POLITICIAN
Isma'il Pasha
1830 - 1895
Isma'il Pasha
Isma'il Pasha (Arabic: إسماعيل باشا Ismā‘īl Bāshā; 12 January 1830 – 2 March 1895), also known as 'Ismail the Magnificent, was the Khedive of Egypt and ruler of Sudan from 1863 to 1879, when he was removed at the behest of Great Britain and France. Sharing the ambitious outlook of his grandfather, Muhammad Ali Pasha, he greatly modernized Egypt and Sudan during his reign, investing heavily in industrial and economic development, urbanization, and the expansion of the country's boundaries in Africa. His philosophy can be glimpsed in a statement that he made in 1879: "My country is no longer only in Africa; we are now part of Europe, too. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Isma'il Pasha has received more than 806,650 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 43 in 2019). Isma'il Pasha is the 1,523rd most popular politician (up from 1,862nd in 2019), the 90th most popular biography from Egypt (up from 104th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Egyptian Politician.
Isma'il Pasha was most famous for being the viceroy of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879. He was also the father of Khedive Tewfik Pasha, who succeeded him as ruler of Egypt and Sudan.
Memorability Metrics
810k
Page Views (PV)
67.49
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
45
Languages Editions (L)
6.19
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Isma'il Pasha ranks 1,523 out of 19,576. Before him are José Eduardo dos Santos, Ferenc Szálasi, Miguel Primo de Rivera, Yu the Great, Lajos Kossuth, and Mago Barca. After him are Lothair of France, John III Doukas Vatatzes, Jingtai Emperor, Yuan Shao, Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, and Hiero II of Syracuse.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,517
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HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,518
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HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,519
Yu the Great
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HPI: 67.51
Rank: 1,520
Lajos Kossuth
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HPI: 67.50
Rank: 1,521
Mago Barca
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HPI: 67.49
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1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 1,523
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HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1,524
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HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1,525
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HPI: 67.48
Rank: 1,526
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HPI: 67.47
Rank: 1,527
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HPI: 67.46
Rank: 1,528
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HPI: 67.45
Rank: 1,529
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1830, Isma'il Pasha ranks 11. Before him are Abdülaziz, Frédéric Mistral, Paul Heyse, Emily Dickinson, Hector Malot, and Porfirio Díaz. After him are Julius Lothar Meyer, Eadweard Muybridge, Hans von Bülow, Louise Michel, Étienne-Jules Marey, and Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg. Among people deceased in 1895, Isma'il Pasha ranks 8. Before him are Friedrich Engels, Alexandre Dumas fils, Berthe Morisot, Thomas Henry Huxley, Leopold von Sacher-Masoch, and Empress Myeongseong. After him are Julius Lothar Meyer, José Martí, Adam Opel, Friedrich Miescher, Franz von Suppé, and Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen.
Others Born in 1830
Go to all RankingsAbdülaziz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1876
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 5
Frédéric Mistral
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 6
Paul Heyse
WRITER
1830 - 1914
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 7
Emily Dickinson
WRITER
1830 - 1886
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 8
Hector Malot
WRITER
1830 - 1907
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 9
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 10
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 11
Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 12
Eadweard Muybridge
PHOTOGRAPHER
1830 - 1904
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 13
Hans von Bülow
MUSICIAN
1830 - 1894
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 14
Louise Michel
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1830 - 1905
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 15
Étienne-Jules Marey
INVENTOR
1830 - 1904
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 16
Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1911
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1895
Go to all RankingsFriedrich Engels
PHILOSOPHER
1820 - 1895
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 2
Alexandre Dumas fils
WRITER
1824 - 1895
HPI: 75.62
Rank: 3
Berthe Morisot
PAINTER
1841 - 1895
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 4
Thomas Henry Huxley
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1895
HPI: 70.91
Rank: 5
Leopold von Sacher-Masoch
WRITER
1836 - 1895
HPI: 69.82
Rank: 6
Empress Myeongseong
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1895
HPI: 67.58
Rank: 7
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 8
Julius Lothar Meyer
CHEMIST
1830 - 1895
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 9
José Martí
WRITER
1853 - 1895
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 10
Adam Opel
INVENTOR
1837 - 1895
HPI: 65.52
Rank: 11
Friedrich Miescher
PHYSICIAN
1844 - 1895
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 12
Franz von Suppé
COMPOSER
1819 - 1895
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 13
Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1817 - 1895
HPI: 62.53
Rank: 14
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Isma'il Pasha ranks 90 out of 642. Before him are Teti (-2350), Psamtik I (-700), Eric Hobsbawm (1917), Yusuf al-Qaradawi (1926), Maria al-Qibtiyya (600), and Paul of Thebes (227). After him are Saint Sarah (100), Athenaeus (200), Saint Menas (285), Userkaf (-2600), Adly Mansour (1945), and Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsTeti
POLITICIAN
2350 BC - 2350 BC
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 84
Psamtik I
POLITICIAN
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 85
Eric Hobsbawm
HISTORIAN
1917 - 2012
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 86
Yusuf al-Qaradawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1926 - 2022
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 87
Maria al-Qibtiyya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 637
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 88
Paul of Thebes
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
227 - 342
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 89
Isma'il Pasha
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 90
Saint Sarah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
100 - 100
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 91
Athenaeus
WRITER
200 - 223
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 92
Saint Menas
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
285 - 309
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 93
Userkaf
POLITICIAN
2600 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 94
Adly Mansour
JUDGE
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.28
Rank: 95
Cleopatra III of Egypt
POLITICIAN
161 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 96
Among POLITICIANS In Egypt
Among politicians born in Egypt, Isma'il Pasha ranks 36. Before him are Fuad I of Egypt (1868), Amenhotep II (-1401), Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (985), Al-Kamil (1177), Teti (-2350), and Psamtik I (-700). After him are Userkaf (-2600), Cleopatra III of Egypt (-161), Mohamed Hussein Tantawi (1935), Kamose (-1600), Shepseskaf (-2600), and Seti II (-1300).
Fuad I of Egypt
1868 - 1936
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 30
Amenhotep II
1401 BC - 1401 BC
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 31
Al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah
985 - 1021
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 32
Al-Kamil
1177 - 1238
HPI: 68.28
Rank: 33
Teti
2350 BC - 2350 BC
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 34
Psamtik I
700 BC - 610 BC
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 35
Isma'il Pasha
1830 - 1895
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 36
Userkaf
2600 BC - 2500 BC
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 37
Cleopatra III of Egypt
161 BC - 101 BC
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 38
Mohamed Hussein Tantawi
1935 - 2021
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 39
Kamose
1600 BC - 1549 BC
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 40
Shepseskaf
2600 BC - 2499 BC
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 41
Seti II
1300 BC - 1194 BC
HPI: 66.65
Rank: 42