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Michel Martelly

1961 - Today

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Michel Joseph Martelly (French pronunciation: [miʃɛl ʒozɛf maʁtɛli]; born 12 February 1961) is a Haitian musician and politician who served as the 42nd president of Haiti from May 2011 until February 2016. On August 20, 2024, the United States sanctioned the former president for trafficking drugs, in particular cocaine, into the United States, and for sponsoring several gangs based in Haiti. Martelly was one of Haiti's best-known musicians for over a decade, going by the stage name Sweet Micky. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Michel Martelly has received more than 745,599 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 40 in 2019). Michel Martelly is the 12,462nd most popular politician (up from 12,583rd in 2019), the 28th most popular biography from Haiti (down from 26th in 2019) and the 20th most popular Haitian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 750k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.85

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 43

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.54

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michel Martelly ranks 12,462 out of 19,576. Before him are Vitaly Churkin, Naram-Sin of Assyria, Song Ping, Seocheon of Goguryeo, João de Castro, and Gheorghe Bibescu. After him are Alexander H. Stephens, Alberto Lleras Camargo, Péter Boross, Anatoli Firsov, Abd al-Haqq II, and Arthur Ponsonby, 1st Baron Ponsonby of Shulbrede.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Michel Martelly ranks 163. Before him are Harry Gregson-Williams, Vince Neil, Phil Campbell, Christopher Atkins, David Heyman, and Elias Koteas. After him are Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Graham McTavish, Andrey Korotayev, Mikhail Shishkin, Vladimir Potanin, and Steve Holmes.

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In Haiti

Among people born in Haiti, Michel Martelly ranks 28 out of 94. Before him are Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756), Emmanuel Sanon (1951), Henri Namphy (1932), Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789), Paul Magloire (1907), and Dumarsais Estimé (1900). After him are Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Frankétienne (1936), Fabre Geffrard (1806), Sténio Vincent (1874), René Depestre (1926), and Jacques Roumain (1907).

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Among POLITICIANS In Haiti

Among politicians born in Haiti, Michel Martelly ranks 20. Before him are Pedro Santana (1801), Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc (1756), Henri Namphy (1932), Charles Rivière-Hérard (1789), Paul Magloire (1907), and Dumarsais Estimé (1900). After him are Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (1943), Fabre Geffrard (1806), Sténio Vincent (1874), Élie Lescot (1883), Gérard Latortue (1934), and Pierre Nord Alexis (1820).

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