POLITICIAN

Mahmoud Abbas

1935 - Today

Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas (Arabic: مَحْمُود عَبَّاس, romanized: Maḥmūd ʿAbbās; born 15 November 1935), also known by the kunya Abu Mazen (Arabic: أَبُو مَازِن, ʾAbū Māzin), is a Palestinian politician who is the president of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). He has been the chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) since 2004, PNA president since January 2005, and State of Palestine president since May 2005. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mahmoud Abbas has received more than 5,178,645 page views. His biography is available in 82 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 74 in 2019). Mahmoud Abbas is the 100th most popular politician (up from 544th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Israel (up from 35th in 2019) and the most popular Israeli Politician.

Mahmoud Abbas is the president of the Palestinian National Authority. He is most famous for his role in the peace process between Israel and Palestine.

Memorability Metrics

5.2M
Page Views (PV)
81.05
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
82
Languages Editions (L)
11.35
Effective Languages (L*)
3.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mahmoud Abbas ranks 100 out of 19,576. Before him are Ashoka, Mary II of England, Philip II of Spain, Murad III, Kösem Sultan, and Diocletian. After him are Margaret Thatcher, Ivan the Terrible, Boris Yeltsin, Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Darius the Great, and Heinrich Himmler.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Ashoka
304 BC - 232 BC
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 94
Mary II of England
1662 - 1694
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 95
Philip II of Spain
1527 - 1598
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 96
Murad III
1546 - 1595
HPI: 81.46
Rank: 97
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 98
Diocletian
244 - 311
HPI: 81.08
Rank: 99
Mahmoud Abbas
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 100
Margaret Thatcher
1925 - 2013
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 101
Ivan the Terrible
1530 - 1584
HPI: 81.00
Rank: 102
Boris Yeltsin
1931 - 2007
HPI: 80.91
Rank: 103
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
1859 - 1941
HPI: 80.82
Rank: 104
Darius the Great
550 BC - 486 BC
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 105
Heinrich Himmler
1900 - 1945
HPI: 80.81
Rank: 106

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Mahmoud Abbas ranks 3. Before him are Alain Delon, and Elvis Presley. After him are Luciano Pavarotti, 14th Dalai Lama, Salman of Saudi Arabia, Woody Allen, José Mujica, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Kenzaburō Ōe, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan.

Others Born in 1935

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Alain Delon
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 1
Elvis Presley
SINGER
1935 - 1977
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 2
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 3
Luciano Pavarotti
SINGER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 4
14th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 5
Salman of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 6
Woody Allen
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 7
José Mujica
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 8
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
ARCHITECT
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 9
Kenzaburō Ōe
WRITER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 10
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 11
Françoise Sagan
WRITER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12