POLITICIAN
Jack Layton
1950 - 2011
Jack Layton
John Gilbert Layton (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) was a Canadian academic and politician who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jack Layton has received more than 1,539,506 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Jack Layton is the 17,145th most popular politician (down from 15,478th in 2019), the 667th most popular biography from Canada (down from 574th in 2019) and the 58th most popular Canadian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
41.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
28
Languages Editions (L)
1.64
Effective Languages (L*)
4.47
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jack Layton ranks 17,145 out of 19,576. Before him are Walden Bello, John Henninger Reagan, Johanna Wanka, Jean Charest, Lagumot Harris, and Drest Gurthinmoch. After him are Margaret Chase Smith, Jon Kyl, Atiku Abubakar, Syarhey Rumas, Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio, and Andrea Nahles.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWalden Bello
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 17,139
John Henninger Reagan
1818 - 1905
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 17,140
Johanna Wanka
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 17,141
Jean Charest
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 17,142
Lagumot Harris
1938 - 1999
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 17,143
Drest Gurthinmoch
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 17,144
Jack Layton
1950 - 2011
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 17,145
Margaret Chase Smith
1897 - 1995
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 17,146
Jon Kyl
1942 - Present
HPI: 41.71
Rank: 17,147
Atiku Abubakar
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 17,148
Syarhey Rumas
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.70
Rank: 17,149
Jeannot Ahoussou-Kouadio
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 17,150
Andrea Nahles
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 17,151
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Jack Layton ranks 625. Before him are Bob Kulick, José Marín, Rod Milburn, Branko Babić, Themba Masuku, and David Johansen. After him are Bob Burns, Kabasu Babo, Andy Powell, Maria Ewing, Werewere Liking, and Kenzo Suzuki. Among people deceased in 2011, Jack Layton ranks 451. Before him are Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Dick King-Smith, Khamis Gaddafi, David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Doris Belack, and Naoki Matsuda. After him are Elaine Stewart, Bill Hunter, H. R. F. Keating, Kurt Lundquist, John M. Lounge, and Pierre Quinon.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsBob Kulick
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2020
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 619
José Marín
ATHLETE
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 620
Rod Milburn
ATHLETE
1950 - 1997
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 621
Branko Babić
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.77
Rank: 622
Themba Masuku
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.76
Rank: 623
David Johansen
SINGER
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 624
Jack Layton
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2011
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 625
Bob Burns
MUSICIAN
1950 - 2015
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 626
Kabasu Babo
SOCCER PLAYER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 41.65
Rank: 627
Andy Powell
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 628
Maria Ewing
SINGER
1950 - 2022
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 629
Werewere Liking
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 630
Kenzo Suzuki
ASTRONOMER
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.48
Rank: 631
Others Deceased in 2011
Go to all RankingsYoshihiro Hamaguchi
ACTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 445
Dick King-Smith
WRITER
1922 - 2011
HPI: 41.97
Rank: 446
Khamis Gaddafi
POLITICIAN
1983 - 2011
HPI: 41.90
Rank: 447
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
MUSICIAN
1915 - 2011
HPI: 41.87
Rank: 448
Doris Belack
ACTOR
1926 - 2011
HPI: 41.81
Rank: 449
Naoki Matsuda
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2011
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 450
Jack Layton
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2011
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 451
Elaine Stewart
ACTOR
1930 - 2011
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 452
Bill Hunter
ACTOR
1940 - 2011
HPI: 41.53
Rank: 453
H. R. F. Keating
WRITER
1926 - 2011
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 454
Kurt Lundquist
ATHLETE
1925 - 2011
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 455
John M. Lounge
ASTRONAUT
1946 - 2011
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 456
Pierre Quinon
ATHLETE
1962 - 2011
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 457
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, Jack Layton ranks 667 out of 1,622. Before him are Karla Homolka (1970), Horace Gwynne (1912), Maureen Forrester (1930), Caterina Scorsone (1981), Jean Charest (1958), and Rick Genest (1985). After him are Jason Reitman (1977), Chrystia Freeland (1968), Frank Saker (1907), Melissa Auf der Maur (1972), Calvin Bricker (1884), and Frank Amyot (1904).
Others born in Canada
Go to all RankingsKarla Homolka
EXTREMIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 661
Horace Gwynne
BOXER
1912 - 2001
HPI: 41.84
Rank: 662
Maureen Forrester
ACTOR
1930 - 2010
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 663
Caterina Scorsone
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.74
Rank: 664
Jean Charest
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 665
Rick Genest
ACTOR
1985 - 2018
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 666
Jack Layton
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2011
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 667
Jason Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1977 - Present
HPI: 41.69
Rank: 668
Chrystia Freeland
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 669
Frank Saker
ATHLETE
1907 - 1980
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 670
Melissa Auf der Maur
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 671
Calvin Bricker
ATHLETE
1884 - 1963
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 672
Frank Amyot
ATHLETE
1904 - 1962
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 673
Among POLITICIANS In Canada
Among politicians born in Canada, Jack Layton ranks 58. Before him are Charles Tupper (1821), Gilles Duceppe (1947), Stéphane Dion (1955), William Cockburn (1902), Norman Lane (1919), and Jean Charest (1958). After him are Chrystia Freeland (1968), Ken Dryden (1947), Hilda Cameron (1912), S. I. Hayakawa (1906), Georges Vanier (1888), and Beattie Ramsay (1895).
Charles Tupper
1821 - 1915
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 52
Gilles Duceppe
1947 - Present
HPI: 42.38
Rank: 53
Stéphane Dion
1955 - Present
HPI: 42.28
Rank: 54
William Cockburn
1902 - 1975
HPI: 41.98
Rank: 55
Norman Lane
1919 - 2014
HPI: 41.94
Rank: 56
Jean Charest
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.73
Rank: 57
Jack Layton
1950 - 2011
HPI: 41.72
Rank: 58
Chrystia Freeland
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 59
Ken Dryden
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 60
Hilda Cameron
1912 - 2001
HPI: 41.36
Rank: 61
S. I. Hayakawa
1906 - 1992
HPI: 40.80
Rank: 62
Georges Vanier
1888 - 1967
HPI: 40.77
Rank: 63
Beattie Ramsay
1895 - 1952
HPI: 40.50
Rank: 64