POLITICIAN
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 - Today
Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari (born 17 December 1942) is a Nigerian politician currently serving as the President of Nigeria, in office since 2015. Buhari is a retired military general of the Nigerian Army and previously served as military head of state from 1983 to 1985, after taking power in a military coup d'état. The term Buharism is ascribed to the conservative right wing policies of his military regime. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Muhammadu Buhari has received more than 3,116,906 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia making him the 3,167th most popular politician.
Memorability Metrics
3.1M
Page Views (PV)
60.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
59
Languages Editions (L)
3.72
Effective Languages (L*)
5.26
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Muhammadu Buharis by language
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 3,145 out of 14,801. Before him are Joseph Kasa-Vubu, Augustin Robespierre, Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange, Suppiluliuma II, Robert I, Count of Artois, and Chlothar IV. After him are Magnus II of Sweden, Mohammed Nadir Shah, Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Julia Maesa, Liuvigild, and Ludwig Quidde.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
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Joseph Kasa-Vubu
1910 - 1969
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,139
Augustin Robespierre
1763 - 1794
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,140
Mary, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange
1631 - 1660
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 3,141
Suppiluliuma II
1300 BC - 1200 BC
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,142
Robert I, Count of Artois
1216 - 1250
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,143
Chlothar IV
685 - 719
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,144
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,145
Magnus II of Sweden
1130 - 1161
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,146
Mohammed Nadir Shah
1883 - 1933
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,147
Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry
1523 - 1574
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 3,148
Julia Maesa
165 - 224
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 3,149
Liuvigild
525 - 586
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 3,150
Ludwig Quidde
1858 - 1941
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 3,151
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 68. Before him are John Cale, Larry Flynt, Martin Seligman, Vicente Fox, Maurizio Pollini, and Michael Bloomberg. After him are Scott Wilson, Margaret Court, Felipe González, Junichiro Koizumi, Françoise Dorléac, and Mirjana Marković.
Others Born in 1942
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John Cale
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 62
Larry Flynt
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 63
Martin Seligman
1942 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 64
Vicente Fox
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.94
Rank: 65
Maurizio Pollini
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 66
Michael Bloomberg
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 67
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 68
Scott Wilson
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 69
Margaret Court
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 70
Felipe González
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 71
Junichiro Koizumi
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 72
Françoise Dorléac
1942 - 1967
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 73
Mirjana Marković
1942 - 2019
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 74
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari ranks 2 out of 140. Before him are Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696). After him are Hugo Weaving (1960), Wole Soyinka (1934), Dr. Alban (1957), Chinua Achebe (1930), Fela Kuti (1938), Sade (1959), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Jay-Jay Okocha (1973), and Francis Arinze (1932).
Others born in Nigeria
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Abram Petrovich Gannibal
1696 - 1781
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 1
Muhammadu Buhari
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 2
Hugo Weaving
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 3
Wole Soyinka
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.19
Rank: 4
Dr. Alban
1957 - Present
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 5
Chinua Achebe
1930 - 2013
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 6
Fela Kuti
1938 - 1997
HPI: 57.95
Rank: 7
Sade
1959 - Present
HPI: 57.50
Rank: 8
Olusegun Obasanjo
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 9
Usman dan Fodio
1754 - 1817
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 10
Jay-Jay Okocha
1973 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 11
Francis Arinze
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.53
Rank: 12
