POLITICIAN
Jerry Rawlings
1947 - 2020
Jerry Rawlings
Jerry John Rawlings (22 June 1947 – 12 November 2020) was a Ghanaian military officer, aviator and politician who led the country for a brief period in 1979, and then from 1981 to 2001. He led a military junta until 1992, and then served two terms as the democratically elected president of Ghana. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jerry Rawlings has received more than 1,924,876 page views. His biography is available in 52 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Jerry Rawlings is the 8,355th most popular politician (down from 8,172nd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Ghana and the 4th most popular Ghanaian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.9M
Page Views (PV)
55.44
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
52
Languages Editions (L)
3.30
Effective Languages (L*)
5.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jerry Rawlings ranks 8,355 out of 19,576. Before him are Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle, John Howard, Giovanni Dandolo, Agapenor, and William IX, Marquis of Montferrat. After him are Decentius, Kilij Arslan III, Baldwin Lonsdale, Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Stefan Stambolov, and Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon
1720 - 1788
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 8,349
Louise Julie de Mailly-Nesle
1710 - 1751
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 8,350
John Howard
1939 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 8,351
Giovanni Dandolo
1300 - 1289
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8,352
Agapenor
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8,353
William IX, Marquis of Montferrat
1486 - 1518
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8,354
Jerry Rawlings
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8,355
Decentius
300 - 353
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8,356
Kilij Arslan III
1200 - 1300
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8,357
Baldwin Lonsdale
1948 - 2017
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 8,358
Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
1913 - 1977
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 8,359
Stefan Stambolov
1854 - 1895
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 8,360
Prince Roman Petrovich of Russia
1896 - 1978
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 8,361
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Jerry Rawlings ranks 195. Before him are Anne Archer, Kjell Magne Bondevik, Don Henley, Antonio de la Cruz, Melanie, and Murray Perahia. After him are Riyoko Ikeda, Karol Dobiaš, Laurie Anderson, Eliyahu M. Goldratt, James Cosmo, and Jacob Bekenstein. Among people deceased in 2020, Jerry Rawlings ranks 148. Before him are Georg Ratzinger, Manolis Glezos, Mustafa Nadarević, Claude Bolling, Joaquín Peiró, and Pierre Nkurunziza. After him are Pentti Linkola, Frances E. Allen, Borys Paton, Edmund M. Clarke, Astrid Kirchherr, and Mesut Yılmaz.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsAnne Archer
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 189
Kjell Magne Bondevik
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 190
Don Henley
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 191
Antonio de la Cruz
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 192
Melanie
SINGER
1947 - 2024
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 193
Murray Perahia
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 194
Jerry Rawlings
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 195
Riyoko Ikeda
COMIC ARTIST
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.43
Rank: 196
Karol Dobiaš
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.39
Rank: 197
Laurie Anderson
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.34
Rank: 198
Eliyahu M. Goldratt
ENGINEER
1947 - 2011
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 199
James Cosmo
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 200
Jacob Bekenstein
PHYSICIST
1947 - 2015
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 201
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsGeorg Ratzinger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1924 - 2020
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 142
Manolis Glezos
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2020
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 143
Mustafa Nadarević
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 144
Claude Bolling
MUSICIAN
1930 - 2020
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 145
Joaquín Peiró
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 146
Pierre Nkurunziza
POLITICIAN
1963 - 2020
HPI: 55.52
Rank: 147
Jerry Rawlings
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 148
Pentti Linkola
WRITER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 149
Frances E. Allen
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1932 - 2020
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 150
Borys Paton
ENGINEER
1918 - 2020
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 151
Edmund M. Clarke
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1945 - 2020
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 152
Astrid Kirchherr
PHOTOGRAPHER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 153
Mesut Yılmaz
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 154
In Ghana
Among people born in Ghana, Jerry Rawlings ranks 8 out of 162. Before him are Kwame Nkrumah (1909), Marcel Desailly (1968), Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), Abedi Pele (1964), Sylvanus Olympio (1902), and Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703). After him are Michael Essien (1982), John Atta Mills (1944), Peter Turkson (1948), Peter Mensah (1959), John Kufuor (1938), and William Boyd (1952).
Others born in Ghana
Go to all RankingsKwame Nkrumah
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1972
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 2
Marcel Desailly
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 3
Nana Akufo-Addo
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 4
Abedi Pele
SOCCER PLAYER
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 5
Sylvanus Olympio
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1963
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 6
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 7
Jerry Rawlings
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 8
Michael Essien
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 9
John Atta Mills
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2012
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 10
Peter Turkson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 11
Peter Mensah
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 12
John Kufuor
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 13
William Boyd
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.53
Rank: 14
Among POLITICIANS In Ghana
Among politicians born in Ghana, Jerry Rawlings ranks 4. Before him are Kwame Nkrumah (1909), Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), and Sylvanus Olympio (1902). After him are John Atta Mills (1944), John Kufuor (1938), Joseph Arthur Ankrah (1915), Ignatius Kutu Acheampong (1931), John Mahama (1958), Fred Akuffo (1937), Hilla Limann (1934), and Akwasi Afrifa (1936).
Kwame Nkrumah
1909 - 1972
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 1
Nana Akufo-Addo
1944 - Present
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 2
Sylvanus Olympio
1902 - 1963
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 3
Jerry Rawlings
1947 - 2020
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 4
John Atta Mills
1944 - 2012
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 5
John Kufuor
1938 - Present
HPI: 50.91
Rank: 6
Joseph Arthur Ankrah
1915 - 1992
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 7
Ignatius Kutu Acheampong
1931 - 1979
HPI: 47.18
Rank: 8
John Mahama
1958 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 9
Fred Akuffo
1937 - 1979
HPI: 45.71
Rank: 10
Hilla Limann
1934 - 1998
HPI: 45.21
Rank: 11
Akwasi Afrifa
1936 - 1979
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 12