Politician
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - today
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Lech Wałęsa
His biography is available in 152 different languages on Wikipedia. Lech Wałęsa is the 215th most popular politician (down from 169th in 2024), the 9th most popular biography from Poland and the most popular Polish Politician.
Lech Wałęsa is most famous for being the leader of Solidarity, a Polish trade union that played a major role in the fall of communism in Eastern Europe.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Lech Wałęsa ranks 215 out of 19,576. Before him are Sejong the Great, Francis I of France, Xi Jinping, Lucius Tarquinius Superbus, Haakon VII of Norway, and Sun Yat-sen. After him are Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Mehmed III, Joanna of Castile, Benjamin Netanyahu, and Richard Nixon.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Sejong the Great
1397 - 1450
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 209
Francis I of France
1494 - 1547
HPI: 82.84
Rank: 210
Xi Jinping
1953 - Present
HPI: 82.81
Rank: 211
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 82.80
Rank: 212
Haakon VII of Norway
1872 - 1957
HPI: 82.79
Rank: 213
Sun Yat-sen
1866 - 1925
HPI: 82.77
Rank: 214
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 215
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
1459 - 1519
HPI: 82.74
Rank: 216
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
1503 - 1564
HPI: 82.71
Rank: 217
Mehmed III
1566 - 1603
HPI: 82.68
Rank: 218
Joanna of Castile
1479 - 1555
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 219
Benjamin Netanyahu
1949 - Present
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 220
Richard Nixon
1913 - 1994
HPI: 82.64
Rank: 221
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Lech Wałęsa ranks 4. Before him are Janis Joplin, John Major, and Robert De Niro. After him are Jim Morrison, Julio Iglesias, Catherine Deneuve, Bobby Fischer, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Betty Williams, George Harrison, and Vangelis.
Others Born in 1943
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Janis Joplin
SINGER
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 1
John Major
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.84
Rank: 2
Robert De Niro
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 83.81
Rank: 3
Lech Wałęsa
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 4
Jim Morrison
SINGER
1943 - 1971
HPI: 80.55
Rank: 5
Julio Iglesias
SINGER
1943 - Present
HPI: 80.18
Rank: 6
Catherine Deneuve
ACTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 79.35
Rank: 7
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 8
Queen Silvia of Sweden
COMPANION
1943 - Present
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 9
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 78.16
Rank: 10
George Harrison
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2001
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 11
Vangelis
COMPOSER
1943 - 2022
HPI: 77.87
Rank: 12
In Poland
Among people born in Poland, Lech Wałęsa ranks 9 out of NaN. Before him are Pope John Paul II (1920), Frédéric Chopin (1810), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788), Catherine the Great (1729), Rosa Luxemburg (1871), and Albert A. Michelson (1852). After him are Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906), L. L. Zamenhof (1859), Paul von Hindenburg (1847), David Ben-Gurion (1886), Günter Grass (1927), and Johann Gottfried Herder (1744).
Others born in Poland
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Pope John Paul II
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1920 - 2005
HPI: 92.56
Rank: 3
Frédéric Chopin
COMPOSER
1810 - 1849
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 4
Arthur Schopenhauer
PHILOSOPHER
1788 - 1860
HPI: 87.55
Rank: 5
Catherine the Great
NOBLEMAN
1729 - 1796
HPI: 86.60
Rank: 6
Rosa Luxemburg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1871 - 1919
HPI: 85.33
Rank: 7
Albert A. Michelson
PHYSICIST
1852 - 1931
HPI: 84.49
Rank: 8
Lech Wałęsa
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 9
Maria Goeppert Mayer
PHYSICIST
1906 - 1972
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 10
L. L. Zamenhof
PHYSICIAN
1859 - 1917
HPI: 82.06
Rank: 11
Paul von Hindenburg
POLITICIAN
1847 - 1934
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 12
David Ben-Gurion
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 13
Günter Grass
WRITER
1927 - 2015
HPI: 80.42
Rank: 14
Johann Gottfried Herder
PHILOSOPHER
1744 - 1803
HPI: 79.32
Rank: 15
Among Politicians In Poland
Among politicians born in Poland, Lech Wałęsa ranks 1. After him are Paul von Hindenburg (1847), David Ben-Gurion (1886), Lech Kaczyński (1949), Władysław IV Vasa (1595), Sigismund II Augustus (1520), Wojciech Jaruzelski (1923), Vladislaus II of Hungary (1456), Casimir III the Great (1310), Donald Tusk (1957), Sigismund I the Old (1467), and Władysław III of Poland (1424).
Lech Wałęsa
1943 - Present
HPI: 82.76
Rank: 1
Paul von Hindenburg
1847 - 1934
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 2
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 3
Lech Kaczyński
1949 - 2010
HPI: 77.12
Rank: 4
Władysław IV Vasa
1595 - 1648
HPI: 76.47
Rank: 5
Sigismund II Augustus
1520 - 1572
HPI: 76.41
Rank: 6
Wojciech Jaruzelski
1923 - 2014
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 7
Vladislaus II of Hungary
1456 - 1516
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 8
Casimir III the Great
1310 - 1370
HPI: 75.79
Rank: 9
Donald Tusk
1957 - Present
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 10
Sigismund I the Old
1467 - 1548
HPI: 75.06
Rank: 11
Władysław III of Poland
1424 - 1444
HPI: 74.96
Rank: 12
