POLITICIAN
Jalal Talabani
1933 - 2017
Jalal Talabani
Jalal Talabani (Kurdish: مام جەلال تاڵەبانی, romanized: Celal Talebanî; Arabic: جلال طالباني Jalāl Ṭālabānī; 12 November 1933 – 3 October 2017) was an Iraqi politician who served as the sixth president of Iraq from 2005 to 2014, as well as the president of the Governing Council of Iraq. He was ethnically Kurdish. Talabani was the founder and secretary-general of one of the main Kurdish political parties, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jalal Talabani has received more than 1,553,030 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia. Jalal Talabani is the 854th most popular politician (up from 1,090th in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Iraq (up from 31st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Iraqi Politician.
Jalal Talabani is most famous for being the president of Iraq from 2005-2014.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
70.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
63
Languages Editions (L)
9.18
Effective Languages (L*)
3.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jalal Talabani ranks 854 out of 19,576. Before him are Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden, George II of Greece, Amadeo I of Spain, and Antigonus I Monophthalmus. After him are Gordian III, Gwangjong of Goryeo, Barbara of Cilli, Rudolf I of Germany, William III of England, and Diane de Poitiers.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrederick William, Elector of Brandenburg
1620 - 1688
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 848
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
1888 - 1975
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 849
Adolf Frederick, King of Sweden
1710 - 1771
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 850
George II of Greece
1890 - 1947
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 851
Amadeo I of Spain
1845 - 1890
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 852
Antigonus I Monophthalmus
382 BC - 301 BC
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 853
Jalal Talabani
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 854
Gordian III
225 - 244
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 855
Gwangjong of Goryeo
925 - 975
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 856
Barbara of Cilli
1392 - 1451
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 857
Rudolf I of Germany
1218 - 1291
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 858
William III of England
1650 - 1702
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 859
Diane de Poitiers
1499 - 1566
HPI: 70.62
Rank: 860
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1933, Jalal Talabani ranks 13. Before him are Montserrat Caballé, Yoko Ono, Lina Medina, Michael Caine, Tinto Brass, and Claudio Abbado. After him are James Brown, Just Fontaine, Corazon Aquino, Nina Simone, Amartya Sen, and Heinrich Rohrer. Among people deceased in 2017, Jalal Talabani ranks 11. Before him are Stanislav Petrov, Gene Cernan, Zygmunt Bauman, Salvatore Riina, Ali Abdullah Saleh, and David Rockefeller. After him are Raymond Kopa, Chuck Berry, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Liliane Bettencourt, Jerry Lewis, and Jeanne Moreau.
Others Born in 1933
Go to all RankingsMontserrat Caballé
SINGER
1933 - 2018
HPI: 74.32
Rank: 7
Yoko Ono
ARTIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 8
Lina Medina
CELEBRITY
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 9
Michael Caine
ACTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 10
Tinto Brass
FILM DIRECTOR
1933 - Present
HPI: 71.16
Rank: 11
Claudio Abbado
CONDUCTOR
1933 - 2014
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 12
Jalal Talabani
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 13
James Brown
SINGER
1933 - 2006
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 14
Just Fontaine
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 15
Corazon Aquino
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2009
HPI: 69.45
Rank: 16
Nina Simone
SINGER
1933 - 2003
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 17
Amartya Sen
ECONOMIST
1933 - Present
HPI: 68.68
Rank: 18
Heinrich Rohrer
PHYSICIST
1933 - 2013
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 19
Others Deceased in 2017
Go to all RankingsStanislav Petrov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1939 - 2017
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 5
Gene Cernan
ASTRONAUT
1934 - 2017
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 6
Zygmunt Bauman
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 2017
HPI: 71.75
Rank: 7
Salvatore Riina
MAFIOSO
1930 - 2017
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 8
Ali Abdullah Saleh
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
David Rockefeller
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2017
HPI: 70.97
Rank: 10
Jalal Talabani
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 11
Raymond Kopa
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Chuck Berry
MUSICIAN
1926 - 2017
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 13
Zbigniew Brzezinski
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 69.70
Rank: 14
Liliane Bettencourt
BUSINESSPERSON
1922 - 2017
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 15
Jerry Lewis
ACTOR
1926 - 2017
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 16
Jeanne Moreau
ACTOR
1928 - 2017
HPI: 68.42
Rank: 17
In Iraq
Among people born in Iraq, Jalal Talabani ranks 28 out of 384. Before him are Sargon II (-750), Ahmad Sanjar (1100), Khosrow II (570), Fuzûlî (1494), Al-Ma'mun (786), and Muhammad al-Mahdi (869). After him are Ismail al-Jazari (1136), Belshazzar (-600), Al-Ash'ari (873), Gudea (-2200), Möngke Khan (1209), and Al-Mu'tasim (796).
Others born in Iraq
Go to all RankingsSargon II
POLITICIAN
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 22
Ahmad Sanjar
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1100 - 1157
HPI: 71.68
Rank: 23
Khosrow II
POLITICIAN
570 - 628
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 24
Fuzûlî
WRITER
1494 - 1556
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 25
Al-Ma'mun
POLITICIAN
786 - 833
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 26
Muhammad al-Mahdi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
869 - 941
HPI: 70.80
Rank: 27
Jalal Talabani
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 28
Ismail al-Jazari
INVENTOR
1136 - 1206
HPI: 70.44
Rank: 29
Belshazzar
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 30
Al-Ash'ari
PHILOSOPHER
873 - 936
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 31
Gudea
POLITICIAN
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 32
Möngke Khan
POLITICIAN
1209 - 1259
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 33
Al-Mu'tasim
POLITICIAN
796 - 842
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 34
Among POLITICIANS In Iraq
Among politicians born in Iraq, Jalal Talabani ranks 14. Before him are Nur ad-Din (1116), Nebuchadnezzar I (-1200), Alexander IV of Macedon (-323), Sargon II (-750), Khosrow II (570), and Al-Ma'mun (786). After him are Gudea (-2200), Möngke Khan (1209), Al-Mu'tasim (796), Antiochus I Soter (-324), Ur-Nammu (-2200), and Al-Musta'sim (1213).
Nur ad-Din
1116 - 1174
HPI: 73.81
Rank: 8
Nebuchadnezzar I
1200 BC - 1104 BC
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 9
Alexander IV of Macedon
323 BC - 309 BC
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 10
Sargon II
750 BC - 705 BC
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 11
Khosrow II
570 - 628
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 12
Al-Ma'mun
786 - 833
HPI: 70.94
Rank: 13
Jalal Talabani
1933 - 2017
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 14
Gudea
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 69.23
Rank: 15
Möngke Khan
1209 - 1259
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 16
Al-Mu'tasim
796 - 842
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 17
Antiochus I Soter
324 BC - 261 BC
HPI: 68.48
Rank: 18
Ur-Nammu
2200 BC - 2094 BC
HPI: 68.29
Rank: 19
Al-Musta'sim
1213 - 1258
HPI: 68.18
Rank: 20