1942 - Today
Jean Ping (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ piŋ]; born 24 November 1942) is a Gabonese diplomat and politician who served as Chair of the African Union Commission from 2008 to 2012. Born to a Chinese father and Gabonese mother, he is the first individual of Chinese descent to lead the executive branch of the African Union. He served as the Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Francophonie of the Gabonese Republic from 1999 to 2008, and was President of the United Nations General Assembly from 2004 to 2005. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Ping has received more than 373,113 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Jean Ping is the 10,642nd most popular politician (up from 11,158th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Gabon and the 5th most popular Gabonese Politician.
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Among politicians, Jean Ping ranks 10,642 out of 15,577. Before him are Rashid Karami, Söyembikä of Kazan, Winfried Kretschmann, John Komnenos, Ahmad Shah Bahadur, and Wang Zhen. After him are Ahmed Khan bin Küchük, Tarō Kōno, Park Won-soon, Leonid Pasechnik, Dmitry of Suzdal, and Lori Lightfoot.
1921 - 1987
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,636
1516 - 1557
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,637
1948 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,638
1015 - 1067
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,639
1725 - 1775
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,640
1909 - 1993
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,641
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,642
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,643
1963 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,644
1956 - 2020
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,645
1970 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,646
1322 - 1383
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,647
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 10,648
Among people born in 1942, Jean Ping ranks 281. Before him are Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Richard Roundtree, B. J. Thomas, Michael Nesmith, Gunilla Bergström, and Huey P. Newton. After him are Gianfranco Ravasi, Vera Alentova, Andrew Robinson, Roberto Perfumo, Toyohiro Akiyama, and Anatolijs Gorbunovs.
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.63
Rank: 275
1942 - 2023
HPI: 51.58
Rank: 276
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.57
Rank: 277
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.48
Rank: 278
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 279
1942 - 1989
HPI: 51.36
Rank: 280
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 281
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.31
Rank: 282
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.23
Rank: 283
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 284
1942 - 2016
HPI: 51.10
Rank: 285
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 286
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.06
Rank: 287
Among people born in Gabon, Jean Ping ranks 5 out of 29. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), François Bozizé (1946), Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), and Léon M'ba (1902). After him are Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961), Mario Lemina (1993), and Paul Biyoghé Mba (1953).
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
1942 - 2015
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 5
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 9
1961 - 2020
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 10
1993 - Present
HPI: 39.12
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Gabon, Jean Ping ranks 5. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), François Bozizé (1946), Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), and Léon M'ba (1902). After him are Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet (1961), Paul Biyoghé Mba (1953), and Patrice Trovoada (1962).
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 1
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.12
Rank: 2
1942 - 2015
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 3
1902 - 1967
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 4
1942 - Present
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 5
1942 - 2021
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 6
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.56
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 8
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 9
1961 - 2020
HPI: 39.38
Rank: 10
1953 - Present
HPI: 38.53
Rank: 11
1962 - Present
HPI: 38.48
Rank: 12