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Göran Persson

1949 - Today

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Hans Göran Persson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjœ̂ːran ˈpæ̌ːʂɔn] ; born 20 January 1949) is a Swedish politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007. Persson was first elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1979, representing Södermanland County but left in 1985 to serve as Municipal Commissioner of Katrineholm, which he did from 1985 to 1989. In 1991, he was re-elected to the Parliament and represented the same constituency. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Göran Persson has received more than 398,469 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Göran Persson is the 6,465th most popular politician (down from 5,772nd in 2019), the 258th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 233rd in 2019) and the 76th most popular Swedish Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 63.48

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 52

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.23

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Göran Persson ranks 6,465 out of 19,576. Before him are Franz Pfeffer von Salomon, Frederick William, Duke of Courland, Albert Sarraut, Liuva II, Baldwin II, Count of Hainaut, and Mohammed ben Abdallah. After him are Adela of France, Karl Eusebius, Prince of Liechtenstein, Yuri II of Vladimir, Ibrahim Lodi, Jānis Čakste, and Mika Špiljak.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Göran Persson ranks 127. Before him are Manuel Marín, Michael W. Young, Klaus Fischer, Arif Alvi, Ward Cunningham, and Clodoaldo. After him are Steve Perry, Marc Ravalomanana, Ariel Henry, Slavenka Drakulić, Ken Wilber, and Tom Pryce.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 258 out of 1,879. Before him are Yngwie Malmsteen (1963), Per Brahe the Younger (1602), Gunnel Lindblom (1931), Ludvig Nobel (1831), Agne Simonsson (1935), and Elizabeth Stride (1843). After him are Stig Anderson (1931), Ove Kindvall (1943), Blot-Sweyn (1001), Stefan Edberg (1966), Jan-Ove Waldner (1965), and Håkan Nesser (1950).

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Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 76. Before him are Canute II of Sweden (1200), Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1616), Lennart Bernadotte (1909), Prince Erik, Duke of Västmanland (1889), Anna of Sweden (1545), and Per Brahe the Younger (1602). After him are Blot-Sweyn (1001), Johann Patkul (1660), Carl Adolph Agardh (1785), Börje Salming (1951), Thorbjörn Fälldin (1926), and Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830).

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