1836 - 1891
Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), sometimes called The Merrie Monarch, was the last king and penultimate monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi, reigning from February 12, 1874, until his death in 1891. Succeeding Lunalilo, he was elected to the vacant throne of Hawaiʻi against Queen Emma. Kalākaua had a convivial personality and enjoyed entertaining guests with his singing and ukulele playing. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kalākaua has received more than 1,328,125 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). Kalākaua is the 5,409th most popular politician (down from 5,102nd in 2019), the 1,854th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,763rd in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Politician.
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Among politicians, Kalākaua ranks 5,409 out of 15,577. Before him are Emperor Seiwa, Zagan Pasha, Ulrich von Hassell, Werner Best, Magnus IV of Norway, and Siraj ud-Daulah. After him are Árpád Göncz, Hümaşah Sultan, Joan, Countess of Flanders, Sergei Bagapsh, Emperor Go-Uda, and Hugh IV, Duke of Burgundy.
850 - 881
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 5,403
1450 - 1464
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 5,404
1881 - 1944
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 5,405
1903 - 1989
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 5,406
1115 - 1139
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,407
1733 - 1757
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,408
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,409
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,410
1634 - 1672
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,411
1200 - 1244
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 5,412
1949 - 2011
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,413
1267 - 1324
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,414
1213 - 1272
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 5,415
Among people born in 1836, Kalākaua ranks 19. Before him are Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Joseph Chamberlain, Jules Chéret, Princess Anna of Prussia, Hassan I of Morocco, and Jules Joseph Lefebvre. After him are Władysław Tarnowski, Enomoto Takeaki, Nicholas of Japan, Theodor Nöldeke, Jarosław Dąbrowski, and Thomas Hill Green. Among people deceased in 1891, Kalākaua ranks 33. Before him are Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Ernest Meissonier, Édouard Lucas, Theophil Hansen, Edmond Becquerel, and Johan Jongkind. After him are Joseph Petzval, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Théodore de Banville, N. R. Pogson, and Pedro Antonio de Alarcón.
1836 - 1870
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 13
1836 - 1914
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 14
1836 - 1932
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 15
1836 - 1918
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 16
1836 - 1894
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 17
1836 - 1911
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 18
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 19
1836 - 1878
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 20
1836 - 1908
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 21
1836 - 1912
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 22
1836 - 1930
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 23
1836 - 1871
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 24
1836 - 1882
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 25
1820 - 1891
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 27
1815 - 1891
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 28
1842 - 1891
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 29
1813 - 1891
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 30
1820 - 1891
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 31
1819 - 1891
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 32
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 33
1807 - 1891
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 34
1808 - 1891
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 35
1813 - 1891
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 36
1823 - 1891
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 37
1829 - 1891
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 38
1833 - 1891
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 39
Among people born in United States, Kalākaua ranks 1,854 out of 18,182. Before him are Albert King (1923), Scott McKenzie (1939), Eartha Kitt (1927), Bill Withers (1938), Edward James Olmos (1947), and Philip José Farmer (1918). After him are Ry Cooder (1947), Solomon Burke (1936), Jeremy Rifkin (1945), Vic Morrow (1929), Richard Smalley (1943), and Henry Heimlich (1920).
1923 - 1992
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,848
1939 - 2012
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 1,849
1927 - 2008
HPI: 57.93
Rank: 1,850
1938 - 2020
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,851
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,852
1918 - 2009
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,853
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,854
1947 - Present
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 1,855
1936 - 2010
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,856
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,857
1929 - 1982
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 1,858
1943 - 2005
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,859
1920 - 2016
HPI: 57.90
Rank: 1,860
Among politicians born in United States, Kalākaua ranks 117. Before him are Tecumseh (1768), Caroline Kennedy (1957), Cus D'Amato (1908), Mitt Romney (1947), Clement Greenberg (1909), and Bess Truman (1885). After him are Pontiac (1714), John Hancock (1737), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Hubert Humphrey (1911), Spiro Agnew (1918), and Ben Carson (1951).
1768 - 1813
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 111
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 112
1908 - 1985
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 113
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 114
1909 - 1994
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 115
1885 - 1982
HPI: 58.00
Rank: 116
1836 - 1891
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 117
1714 - 1769
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 118
1737 - 1793
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 119
1877 - 1956
HPI: 57.71
Rank: 120
1911 - 1978
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 121
1918 - 1996
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 122
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.23
Rank: 123