1926 - 2016
Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz (; American Spanish: [fiˈðel aleˈxandɾo ˈkastɾo ˈrus]; 13 August 1926 – 25 November 2016) was a Cuban revolutionary and politician who served as Prime Minister of Cuba from 1959 to 1976 and president from 1976 to 2008. Ideologically a Marxist–Leninist and Cuban nationalist, he also served as the First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba from 1961 until 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fidel Castro has received more than 17,733,750 page views. His biography is available in 145 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 142 in 2019). Fidel Castro is the 46th most popular politician (down from 42nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Cuba and the most popular Cuban Politician.
Fidel Castro was the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2006. He is most famous for being the leader of Cuba and for being a communist.
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Among politicians, Fidel Castro ranks 46 out of 15,710. Before him are David, Richard III of England, Maria Theresa, Martin Van Buren, Peter the Great, and John F. Kennedy. After him are Leon Trotsky, Josip Broz Tito, Caligula, Hillary Clinton, Vladimir Putin, and Trajan.
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.99
Rank: 40
1452 - 1485
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 41
1717 - 1780
HPI: 87.91
Rank: 42
1782 - 1862
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 43
1672 - 1725
HPI: 87.89
Rank: 44
1917 - 1963
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 45
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 46
1879 - 1940
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 47
1892 - 1980
HPI: 87.76
Rank: 48
12 - 41
HPI: 87.76
Rank: 49
1947 - Present
HPI: 87.74
Rank: 50
1952 - Present
HPI: 87.64
Rank: 51
53 - 117
HPI: 87.46
Rank: 52
Among people born in 1926, Fidel Castro ranks 3. Before him are Elizabeth II and Marilyn Monroe. After him are Michel Foucault, Alfredo Di Stéfano, Ingvar Kamprad, Jiang Zemin, Leslie Nielsen, Chuck Berry, Sathya Sai Baba, Dario Fo, and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing. Among people deceased in 2016, Fidel Castro ranks 2. Before him is Muhammad Ali. After him are Umberto Eco, Johan Cruyff, Bud Spencer, Leonard Cohen, Debbie Reynolds, Shimon Peres, Bhumibol Adulyadej, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and Imre Kertész.
1926 - Present
HPI: 93.05
Rank: 1
1926 - 1962
HPI: 89.12
Rank: 2
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 3
1926 - 1984
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 4
1926 - 2014
HPI: 81.99
Rank: 5
1926 - 2018
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 6
1926 - Present
HPI: 79.84
Rank: 7
1926 - 2010
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 8
1926 - 2017
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 9
1926 - 2011
HPI: 78.21
Rank: 10
1926 - 2016
HPI: 77.84
Rank: 11
1926 - 2020
HPI: 77.51
Rank: 12
1942 - 2016
HPI: 91.42
Rank: 1
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 2
1932 - 2016
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 3
1947 - 2016
HPI: 83.61
Rank: 4
1929 - 2016
HPI: 83.05
Rank: 5
1934 - 2016
HPI: 82.10
Rank: 6
1932 - 2016
HPI: 81.85
Rank: 7
1923 - 2016
HPI: 81.48
Rank: 8
1927 - 2016
HPI: 81.19
Rank: 9
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 10
1946 - 2016
HPI: 80.54
Rank: 11
1929 - 2016
HPI: 78.81
Rank: 12
Among people born in Cuba, Fidel Castro ranks 1 out of 202. After him are Raúl Castro (1931), Fulgencio Batista (1901), Italo Calvino (1923), José Raúl Capablanca (1888), Camilo Cienfuegos (1932), Paul Lafargue (1842), José Martí (1853), Alberto Korda (1928), Andy García (1956), Compay Segundo (1907), and Gloria Estefan (1957).
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 1
1931 - Present
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 2
1901 - 1973
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 3
1923 - 1985
HPI: 76.85
Rank: 4
1888 - 1942
HPI: 76.72
Rank: 5
1932 - 1959
HPI: 74.39
Rank: 6
1842 - 1911
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 7
1853 - 1895
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 8
1928 - 2001
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 9
1956 - Present
HPI: 72.72
Rank: 10
1907 - 2003
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 11
1957 - Present
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Cuba, Fidel Castro ranks 1. After him are Raúl Castro (1931), Fulgencio Batista (1901), Osvaldo Dorticós Torrado (1919), Emilio Mola (1887), Miguel Díaz-Canel (1960), Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1956), Juan Almeida Bosque (1927), Gerardo Machado (1871), Carlos Manuel de Céspedes (1819), Aleida March (1936), and Ramón Grau (1881).
1926 - 2016
HPI: 87.77
Rank: 1
1931 - Present
HPI: 80.39
Rank: 2
1901 - 1973
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 3
1919 - 1983
HPI: 70.05
Rank: 4
1887 - 1937
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 5
1960 - Present
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 6
1956 - Present
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 7
1927 - 2009
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 8
1871 - 1939
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 9
1819 - 1874
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 10
1936 - Present
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 11
1881 - 1969
HPI: 65.92
Rank: 12