POLITICIAN
János Kádár
1912 - 1989
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János Kádár
János József Kádár (; Hungarian: [ˈjaːnoʃ ˈkaːdaːr]; 26 May 1912 – 6 July 1989), born János József Czermanik, was a Hungarian Communist leader and the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party, a position he held for 32 years. Declining health led to his retirement in 1988, and he died in 1989 after being hospitalized for pneumonia. Kádár was born in Fiume in poverty to a single mother. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of János Kádár has received more than 758,572 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). János Kádár is the 895th most popular politician (up from 1,049th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Croatia (up from 10th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Croatian Politician.
János Kádár was the General Secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers' Party from 1956 to 1988. He is most famous for his role in the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution of 1956.
Memorability Metrics
760k
Page Views (PV)
70.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
9.75
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, János Kádár ranks 895 out of 19,576. Before him are Tiberius Gracchus, Jozef Tiso, Cambyses I, Sebastian of Portugal, Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor, and Mahfiruz Hatun. After him are Sukjong of Joseon, Cleopatra II of Egypt, Childeric I, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Kurt von Schleicher, and Louis VI of France.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTiberius Gracchus
163 BC - 133 BC
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 889
Jozef Tiso
1887 - 1947
HPI: 70.42
Rank: 890
Cambyses I
600 BC - 559 BC
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 891
Sebastian of Portugal
1554 - 1578
HPI: 70.41
Rank: 892
Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor
1275 - 1313
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 893
Mahfiruz Hatun
1590 - 1620
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 894
János Kádár
1912 - 1989
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 895
Sukjong of Joseon
1661 - 1720
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 896
Cleopatra II of Egypt
185 BC - 116 BC
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 897
Childeric I
440 - 481
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 898
Fahd of Saudi Arabia
1921 - 2005
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 899
Kurt von Schleicher
1882 - 1934
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 900
Louis VI of France
1081 - 1137
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 901
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1912, János Kádár ranks 11. Before him are Erich Honecker, Milton Friedman, Wernher von Braun, Otto von Habsburg, Jackson Pollock, and Michelangelo Antonioni. After him are Millvina Dean, Raoul Wallenberg, Jorge Amado, Alfredo Stroessner, John Cage, and Khalid of Saudi Arabia. Among people deceased in 1989, János Kádár ranks 17. Before him are Georges Simenon, Sergio Leone, Elena Ceaușescu, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Osamu Tezuka, and Lee Van Cleef. After him are Laurence Olivier, Dolores Ibárruri, Vladimir Horowitz, Graham Chapman, Sándor Márai, and Andrei Gromyko.
Others Born in 1912
Go to all RankingsErich Honecker
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1994
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 5
Milton Friedman
ECONOMIST
1912 - 2006
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 6
Wernher von Braun
ENGINEER
1912 - 1977
HPI: 73.69
Rank: 7
Otto von Habsburg
NOBLEMAN
1912 - 2011
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 8
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 9
Michelangelo Antonioni
FILM DIRECTOR
1912 - 2007
HPI: 72.18
Rank: 10
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 11
Millvina Dean
CELEBRITY
1912 - 2009
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 12
Raoul Wallenberg
DIPLOMAT
1912 - 1947
HPI: 69.20
Rank: 13
Jorge Amado
WRITER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 14
Alfredo Stroessner
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2006
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 15
John Cage
COMPOSER
1912 - 1992
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 16
Khalid of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1982
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsGeorges Simenon
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 11
Sergio Leone
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 12
Elena Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 72.82
Rank: 13
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
COMPANION
1892 - 1989
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 14
Osamu Tezuka
COMIC ARTIST
1928 - 1989
HPI: 71.03
Rank: 15
Lee Van Cleef
ACTOR
1925 - 1989
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 16
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 17
Laurence Olivier
ACTOR
1907 - 1989
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 18
Dolores Ibárruri
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1989
HPI: 69.07
Rank: 19
Vladimir Horowitz
MUSICIAN
1903 - 1989
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 20
Graham Chapman
ACTOR
1941 - 1989
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 21
Sándor Márai
WRITER
1900 - 1989
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 22
Andrei Gromyko
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1989
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 23
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, János Kádár ranks 8 out of 700. Before him are Josip Broz Tito (1892), Diocletian (244), Rüstem Pasha (1500), Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa (-63), Valens (328), and Franjo Tuđman (1922). After him are Roger Joseph Boscovich (1711), Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (1934), Pope John IV (600), Pope Caius (250), Laura Antonelli (1941), and Saint Marinus (275).
Others born in Croatia
Go to all RankingsJosip Broz Tito
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 2
Diocletian
POLITICIAN
244 - 311
HPI: 81.08
Rank: 3
Rüstem Pasha
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1561
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 4
Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
63 BC - 12 BC
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 5
Valens
POLITICIAN
328 - 378
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 6
Franjo Tuđman
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1999
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 7
János Kádár
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1989
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 8
Roger Joseph Boscovich
ASTRONOMER
1711 - 1787
HPI: 68.67
Rank: 9
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
PSYCHOLOGIST
1934 - 2021
HPI: 68.34
Rank: 10
Pope John IV
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 - 642
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 11
Pope Caius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
250 - 296
HPI: 67.92
Rank: 12
Laura Antonelli
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 67.81
Rank: 13
Saint Marinus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
275 - 366
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 14
Among POLITICIANS In Croatia
Among politicians born in Croatia, János Kádár ranks 6. Before him are Josip Broz Tito (1892), Diocletian (244), Rüstem Pasha (1500), Valens (328), and Franjo Tuđman (1922). After him are Crispus (305), Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović (1968), Ivan Ribar (1881), Joanna II of Naples (1373), Tomislav of Croatia (null), and Stjepan Radić (1871).
Josip Broz Tito
1892 - 1980
HPI: 83.72
Rank: 1
Diocletian
244 - 311
HPI: 81.08
Rank: 2
Rüstem Pasha
1500 - 1561
HPI: 74.69
Rank: 3
Valens
328 - 378
HPI: 72.51
Rank: 4
Franjo Tuđman
1922 - 1999
HPI: 72.15
Rank: 5
János Kádár
1912 - 1989
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 6
Crispus
305 - 326
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 7
Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović
1968 - Present
HPI: 64.02
Rank: 8
Ivan Ribar
1881 - 1968
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 9
Joanna II of Naples
1373 - 1435
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 10
Tomislav of Croatia
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 11
Stjepan Radić
1871 - 1928
HPI: 62.81
Rank: 12