POLITICIAN
Enver Hoxha
1908 - 1985
Enver Hoxha
Enver Hoxha (Albanian: [ɛnˈvɛɾ ˈhɔdʒa] ; 16 October 1908 – 11 April 1985) was an Albanian communist politician who was the ruler of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He was the First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania from 1941 until his death, a member of its Politburo, chairman of the Democratic Front of Albania, and commander-in-chief of the Albanian People's Army. He was the twenty-second prime minister of Albania from 1944 to 1954 and at various times was both foreign minister and defence minister of the country. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Enver Hoxha has received more than 3,895,910 page views. His biography is available in 83 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 80 in 2019). Enver Hoxha is the 229th most popular politician (up from 239th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Albania and the 2nd most popular Albanian Politician.
Enver Hoxha was the leader of Albania from 1944 until his death in 1985. He is most famous for turning Albania into a communist state, and for his isolationist policies.
Memorability Metrics
3.9M
Page Views (PV)
77.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
83
Languages Editions (L)
12.73
Effective Languages (L*)
3.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Enver Hoxha ranks 229 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold II of Belgium, Joseph Goebbels, António de Oliveira Salazar, Sennacherib, Mehmed VI, and Yuri Andropov. After him are Reinhard Heydrich, Bill Clinton, Alexander III of Russia, Theodore Roosevelt, Matthias Corvinus, and Thutmose III.
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HPI: 77.41
Rank: 223
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HPI: 77.39
Rank: 224
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HPI: 77.37
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Rank: 226
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HPI: 77.36
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HPI: 77.33
Rank: 228
Enver Hoxha
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HPI: 77.27
Rank: 229
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HPI: 77.24
Rank: 230
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HPI: 77.21
Rank: 231
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HPI: 77.18
Rank: 234
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HPI: 77.17
Rank: 235
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Enver Hoxha ranks 5. Before him are Simone de Beauvoir, Salvador Allende, Bette Davis, and James Stewart. After him are Oskar Schindler, Abraham Maslow, Edward Teller, Lyndon B. Johnson, Herbert von Karajan, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and Otto Skorzeny. Among people deceased in 1985, Enver Hoxha ranks 2. Before him is Marc Chagall. After him are Yul Brynner, Konstantin Chernenko, Heinrich Böll, Italo Calvino, Carl Schmitt, Simone Signoret, Fernand Braudel, Orson Welles, László Bíró, and Jean Dubuffet.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsSimone de Beauvoir
WRITER
1908 - 1986
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 1
Salvador Allende
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 78.62
Rank: 2
Bette Davis
ACTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 3
James Stewart
ACTOR
1908 - 1997
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 4
Enver Hoxha
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1985
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 5
Oskar Schindler
BUSINESSPERSON
1908 - 1974
HPI: 77.17
Rank: 6
Abraham Maslow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 7
Edward Teller
PHYSICIST
1908 - 2003
HPI: 76.11
Rank: 8
Lyndon B. Johnson
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1973
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 9
Herbert von Karajan
CONDUCTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 10
Claude Lévi-Strauss
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1908 - 2009
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 11
Otto Skorzeny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1975
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1985
Go to all RankingsMarc Chagall
PAINTER
1887 - 1985
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 1
Enver Hoxha
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1985
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 2
Yul Brynner
ACTOR
1920 - 1985
HPI: 76.99
Rank: 3
Konstantin Chernenko
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1985
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 4
Heinrich Böll
WRITER
1917 - 1985
HPI: 73.77
Rank: 5
Italo Calvino
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 6
Carl Schmitt
PHILOSOPHER
1888 - 1985
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 7
Simone Signoret
ACTOR
1921 - 1985
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 8
Fernand Braudel
HISTORIAN
1902 - 1985
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 9
Orson Welles
ACTOR
1915 - 1985
HPI: 69.96
Rank: 10
László Bíró
INVENTOR
1899 - 1985
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 11
Jean Dubuffet
PAINTER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 12
In Albania
Among people born in Albania, Enver Hoxha ranks 2 out of 150. Before him are Skanderbeg (1405). After him are Safiye Sultan (1550), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Ismail Kadare (1936), Sali Berisha (1944), Charles III of Naples (1345), Prince Marko (1335), Ramiz Alia (1924), Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), and Zog I of Albania (1895).
Others born in Albania
Go to all RankingsSkanderbeg
POLITICIAN
1405 - 1468
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 1
Enver Hoxha
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1985
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 2
Safiye Sultan
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1619
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 3
Anastasius I Dicorus
POLITICIAN
430 - 518
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 4
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
POLITICIAN
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 5
Ismail Kadare
WRITER
1936 - 2024
HPI: 68.33
Rank: 6
Sali Berisha
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 7
Charles III of Naples
POLITICIAN
1345 - 1386
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 8
Prince Marko
POLITICIAN
1335 - 1395
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 9
Ramiz Alia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 10
Kara Ahmed Pasha
POLITICIAN
1450 - 1555
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 11
Zog I of Albania
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Albania
Among politicians born in Albania, Enver Hoxha ranks 2. Before him are Skanderbeg (1405). After him are Safiye Sultan (1550), Anastasius I Dicorus (430), Ali Pasha of Ioannina (1750), Sali Berisha (1944), Charles III of Naples (1345), Prince Marko (1335), Ramiz Alia (1924), Kara Ahmed Pasha (1450), Zog I of Albania (1895), and Lütfi Pasha (1488).
Skanderbeg
1405 - 1468
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 1
Enver Hoxha
1908 - 1985
HPI: 77.27
Rank: 2
Safiye Sultan
1550 - 1619
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 3
Anastasius I Dicorus
430 - 518
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 4
Ali Pasha of Ioannina
1750 - 1822
HPI: 69.95
Rank: 5
Sali Berisha
1944 - Present
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 6
Charles III of Naples
1345 - 1386
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 7
Prince Marko
1335 - 1395
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 8
Ramiz Alia
1924 - 2011
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 9
Kara Ahmed Pasha
1450 - 1555
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 10
Zog I of Albania
1895 - 1961
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 11
Lütfi Pasha
1488 - 1562
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 12