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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 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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  • 370k

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  • 57.42

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 51

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.69

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.22

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Göran Persson ranks 5,787 out of 15,577Before 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.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Göran Persson ranks 101Before 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.

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In Sweden

Among people born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 234 out of 1,612Before 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).

Among POLITICIANS In Sweden

Among politicians born in Sweden, Göran Persson ranks 74Before 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).