POLITICIAN
Jacobo Árbenz
1913 - 1971
Jacobo Árbenz
Juan Jacobo Árbenz Guzmán (Spanish: [xwaŋ xaˈkoβo ˈaɾβens ɣusˈman]; 14 September 1913 – 27 January 1971) was a Guatemalan military officer and politician who served as the 25th president of Guatemala. He was Minister of National Defense from 1944 to 1950, before he became the second democratically elected President of Guatemala, from 1951 to 1954. He was a major figure in the ten-year Guatemalan Revolution, which represented some of the few years of representative democracy in Guatemalan history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jacobo Árbenz has received more than 1,200,479 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Jacobo Árbenz is the 3,170th most popular politician (down from 3,084th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Guatemala and the most popular Guatemalan Politician.
Jacobo Árbenz was the president of Guatemala from 1951 to 1954. He was most famous for being overthrown by a CIA-backed coup.
Memorability Metrics
1.2M
Page Views (PV)
62.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
48
Languages Editions (L)
4.55
Effective Languages (L*)
3.82
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jacobo Árbenz ranks 3,170 out of 19,576. Before him are Agnes of Poitou, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark, Joseph Berchtold, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, Tetricus I, and As-Salih Ayyub. After him are Gyeongjong of Goryeo, Köprülü Mehmed Pasha, Muhammadu Buhari, Djedkare Isesi, Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy, and Demaratus.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAgnes of Poitou
1025 - 1077
HPI: 62.65
Rank: 3,164
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
1753 - 1805
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 3,165
Joseph Berchtold
1897 - 1962
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 3,166
Prince Paul of Yugoslavia
1893 - 1976
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 3,167
Tetricus I
250 - 274
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 3,168
As-Salih Ayyub
1205 - 1249
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 3,169
Jacobo Árbenz
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 3,170
Gyeongjong of Goryeo
955 - 981
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 3,171
Köprülü Mehmed Pasha
1580 - 1661
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 3,172
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 - Present
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 3,173
Djedkare Isesi
2500 BC - 2380 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 3,174
Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
1634 - 1675
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 3,175
Demaratus
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 3,176
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1913, Jacobo Árbenz ranks 44. Before him are Jimmy Hoffa, Artur Axmann, René Clément, Witold Lutosławski, Erich Priebke, and Roger Wolcott Sperry. After him are Vinicius de Moraes, Muddy Waters, Aimé Césaire, Masanobu Fukuoka, Charles Trenet, and Mary Ainsworth. Among people deceased in 1971, Jacobo Árbenz ranks 29. Before him are François Duvalier, D. B. Cooper, Igor Tamm, Lothar Rendulic, Wendell Meredith Stanley, and Rudolf Abel. After him are Roy O. Disney, Marcel Dupré, Pier Angeli, Violet Jessop, Max Steiner, and Johannes Frießner.
Others Born in 1913
Go to all RankingsJimmy Hoffa
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1913 - 1975
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 38
Artur Axmann
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 39
René Clément
FILM DIRECTOR
1913 - 1996
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 40
Witold Lutosławski
COMPOSER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 41
Erich Priebke
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2013
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 42
Roger Wolcott Sperry
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1994
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 43
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 44
Vinicius de Moraes
WRITER
1913 - 1980
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 45
Muddy Waters
MUSICIAN
1913 - 1983
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 46
Aimé Césaire
WRITER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 47
Masanobu Fukuoka
PHILOSOPHER
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 48
Charles Trenet
SINGER
1913 - 2001
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 49
Mary Ainsworth
PSYCHOLOGIST
1913 - 1999
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 50
Others Deceased in 1971
Go to all RankingsFrançois Duvalier
PHYSICIAN
1907 - 1971
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 23
D. B. Cooper
PIRATE
1931 - 1971
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 24
Igor Tamm
PHYSICIST
1895 - 1971
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 25
Lothar Rendulic
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1971
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 26
Wendell Meredith Stanley
CHEMIST
1904 - 1971
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 27
Rudolf Abel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1903 - 1971
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 28
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 29
Roy O. Disney
BUSINESSPERSON
1893 - 1971
HPI: 61.61
Rank: 30
Marcel Dupré
COMPOSER
1886 - 1971
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 31
Pier Angeli
ACTOR
1932 - 1971
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 32
Violet Jessop
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1971
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 33
Max Steiner
COMPOSER
1888 - 1971
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 34
Johannes Frießner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1892 - 1971
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 35
In Guatemala
Among people born in Guatemala, Jacobo Árbenz ranks 2 out of 44. Before him are Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899). After him are Rigoberta Menchú (1959), Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), Juan José Arévalo (1904), Jorge Ubico (1878), Rafael Carrera (1814), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Álvaro Colom (1951), and Oscar Isaac (1979).
Others born in Guatemala
Go to all RankingsMiguel Ángel Asturias
WRITER
1899 - 1974
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 1
Jacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2
Rigoberta Menchú
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 3
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 4
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 5
Alejandro Giammattei
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 6
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 7
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Otto Pérez Molina
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 10
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 11
Oscar Isaac
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Guatemala
Among politicians born in Guatemala, Jacobo Árbenz ranks 1. After him are Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), Juan José Arévalo (1904), Jorge Ubico (1878), Rafael Carrera (1814), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Álvaro Colom (1951), Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (1895), Alejandro Maldonado (1936), and Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1857).
Jacobo Árbenz
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 1
Efraín Ríos Montt
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 2
Carlos Castillo Armas
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 3
Alejandro Giammattei
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4
Juan José Arévalo
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5
Jorge Ubico
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Rafael Carrera
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 7
Otto Pérez Molina
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 8
Álvaro Colom
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 9
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
1895 - 1982
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 10
Alejandro Maldonado
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 11
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
1857 - 1924
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 12