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Hiram Fong

1906 - 2004

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Hiram Leong Fong (born Yau Leong Fong; October 15, 1906 – August 18, 2004) was an American businessman, lawyer, and politician from Hawaii. Born to a Cantonese immigrant sugar plantation worker, Fong was one of the first two senators for Hawaii after it became the 50th US state in 1959. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hiram Fong has received more than 453,355 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Hiram Fong is the 17,204th most popular politician (down from 16,196th in 2019), the 11,661st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,956th in 2019) and the 775th most popular American Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 450k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.88

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Hiram Fong ranks 17,204 out of 19,576. Before him are Valery Asapov, Caleb Cushing, Mike Mansfield, Leni Robredo, Kai Wegner, and Claude Onesta. After him are Thomas Norton, Isidore Mvouba, Mark Hanna, Vadym Prystaiko, Balram Jakhar, and Ed Lee.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1906, Hiram Fong ranks 418. Before him are Alfredo Pitto, James Corson, Pat O'Callaghan, Oscar Levant, Cuth Harrison, and Katsuo Takaishi. After him are Abraham Beame, Dorothy Tree, Irving Jaffee, Dunc Gray, Sue Carol, and Einar Haugen. Among people deceased in 2004, Hiram Fong ranks 310. Before him are Eleanor Holm, Coxsone Dodd, Jerzy Klempel, Paul Klebnikov, Steve Lacy, and Fred Ebb. After him are Richard Biggs, Big Boss Man, Paul Nitze, Max Abramovitz, Suraiya, and Eddie Hopkinson.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Hiram Fong ranks 11,661 out of 20,380. Before him are Ellie Greenwich (1940), Martin Milner (1931), Liza Koshy (1996), Richard Price (1949), Artimus Pyle (1948), and Louise Fazenda (1895). After him are James Moody (1925), Sammy Lee (1920), Marvin Stalder (1905), Mark Hanna (1837), John Cody (1907), and Mal Whitfield (1924).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Hiram Fong ranks 775. Before him are Amy Klobuchar (1960), Stuart Symington (1901), Jane Irwin Harrison (1804), Tom Carper (1947), Caleb Cushing (1800), and Mike Mansfield (1903). After him are Mark Hanna (1837), Ed Lee (1952), Laura Kelly (1950), Timothy Geithner (1961), Harold L. Ickes (1874), and Chris Coons (1963).

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