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Maryana Iskander

1975 - Today

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Maryana Iskander ( MARR-ee-AN-ə isk-AN-dər; Arabic: ماريانا إسكندر; born September 1, 1975) is an Egyptian-born American social entrepreneur and lawyer. In 2022, she became the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Wikimedia Foundation, succeeding Katherine Maher. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Maryana Iskander has received more than 249,690 page views. Her biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Maryana Iskander is the 754th most popular businessperson, the 573rd most popular biography from Egypt and the 4th most popular Egyptian Businessperson.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 46.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE

Among businesspeople, Maryana Iskander ranks 754 out of 847Before her are Stephen Elop, Leslie Benzies, Nick Fry, Dasha Zhukova, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, and Ellen Stewart. After her are Jade Raymond, Ray Ozzie, Mitchell Baker, James M. Beggs, Adam Neumann, and Gary Vaynerchuk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1975, Maryana Iskander ranks 422Before her are Stéphanie Szostak, Mahesh Babu, Polad Hashimov, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Megan Gale, and Milan Osterc. After her are Jade Raymond, Richard Kelly, Yoani Sánchez, Hélio Castroneves, Isolde Kostner, and Junko Minagawa.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Maryana Iskander ranks 573 out of 642Before her are Wael Gomaa (1975), Ahmed Hegazi (1991), Sylvain Sylvain (1951), Trézéguet (1994), Tamer Hosny (1977), and Mohamed Barakat (1976). After her are Amr Zaki (1983), Amr Khaled (1967), Essam Abdel-Fatah (1965), Hossam Ghaly (1981), Mostafa Mohamed (1997), and Shikabala (1986).

Among BUSINESSPEOPLE In Egypt

Among businesspeople born in Egypt, Maryana Iskander ranks 4Before her are Mohamed Al-Fayed (1929), Haim Saban (1944), and Naguib Sawiris (1954).