POLITICIAN
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1916 - 2006
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Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassan Gouled Aptidon (Somali: Xasan Guuleed Abtidoon; Arabic: حسن جوليد أبتيدون; October 15, 1916 – November 21, 2006) was the first President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hassan Gouled Aptidon has received more than 210,388 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Hassan Gouled Aptidon is the 5,570th most popular politician (down from 5,356th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Somalia and the 4th most popular Somali Politician.
Memorability Metrics
210k
Page Views (PV)
58.76
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
41
Languages Editions (L)
7.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 5,570 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustave Garrigou, Tukulti-Ninurta II, Lugalbanda, Frederick the Simple, Tigranes III, and Clement Greenberg. After him are Theudigisel, Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf, Stratonice of Syria, Carlos Salinas de Gortari, Valentina Matviyenko, and Bolesław IV the Curly.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGustave Garrigou
1884 - 1963
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5,564
Tukulti-Ninurta II
1000 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 5,565
Lugalbanda
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,566
Frederick the Simple
1342 - 1377
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,567
Tigranes III
100 BC - 100 BC
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,568
Clement Greenberg
1909 - 1994
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,569
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1916 - 2006
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,570
Theudigisel
500 - 549
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,571
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf
1940 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,572
Stratonice of Syria
317 BC - 268 BC
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5,573
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 5,574
Valentina Matviyenko
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 5,575
Bolesław IV the Curly
1120 - 1173
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 5,576
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 65. Before him are Saburō Sakai, Kristján Eldjárn, Richard Fleischer, Carl Johan Bernadotte, Georg Henrik von Wright, and Michael Gough. After him are Sterling Hayden, Ernst Wilimowski, Léo Ferré, Luis Corvalán, Bernard Blier, and Betty Grable. Among people deceased in 2006, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 70. Before him are Angelica Rozeanu, Joachim Fest, Telê Santana, Aaron Spelling, Richard Fleischer, and Ferenc Bene. After him are Reinhart Koselleck, Floyd Patterson, Allen Carr, Sven Nykvist, Shin Sang-ok, and Dürrüşehvar Sultan.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsSaburō Sakai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2000
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 59
Kristján Eldjárn
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1982
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 60
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 61
Carl Johan Bernadotte
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2012
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 62
Georg Henrik von Wright
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2003
HPI: 59.10
Rank: 63
Michael Gough
ACTOR
1916 - 2011
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 64
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 65
Sterling Hayden
ACTOR
1916 - 1986
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 66
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 67
Léo Ferré
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1993
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 68
Luis Corvalán
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 69
Bernard Blier
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 70
Betty Grable
ACTOR
1916 - 1973
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 71
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsAngelica Rozeanu
TABLE TENNIS PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 64
Joachim Fest
WRITER
1926 - 2006
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 65
Telê Santana
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2006
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 66
Aaron Spelling
PRODUCER
1923 - 2006
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 67
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 68
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 69
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 70
Reinhart Koselleck
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2006
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 71
Floyd Patterson
BOXER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 72
Allen Carr
WRITER
1934 - 2006
HPI: 58.55
Rank: 73
Sven Nykvist
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2006
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 74
Shin Sang-ok
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 75
Dürrüşehvar Sultan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2006
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 76
In Somalia
Among people born in Somalia, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 5 out of 58. Before him are Waris Dirie (1965), Mohamed Farrah Aidid (1934), Siad Barre (1919), and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955). After him are Iman (1955), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Aden Adde (1908), Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856), Nur Hassan Hussein (1937), and Abdirashid Shermarke (1919).
Others born in Somalia
Go to all RankingsWaris Dirie
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2
Siad Barre
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1995
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 3
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 4
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 5
Iman
MODEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 6
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 7
Muse Bihi Abdi
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 8
Aden Adde
POLITICIAN
1908 - 2007
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 9
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
WRITER
1856 - 1920
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 10
Nur Hassan Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 11
Abdirashid Shermarke
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1969
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Somalia
Among politicians born in Somalia, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 4. Before him are Mohamed Farrah Aidid (1934), Siad Barre (1919), and Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955). After him are Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Aden Adde (1908), Nur Hassan Hussein (1937), Abdirashid Shermarke (1919), Ali Mahdi Muhammad (1939), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), and Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962).
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
1934 - 1996
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1
Siad Barre
1919 - 1995
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 2
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
1955 - Present
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 3
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1916 - 2006
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 4
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
1934 - 2012
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 5
Muse Bihi Abdi
1948 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 6
Aden Adde
1908 - 2007
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 7
Nur Hassan Hussein
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 8
Abdirashid Shermarke
1919 - 1969
HPI: 52.93
Rank: 9
Ali Mahdi Muhammad
1939 - 2021
HPI: 52.35
Rank: 10
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
1936 - Present
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 11
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 12