1949 - Today
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 369,820 page views. His biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia. Göran Persson is the 5,787th most popular politician (up from 6,366th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Sweden (up from 253rd in 2019) and the 74th most popular Swedish Politician.
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Among politicians, Göran Persson ranks 5,787 out of 15,577. Before him are Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu, Abba Eban, Jonathan Apphus, Bocchus I, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, and Nuon Chea. After him are Wazner, Tokugawa Iesada, Yisrael Kristal, Noe Zhordania, Nicole, Duchess of Lorraine, and Emperor Konoe.
1902 - 1953
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 5,781
1915 - 2002
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 5,782
200 BC - 143 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,783
200 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,784
550 - 642
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,785
1926 - 2019
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,786
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,787
3500 BC - 3050 BC
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,788
1824 - 1858
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,789
1903 - 2017
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 5,790
1868 - 1953
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 5,791
1608 - 1657
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 5,792
1139 - 1155
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 5,793
Among people born in 1949, Göran Persson ranks 101. Before him are Billy Gibbons, Hamida Djandoubi, Alan Lancaster, Cliff Williams, Victor Garber, and Elizabeth George. After him are Horst Seehofer, Matthew Festing, Bo Xilai, Mick Taylor, Irina Rodnina, and Armand Assante.
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.63
Rank: 95
1949 - 1977
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 96
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 97
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 98
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 99
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 100
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 101
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 102
1949 - 2021
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 103
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.26
Rank: 104
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 105
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 106
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.04
Rank: 107
Among people born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 234 out of 1,612. Before him are Henrik Larsson (1971), Gillis Grafström (1893), Harry Nyquist (1889), Torbern Bergman (1735), Jan Guillou (1944), and Joey Tempest (1963). After him are Thomas Bartholin (1616), Johann Patkul (1660), Princess Cecilia of Sweden (1807), Magdalena Andersson (1967), Gunnel Lindblom (1931), and Georg Brandt (1694).
1971 - Present
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 228
1893 - 1938
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 229
1889 - 1976
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 230
1735 - 1784
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 231
1944 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 232
1963 - Present
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 233
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 234
1616 - 1680
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 235
1660 - 1707
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 236
1807 - 1844
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 237
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 238
1931 - 2021
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 239
1694 - 1768
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 240
Among politicians born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 74. Before him are Blot-Sweyn (1001), Sverker II of Sweden (1164), Canute II of Sweden (1200), Lennart Bernadotte (1909), Richeza of Poland, Queen of Sweden (1116), and Carl Johan Bernadotte (1916). After him are Johann Patkul (1660), Magdalena Andersson (1967), Princess Eugénie of Sweden (1830), Per Brahe the Younger (1602), Håkan the Red (1040), and Adolph John I, Count Palatine of Kleeburg (1629).
1001 - 1087
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 68
1164 - 1210
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 69
1200 - 1234
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 70
1909 - 2004
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 71
1116 - 1156
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 72
1916 - 2012
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 73
1949 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 74
1660 - 1707
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 75
1967 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 76
1830 - 1889
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 77
1602 - 1680
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 78
1040 - 1079
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 79
1629 - 1689
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 80