POLITICIAN
Les Aspin
1938 - 1995
Les Aspin
Leslie Aspin Jr. (July 21, 1938 – May 21, 1995) was an American Democratic Party politician who served as the U.S. representative for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district from 1971 to 1993 and as the 18th United States Secretary of Defense under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1994. In Congress, Aspin had a reputation as an intellectual who took a middle-of-the-road position on controversial issues. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Les Aspin has received more than 559,703 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Les Aspin is the 16,521st most popular politician (down from 15,914th in 2019), the 10,013th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,228th in 2019) and the 653rd most popular American Politician.
Memorability Metrics
560k
Page Views (PV)
43.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
2.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Les Aspin ranks 16,521 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, Daniel Risch, Jozefina Topalli, José Luis Ábalos, Eevi Huttunen, and Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin. After him are Roy Welensky, Pierre Amine Gemayel, Charles Lee, Reiner Haseloff, Jan-Erik Enestam, and Anna Fotyga.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset
1536 - 1608
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 16,515
Daniel Risch
1978 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 16,516
Jozefina Topalli
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 16,517
José Luis Ábalos
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 16,518
Eevi Huttunen
1922 - 2015
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 16,519
Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin
1849 - 1917
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 16,520
Les Aspin
1938 - 1995
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 16,521
Roy Welensky
1907 - 1991
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 16,522
Pierre Amine Gemayel
1972 - 2006
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 16,523
Charles Lee
1758 - 1815
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 16,524
Reiner Haseloff
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 16,525
Jan-Erik Enestam
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 16,526
Anna Fotyga
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 16,527
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Les Aspin ranks 526. Before him are Richard Goldstone, Jan Lála, Robin Hartshorne, Alton Ellis, Rita Achkina, and Shyamala Gopalan. After him are Emilio Trivini, Luciano Federici, Phillip Griffiths, Bernard Malivoire, Marjatta Kajosmaa, and Anne Buttimer. Among people deceased in 1995, Les Aspin ranks 293. Before him are Dorothy Poynton-Hill, Trevor Blokdyk, Red Amick, Hideko Maehata, Todor Diev, and Víctor Peralta. After him are József Bencsics, Róbert Antal, Eeva-Liisa Manner, Peter Cook, Michael Hordern, and Salil Chowdhury.
Others Born in 1938
Go to all RankingsRichard Goldstone
JUDGE
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 520
Jan Lála
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 521
Robin Hartshorne
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 522
Alton Ellis
SINGER
1938 - 2008
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 523
Rita Achkina
ATHLETE
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 524
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 525
Les Aspin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1995
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 526
Emilio Trivini
ATHLETE
1938 - 2022
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 527
Luciano Federici
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 528
Phillip Griffiths
MATHEMATICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 529
Bernard Malivoire
ATHLETE
1938 - 1982
HPI: 43.39
Rank: 530
Marjatta Kajosmaa
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 43.35
Rank: 531
Anne Buttimer
GEOGRAPHER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 43.30
Rank: 532
Others Deceased in 1995
Go to all RankingsDorothy Poynton-Hill
ATHLETE
1915 - 1995
HPI: 43.92
Rank: 287
Trevor Blokdyk
RACING DRIVER
1935 - 1995
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 288
Red Amick
RACING DRIVER
1929 - 1995
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 289
Hideko Maehata
SWIMMER
1914 - 1995
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 290
Todor Diev
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 1995
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 291
Víctor Peralta
ATHLETE
1908 - 1995
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 292
Les Aspin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1995
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 293
József Bencsics
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 1995
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 294
Róbert Antal
ATHLETE
1921 - 1995
HPI: 43.37
Rank: 295
Eeva-Liisa Manner
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 43.34
Rank: 296
Peter Cook
ACTOR
1937 - 1995
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 297
Michael Hordern
ACTOR
1911 - 1995
HPI: 43.29
Rank: 298
Salil Chowdhury
MUSICIAN
1925 - 1995
HPI: 42.92
Rank: 299
In United States
Among people born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 10,013 out of 20,380. Before him are Kevin Dobson (1943), Stephen R. Donaldson (1947), Peyton List (1986), Wendie Jo Sperber (1958), Jon Huertas (1969), and Isaac Kashdan (1905). After him are Dee Bradley Baker (1962), Vincenzo Natali (1969), Miguel Cotto (1980), Phil Silvers (1911), David Faustino (1974), and Virginia Valli (1895).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsKevin Dobson
ACTOR
1943 - 2020
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,007
Stephen R. Donaldson
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,008
Peyton List
ACTOR
1986 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,009
Wendie Jo Sperber
ACTOR
1958 - 2005
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,010
Jon Huertas
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,011
Isaac Kashdan
CHESS PLAYER
1905 - 1985
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,012
Les Aspin
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1995
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,013
Dee Bradley Baker
ACTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 10,014
Vincenzo Natali
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 10,015
Miguel Cotto
BOXER
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 10,016
Phil Silvers
ACTOR
1911 - 1985
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 10,017
David Faustino
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 10,018
Virginia Valli
ACTOR
1895 - 1968
HPI: 43.60
Rank: 10,019
Among POLITICIANS In United States
Among politicians born in United States, Les Aspin ranks 653. Before him are Oliver Otis Howard (1830), Edward Rutledge (1749), Susan Collins (1952), Ted Stevens (1923), Rufus King (1755), and Robert Elswit (1950). After him are Richard A. Falk (1930), Howard Baker (1925), Mike Huckabee (1955), Charles Francis Adams Sr. (1807), John Delaney (1963), and Mike Honda (1941).
Oliver Otis Howard
1830 - 1909
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 647
Edward Rutledge
1749 - 1800
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 648
Susan Collins
1952 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 649
Ted Stevens
1923 - 2010
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 650
Rufus King
1755 - 1827
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 651
Robert Elswit
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 652
Les Aspin
1938 - 1995
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 653
Richard A. Falk
1930 - Present
HPI: 43.57
Rank: 654
Howard Baker
1925 - 2014
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 655
Mike Huckabee
1955 - Present
HPI: 43.53
Rank: 656
Charles Francis Adams Sr.
1807 - 1886
HPI: 43.50
Rank: 657
John Delaney
1963 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 658
Mike Honda
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 659