POLITICIAN
Kailash Purryag
1947 - Today
Kailash Purryag
Rajkeswur Purryag, GCSK (born 12 December 1947, also known as Kailash Purryag) is a former Mauritian politician who served as the fifth president of Mauritius from 2012 to May 2015. He was elected president of Mauritius by the National Assembly and took office on 21 July 2012. He succeeded Sir Anerood Jugnauth, who spent nine years as president from 2003 until resigning in March 2012. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kailash Purryag has received more than 107,208 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Kailash Purryag is the 17,807th most popular politician (down from 16,360th in 2019), the 13th most popular biography from Mauritius and the 9th most popular Mauritian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
110k
Page Views (PV)
39.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
2.59
Effective Languages (L*)
3.67
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Kailash Purryag ranks 17,807 out of 19,576. Before him are Martin Sonneborn, Mustapha Adib, Dominique Voynet, Newton D. Baker, Denis Voronenkov, and Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe. After him are Mara Carfagna, Iain Duncan Smith, José Luis Martínez-Almeida, Jane Dee Hull, Dolkun Isa, and Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMartin Sonneborn
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 17,801
Mustapha Adib
1972 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 17,802
Dominique Voynet
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 17,803
Newton D. Baker
1871 - 1937
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 17,804
Denis Voronenkov
1971 - 2017
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 17,805
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
1899 - 1977
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 17,806
Kailash Purryag
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 17,807
Mara Carfagna
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 17,808
Iain Duncan Smith
1954 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 17,809
José Luis Martínez-Almeida
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.15
Rank: 17,810
Jane Dee Hull
1935 - 2020
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 17,811
Dolkun Isa
1967 - Present
HPI: 39.14
Rank: 17,812
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
1958 - Present
HPI: 39.13
Rank: 17,813
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Kailash Purryag ranks 831. Before him are Olympia Snowe, Bernadette Devlin McAliskey, John Johnson, Simi Garewal, Mark Dayton, and Peter Welch. After him are Zoltán Melis, Deidre Hall, Marit Nybakk, Keith Devlin, Carlos Ezquerra, and Lawrence Wright.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsOlympia Snowe
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.71
Rank: 825
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.40
Rank: 826
John Johnson
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 39.37
Rank: 827
Simi Garewal
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.33
Rank: 828
Mark Dayton
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.21
Rank: 829
Peter Welch
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.17
Rank: 830
Kailash Purryag
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 831
Zoltán Melis
ATHLETE
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.10
Rank: 832
Deidre Hall
ACTOR
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.04
Rank: 833
Marit Nybakk
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.95
Rank: 834
Keith Devlin
MATHEMATICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.83
Rank: 835
Carlos Ezquerra
COMIC ARTIST
1947 - 2018
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 836
Lawrence Wright
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 837
In Mauritius
Among people born in Mauritius, Kailash Purryag ranks 13 out of 14. Before him are Ameenah Gurib (1959), Jean Margéot (1916), Navin Ramgoolam (1947), Pravind Jugnauth (1961), Paul Bérenger (1945), and Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920). After him are Bruno Julie (1978), Roilya Ranaivosoa (1990), Jonas Raess (1994), Merven Clair (1993), Mathieu Marquet (1994), and Rémi Feuillet (1992).
Others born in Mauritius
Go to all RankingsAmeenah Gurib
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 7
Jean Margéot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1916 - 2009
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 8
Navin Ramgoolam
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 9
Pravind Jugnauth
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 10
Paul Bérenger
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 11
Veerasamy Ringadoo
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2000
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 12
Kailash Purryag
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 13
Bruno Julie
BOXER
1978 - Present
HPI: 31.11
Rank: 14
Roilya Ranaivosoa
ATHLETE
1990 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 15
Jonas Raess
ATHLETE
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 16
Merven Clair
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 17
Mathieu Marquet
SWIMMER
1994 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 18
Rémi Feuillet
WRESTLER
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 19
Among POLITICIANS In Mauritius
Among politicians born in Mauritius, Kailash Purryag ranks 9. Before him are Prithvirajsing Roopun (1959), Ameenah Gurib (1959), Navin Ramgoolam (1947), Pravind Jugnauth (1961), Paul Bérenger (1945), and Veerasamy Ringadoo (1920).
Prithvirajsing Roopun
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.41
Rank: 3
Ameenah Gurib
1959 - Present
HPI: 47.05
Rank: 4
Navin Ramgoolam
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 5
Pravind Jugnauth
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.89
Rank: 6
Paul Bérenger
1945 - Present
HPI: 41.37
Rank: 7
Veerasamy Ringadoo
1920 - 2000
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 8
Kailash Purryag
1947 - Present
HPI: 39.16
Rank: 9