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László Sólyom

1942 - 2023

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László Sólyom (Hungarian: Sólyom László, pronounced [ˈʃoːjom ˈlaːsloː]; 3 January 1942 – 8 October 2023) was a Hungarian politician, lawyer, and librarian who was President of Hungary from 2005 until 2010. Previously he was the first president of the Constitutional Court of Hungary from 1990 to 1998. A prominent jurist and pro-democracy activist, Sólyom became the first president of the Constitutional Court at a time when the country was in the final years of its democratic transition after decades of communist rule. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of László Sólyom has received more than 183,106 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia. László Sólyom is the 1,987th most popular politician (up from 4,748th in 2019), the 64th most popular biography from Hungary (up from 135th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Hungarian Politician.

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    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.15

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, László Sólyom ranks 1,987 out of 19,576. Before him are Eric V of Denmark, Vincent Auriol, Willi Stoph, Fuad Masum, Robert Ritter von Greim, and Merneith. After him are Al-Hadi, Philippikos Bardanes, Richard II, Duke of Normandy, Maximinus II, William V, Prince of Orange, and Houari Boumédiène.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, László Sólyom ranks 43. Before him are Tobin Bell, Michel Mayor, Giacinto Facchetti, Jacques Rogge, Bob Hoskins, and Jochen Rindt. After him are John Irving, Margaret Court, Michael Crichton, Wen Jiabao, Wolfgang Schäuble, and Giancarlo Giannini. Among people deceased in 2023, László Sólyom ranks 37. Before him are Raquel Welch, Helmut Berger, Burt Young, Carlos Saura, Harry Belafonte, and Robert Solow. After him are Renata Scotto, Matthew Perry, Antonio Negri, William Friedkin, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Paul Berg.

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In Hungary

Among people born in Hungary, László Sólyom ranks 64 out of 1,077. Before him are George de Hevesy (1885), John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), Arthur Koestler (1905), Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262), László Moholy-Nagy (1895), and Béla Guttmann (1899). After him are Karl Mannheim (1893), Andrew I of Hungary (1010), Elizabeth of Bosnia (1340), Ferenc Molnár (1878), Géza II of Hungary (1130), and Béla II of Hungary (1108).

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Among POLITICIANS In Hungary

Among politicians born in Hungary, László Sólyom ranks 25. Before him are Béla III of Hungary (1148), Emeric Thököly (1657), Stephen V of Hungary (1239), Emeric, King of Hungary (1174), John Sigismund Zápolya (1540), and Ladislaus IV of Hungary (1262). After him are Andrew I of Hungary (1010), Géza II of Hungary (1130), Solomon, King of Hungary (1053), Géza, Grand Prince of the Hungarians (940), Irene of Hungary (1088), and Stephen II of Hungary (1101).

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