POLITICIAN
Haile Selassie
1892 - 1975
Haile Selassie
Haile Selassie I (Ge'ez: ቀዳማዊ ኀይለ ሥላሴ Qädamawi Ḫäylä Śəllase, lit. 'Power of the Trinity'; born Tafari Makonnen; 23 July 1892 – 27 August 1975) was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1930 to 1974. He rose to power as the Regent Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia (Enderase) under Empress Zewditu between 1916 and 1930. Widely considered to be a defining figure in modern Ethiopian history, he is accorded divine importance in Rastafari, a relatively new Abrahamic religion that emerged in the Colony of Jamaica in the 1930s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Haile Selassie has received more than 11,949,580 page views. His biography is available in 98 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 95 in 2019). Haile Selassie is the 773rd most popular politician (down from 312th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Ethiopian Politician.
Haile Selassie is most famous for being the emperor of Ethiopia and leading his country to independence from Italy.
Memorability Metrics
12M
Page Views (PV)
71.15
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
98
Languages Editions (L)
4.30
Effective Languages (L*)
6.91
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Haile Selassie ranks 773 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Henry III of England, Phocas, Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor, Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, and Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. After him are John of Bohemia, Michael VIII Palaiologos, Alexander Lukashenko, John I of France, Edmund Burke, and Frank-Walter Steinmeier.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmperor Gaozu of Tang
566 - 635
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 767
Henry III of England
1207 - 1272
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 768
Phocas
547 - 610
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 769
Otto III, Holy Roman Emperor
980 - 1002
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 770
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
1920 - 2020
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 771
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
1861 - 1948
HPI: 71.17
Rank: 772
Haile Selassie
1892 - 1975
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 773
John of Bohemia
1296 - 1346
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 774
Michael VIII Palaiologos
1224 - 1282
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 775
Alexander Lukashenko
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 776
John I of France
1316 - 1316
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 777
Edmund Burke
1729 - 1797
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 778
Frank-Walter Steinmeier
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 779
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1892, Haile Selassie ranks 9. Before him are Francisco Franco, Manfred von Richthofen, Ivo Andrić, Walter Benjamin, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, and Arthur Seyss-Inquart. After him are Alexander Alekhine, Pearl S. Buck, Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, Louis de Broglie, Theodor Eicke, and Oliver Hardy. Among people deceased in 1975, Haile Selassie ranks 10. Before him are Chiang Kai-shek, Ivo Andrić, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Umm Kulthum, Aristotle Onassis, and Otto Skorzeny. After him are Josephine Baker, Arnold J. Toynbee, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Mikhail Bakhtin, and Saint-John Perse.
Others Born in 1892
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 3
Manfred von Richthofen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1918
HPI: 76.45
Rank: 4
Ivo Andrić
WRITER
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 5
Walter Benjamin
PHILOSOPHER
1892 - 1940
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 6
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
COMPANION
1892 - 1989
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 7
Arthur Seyss-Inquart
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1946
HPI: 71.39
Rank: 8
Haile Selassie
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 9
Alexander Alekhine
CHESS PLAYER
1892 - 1946
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 10
Pearl S. Buck
WRITER
1892 - 1973
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 11
Ryūnosuke Akutagawa
WRITER
1892 - 1927
HPI: 70.29
Rank: 12
Louis de Broglie
PHYSICIST
1892 - 1987
HPI: 70.17
Rank: 13
Theodor Eicke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1943
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 14
Oliver Hardy
ACTOR
1892 - 1957
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 15
Others Deceased in 1975
Go to all RankingsChiang Kai-shek
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1975
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 4
Ivo Andrić
WRITER
1892 - 1975
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 5
Pier Paolo Pasolini
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 1975
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 6
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 73.92
Rank: 7
Aristotle Onassis
BUSINESSPERSON
1906 - 1975
HPI: 73.47
Rank: 8
Otto Skorzeny
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1908 - 1975
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 9
Haile Selassie
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 10
Josephine Baker
DANCER
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 11
Arnold J. Toynbee
HISTORIAN
1889 - 1975
HPI: 70.70
Rank: 12
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1975
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 13
Faisal of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1975
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 14
Mikhail Bakhtin
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1975
HPI: 69.62
Rank: 15
Saint-John Perse
WRITER
1887 - 1975
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 16
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Haile Selassie ranks 2 out of 105. Before him are Abebe Bikila (1932). After him are Zewditu (1876), Abraha (600), Menelik II (1844), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik I (-954), Onuphrius (320), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), and Sahle-Work Zewde (1950).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsAbebe Bikila
ATHLETE
1932 - 1973
HPI: 71.55
Rank: 1
Haile Selassie
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 2
Zewditu
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1930
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 3
Abraha
MILITARY PERSONNEL
600 - 600
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 4
Menelik II
POLITICIAN
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 5
Mengistu Haile Mariam
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 6
Menelik I
POLITICIAN
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 7
Onuphrius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 400
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 8
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 9
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 10
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1221
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Haile Selassie ranks 1. After him are Zewditu (1876), Menelik II (1844), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik I (-954), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506).
Haile Selassie
1892 - 1975
HPI: 71.15
Rank: 1
Zewditu
1876 - 1930
HPI: 71.05
Rank: 2
Menelik II
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 3
Mengistu Haile Mariam
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 4
Menelik I
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 5
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 6
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 7
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
1200 - 1221
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 8
Sahle-Work Zewde
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 9
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 10
Tewodros II
1818 - 1868
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 11
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
1506 - 1543
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 12