MILITARY PERSONNEL
Constand Viljoen
1933 - 2020
Constand Viljoen
General Constand Laubscher Viljoen (28 October 1933 – 3 April 2020) was a South African military commander and politician. He co-founded the Afrikaner Volksfront (Afrikaner People's Front) and later founded the Freedom Front (which in turn merged into the Freedom Front Plus before the 2004 election). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Constand Viljoen has received more than 358,339 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Constand Viljoen is the 1,955th most popular military personnel (down from 1,605th in 2019), the 178th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 145th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular South African Military Personnel.
Memorability Metrics
360k
Page Views (PV)
43.25
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.34
Effective Languages (L*)
3.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Constand Viljoens by language
Over the past year Constand Viljoen has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 53,482 views, followed by French (4,223), and Russian (2,303). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (69.67%), Simple English (54.32%), and Indonesian (33.33%)
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS
Among military personnels, Constand Viljoen ranks 1,955 out of 2,058. Before him are Franciszek Gągor, Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard, Zebulon Pike, Mikhail Tolstykh, Thomas J. Hudner Jr., and George Rogers Clark. After him are Isa Munayev, Leonid Khabarov, Ruslan Gelayev, Sterling Price, John Hunt, Baron Hunt, and David Dixon Porter.
Most Popular Military Personnels in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFranciszek Gągor
1951 - 2010
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 1,949
Hugh Trenchard, 1st Viscount Trenchard
1873 - 1956
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 1,950
Zebulon Pike
1779 - 1813
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 1,951
Mikhail Tolstykh
1980 - 2017
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 1,952
Thomas J. Hudner Jr.
1924 - 2017
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 1,953
George Rogers Clark
1752 - 1818
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,954
Constand Viljoen
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 1,955
Isa Munayev
1965 - 2015
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 1,956
Leonid Khabarov
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,957
Ruslan Gelayev
1964 - 2004
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 1,958
Sterling Price
1809 - 1867
HPI: 43.08
Rank: 1,959
John Hunt, Baron Hunt
1910 - 1998
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 1,960
David Dixon Porter
1813 - 1891
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 1,961
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Constand Viljoen ranks 482. Before him are József Bencsics, Donald H. Peterson, Peter Orlovsky, Gilberto Penayo, Jimmy Murray, and Leszek Drogosz. After him are Johannes Schaaf, Kathryn Crosby, Mark Jones, Ruzena Bajcsy, Jerry Pournelle, and Boris Tatushin. Among people deceased in 2020, Constand Viljoen ranks 646. Before him are Dennis Ralston, Bob Gibson, Gilberto Penayo, Folke Alnevik, Péter Marót, and Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini. After him are Kurt Stettler, Blagoja Georgievski, Zindzi Mandela, Flossie Wong-Staal, Ang Rita, and Haruma Miura.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsJózsef Bencsics
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1995
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 476
Donald H. Peterson
ASTRONAUT
1933 - 2018
HPI: 43.47
Rank: 477
Peter Orlovsky
WRITER
1933 - 2010
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 478
Gilberto Penayo
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 479
Jimmy Murray
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2015
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 480
Leszek Drogosz
ACTOR
1933 - 2012
HPI: 43.31
Rank: 481
Constand Viljoen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 482
Johannes Schaaf
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - 2019
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 483
Kathryn Crosby
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.09
Rank: 484
Mark Jones
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1958
HPI: 43.04
Rank: 485
Ruzena Bajcsy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 43.03
Rank: 486
Jerry Pournelle
WRITER
1933 - 2017
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 487
Boris Tatushin
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1998
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 488
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsDennis Ralston
TENNIS PLAYER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 43.45
Rank: 640
Bob Gibson
BASEBALL PLAYER
1935 - 2020
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 641
Gilberto Penayo
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 642
Folke Alnevik
ATHLETE
1919 - 2020
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 643
Péter Marót
ATHLETE
1945 - 2020
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 644
Ambrose Mandvulo Dlamini
POLITICIAN
1968 - 2020
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 645
Constand Viljoen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 646
Kurt Stettler
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 647
Blagoja Georgievski
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 648
Zindzi Mandela
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2020
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 649
Flossie Wong-Staal
BIOLOGIST
1946 - 2020
HPI: 43.22
Rank: 650
Ang Rita
MOUNTAINEER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 651
Haruma Miura
ACTOR
1990 - 2020
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 652
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Constand Viljoen ranks 178 out of 454. Before him are Robert Sobukwe (1924), Antjie Krog (1952), Richard Borcherds (1959), Francois Botha (1968), Ilana Kloss (1956), and George Hunter (1927). After him are Zindzi Mandela (1960), Lawrence Stevens (1913), Neville Lederle (1938), Tony Maggs (1937), Christian Gitsham (1888), and Albertina Sisulu (1918).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsRobert Sobukwe
POLITICIAN
1924 - 1978
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 172
Antjie Krog
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 173
Richard Borcherds
MATHEMATICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 174
Francois Botha
MARTIAL ARTS
1968 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 175
Ilana Kloss
TENNIS PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 176
George Hunter
BOXER
1927 - 2004
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 177
Constand Viljoen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 178
Zindzi Mandela
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2020
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 179
Lawrence Stevens
ATHLETE
1913 - 1989
HPI: 43.14
Rank: 180
Neville Lederle
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 181
Tony Maggs
RACING DRIVER
1937 - 2009
HPI: 43.00
Rank: 182
Christian Gitsham
ATHLETE
1888 - 1956
HPI: 42.82
Rank: 183
Albertina Sisulu
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 2011
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 184
Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In South Africa
Among military personnels born in South Africa, Constand Viljoen ranks 3. Before him are Piet Cronjé (1836), and Koos de la Rey (1847).
Piet Cronjé
1836 - 1911
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 1
Koos de la Rey
1847 - 1914
HPI: 50.36
Rank: 2
Constand Viljoen
1933 - 2020
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 3