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POLITICIAN

Marita Petersen

1940 - 2001

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Marita Petersen (Faroese pronunciation: [ˌmɛaɹɪta ˈpʰeːʰtɛɹsɛn]) (née Johansen (Faroese pronunciation: [ˌjoˈhanːsɛn]); 21 October 1940 – 26 August 2001) was the first and to date only female Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands and the first female speaker of the Løgting (Parliament). She was elected to the Løgting in 1988 for Javnaðarflokkurin (The Social Democratic Party). In January 1993, she was elected to the post of prime minister, which she held until September 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marita Petersen has received more than 29,684 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Marita Petersen is the 14,548th most popular politician (down from 12,777th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 9th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 30k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marita Petersen ranks 14,548 out of 15,577. Before her are Lloyd Bentsen, James Marape, Ion Emanuel Florescu, Andrzej Lepper, Sadi Irmak, and Roque González Garza. After her are Nicolás Ardito Barletta Vallarino, Remigio Morales Bermúdez, Martial Célestin, Orrin Hatch, Dorothea Köring, and Béla Las-Torres.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Marita Petersen ranks 429. Before her are Billy McNeill, Roy Ayers, Jerzy Kulej, Steve Swallow, Taylor Wang, and Walter Alvarez. After her are Sapardi Djoko Damono, Grigory Kriss, Ernő Solymosi, Barbara Boxer, Danilo Astori, and Friedel Rausch. Among people deceased in 2001, Marita Petersen ranks 232. Before her are Villy Sørensen, Delia Derbyshire, Margaretha Krook, Rufus Thomas, Giancarlo Brusati, and Ibrahim Shams. After her are Simon Slåttvik, Arne Sucksdorff, Leonid Osyka, Frans De Mulder, Ashok Kumar, and Josef Peters.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Marita Petersen ranks 10 out of 25. Before her are Símun av Skarði (1872), Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Ruth Smith (1913), Heðin Brú (1901), Christian Matras (1900), and Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951). After her are Rói Patursson (1947), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), Aksel V. Johannesen (1972), Jakob Jakobsen (1864), and Abraham Løkin (1959).

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Among POLITICIANS In Faroe Islands

Among politicians born in Faroe Islands, Marita Petersen ranks 2. Before her are Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951). After her are Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964) and Bárður á Steig Nielsen (1972).

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