 2005
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 128
Marie Smith Jones
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2008
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 129
Cameron Mitchell
ACTOR
1918 - 1994
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 130
Elmore James
MUSICIAN
1918 - 1963
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 131
Abdul Haris Nasution
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1918 - 2000
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 132
James Aldridge
WRITER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 133
Cheddi Jagan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1997
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 134
Ján Kadár
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1979
HPI: 53.05
Rank: 135
Jerome Robbins
FILM DIRECTOR
1918 - 1998
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 136
Jelle Zijlstra
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2001
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 137
Suzanne Flon
ACTOR
1918 - 2005
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 138
Ted Williams
BASEBALL PLAYER
1918 - 2002
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 139
Bruno Zevi
ARCHITECT
1918 - 2000
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 140
Others Deceased in 1997
Go to all RankingsPaul Carell
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1997
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 120
Georges Marchais
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1997
HPI: 53.30
Rank: 121
Francisco Aramburu
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 122
K. Shivaram Karanth
WRITER
1902 - 1997
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 123
Dick van Dijk
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 1997
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 124
Adil Çarçani
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.07
Rank: 125
Cheddi Jagan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1997
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 126
Juzo Itami
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 1997
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 127
Josef Posipal
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 1997
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 128
Eugene Stoner
ENGINEER
1922 - 1997
HPI: 53.02
Rank: 129
Lam Ching-ying
ACTOR
1952 - 1997
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 130
Alexander Kazhdan
HISTORIAN
1922 - 1997
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 131
Stanley Schachter
PSYCHOLOGIST
1922 - 1997
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 132
In Guyana
Among people born in Guyana, Cheddi Jagan ranks 3 out of 24. Before him are David A. Granger (1945), and Arthur Chung (1918). After him are Sam Hinds (1943), Eddy Grant (1948), CCH Pounder (1952), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Neil Ritchie (1897), Forbes Burnham (1923), Irfaan Ali (1980), and Moses Nagamootoo (1947).
Others born in Guyana
Go to all RankingsDavid A. Granger
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 1
Arthur Chung
POLITICIAN
1918 - 2008
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2
Cheddi Jagan
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1997
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 3
Sam Hinds
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 4
Eddy Grant
MUSICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 5
CCH Pounder
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 50.74
Rank: 6
Donald Ramotar
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 7
Desmond Hoyte
POLITICIAN
1929 - 2002
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 8
Neil Ritchie
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1897 - 1983
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 9
Forbes Burnham
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1985
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 10
Irfaan Ali
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 11
Moses Nagamootoo
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Guyana
Among politicians born in Guyana, Cheddi Jagan ranks 3. Before him are David A. Granger (1945), and Arthur Chung (1918). After him are Sam Hinds (1943), Donald Ramotar (1950), Desmond Hoyte (1929), Forbes Burnham (1923), Irfaan Ali (1980), Moses Nagamootoo (1947), Mark Phillips (1961), Bharrat Jagdeo (1964), and Hamilton Green (1934).
David A. Granger
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 1
Arthur Chung
1918 - 2008
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 2
Cheddi Jagan
1918 - 1997
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 3
Sam Hinds
1943 - Present
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 4
Donald Ramotar
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 5
Desmond Hoyte
1929 - 2002
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 6
Forbes Burnham
1923 - 1985
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 7
Irfaan Ali
1980 - Present
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 8
Moses Nagamootoo
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.12
Rank: 9
Mark Phillips
1961 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 10
Bharrat Jagdeo
1964 - Present
HPI: 45.63
Rank: 11
Hamilton Green
1934 - Present
HPI: 40.42
Rank: 12