POLITICIAN
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
1916 - 2008
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
Harkishan Singh Surjeet (23 March 1916 – 1 August 2008) was an Indian Communist politician from Punjab, who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) from 1992 to 2005 and was a member of the party's Polit Bureau from 1964 to 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Harkishan Singh Surjeet has received more than 346,021 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. Harkishan Singh Surjeet is the 17,905th most popular politician (down from 15,950th in 2019), the 1,040th most popular biography from India (down from 791st in 2019) and the 278th most popular Indian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
350k
Page Views (PV)
38.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
1.65
Effective Languages (L*)
4.02
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Harkishan Singh Surjeet ranks 17,905 out of 19,576. Before him are Luca Zaia, Isabella Lövin, David McAllister, Simon Cameron, Hubertus Heil, and Alberto Gonzales. After him are Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Don McKinnon, Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth, Zilya Valeeva, Manohar Parrikar, and Marion Barry.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuca Zaia
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 17,899
Isabella Lövin
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 17,900
David McAllister
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 17,901
Simon Cameron
1799 - 1889
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 17,902
Hubertus Heil
1972 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 17,903
Alberto Gonzales
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 17,904
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
1916 - 2008
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 17,905
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
1960 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 17,906
Don McKinnon
1939 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 17,907
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
1955 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 17,908
Zilya Valeeva
1952 - Present
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 17,909
Manohar Parrikar
1955 - 2019
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 17,910
Marion Barry
1936 - 2014
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 17,911
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Harkishan Singh Surjeet ranks 310. Before him are Paul Emery, Mark Stevens, Nilufer Hanımsultan, Ruth R. Benerito, Irene Worth, and Stan Cullis. After him are Esther Victoria Abraham, Horton Foote, Eddie Arcaro, Raúl Héctor Castro, Leslie Thorne, and William B. Saxbe. Among people deceased in 2008, Harkishan Singh Surjeet ranks 389. Before him are Don LaFontaine, Earl Palmer, Levi Stubbs, John S. Bull, Suzanne Tamim, and Lois Nettleton. After him are Alexey Prokurorov, Larry Norman, Hrvoje Ćustić, Karen Asrian, François Sterchele, and Malalai Kakar.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsPaul Emery
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1993
HPI: 39.57
Rank: 304
Mark Stevens
ACTOR
1916 - 1994
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 305
Nilufer Hanımsultan
NOBLEMAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 306
Ruth R. Benerito
CHEMIST
1916 - 2013
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 307
Irene Worth
ACTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 308
Stan Cullis
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 2001
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 309
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 310
Esther Victoria Abraham
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 311
Horton Foote
WRITER
1916 - 2009
HPI: 38.38
Rank: 312
Eddie Arcaro
ATHLETE
1916 - 1997
HPI: 38.35
Rank: 313
Raúl Héctor Castro
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2015
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 314
Leslie Thorne
RACING DRIVER
1916 - 1993
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 315
William B. Saxbe
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 35.51
Rank: 316
Others Deceased in 2008
Go to all RankingsDon LaFontaine
ACTOR
1940 - 2008
HPI: 39.42
Rank: 383
Earl Palmer
MUSICIAN
1924 - 2008
HPI: 39.28
Rank: 384
Levi Stubbs
SINGER
1936 - 2008
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 385
John S. Bull
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2008
HPI: 38.99
Rank: 386
Suzanne Tamim
SINGER
1977 - 2008
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 387
Lois Nettleton
ACTOR
1927 - 2008
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 388
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 389
Alexey Prokurorov
SKIER
1964 - 2008
HPI: 38.47
Rank: 390
Larry Norman
SINGER
1947 - 2008
HPI: 37.47
Rank: 391
Hrvoje Ćustić
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - 2008
HPI: 37.30
Rank: 392
Karen Asrian
CHESS PLAYER
1980 - 2008
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 393
François Sterchele
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2008
HPI: 37.12
Rank: 394
Malalai Kakar
POLITICIAN
1967 - 2008
HPI: 37.08
Rank: 395
In India
Among people born in India, Harkishan Singh Surjeet ranks 1,040 out of 1,861. Before him are Daler Mehndi (1967), Mahesh Babu (1975), Sumaira Abdulali (1961), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Aruna Shanbaug case (1948), and Aditya Chopra (1971). After him are Meenakshi Seshadri (1963), Manohar Parrikar (1955), Esther Victoria Abraham (1916), Ramanathan Krishnan (1937), Farah Khan (1965), and Indrani Rahman (1930).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsDaler Mehndi
SINGER
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.86
Rank: 1,034
Mahesh Babu
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 38.85
Rank: 1,035
Sumaira Abdulali
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1961 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 1,036
Nayantara Sahgal
WRITER
1927 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 1,037
Aruna Shanbaug case
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1948 - 2015
HPI: 38.77
Rank: 1,038
Aditya Chopra
FILM DIRECTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.75
Rank: 1,039
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2008
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 1,040
Meenakshi Seshadri
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 1,041
Manohar Parrikar
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2019
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 1,042
Esther Victoria Abraham
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 1,043
Ramanathan Krishnan
TENNIS PLAYER
1937 - Present
HPI: 38.65
Rank: 1,044
Farah Khan
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 38.64
Rank: 1,045
Indrani Rahman
CELEBRITY
1930 - 1999
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 1,046
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, Harkishan Singh Surjeet ranks 278. Before him are Amarinder Singh (1942), V. N. Janaki (1923), Manohar Lal Khattar (1954), Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927), Ravi Shankar Prasad (1954), and Ravi Shastri (1962). After him are Manohar Parrikar (1955), Ahmed Patel (1949), Akhilesh Yadav (1973), Nasir-ud-Daulah (1794), Gopalkrishna Gandhi (1945), and Om Birla (1962).
Amarinder Singh
1942 - Present
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 272
V. N. Janaki
1923 - 1996
HPI: 39.35
Rank: 273
Manohar Lal Khattar
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 274
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
1927 - 2015
HPI: 39.27
Rank: 275
Ravi Shankar Prasad
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 276
Ravi Shastri
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.89
Rank: 277
Harkishan Singh Surjeet
1916 - 2008
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 278
Manohar Parrikar
1955 - 2019
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 279
Ahmed Patel
1949 - 2020
HPI: 38.59
Rank: 280
Akhilesh Yadav
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 281
Nasir-ud-Daulah
1794 - 1857
HPI: 38.01
Rank: 282
Gopalkrishna Gandhi
1945 - Present
HPI: 37.98
Rank: 283
Om Birla
1962 - Present
HPI: 37.85
Rank: 284