POLITICIAN
Jigme Thinley
1952 - Today
Jigme Thinley
Lyonpo Jigme Yoser Thinley (Dzongkha: འཇིགས་མེད་འོད་ཟེར་འཕྲིན་ལས་; Wylie: 'Jigs-med 'Od-zer 'Phrin-las) (born 9 September 1952) is a Bhutanese politician who was Prime Minister of Bhutan from 20 July 1998 to 9 July 1999, 30 August 2003 to 18 August 2004 and 9 April 2008 to 28 April 2013. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jigme Thinley has received more than 127,519 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Jigme Thinley is the 15,505th most popular politician (down from 14,185th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Bhutan (down from 5th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Bhutanese Politician.
Memorability Metrics
130k
Page Views (PV)
46.00
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
4.60
Effective Languages (L*)
3.99
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jigme Thinley ranks 15,505 out of 19,576. Before him are Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook, Vladimir Resin, Sergey Tereshchenko, Bodil Katharine Biørn, Aldfrith of Northumbria, and Zlatko Lagumdžija. After him are José María Linares, Antonio Martino, Carlos Hevia, Hervé de Charette, Rafał Trzaskowski, and Morrison Waite.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMax Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook
1879 - 1964
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 15,499
Vladimir Resin
1936 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,500
Sergey Tereshchenko
1951 - 2023
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,501
Bodil Katharine Biørn
1871 - 1960
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,502
Aldfrith of Northumbria
600 - 705
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,503
Zlatko Lagumdžija
1955 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,504
Jigme Thinley
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,505
José María Linares
1808 - 1861
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,506
Antonio Martino
1942 - 2022
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,507
Carlos Hevia
1900 - 1964
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 15,508
Hervé de Charette
1938 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 15,509
Rafał Trzaskowski
1972 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 15,510
Morrison Waite
1816 - 1888
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 15,511
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Jigme Thinley ranks 449. Before him are Lorna Luft, Jacob Miller, Santiago Santamaría, Daryl Stuermer, Barbara Hendricks, and Amy Tan. After him are Tovah Feldshuh, Oswaldo Payá, Ellen Streidt, Rhys Chatham, Tim Powers, and Roger Stone.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsLorna Luft
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.17
Rank: 443
Jacob Miller
SINGER
1952 - 1980
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 444
Santiago Santamaría
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2013
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 445
Daryl Stuermer
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.06
Rank: 446
Barbara Hendricks
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.03
Rank: 447
Amy Tan
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.01
Rank: 448
Jigme Thinley
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 449
Tovah Feldshuh
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 450
Oswaldo Payá
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - 2012
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 451
Ellen Streidt
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 452
Rhys Chatham
COMPOSER
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 453
Tim Powers
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 454
Roger Stone
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 455
In Bhutan
Among people born in Bhutan, Jigme Thinley ranks 6 out of 17. Before him are Ugyen Wangchuck (1862), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929), Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1955), Jigme Wangchuck (1905), and Lotay Tshering (1969). After him are Tshering Tobgay (1965), Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche (1961), Sangay Ngedup (1953), Jetsun Pema (1990), Khandu Wangchuk (1950), and Kunzang Choden (1952).
Others born in Bhutan
Go to all RankingsUgyen Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1862 - 1926
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1929 - 1972
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 2
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3
Jigme Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1905 - 1952
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4
Lotay Tshering
POLITICIAN
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 5
Jigme Thinley
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 6
Tshering Tobgay
POLITICIAN
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 7
Dzongsar Jamyang Khyentse Rinpoche
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.15
Rank: 8
Sangay Ngedup
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 9
Jetsun Pema
COMPANION
1990 - Present
HPI: 37.57
Rank: 10
Khandu Wangchuk
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 11
Kunzang Choden
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 36.07
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Bhutan
Among politicians born in Bhutan, Jigme Thinley ranks 6. Before him are Ugyen Wangchuck (1862), Jigme Dorji Wangchuck (1929), Jigme Singye Wangchuck (1955), Jigme Wangchuck (1905), and Lotay Tshering (1969). After him are Tshering Tobgay (1965), Sangay Ngedup (1953), and Khandu Wangchuk (1950).
Ugyen Wangchuck
1862 - 1926
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 1
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
1929 - 1972
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 2
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 3
Jigme Wangchuck
1905 - 1952
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 4
Lotay Tshering
1969 - Present
HPI: 46.81
Rank: 5
Jigme Thinley
1952 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 6
Tshering Tobgay
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 7
Sangay Ngedup
1953 - Present
HPI: 40.09
Rank: 8
Khandu Wangchuk
1950 - Present
HPI: 36.40
Rank: 9