POLITICIAN

José Antonio Kast

1966 - Today

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José Antonio Kast Rist (born 18 January 1966), also known by his initials JAK, is a Chilean lawyer and politician. He is running for President in the 2025 Chilean general election, for the third time. Part of the prominent Kast family, he served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from 2002 to 2018, representing District 24 of Peñalolén and La Reina. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Antonio Kast has received more than 498,716 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. José Antonio Kast is the 15,158th most popular politician (down from 10,821st in 2019), the 120th most popular biography from Chile (down from 60th in 2019) and the 45th most popular Chilean Politician.

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  • 53.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.72

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José Antonio Kast ranks 15,158 out of 19,576Before him are Habib Thiam, Francisco Ruiz-Tagle, Raimundo Fernández-Villaverde, Gnaeus Servilius Caepio, John M. Clayton, and Enrique Tierno Galván. After him are Rosalía Arteaga, Julio Anguita, Vladas Mironas, Bashkim Fino, Tibni, and Jaan Ehlvest.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, José Antonio Kast ranks 223Before him are Dan Schneider, Petar Šegrt, Tim Sköld, Christy Canyon, Pavel Filip, and Milinko Pantić. After him are Lisa Stansfield, John van den Brom, Alberto Acosta, Kim Kielsen, Michael K. Williams, and Gideon Sa'ar.

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In Chile

Among people born in Chile, José Antonio Kast ranks 120 out of 321Before him are Klaus Junge (1924), Arturo Coddou (1905), Cote de Pablo (1979), Ernesto Chaparro (1901), Francisco Ruiz-Tagle (1790), and Guillermo Saavedra (1903). After him are Juan Rodríguez Vega (1944), Alfredo Duhalde (1898), Alejandro Aravena (1967), Casimiro Torres (1906), Raúl Silva Henríquez (1907), and Carlos Reinoso (1945).

Among POLITICIANS In Chile

Among politicians born in Chile, José Antonio Kast ranks 45Before him are Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (1825), Guillermo Billinghurst (1851), Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (1850), Francisco Ramón Vicuña (1775), José Tomás Ovalle (1787), and Francisco Ruiz-Tagle (1790). After him are Alfredo Duhalde (1898), Remigio Morales Bermúdez (1836), Jerónimo Méndez (1887), Adelina Gutiérrez (1925), and Camila Vallejo (1988).