POLITICIAN
Jorge Ubico
1878 - 1946
Jorge Ubico
Jorge Ubico Castañeda (10 November 1878 – 14 June 1946), nicknamed Number Five or also Central America's Napoleon, was a Guatemalan military officer, politician, and dictator who served as the president of Guatemala from 1931 to 1944. A general in the Guatemalan military, he was elected to the presidency in 1931, in an election where he was the only candidate. He continued his predecessors' policies of giving massive concessions to the United Fruit Company and wealthy landowners, as well as supporting their harsh labor practices. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jorge Ubico has received more than 310,662 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. Jorge Ubico is the 8,810th most popular politician (down from 8,323rd in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Guatemala (down from 7th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Guatemalan Politician.
Memorability Metrics
310k
Page Views (PV)
54.93
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.28
Effective Languages (L*)
3.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jorge Ubico ranks 8,810 out of 19,576. Before him are Teodósio II, Duke of Braganza, Danilo Ilić, Albert II, Duke of Bavaria, Yeongnyu of Goguryeo, Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen, and Mesih Pasha. After him are László Csatáry, Manuel II of Trebizond, Hermann of Salm, Anote Tong, Hypatius, and Aristodemus of Cumae.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTeodósio II, Duke of Braganza
1568 - 1630
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 8,804
Danilo Ilić
1891 - 1915
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 8,805
Albert II, Duke of Bavaria
1368 - 1397
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,806
Yeongnyu of Goguryeo
550 - 642
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,807
Egbert I, Margrave of Meissen
1036 - 1068
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,808
Mesih Pasha
1401 - 1501
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,809
Jorge Ubico
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,810
László Csatáry
1915 - 2013
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,811
Manuel II of Trebizond
1324 - 1333
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,812
Hermann of Salm
1035 - 1088
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,813
Anote Tong
1952 - Present
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,814
Hypatius
450 - 532
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,815
Aristodemus of Cumae
550 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8,816
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Jorge Ubico ranks 84. Before him are Lillian Moller Gilbreth, Louis Camille Maillard, Zabel Yesayan, Edward Kasner, Felix Bernstein, and Luís of Orléans-Braganza. After him are Tullio Serafin, Aino Kallas, Ulrich Graf, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria, Frank Jarvis, and Paul Hazard. Among people deceased in 1946, Jorge Ubico ranks 90. Before him are Hermann von Keyserling, Johannes Vares, Henry Morgenthau Sr., Martin Gottfried Weiss, Konstantin Rodzaevsky, and László Bárdossy. After him are Chen Gongbo, Robert Heinrich Wagner, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Bo Gu, Louis Zutter, and Béla Imrédy.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsLillian Moller Gilbreth
INVENTOR
1878 - 1972
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 78
Louis Camille Maillard
CHEMIST
1878 - 1936
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 79
Zabel Yesayan
WRITER
1878 - 1943
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 80
Edward Kasner
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1955
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 81
Felix Bernstein
MATHEMATICIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 82
Luís of Orléans-Braganza
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1920
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 83
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 84
Tullio Serafin
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1968
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 85
Aino Kallas
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 86
Ulrich Graf
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1950
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 87
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
COMPANION
1878 - 1912
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 88
Frank Jarvis
ATHLETE
1878 - 1933
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 89
Paul Hazard
WRITER
1878 - 1944
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 90
Others Deceased in 1946
Go to all RankingsHermann von Keyserling
PHILOSOPHER
1880 - 1946
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 84
Johannes Vares
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 85
Henry Morgenthau Sr.
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1946
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 86
Martin Gottfried Weiss
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1905 - 1946
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 87
Konstantin Rodzaevsky
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 88
László Bárdossy
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1946
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 89
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 90
Chen Gongbo
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1946
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 91
Robert Heinrich Wagner
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1946
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 92
Madan Mohan Malaviya
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1946
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 93
Bo Gu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1946
HPI: 54.55
Rank: 94
Louis Zutter
GYMNAST
1865 - 1946
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 95
Béla Imrédy
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1946
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 96
In Guatemala
Among people born in Guatemala, Jorge Ubico ranks 8 out of 44. Before him are Jacobo Árbenz (1913), Rigoberta Menchú (1959), Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), and Juan José Arévalo (1904). After him are Rafael Carrera (1814), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Álvaro Colom (1951), Oscar Isaac (1979), Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (1895), and Alejandro Maldonado (1936).
Others born in Guatemala
Go to all RankingsJacobo Árbenz
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 2
Rigoberta Menchú
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1959 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 3
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 4
Carlos Castillo Armas
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 5
Alejandro Giammattei
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 6
Juan José Arévalo
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 7
Jorge Ubico
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 8
Rafael Carrera
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 9
Otto Pérez Molina
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 10
Álvaro Colom
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 11
Oscar Isaac
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 12
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1982
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 13
Alejandro Maldonado
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 14
Among POLITICIANS In Guatemala
Among politicians born in Guatemala, Jorge Ubico ranks 6. Before him are Jacobo Árbenz (1913), Efraín Ríos Montt (1926), Carlos Castillo Armas (1914), Alejandro Giammattei (1956), and Juan José Arévalo (1904). After him are Rafael Carrera (1814), Otto Pérez Molina (1950), Álvaro Colom (1951), Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes (1895), Alejandro Maldonado (1936), and Manuel Estrada Cabrera (1857).
Jacobo Árbenz
1913 - 1971
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 1
Efraín Ríos Montt
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 2
Carlos Castillo Armas
1914 - 1957
HPI: 57.01
Rank: 3
Alejandro Giammattei
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.80
Rank: 4
Juan José Arévalo
1904 - 1990
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5
Jorge Ubico
1878 - 1946
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 6
Rafael Carrera
1814 - 1865
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 7
Otto Pérez Molina
1950 - Present
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 8
Álvaro Colom
1951 - 2023
HPI: 53.78
Rank: 9
Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes
1895 - 1982
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 10
Alejandro Maldonado
1936 - Present
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 11
Manuel Estrada Cabrera
1857 - 1924
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 12