POLITICIAN

José Alencar

1931 - 2011

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José Alencar Gomes da Silva (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈzɛ alẽˈkaʁ ˈɡõmiz dɐ ˈsiwvɐ]; 17 October 1931 – 29 March 2011) was a Brazilian businessman, entrepreneur and politician who served as the 23rd vice president of Brazil from 1 January 2003 to 1 January 2011. In business from a young age, Alencar became a self-made multimillionaire as the chief executive of Coteminas, a leading textile manufacturer. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Alencar has received more than 151,232 page views. His biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). José Alencar is the 12,103rd most popular politician (down from 11,219th in 2019), the 363rd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 298th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Brazilian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 150k

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  • 51.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.68

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.65

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Alencar ranks 12,103 out of 19,576. Before him are Juan Bautista Sacasa, Luis Herrera Campins, Kigeli V of Rwanda, Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine, Louis George, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Miroslav of Croatia. After him are Alexander Schallenberg, Gershon, Giovanni Gradenigo, Tithraustes, Anthony Panizzi, and Giovanni Passannante.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, José Alencar ranks 267. Before him are Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani, Donald Barthelme, Stelios Kazantzidis, Gene Wolfe, Paavo Haavikko, and Alex Soler-Roig. After him are Vizma Belševica, Mikael Tariverdiev, Nicole Courcel, Ram Dass, John Zizioulas, and Hans Alfredson. Among people deceased in 2011, José Alencar ranks 201. Before him are Jacques Fatton, Otakar Vávra, Max van der Stoel, Attilio Pavesi, George Shearing, and Virgilio Noè. After him are Juan Arza, Erhard Loretan, Shammi Kapoor, Sargent Shriver, John Neville, and Kiki Håkansson.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, José Alencar ranks 363 out of 2,236. Before him are Silas Pereira (1965), Norma Bengell (1935), Zequinha (1934), Paulinho (1988), Ruy Ramos (1957), and Egberto Gismonti (1947). After him are Baltazar (1926), Juvenal Amarijo (1923), Joel Camargo (1946), Moderato Wisintainer (1902), Joel Santana (1948), and Zé Sérgio (1957).

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Among POLITICIANS In Brazil

Among politicians born in Brazil, José Alencar ranks 56. Before him are Delfim Moreira (1868), Luís Carlos Prestes (1898), Jaime Lerner (1937), Alfredo Ovando Candía (1918), Nereu Ramos (1888), and Augusto Tasso Fragoso (1869). After him are Carlos María de Alvear (1789), Marina Silva (1958), Júlio Prestes (1882), Clodovil Hernandes (1937), Celso Amorim (1942), and José Serra (1942).

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