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POLITICIAN

Kalākaua

1836 - 1891

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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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 1.3M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 57.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.21

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.94

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

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.

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Contemporaries

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.

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In United States

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).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

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).

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