POLITICIAN
Jóannes Eidesgaard
1951 - Today
Jóannes Eidesgaard
Jóannes Dan Eidesgaard (born 19 April 1951) is a former Faroese politician. He was the prime minister of the Faroe Islands from 2004, starting shortly after the general election of 20 January 2004, until 26 September 2008, when a new coalition took office. He served as finance minister from 1996 to 1998 and again from 2008 to 2011. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jóannes Eidesgaard has received more than 29,953 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Jóannes Eidesgaard is the 16,250th most popular politician (down from 14,249th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Politician.
Memorability Metrics
30k
Page Views (PV)
44.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
6.76
Effective Languages (L*)
2.34
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Jóannes Eidesgaard ranks 16,250 out of 19,576. Before him are Ceolwulf of Northumbria, Leonid Slutsky, Manohar Joshi, Fabian Picardo, Dimitris Avramopoulos, and Akwasi Afrifa. After him are Héctor Rossetto, Carlos Mota Pinto, Matthias Platzeck, Chen Muhua, Mountstuart Elphinstone, and Aleksandar Šapić.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsCeolwulf of Northumbria
695 - 765
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 16,244
Leonid Slutsky
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 16,245
Manohar Joshi
1937 - 2024
HPI: 44.36
Rank: 16,246
Fabian Picardo
1972 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 16,247
Dimitris Avramopoulos
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 16,248
Akwasi Afrifa
1936 - 1979
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 16,249
Jóannes Eidesgaard
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 16,250
Héctor Rossetto
1922 - 2009
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 16,251
Carlos Mota Pinto
1936 - 1985
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 16,252
Matthias Platzeck
1953 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 16,253
Chen Muhua
1921 - 2011
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 16,254
Mountstuart Elphinstone
1779 - 1859
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 16,255
Aleksandar Šapić
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.33
Rank: 16,256
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Jóannes Eidesgaard ranks 491. Before him are Mammootty, Pany Yathotou, Marcel Dionne, Bill Atkinson, Roy A. Tucker, and Lyn McClements. After him are Dean Kamen, Vytenis Andriukaitis, Terry McDermott, Ian Buruma, Sylvia Rivera, and Brian Grazer.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsMammootty
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 485
Pany Yathotou
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 486
Marcel Dionne
HOCKEY PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.54
Rank: 487
Bill Atkinson
INVENTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.53
Rank: 488
Roy A. Tucker
ASTRONOMER
1951 - 2021
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 489
Lyn McClements
SWIMMER
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.40
Rank: 490
Jóannes Eidesgaard
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 491
Dean Kamen
INVENTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 492
Vytenis Andriukaitis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 493
Terry McDermott
SOCCER PLAYER
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.31
Rank: 494
Ian Buruma
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.25
Rank: 495
Sylvia Rivera
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1951 - 2002
HPI: 44.24
Rank: 496
Brian Grazer
PRODUCER
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 497
In Faroe Islands
Among people born in Faroe Islands, Jóannes Eidesgaard ranks 9 out of 27. Before him are Venceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb (1819), Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), Christian Matras (1900), and Heðin Brú (1901). After him are Rói Patursson (1947), Marita Petersen (1940), Aksel V. Johannesen (1972), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), Jakob Jakobsen (1864), and Abraham Løkin (1959).
Others born in Faroe Islands
Go to all RankingsVenceslaus Ulricus Hammershaimb
WRITER
1819 - 1909
HPI: 56.88
Rank: 3
Símun av Skarði
WRITER
1872 - 1942
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 4
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
WRITER
1900 - 1938
HPI: 49.05
Rank: 5
Kaj Leo Johannesen
POLITICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 6
Christian Matras
WRITER
1900 - 1988
HPI: 46.90
Rank: 7
Heðin Brú
WRITER
1901 - 1987
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 8
Jóannes Eidesgaard
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 9
Rói Patursson
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 10
Marita Petersen
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2001
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 11
Aksel V. Johannesen
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.90
Rank: 12
Eivør Pálsdóttir
SINGER
1983 - Present
HPI: 43.58
Rank: 13
Jakob Jakobsen
WRITER
1864 - 1918
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 14
Abraham Løkin
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 40.53
Rank: 15
Among POLITICIANS In Faroe Islands
Among politicians born in Faroe Islands, Jóannes Eidesgaard ranks 2. Before him are Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964). After him are Marita Petersen (1940), and Bárður á Steig Nielsen (1972).
Kaj Leo Johannesen
1964 - Present
HPI: 47.61
Rank: 1
Jóannes Eidesgaard
1951 - Present
HPI: 44.35
Rank: 2
Marita Petersen
1940 - 2001
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 3
Bárður á Steig Nielsen
1972 - Present
HPI: 35.10
Rank: 4