JOURNALIST
Mauricio Funes
1959 - 2025

Mauricio Funes
Carlos Mauricio Funes Cartagena (18 October 1959 – 21 January 2025) was a Salvadoran politician and journalist who served as the 79th president of El Salvador from 2009 to 2014. Funes won the 2009 presidential election as the candidate of the left-wing Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) party and took office on 1 June 2009. Funes and his immediate family lived in exile in Nicaragua from 2016 until his death because of allegations of criminal actions during his tenure. In July 2023, he was placed under sanctions by the U.S. State Department following his conviction in absentia for negotiations related to the gang truces he made while in office, illicit enrichment, and tax evasion. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mauricio Funes has received more than 396,789 page views. His biography is available in 49 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Mauricio Funes is the 51st most popular journalist (up from 53rd in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from El Salvador (down from 8th in 2019) and the most popular Salvadoran Journalist.
Memorability Metrics
400k
Page Views (PV)
58.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
49
Languages Editions (L)
4.38
Effective Languages (L*)
4.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among JOURNALISTS
Among journalists, Mauricio Funes ranks 51 out of 196. Before him are Maria Ressa, Eve Arnold, Marta Hillers, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, Edward R. Murrow, and Marion Dönhoff. After him are Sue Gardner, Yuri Bezmenov, Kazimierz Nowak, Robbie Ross, Daphne Caruana Galizia, and Francesco Alberoni.
Most Popular Journalists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMaria Ressa
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 45
Eve Arnold
1912 - 2012
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 46
Marta Hillers
1911 - 2001
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 47
Joaquín Navarro-Valls
1936 - 2017
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 48
Edward R. Murrow
1908 - 1965
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 49
Marion Dönhoff
1909 - 2002
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 50
Mauricio Funes
1959 - 2025
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 51
Sue Gardner
1967 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 52
Yuri Bezmenov
1939 - 1993
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 53
Kazimierz Nowak
1897 - 1937
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 54
Robbie Ross
1869 - 1918
HPI: 57.99
Rank: 55
Daphne Caruana Galizia
1964 - 2017
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 56
Francesco Alberoni
1929 - 2023
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 57
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1959, Mauricio Funes ranks 145. Before him are Sigmar Gabriel, Roberto Moreno, Ildefonso Falcones, David Koresh, Ezzaki Badou, and Éric Serra. After him are Nir Barkat, Akhmed Zakayev, Michel Onfray, Majid Majidi, Toni Servillo, and Pete Burns. Among people deceased in 2025, Mauricio Funes ranks 26. Before him are Oliviero Toscani, David Lodge, Frits Bolkestein, Ferdi Tayfur, Anastasios of Albania, and Thanin Kraivichien. After him are Eva Klein, David Vunagi, Robert Hübner, Renato Corsetti, Fabio Cudicini, and Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat.
Others Born in 1959
Go to all RankingsSigmar Gabriel
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 139
Roberto Moreno
RACING DRIVER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 140
Ildefonso Falcones
WRITER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 141
David Koresh
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1959 - 1993
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 142
Ezzaki Badou
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 143
Éric Serra
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 144
Mauricio Funes
JOURNALIST
1959 - 2025
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 145
Nir Barkat
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 146
Akhmed Zakayev
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 147
Michel Onfray
PHILOSOPHER
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 148
Majid Majidi
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 149
Toni Servillo
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 150
Pete Burns
MUSICIAN
1959 - 2016
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 151
Others Deceased in 2025
Go to all RankingsOliviero Toscani
PHOTOGRAPHER
1942 - 2025
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 20
David Lodge
WRITER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 21
Frits Bolkestein
POLITICIAN
1933 - 2025
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 22
Ferdi Tayfur
ACTOR
1945 - 2025
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 23
Anastasios of Albania
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2025
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 24
Thanin Kraivichien
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2025
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 25
Mauricio Funes
JOURNALIST
1959 - 2025
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 26
Eva Klein
PHYSICIAN
1925 - 2025
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 27
David Vunagi
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2025
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 28
Robert Hübner
CHESS PLAYER
1948 - 2025
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 29
Renato Corsetti
LINGUIST
1941 - 2025
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 30
Fabio Cudicini
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2025
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 31
Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat
MATHEMATICIAN
1923 - 2025
HPI: 57.44
Rank: 32
In El Salvador
Among people born in El Salvador, Mauricio Funes ranks 10 out of 39. Before him are Nayib Bukele (1981), Maximiliano Hernández Martínez (1882), Farabundo Martí (1893), Unica Zürn (1916), Mágico González (1958), and José Napoleón Duarte (1925). After him are Alfredo Cristiani (1947), Fidel Sánchez Hernández (1917), Jaime Rodríguez (1959), Gregorio Rosa Chávez (1942), Armando Calderón Sol (1948), and Arturo Armando Molina (1927).
Others born in El Salvador
Go to all RankingsNayib Bukele
POLITICIAN
1981 - Present
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 4
Maximiliano Hernández Martínez
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1966
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 5
Farabundo Martí
POLITICIAN
1893 - 1932
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 6
Unica Zürn
WRITER
1916 - 1970
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 7
Mágico González
SOCCER PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 8
José Napoleón Duarte
POLITICIAN
1925 - 1990
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 9
Mauricio Funes
JOURNALIST
1959 - 2025
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 10
Alfredo Cristiani
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 11
Fidel Sánchez Hernández
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2003
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 12
Jaime Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.98
Rank: 13
Gregorio Rosa Chávez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 14
Armando Calderón Sol
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2017
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 15
Arturo Armando Molina
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2021
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 16
Among JOURNALISTS In El Salvador
Among journalists born in El Salvador, Mauricio Funes ranks 1.