POLITICIAN
Meles Zenawi
1955 - 2012
Meles Zenawi
Meles Zenawi Asres (Tigringa and Amharic: መለስ ዜናዊ ኣስረስ; pronounced [mɛllɛs zenawi asrɛs] ), born Legesse Zenawi Asres (9 May 1955 – 20 August 2012) was an Ethiopian politician and a former anti-Derg militant who served as president of Ethiopia from 1991 to 1995 and as prime minister from 1995 until his death in 2012. Born in Adwa to an Ethiopian father and mother, Meles became actively involved in politics after changing his original first name from Legesse to Meles, adopted following the execution of fellow university student Meles Takele by the Derg government in 1975. In that year, he left Haile Selassie I University to join the Tigray People's Liberation Front (TPLF) and fight against the Derg (the Mengistu Haile Mariam-led military dictatorship in Ethiopia). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Meles Zenawi has received more than 1,081,423 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Meles Zenawi is the 6,318th most popular politician (down from 6,111th in 2019), the 17th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 13th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Ethiopian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
57.77
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
6.77
Effective Languages (L*)
4.57
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Meles Zenawi ranks 6,318 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Kōkō, Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena, Julio María Sanguinetti, Roger Borsa, Vukan Nemanjić, and Theodore Metochites. After him are Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia, Miloš Jakeš, Frederick Casimir Kettler, King Nan of Zhou, Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia, and Stephen Zápolya.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmperor Kōkō
830 - 887
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 6,312
Francesco III d'Este, Duke of Modena
1698 - 1780
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 6,313
Julio María Sanguinetti
1936 - Present
HPI: 57.78
Rank: 6,314
Roger Borsa
1060 - 1111
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6,315
Vukan Nemanjić
1165 - 1207
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6,316
Theodore Metochites
1270 - 1332
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6,317
Meles Zenawi
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6,318
Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia
1863 - 1919
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6,319
Miloš Jakeš
1922 - 2020
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6,320
Frederick Casimir Kettler
1650 - 1698
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 6,321
King Nan of Zhou
400 BC - Present
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 6,322
Frederick IV, Duke of Swabia
1144 - 1167
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 6,323
Stephen Zápolya
1401 - 1499
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 6,324
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1955, Meles Zenawi ranks 86. Before him are Yo-Yo Ma, Mira Furlan, Iman, Hans-Peter Briegel, Bill Paxton, and Jeff Koons. After him are Jigme Singye Wangchuck, Michael Schenker, Valdis Zatlers, Sirindhorn, Ron Johnson, and Alessandro Altobelli. Among people deceased in 2012, Meles Zenawi ranks 87. Before him are Maurice Herzog, Neslişah Sultan, Galina Vishnevskaya, Maurice André, Hans Werner Henze, and Gore Vidal. After him are Rajesh Khanna, Miljan Miljanić, Estanislau Basora, Marcos Alonso, Giorgio Chinaglia, and Tonino Guerra.
Others Born in 1955
Go to all RankingsYo-Yo Ma
COMPOSER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 80
Mira Furlan
ACTOR
1955 - 2021
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 81
Iman
MODEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 82
Hans-Peter Briegel
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 83
Bill Paxton
ACTOR
1955 - 2017
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 84
Jeff Koons
ARTIST
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 85
Meles Zenawi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 86
Jigme Singye Wangchuck
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 87
Michael Schenker
MUSICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 88
Valdis Zatlers
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 89
Sirindhorn
NOBLEMAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 90
Ron Johnson
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.27
Rank: 91
Alessandro Altobelli
SOCCER PLAYER
1955 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 92
Others Deceased in 2012
Go to all RankingsMaurice Herzog
MOUNTAINEER
1919 - 2012
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 81
Neslişah Sultan
COMPANION
1921 - 2012
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 82
Galina Vishnevskaya
SINGER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.87
Rank: 83
Maurice André
MUSICIAN
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 84
Hans Werner Henze
COMPOSER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.82
Rank: 85
Gore Vidal
WRITER
1925 - 2012
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 86
Meles Zenawi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 87
Rajesh Khanna
ACTOR
1942 - 2012
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 88
Miljan Miljanić
COACH
1930 - 2012
HPI: 57.30
Rank: 89
Estanislau Basora
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2012
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 90
Marcos Alonso
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2012
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 91
Giorgio Chinaglia
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2012
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 92
Tonino Guerra
WRITER
1920 - 2012
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 93
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi ranks 17 out of 105. Before him are Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506). After him are Mulatu Teshome (1955), Kaleb of Axum (500), Abiy Ahmed (1976), Taytu Betul (1851), Haile Gebrselassie (1973), and Amha Selassie (1916).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsGebre Mesqel Lalibela
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1221
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 12
Abdullah ibn Ja'far
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 680
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 13
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 14
Tewodros II
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1868
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 15
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1543
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 16
Meles Zenawi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 17
Mulatu Teshome
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 18
Kaleb of Axum
POLITICIAN
500 - 540
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 19
Abiy Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 20
Taytu Betul
POLITICIAN
1851 - 1918
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 21
Haile Gebrselassie
ATHLETE
1973 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 22
Amha Selassie
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 23
Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Meles Zenawi ranks 13. Before him are Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200), Sahle-Work Zewde (1950), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), and Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506). After him are Mulatu Teshome (1955), Kaleb of Axum (500), Abiy Ahmed (1976), Taytu Betul (1851), Amha Selassie (1916), and Yohannes IV (1837).
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 7
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
1200 - 1221
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 8
Sahle-Work Zewde
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 9
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 10
Tewodros II
1818 - 1868
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 11
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
1506 - 1543
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 12
Meles Zenawi
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 13
Mulatu Teshome
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 14
Kaleb of Axum
500 - 540
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 15
Abiy Ahmed
1976 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 16
Taytu Betul
1851 - 1918
HPI: 54.51
Rank: 17
Amha Selassie
1916 - 1997
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 18
Yohannes IV
1837 - 1889
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 19