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José María Figueres

1954 - Today

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José María Figueres Olsen (born 24 December 1954) is a Costa Rican businessman and politician, who served as President of Costa Rica from 1994 to 1998. He also ran for president in the 2022 presidential election but was defeated by Rodrigo Chaves. Figueres started his career as an engineer working in agribusiness. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José María Figueres has received more than 257,355 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). José María Figueres is the 15,373rd most popular politician (down from 12,714th in 2019), the 27th most popular biography from Costa Rica (down from 9th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Costa Rican Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 260k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.47

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.26

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, José María Figueres ranks 15,373 out of 19,576. Before him are Debbie Rowe, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Ignacio de Veintemilla, Quintino Sella, Ashur-rim-nisheshu, and Óscar Osorio. After him are Abdul Qadir al-Badri, George Cadle Price, Rosa Russo Iervolino, Karim Khalili, Dmytro Yarosh, and Jørgen Løvland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, José María Figueres ranks 396. Before him are Janusz Wojciechowski, Ray Parker Jr., Silvio Micali, Thomas Struth, Oleg Romantsev, and Michael Anthony. After him are Neal Schon, Eva Mattes, Slaviša Žungul, Amaral, Guy Gavriel Kay, and Donald Gibb.

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In Costa Rica

Among people born in Costa Rica, José María Figueres ranks 27 out of 134. Before him are Luis Alberto Monge (1925), Roberto Gayón (1905), José Joaquín Trejos Fernández (1916), Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921), Paulo Wanchope (1976), and Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814). After him are Juan Mora Fernández (1784), León Cortés Castro (1882), Bryan Ruiz (1985), Julio Acosta García (1872), Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907), and Hernán Medford (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In Costa Rica

Among politicians born in Costa Rica, José María Figueres ranks 19. Before him are Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (1900), Mario Echandi Jiménez (1915), Luis Alberto Monge (1925), José Joaquín Trejos Fernández (1916), Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921), and Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814). After him are Juan Mora Fernández (1784), León Cortés Castro (1882), Julio Acosta García (1872), Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich (1907), and Carlos Alvarado Quesada (1980).

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