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Gustavo Petro

1960 - Today

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Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego (Latin American Spanish: [ɡusˈtaβo fɾanˈsisko ˈpetɾo wˈreɣo]; born 19 April 1960) is a Colombian politician who is the 75th and current president of Colombia since 2022. Upon inauguration, he became the first left-wing president in the recent history of Colombia. At 17 years old, Petro joined the guerrilla group 19th of April Movement (M-19). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustavo Petro has received more than 2,039,011 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Gustavo Petro is the 4,652nd most popular politician (up from 13,829th in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Colombia (up from 78th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Colombian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.0M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 65.65

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 50

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gustavo Petro ranks 4,652 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick II, Elector of Brandenburg, Jangsu of Goguryeo, Arthur Drewry, Qapaghan Qaghan, Vologases VI, and Dayan Khan. After him are Mokjong of Goryeo, Lazar Branković, Emperor Go-Nijō, Tancredo Neves, Julia Livilla, and Red Cloud.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Gustavo Petro ranks 48. Before him are Gary Lineker, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Mohamed Bazoum, Jorge Sampaoli, Nena, and Hiroyuki Sanada. After him are Kristin Scott Thomas, Lepa Brena, Naoki Urasawa, Neil Gaiman, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and Damon Hill.

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In Colombia

Among people born in Colombia, Gustavo Petro ranks 15 out of 356. Before him are Shakira (1977), Sofía Vergara (1972), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), Luis Garavito (1957), Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943), and Pedro López (1948). After him are Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913), Rodrigo Lara (1946), John Leguizamo (1964), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), and Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921).

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Among POLITICIANS In Colombia

Among politicians born in Colombia, Gustavo Petro ranks 5. Before him are Juan Manuel Santos (1951), César Gaviria (1947), Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939), and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943). After him are Rodrigo Lara (1946), Luis Carlos Galán (1943), Álvaro Uribe (1952), Virgilio Barco Vargas (1921), Íngrid Betancourt (1961), Belisario Betancur (1923), and Francisco de Paula Santander (1792).

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