POLITICIAN
Margaret Chan
1947 - Today
Margaret Chan
Margaret Chan Fung Fu-chun, (born 21 August 1947) is a Chinese-Canadian physician, who served as the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) delegating the People's Republic of China from 2006 to 2017. Chan previously served as Director of Health in the Hong Kong Government (1994–2003) and representative of the WHO Director-General for Pandemic Influenza and WHO Assistant Director-General for Communicable Diseases (2003–2006). In 2014, Forbes ranked her as the 30th most powerful woman in the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margaret Chan has received more than 646,558 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Margaret Chan is the 6,597th most popular politician (down from 3,621st in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Hong Kong (down from 5th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Chinese Politician.
Margaret Chan is the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO). She is most famous for her work in fighting the spread of Ebola in West Africa.
Memorability Metrics
650k
Page Views (PV)
56.34
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
4.48
Effective Languages (L*)
3.08
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Margaret Chan ranks 6,597 out of 15,577. Before her are Democedes, Peter Wittgenstein, Sigobert the Lame, Wiman of Gojoseon, Mauregatus of Asturias, and Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus. After her are Arduin of Ivrea, Yen Chia-kan, Tadukhipa, Rhadamistus, Theopompus of Sparta, and Carlos Castillo Armas.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Democedes
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6,591
Peter Wittgenstein
1768 - 1843
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6,592
Sigobert the Lame
500 - 509
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6,593
Wiman of Gojoseon
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6,594
Mauregatus of Asturias
800 - 788
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6,595
Gaius Vibius Pansa Caetronianus
91 BC - 43 BC
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 6,596
Margaret Chan
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6,597
Arduin of Ivrea
955 - 1015
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6,598
Yen Chia-kan
1905 - 1993
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6,599
Tadukhipa
1365 BC - 1400 BC
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6,600
Rhadamistus
500 - 58
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6,601
Theopompus of Sparta
800 BC - 700 BC
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6,602
Carlos Castillo Armas
1914 - 1957
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 6,603
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, Margaret Chan ranks 127. Before her are Marisa Berenson, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, Glenn Tipton, Patrick Dewaere, Roger De Vlaeminck, and David Letterman. After her are Edu Coimbra, Nick Castle, Christian Jacq, Zdeněk Zeman, Ljupko Petrović, and Henri Michel.
Others Born in 1947
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Marisa Berenson
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 121
Luca Cordero di Montezemolo
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 122
Glenn Tipton
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 123
Patrick Dewaere
1947 - 1982
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 124
Roger De Vlaeminck
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 125
David Letterman
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 126
Margaret Chan
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 127
Edu Coimbra
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 128
Nick Castle
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 129
Christian Jacq
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 130
Zdeněk Zeman
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 131
Ljupko Petrović
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 132
Henri Michel
1947 - 2018
HPI: 56.21
Rank: 133
In Hong Kong
Among people born in Hong Kong, Margaret Chan ranks 14 out of 106. Before her are Carrie Lam (1957), Andy Lau (1961), Stanley Ho (1921), Yuen Biao (1957), Tony Leung Chiu-wai (1962), and John Lone (1952). After her are Nora Miao (1952), Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg (1964), Maggie Cheung (1964), Raymond Chow (1927), René de Obaldia (1918), and Anita Mui (1963).
Others born in Hong Kong
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Carrie Lam
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 8
Andy Lau
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 9
Stanley Ho
1921 - 2020
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 10
Yuen Biao
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 11
Tony Leung Chiu-wai
1962 - Present
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 12
John Lone
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 13
Margaret Chan
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 14
Nora Miao
1952 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 15
Alexandra, Countess of Frederiksborg
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 16
Maggie Cheung
1964 - Present
HPI: 55.27
Rank: 17
Raymond Chow
1927 - 2018
HPI: 54.69
Rank: 18
René de Obaldia
1918 - 2022
HPI: 53.97
Rank: 19
Anita Mui
1963 - 2003
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 20
Among POLITICIANS In Hong Kong
Among politicians born in Hong Kong, Margaret Chan ranks 3. Before her are Ma Ying-jeou (1950) and Carrie Lam (1957). After her are Leung Chun-ying (1954), Agnes Chow (1996), and Rory Stewart (1973).
Ma Ying-jeou
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 1
Carrie Lam
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.12
Rank: 2
Margaret Chan
1947 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 3
Leung Chun-ying
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 4
Agnes Chow
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.59
Rank: 5
Rory Stewart
1973 - Present
HPI: 24.62
Rank: 6
