POLITICIAN

Kalākaua

1836 - 1891

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Kalākaua (David Laʻamea Kamanakapuʻu Māhinulani Nālaʻiaʻehuokalani Lumialani Kalākaua; November 16, 1836 – January 20, 1891), 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 was known as the Merrie Monarch for his convivial personality – he 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 1,444,810 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Kalākaua is the 4,710th most popular politician (up from 5,395th in 2019), the 1,500th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,853rd in 2019) and the 109th most popular American Politician.

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    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 39

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.53

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Kalākaua ranks 4,710 out of 19,576. Before him are Gerberga of Saxony, Mirian III of Iberia, Sufi Abu Taleb, Victor Klemperer, Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine, and Victorinus. After him are Emperor Yūryaku, Gnassingbé Eyadéma, Ferdinand Buisson, Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ricardo Lagos, and Phraates V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1836, Kalākaua ranks 16. Before him are Marie Henriette of Austria, Henri Fantin-Latour, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, Jules Chéret, Hassan I of Morocco, and James Tissot. After him are Joseph Chamberlain, Princess Anna of Prussia, Władysław Tarnowski, Jules Joseph Lefebvre, Enomoto Takeaki, and Henry Campbell-Bannerman. Among people deceased in 1891, Kalākaua ranks 31. Before him are Édouard Lucas, Theophil Hansen, Princess Alexandra of Greece and Denmark, Princess Cecilie of Baden, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, and Ernest Meissonier. After him are Johan Jongkind, William Tecumseh Sherman, Joseph Petzval, Louis Lucien Bonaparte, Princess Vilhelmine Marie of Denmark, and Leon Pinsker.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kalākaua ranks 1,500 out of 20,380. Before him are William Nordhaus (1941), Erskine Caldwell (1903), Herbert Blomstedt (1927), David Graf (1950), Nathan Bedford Forrest (1821), and Merton Miller (1923). After him are Macaulay Culkin (1980), Patrick McGoohan (1928), Paul Greengard (1925), Matt LeBlanc (1967), Robert Sheckley (1928), and Sam Cooke (1931).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Kalākaua ranks 109. Before him are Eliot Ness (1903), John Foster Dulles (1888), Charles G. Dawes (1865), Aaron Burr (1756), George Clinton (1739), and Red Cloud (1822). After him are Walter Mondale (1928), Alben W. Barkley (1877), Henry L. Stimson (1867), Conrad Hilton (1887), Harvey Milk (1930), and Caroline Kennedy (1957).

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