POLITICIAN
Dési Bouterse
1945 - Today
Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano Bouterse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdeːsi ˈbʌutərsə]; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's de facto leader after conducting a military coup and establishing a period of military rule. In 1987, Bouterse founded the National Democratic Party (NDP). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dési Bouterse has received more than 798,335 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Dési Bouterse is the 2,730th most popular politician (up from 2,832nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Suriname and the most popular Surinamer Politician.
Dési Bouterse is most famous for being the president of the country of Haiti.
Memorability Metrics
800k
Page Views (PV)
63.67
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
4.91
Effective Languages (L*)
4.24
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Dési Bouterses by language
Over the past year Dési Bouterse has had the most page views in the Dutch wikipedia edition with 126,517 views, followed by English (95,929), and Spanish (13,247). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (23,400.00%), West Frisian (134.39%), and (131.88%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Dési Bouterse ranks 2,730 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard Walther Darré, Canute VI of Denmark, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Dmitry Ustinov, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and Traian Băsescu. After him are Shajar al-Durr, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Eisaku Satō, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Athanaric, and Uriah the Hittite.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRichard Walther Darré
1895 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 2,724
Canute VI of Denmark
1163 - 1202
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,725
Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus
300 BC - 203 BC
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,726
Dmitry Ustinov
1908 - 1984
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,727
Hibatullah Akhundzada
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.68
Rank: 2,728
Traian Băsescu
1951 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,729
Dési Bouterse
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,730
Shajar al-Durr
1216 - 1257
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,731
Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia
1907 - 1994
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,732
Eisaku Satō
1901 - 1975
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,733
Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy
1143 - 1184
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 2,734
Athanaric
318 - 381
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 2,735
Uriah the Hittite
HPI: 63.65
Rank: 2,736
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Dési Bouterse ranks 49. Before him are John Lithgow, Douglas Osheroff, Anton Zeilinger, Roger Glover, Ram Nath Kovind, and Linda Hunt. After him are Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Nikita Mikhalkov, Bryan Ferry, Steve Martin, Keith Jarrett, and José Feliciano.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsJohn Lithgow
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 43
Douglas Osheroff
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 44
Anton Zeilinger
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 45
Roger Glover
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 46
Ram Nath Kovind
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 47
Linda Hunt
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 48
Dési Bouterse
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 49
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 50
Nikita Mikhalkov
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 51
Bryan Ferry
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 52
Steve Martin
COMEDIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 53
Keith Jarrett
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.11
Rank: 54
José Feliciano
MUSICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 55
In Suriname
Among people born in Suriname, Dési Bouterse ranks 1 out of 33. After him are Clarence Seedorf (1976), Edgar Davids (1973), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Aron Winter (1967), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Henck Arron (1936), Johan Kraag (1913), and Ramsewak Shankar (1937).
Others born in Suriname
Go to all RankingsDési Bouterse
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 1
Clarence Seedorf
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 2
Edgar Davids
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 3
Ronald Venetiaan
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 4
Chan Santokhi
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 5
Johan Ferrier
POLITICIAN
1910 - 2010
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 6
Jules Wijdenbosch
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 7
Aron Winter
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 8
Hendrick Chin A Sen
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1999
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 9
Henck Arron
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2000
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 10
Johan Kraag
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 11
Ramsewak Shankar
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Suriname
Among politicians born in Suriname, Dési Bouterse ranks 1. After him are Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Henck Arron (1936), Johan Kraag (1913), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), Remy Bonjasky (1976), and Fred Ramdat Misier (1926).
Dési Bouterse
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 1
Ronald Venetiaan
1937 - Present
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 2
Chan Santokhi
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 3
Johan Ferrier
1910 - 2010
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 4
Jules Wijdenbosch
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 5
Hendrick Chin A Sen
1934 - 1999
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 6
Henck Arron
1936 - 2000
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 7
Johan Kraag
1913 - 1996
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 8
Ramsewak Shankar
1937 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 9
Remy Bonjasky
1976 - Present
HPI: 48.55
Rank: 10
Fred Ramdat Misier
1926 - 2004
HPI: 47.07
Rank: 11