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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

1938 - Today

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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born Ellen Eugenia Johnson, 29 October 1938) is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa. Sirleaf was born in Monrovia to a Gola father and Kru-German mother. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has received more than 2,828,864 page views. Her biography is available in 101 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 96 in 2019). Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is the 1,724th most popular politician (down from 1,718th in 2019), the most popular biography from Liberia and the most popular Liberian Politician.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is most famous for being the first woman to be elected president of Liberia. She served as president from 2006-2018.

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  • 2.8M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 66.68

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 101

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 6.14

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 1,724 out of 19,576. Before her are Jehu, Fumio Kishida, Demetrius I of Macedon, Kamose, Conrad I of Germany, and Henry II of Navarre. After her are Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, Bao Zheng, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia, Shepseskaf, and Seti II.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 30. Before her are Natalie Wood, Liv Ullmann, Bernie Madoff, Rod Laver, Giuliano Gemma, and Jean Seberg. After her are Abulfaz Elchibey, Marina Vlady, Albert Fert, Giorgetto Giugiaro, Fuad Masum, and Otto Rehhagel.

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In Liberia

Among people born in Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 1 out of 20. After her are George Weah (1966), Charles Taylor (1948), Samuel Doe (1951), William Tolbert (1913), Leymah Gbowee (1972), Charles D. B. King (1875), Joseph Boakai (1944), William Tubman (1895), Gyude Bryant (1949), Moses Blah (1947), and Ziad Fazah (1954).

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Among POLITICIANS In Liberia

Among politicians born in Liberia, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf ranks 1. After her are Charles Taylor (1948), Samuel Doe (1951), William Tolbert (1913), Charles D. B. King (1875), Joseph Boakai (1944), William Tubman (1895), Gyude Bryant (1949), Moses Blah (1947), Edwin Barclay (1882), and Amos Sawyer (1945).

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