POLITICIAN
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
1980 - Today
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་གེ་སར་རྣམ་རྒྱལ་དབང་ཕྱུག་, Wylie: jigs med ge sar rnam rgyal dbang phyug; born 21 February 1980) is the Druk Gyalpo (Dzongkha: Dragon King), the monarch of the Kingdom of Bhutan. After his father Jigme Singye Wangchuck abdicated the throne, he became the monarch on 9 December 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has received more than 3,510,360 page views. His biography is available in 88 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 84 in 2019). Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the 10,933rd most popular politician (down from 8,935th in 2019), the 23rd most popular biography from Nepal (down from 17th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Nepalese Politician.
Memorability Metrics
3.5M
Page Views (PV)
52.63
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
88
Languages Editions (L)
6.36
Effective Languages (L*)
5.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchucks by language
Over the past year Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 540,790 views, followed by Japanese (51,781), and German (40,354). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are (1,678.26%), Anglo-Saxon (613.85%), and Malay (186.39%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 10,933 out of 19,576. Before him are Conrad I, Count of Württemberg, William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Proculus, Orontes III, Jiong of Xia, and Radasłaŭ Astroŭski. After him are Zeng Gong, Marcianus, Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth, Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark, B. D. Jatti, and Margherita Aldobrandini.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsConrad I, Count of Württemberg
1081 - 1110
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,927
William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne
1737 - 1805
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,928
Proculus
300 - 281
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,929
Orontes III
400 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,930
Jiong of Xia
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,931
Radasłaŭ Astroŭski
1887 - 1976
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,932
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,933
Zeng Gong
1019 - 1083
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,934
Marcianus
500 - 484
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,935
Marie of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
1579 - 1649
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,936
Henry I, Margrave of the Saxon Ostmark
1070 - 1103
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 10,937
B. D. Jatti
1912 - 2002
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 10,938
Margherita Aldobrandini
1588 - 1646
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 10,939
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1980, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 30. Before him are Marat Safin, Martina Hingis, Yao Ming, Ri Sol-ju, Charlie Hunnam, and David Garrett. After him are Martín Demichelis, Akshata Murty, John Terry, Annalena Baerbock, Jordana Brewster, and Luís Fabiano.
Others Born in 1980
Go to all RankingsMarat Safin
TENNIS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 24
Martina Hingis
TENNIS PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.64
Rank: 25
Yao Ming
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 26
Ri Sol-ju
COMPANION
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 27
Charlie Hunnam
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 28
David Garrett
MUSICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 53.06
Rank: 29
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 30
Martín Demichelis
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 31
Akshata Murty
BUSINESSPERSON
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 32
John Terry
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 33
Annalena Baerbock
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 34
Jordana Brewster
ACTOR
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.25
Rank: 35
Luís Fabiano
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 36
In Nepal
Among people born in Nepal, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 23 out of 59. Before him are Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Suman Pokhrel (1967), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906), and Laxmi Prasad Devkota (1909). After him are Araniko (1244), Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), Ashtavakra (null), and Sushil Koirala (1939).
Others born in Nepal
Go to all RankingsRam Chandra Poudel
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 17
Suman Pokhrel
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 18
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 19
Mahendra of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1920 - 1972
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 20
Tribhuvan of Nepal
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1955
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 21
Laxmi Prasad Devkota
WRITER
1909 - 1959
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 22
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 23
Araniko
PAINTER
1244 - 1306
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 24
Sher Bahadur Deuba
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 25
Bhimsen Thapa
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1839
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 26
Jung Bahadur Rana
POLITICIAN
1817 - 1877
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 27
Ashtavakra
POLITICIAN
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 28
Sushil Koirala
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2016
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 29
Among POLITICIANS In Nepal
Among politicians born in Nepal, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck ranks 12. Before him are Ram Baran Yadav (1948), Bidhya Devi Bhandari (1961), Ram Chandra Poudel (1944), Pushpa Kamal Dahal (1954), Mahendra of Nepal (1920), and Tribhuvan of Nepal (1906). After him are Sher Bahadur Deuba (1946), Bhimsen Thapa (1775), Jung Bahadur Rana (1817), Ashtavakra (null), Sushil Koirala (1939), and Dipendra of Nepal (1971).
Ram Baran Yadav
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 6
Bidhya Devi Bhandari
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 7
Ram Chandra Poudel
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.46
Rank: 8
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
1954 - Present
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 9
Mahendra of Nepal
1920 - 1972
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 10
Tribhuvan of Nepal
1906 - 1955
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 11
Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck
1980 - Present
HPI: 52.63
Rank: 12
Sher Bahadur Deuba
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 13
Bhimsen Thapa
1775 - 1839
HPI: 51.11
Rank: 14
Jung Bahadur Rana
1817 - 1877
HPI: 50.20
Rank: 15
Ashtavakra
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 16
Sushil Koirala
1939 - 2016
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 17
Dipendra of Nepal
1971 - 2001
HPI: 46.69
Rank: 18