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Jean Ping

1942 - Today

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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 420,580 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Jean Ping is the 10,268th most popular politician (up from 10,613th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Gabon and the 5th most popular Gabonese Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Ping ranks 10,268 out of 19,576. Before him are Aleksey Lobanov-Rostovsky, Andrei Kirilenko, Yohannes IV, Władysław Czartoryski, Lahiri Mahasaya, and Momir Bulatović. After him are Vasco Gonçalves, José María Gil-Robles y Quiñones, Nie Rongzhen, Inoue Kaoru, José Giral, and Vsevolod Merkulov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jean Ping ranks 251. Before him are Dioncounda Traoré, Marshall Bell, Jerry Garcia, David Ogden Stiers, David Stern, and Richard Williams. After him are Ludmila Savelyeva, Valerio Massimo Manfredi, Ana Blandiana, Ian Dury, Ivan Mládek, and Vera Alentova.

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In Gabon

Among people born in Gabon, Jean Ping ranks 5 out of 37. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Léon M'ba (1902), and François Bozizé (1946). After him are Raymond Ndong Sima (1955), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Patrice Trovoada (1962), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), and Brice Oligui Nguema (1975).

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Among POLITICIANS In Gabon

Among politicians born in Gabon, Jean Ping ranks 5. Before him are Omar Bongo (1935), Rose Francine Rogombé (1942), Léon M'ba (1902), and François Bozizé (1946). After him are Raymond Ndong Sima (1955), Casimir Oyé-Mba (1942), Rose Christiane Raponda (1964), Daniel Ona Ondo (1945), Patrice Trovoada (1962), Jean Eyeghé Ndong (1946), and Léon Mébiame (1934).

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