POLITICIAN

Helen Zille

1951 - Today

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Otta Helene Maree (née Zille ; born 9 March 1951), known as Helen Zille, is a South African politician. She has served as the Chairperson of the Federal Council of the Democratic Alliance since 20 October 2019. From 2009 until 2019, she was the Premier of the Western Cape province for two five-year terms, and a member of the Western Cape Provincial Parliament. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Helen Zille has received more than 822,398 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Helen Zille is the 16,079th most popular politician (down from 15,178th in 2019), the 145th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 144th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular South African Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 820k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.59

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Helen Zille ranks 16,079 out of 19,576. Before her are Antti Kalliomäki, Justin Lekhanya, Malcolm MacDonald, Aristides Gomes, Lindsay Hoyle, and Besarion Gugushvili. After her are Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire, Philander C. Knox, Gouverneur Morris, Abraham Baldwin, Adela Pankhurst, and Francisco Linares Alcántara.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Helen Zille ranks 473. Before her are István Tóth, Brian Downey, Cornelius Sim, Paulo Kassoma, Jürgen Hennig, and John Abizaid. After her are Carlo Vanzina, Haruki Uemura, Bernhard Germeshausen, Peabo Bryson, Bootsy Collins, and Steve Prefontaine.

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In South Africa

Among people born in South Africa, Helen Zille ranks 145 out of 454. Before her are Glynis Barber (1955), Neill Blomkamp (1979), Wilfrid Napier (1941), Tosca Musk (1974), Harold Kitson (1874), and George F. R. Ellis (1939). After her are Grace Mugabe (1965), Eddie Kramer (1942), William Kentridge (1955), Corrie Sanders (1966), Doug Serrurier (1920), and Gavin Hood (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Africa

Among politicians born in South Africa, Helen Zille ranks 43. Before her are Julius Malema (1981), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Pik Botha (1932), Tom Naudé (1889), Goodwill Zwelithini (1948), and Ruth First (1925). After her are Grace Mugabe (1965), Ahmed Kathrada (1929), Robert Sobukwe (1924), Zindzi Mandela (1960), Mzilikazi (1790), and Baleka Mbete (1949).

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