POLITICIAN
Foday Sankoh
1937 - 2003
Foday Sankoh
Foday Saybana Sankoh (17 October 1937 – 29 July 2003) was the founder of the Sierra Leone rebel group Revolutionary United Front (RUF), which was supported by Charles Taylor-led NPFL in the 11-year-long Sierra Leone Civil War, starting in 1991 and ending in 2002. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Foday Sankoh has received more than 383,000 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Foday Sankoh is the 8,884th most popular politician (down from 8,002nd in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Sierra Leone and the 3rd most popular Sierra Leonean Politician.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
54.86
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
5.93
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Foday Sankohs by language
Over the past year Foday Sankoh has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 43,848 views, followed by French (8,378), and German (5,454). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Catalan (104.23%), Croatian (39.51%), and Egyptian Arabic (31.41%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Foday Sankoh ranks 8,884 out of 19,576. Before him are Kaleb of Axum, Oliver Winchester, Boris Kidrič, Butigeidis, Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus, and Manuel Urrutia Lleó. After him are Kormisosh, Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence, Leonardo Donato, Ouyang Xun, Sirajuddin of Perlis, and Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsKaleb of Axum
500 - 540
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,878
Oliver Winchester
1810 - 1880
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,879
Boris Kidrič
1912 - 1953
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,880
Butigeidis
1240 - 1290
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,881
Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus
300 BC - 212 BC
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,882
Manuel Urrutia Lleó
1901 - 1981
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,883
Foday Sankoh
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,884
Kormisosh
700 - 756
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 8,885
Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Provence
1198 - 1245
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8,886
Leonardo Donato
1536 - 1612
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8,887
Ouyang Xun
557 - 641
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8,888
Sirajuddin of Perlis
1943 - Present
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8,889
Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr
1300 - 1307
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 8,890
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Foday Sankoh ranks 168. Before him are Lajos Portisch, Robert B. Wilson, Audrys Bačkis, Karol J. Bobko, Luciana Paluzzi, and Viktor Mamatov. After him are Ange-Félix Patassé, Suzanne Pleshette, María Kodama, Erich Ribbeck, Rudi Altig, and Nur Hassan Hussein. Among people deceased in 2003, Foday Sankoh ranks 108. Before him are Martha Scott, Khieu Ponnary, Jaba Ioseliani, Neil Postman, Donald O'Connor, and Charles Berlitz. After him are Robert Palmer, Rubén González, Lothar Emmerich, Karl Kling, Gordon Mitchell, and Althea Gibson.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsLajos Portisch
CHESS PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 162
Robert B. Wilson
ECONOMIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 163
Audrys Bačkis
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1937 - Present
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 164
Karol J. Bobko
ASTRONAUT
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 165
Luciana Paluzzi
ACTOR
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 166
Viktor Mamatov
ATHLETE
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 167
Foday Sankoh
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 168
Ange-Félix Patassé
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2011
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 169
Suzanne Pleshette
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 170
María Kodama
WRITER
1937 - 2023
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 171
Erich Ribbeck
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.63
Rank: 172
Rudi Altig
CYCLIST
1937 - 2016
HPI: 54.62
Rank: 173
Nur Hassan Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 174
Others Deceased in 2003
Go to all RankingsMartha Scott
ACTOR
1912 - 2003
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 102
Khieu Ponnary
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2003
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 103
Jaba Ioseliani
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2003
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 104
Neil Postman
WRITER
1931 - 2003
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 105
Donald O'Connor
ACTOR
1925 - 2003
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 106
Charles Berlitz
WRITER
1913 - 2003
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 107
Foday Sankoh
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 108
Robert Palmer
MUSICIAN
1949 - 2003
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 109
Rubén González
MUSICIAN
1919 - 2003
HPI: 54.79
Rank: 110
Lothar Emmerich
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - 2003
HPI: 54.76
Rank: 111
Karl Kling
RACING DRIVER
1910 - 2003
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 112
Gordon Mitchell
ACTOR
1923 - 2003
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 113
Althea Gibson
TENNIS PLAYER
1927 - 2003
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 114
In Sierra Leone
Among people born in Sierra Leone, Foday Sankoh ranks 3 out of 22. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932). After him are Siaka Stevens (1905), Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Mohamed Kallon (1979), Trevoh Chalobah (1999), Valentine Strasser (1967), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), and Roda Antar (1980).
Others born in Sierra Leone
Go to all RankingsNabih Berri
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2014
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 2
Foday Sankoh
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 3
Siaka Stevens
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1988
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 4
Ernest Bai Koroma
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 5
Joseph Saidu Momoh
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2003
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 6
Milton Margai
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1964
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 7
Mohamed Kallon
SOCCER PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 8
Trevoh Chalobah
SOCCER PLAYER
1999 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 9
Valentine Strasser
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 10
Johnny Paul Koroma
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2003
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 11
Roda Antar
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 36.72
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Sierra Leone
Among politicians born in Sierra Leone, Foday Sankoh ranks 3. Before him are Nabih Berri (1938), and Ahmad Tejan Kabbah (1932). After him are Siaka Stevens (1905), Ernest Bai Koroma (1953), Joseph Saidu Momoh (1937), Milton Margai (1895), Valentine Strasser (1967), Johnny Paul Koroma (1960), and Zainab Bangura (1959).
Nabih Berri
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 1
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
1932 - 2014
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 2
Foday Sankoh
1937 - 2003
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 3
Siaka Stevens
1905 - 1988
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 4
Ernest Bai Koroma
1953 - Present
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 5
Joseph Saidu Momoh
1937 - 2003
HPI: 46.56
Rank: 6
Milton Margai
1895 - 1964
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 7
Valentine Strasser
1967 - Present
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 8
Johnny Paul Koroma
1960 - 2003
HPI: 38.16
Rank: 9
Zainab Bangura
1959 - Present
HPI: 34.51
Rank: 10