1782 - 1867
Faustin-Élie Soulouque (French pronunciation: [fostɛ̃ eli suluk]; 15 August 1782 – 3 August 1867) was a Haitian politician and military commander who served as President of Haiti from 1847 to 1849 and Emperor of Haiti from 1849 to 1859.Soulouque was a general in the Haitian Army when he was appointed President of Haiti. He acquired autocratic powers, purged the army of the ruling elite, installed black loyalists in administrative positions and the nobility, and created a secret police and private army. Soulouque was an enthusiastic vodouisant, maintaining a staff of bokors and manbos, and gave the stigmatized vodou religion semi-official status which was openly practiced in Port-au-Prince. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Faustin Soulouque has received more than 266,434 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Faustin Soulouque is the 7,665th most popular politician (up from 8,795th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Haiti (up from 12th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Haitian Politician.
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Among politicians, Faustin Soulouque ranks 7,665 out of 15,577. Before him are Mangas Coloradas, Muwatalli I, William II, Duke of Apulia, John, Constable of Portugal, Rædwald of East Anglia, and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau. After him are Bernhard Förster, Li Yu, T. V. Soong, Fan Ye, Marcus Antonius Antyllus, and Alexander Mach.
1792 - 1863
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,659
1450 BC - 1420 BC
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,660
1095 - 1127
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,661
1400 - 1442
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,662
550 - 624
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,663
1727 - 1794
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,664
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,665
1843 - 1889
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,666
937 - 978
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,667
1894 - 1971
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 7,668
398 - 445
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 7,669
46 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 7,670
1902 - 1980
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 7,671
Among people born in 1782, Faustin Soulouque ranks 19. Before him are Vicente Guerrero, William Miller, Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este, Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, Princess Maria Augusta of Saxony, and John C. Calhoun. After him are Marcellin Marbot, Pierre Berthier, Robert Morrison, Princess Marie of Baden, Eugène de Mazenod, and Esaias Tegnér. Among people deceased in 1867, Faustin Soulouque ranks 26. Before him are Giovanni Pacini, Théophile-Jules Pelouze, Johann Nicolaus von Dreyse, Archduke Stephen, Palatine of Hungary, Takasugi Shinsaku, and Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge. After him are Prince William of Hesse-Kassel, Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Duke of Tetuán, Armand Trousseau, Miguel Miramón, Mirko Petrović-Njegoš, and James Ferguson.
1782 - 1831
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 13
1782 - 1849
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 14
1782 - 1863
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 15
1782 - 1856
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 16
1782 - 1863
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 17
1782 - 1850
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 18
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 19
1782 - 1854
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 20
1782 - 1861
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 21
1782 - 1834
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 22
1782 - 1808
HPI: 53.20
Rank: 23
1782 - 1861
HPI: 52.84
Rank: 24
1782 - 1846
HPI: 52.83
Rank: 25
1796 - 1867
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 20
1807 - 1867
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 21
1787 - 1867
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 22
1817 - 1867
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 23
1839 - 1867
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 24
1795 - 1867
HPI: 55.17
Rank: 25
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 26
1787 - 1867
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 27
1809 - 1867
HPI: 54.25
Rank: 28
1801 - 1867
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 29
1832 - 1867
HPI: 53.54
Rank: 30
1820 - 1867
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 31
1797 - 1867
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 32
Among people born in Haiti, Faustin Soulouque ranks 11 out of 80. Before him are John James Audubon (1785), Alexandre Pétion (1770), Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (1762), René Préval (1943), Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951), and Jeanne Duval (1820). After him are Anacaona (1474), Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), Jovenel Moïse (1968), Leslie Manigat (1930), and Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789).
1785 - 1851
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 5
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 6
1762 - 1806
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 7
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 8
1951 - 2014
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 9
1820 - 1862
HPI: 54.99
Rank: 10
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 11
1474 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 12
1756 - 1845
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 13
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 14
1968 - 2021
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 15
1930 - 2014
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 16
1789 - 1850
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 17
Among politicians born in Haiti, Faustin Soulouque ranks 6. Before him are Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758), Jean-Pierre Boyer (1776), Alexandre Pétion (1770), René Préval (1943), and Jean-Claude Duvalier (1951). After him are Anacaona (1474), Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756), Jean-Bertrand Aristide (1953), Jovenel Moïse (1968), Leslie Manigat (1930), and Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789).
1758 - 1806
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 1
1776 - 1850
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 2
1770 - 1818
HPI: 59.18
Rank: 3
1943 - 2017
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 4
1951 - 2014
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 5
1782 - 1867
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 6
1474 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 7
1756 - 1845
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 8
1953 - Present
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 9
1968 - 2021
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 10
1930 - 2014
HPI: 52.21
Rank: 11
1789 - 1850
HPI: 52.14
Rank: 12