POLITICIAN
Islam Karimov
1938 - 2016
Islam Karimov
Islam Abduganiyevich Karimov (Uzbek: Islom Abdugʻaniyevich Karimov / Ислом Абдуғаниевич Каримов; Russian: Ислам Абдуганиевич Каримов; 30 January 1938 – 2 September 2016) was an Uzbek politician who served as the first president of Uzbekistan, from the country's independence in 1991 until his death in 2016. He was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan from 1989 to 1991, when the party was reconstituted as the People's Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (O‘zXDP); he led the O‘zXDP until 1996. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Islam Karimov has received more than 2,167,357 page views. His biography is available in 89 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Islam Karimov is the 781st most popular politician (up from 846th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Uzbekistan (up from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Uzbekistani Politician.
Islam Karimov is most famous for being the president of Uzbekistan. He is also known for being a former Soviet politician and the first secretary of the Communist Party of Uzbekistan.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
71.08
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
89
Languages Editions (L)
6.60
Effective Languages (L*)
4.45
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Islam Karimov ranks 781 out of 19,576. Before him are Michael VIII Palaiologos, Alexander Lukashenko, John I of France, Edmund Burke, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Gyula Andrássy. After him are Viktor Yushchenko, Philip the Arab, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca, Amr ibn Hishām, Sariputta, and Vladislaus II of Hungary.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMichael 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
Gyula Andrássy
1823 - 1890
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 780
Islam Karimov
1938 - 2016
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 781
Viktor Yushchenko
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 782
Philip the Arab
204 - 249
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 783
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca
1853 - 1931
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 784
Amr ibn Hishām
570 - 624
HPI: 71.07
Rank: 785
Sariputta
568 BC - 484 BC
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 786
Vladislaus II of Hungary
1456 - 1516
HPI: 71.06
Rank: 787
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Islam Karimov ranks 11. Before him are Adriano Celentano, Claudia Cardinale, Rudolf Nureyev, Queen Sofía of Spain, Jon Voight, and Nico. After him are Leonid Kuchma, Farah Pahlavi, Luis Aragonés, Klaus Schwab, Alberto Fujimori, and Joe Dassin. Among people deceased in 2016, Islam Karimov ranks 17. Before him are Leonard Cohen, Zaha Hadid, Imre Kertész, Dario Fo, Andrzej Wajda, and Boutros Boutros-Ghali. After him are Cesare Maldini, Carlos Alberto Torres, João Havelange, George Michael, Prince, and Abbas Kiarostami.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsAdriano Celentano
SINGER
1938 - Present
HPI: 75.53
Rank: 5
Claudia Cardinale
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 75.21
Rank: 6
Rudolf Nureyev
DANCER
1938 - 1993
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 7
Queen Sofía of Spain
NOBLEMAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 8
Jon Voight
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 9
Nico
SINGER
1938 - 1988
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 10
Islam Karimov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 11
Leonid Kuchma
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 12
Farah Pahlavi
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 13
Luis Aragonés
COACH
1938 - 2014
HPI: 70.56
Rank: 14
Klaus Schwab
ECONOMIST
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.16
Rank: 15
Alberto Fujimori
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 70.11
Rank: 16
Joe Dassin
SINGER
1938 - 1980
HPI: 69.79
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsLeonard Cohen
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 11
Zaha Hadid
ARCHITECT
1950 - 2016
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 12
Imre Kertész
WRITER
1929 - 2016
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 13
Dario Fo
WRITER
1926 - 2016
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 14
Andrzej Wajda
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2016
HPI: 71.25
Rank: 15
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
DIPLOMAT
1922 - 2016
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 16
Islam Karimov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 17
Cesare Maldini
SOCCER PLAYER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 18
Carlos Alberto Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2016
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 19
João Havelange
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2016
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 20
George Michael
SINGER
1963 - 2016
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 21
Prince
SINGER
1958 - 2016
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 22
Abbas Kiarostami
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 2016
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 23
In Uzbekistan
Among people born in Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov ranks 7 out of 190. Before him are Avicenna (980), Timur (1336), Al-Biruni (973), Muhammad al-Bukhari (810), Babur (1483), and Al-Tirmidhi (824). After him are Abu Mansur al-Maturidi (893), Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari (1327), Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957), Shah Rukh (1377), Isma'il ibn Ahmad (849), and Alp-Tegin (963).
Others born in Uzbekistan
Go to all RankingsAvicenna
PHILOSOPHER
980 - 1037
HPI: 89.47
Rank: 1
Timur
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1336 - 1405
HPI: 88.21
Rank: 2
Al-Biruni
MATHEMATICIAN
973 - 1048
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 3
Muhammad al-Bukhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
810 - 870
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 4
Babur
POLITICIAN
1483 - 1530
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 5
Al-Tirmidhi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
824 - 892
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 6
Islam Karimov
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 7
Abu Mansur al-Maturidi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
893 - 944
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 8
Baha-ud-Din Naqshband Bukhari
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1327 - 1390
HPI: 68.10
Rank: 9
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 10
Shah Rukh
POLITICIAN
1377 - 1447
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 11
Isma'il ibn Ahmad
POLITICIAN
849 - 907
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 12
Alp-Tegin
POLITICIAN
963 - 963
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 13
Among POLITICIANS In Uzbekistan
Among politicians born in Uzbekistan, Islam Karimov ranks 2. Before him are Babur (1483). After him are Shavkat Mirziyoyev (1957), Shah Rukh (1377), Isma'il ibn Ahmad (849), Alp-Tegin (963), Mohammed Alim Khan (1880), Habibullah Khan (1872), Yaqub Beg (1820), Abdal-Latif Mirza (1420), Abdullah Khan II (1533), and Fayzulla Khodzhayev (1896).
Babur
1483 - 1530
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 1
Islam Karimov
1938 - 2016
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 2
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 3
Shah Rukh
1377 - 1447
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 4
Isma'il ibn Ahmad
849 - 907
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 5
Alp-Tegin
963 - 963
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 6
Mohammed Alim Khan
1880 - 1944
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 7
Habibullah Khan
1872 - 1919
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 8
Yaqub Beg
1820 - 1877
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 9
Abdal-Latif Mirza
1420 - 1450
HPI: 60.45
Rank: 10
Abdullah Khan II
1533 - 1598
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 11
Fayzulla Khodzhayev
1896 - 1938
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 12