POLITICIAN
Jan de Klerk
1903 - 1979
Jan de Klerk
Johannes "Jan" de Klerk, (22 July 1903 – 24 January 1979) was a South African politician. He was the father of F. W. de Klerk, the last apartheid State President of South Africa. As a member of the National Party, de Klerk served as interim State President for nine days following the retirement of Jacobus Johannes Fouché in 1975. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan de Klerk has received more than 106,628 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Jan de Klerk is the 13,940th most popular politician (down from 12,894th in 2019), the 100th most popular biography from South Africa (down from 87th in 2019) and the 34th most popular South African Politician.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
55.70
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.30
Effective Languages (L*)
2.70
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jan de Klerk ranks 13,940 out of 19,576. Before her are Juan Orlando Hernández, Ablabius, Atifete Jahjaga, Julia Gardiner Tyler, Laodice II, and Oleksiy Fedorov. After her are Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias, Job Cohen, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, Muhammad Azam Shah, Theodoros Pangalos, and John Abbott.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan Orlando Hernández
1968 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 13,934
Ablabius
300 - 338
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 13,935
Atifete Jahjaga
1975 - Present
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 13,936
Julia Gardiner Tyler
1820 - 1889
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 13,937
Laodice II
300 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 13,938
Oleksiy Fedorov
1901 - 1989
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 13,939
Jan de Klerk
1903 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 13,940
Ricardo Leoncio Elías Arias
1874 - 1951
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 13,941
Job Cohen
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 13,942
Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba
1951 - 2019
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 13,943
Muhammad Azam Shah
1653 - 1707
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 13,944
Theodoros Pangalos
1938 - 2023
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 13,945
John Abbott
1821 - 1893
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 13,946
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1903, Jan de Klerk ranks 233. Before her are Dumitru Stăniloae, Alexander Bek, Jack Oakie, Nikolay Zabolotsky, Anders Rydberg, and E. O. Plauen. After her are O. E. Hasse, Vladimir Lossky, Hamilton Luske, Pierre Brossolette, Charles Rigoulot, and Igor Newerly. Among people deceased in 1979, Jan de Klerk ranks 184. Before her are Paul Paray, Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, István Bibó, Walther Müller, Pyotr Gavrilov, and Bernt Evensen. After her are Corinne Griffith, Sigrid Fick, Gérard Blitz, Ole Lund Kirkegaard, Michael Wilding, and Stan Kenton.
Others Born in 1903
Go to all RankingsDumitru Stăniloae
WRITER
1903 - 1993
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 227
Alexander Bek
WRITER
1903 - 1972
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 228
Jack Oakie
ACTOR
1903 - 1978
HPI: 55.81
Rank: 229
Nikolay Zabolotsky
WRITER
1903 - 1958
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 230
Anders Rydberg
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 55.73
Rank: 231
E. O. Plauen
COMIC ARTIST
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 232
Jan de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 233
O. E. Hasse
ACTOR
1903 - 1978
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 234
Vladimir Lossky
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1903 - 1958
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 235
Hamilton Luske
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1968
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 236
Pierre Brossolette
JOURNALIST
1903 - 1944
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 237
Charles Rigoulot
ACTOR
1903 - 1962
HPI: 55.51
Rank: 238
Igor Newerly
WRITER
1903 - 1987
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 239
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsPaul Paray
CONDUCTOR
1886 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 178
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1979
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 179
István Bibó
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 180
Walther Müller
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1979
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 181
Pyotr Gavrilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1979
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 182
Bernt Evensen
SKATER
1905 - 1979
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 183
Jan de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 184
Corinne Griffith
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 185
Sigrid Fick
TENNIS PLAYER
1887 - 1979
HPI: 55.60
Rank: 186
Gérard Blitz
SWIMMER
1901 - 1979
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 187
Ole Lund Kirkegaard
WRITER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 188
Michael Wilding
ACTOR
1912 - 1979
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 189
Stan Kenton
MUSICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 190
In South Africa
Among people born in South Africa, Jan de Klerk ranks 100 out of 454. Before her are Eben Dönges (1898), Deon Meyer (1958), Ingrid Jonker (1933), Chris Hani (1942), Ted Moore (1914), and Peter de Klerk (1935). After her are Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Sid Atkinson (1901), Jim Fouché (1898), Navi Pillay (1941), Trevor Rabin (1954), and Max Gluckman (1911).
Others born in South Africa
Go to all RankingsEben Dönges
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1968
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 94
Deon Meyer
WRITER
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 95
Ingrid Jonker
WRITER
1933 - 1965
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 96
Chris Hani
POLITICIAN
1942 - 1993
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 97
Ted Moore
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 98
Peter de Klerk
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 2015
HPI: 55.75
Rank: 99
Jan de Klerk
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 100
Mpande kaSenzangakhona
POLITICIAN
1798 - 1872
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 101
Sid Atkinson
ATHLETE
1901 - 1977
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 102
Jim Fouché
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1980
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 103
Navi Pillay
LAWYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 104
Trevor Rabin
MUSICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 105
Max Gluckman
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1911 - 1975
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 106
Among POLITICIANS In South Africa
Among politicians born in South Africa, Jan de Klerk ranks 34. Before her are Nico Diederichs (1903), Helen Suzman (1917), J. G. Strijdom (1893), Eben Dönges (1898), Chris Hani (1942), and Ted Moore (1914). After her are Mpande kaSenzangakhona (1798), Jim Fouché (1898), Julius Malema (1981), Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (1949), Pik Botha (1932), and Tom Naudé (1889).
Nico Diederichs
1903 - 1978
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 28
Helen Suzman
1917 - 2009
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 29
J. G. Strijdom
1893 - 1958
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 30
Eben Dönges
1898 - 1968
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 31
Chris Hani
1942 - 1993
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 32
Ted Moore
1914 - 1987
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 33
Jan de Klerk
1903 - 1979
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 34
Mpande kaSenzangakhona
1798 - 1872
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 35
Jim Fouché
1898 - 1980
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 36
Julius Malema
1981 - Present
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 37
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 38
Pik Botha
1932 - 2018
HPI: 54.38
Rank: 39
Tom Naudé
1889 - 1969
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 40