POLITICIAN
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 - 1938
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Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, also known as Mustafa Kemal Pasha until 1921, and Ghazi Mustafa Kemal from 1921 until the Surname Law of 1934 (c. 1881 – 10 November 1938), was a Turkish field marshal, revolutionary statesman, author, and the founding father of the Republic of Turkey, serving as its first president from 1923 until his death in 1938. He undertook sweeping progressive reforms, which modernized Turkey into a secular, industrializing nation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk has received more than 11,840,447 page views. His biography is available in 198 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 193 in 2019). Mustafa Kemal Atatürk is the 15th most popular politician (down from 11th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Greece and the most popular Greek Politician.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk was the founder of the Republic of Turkey. He is most famous for his role in the Turkish War of Independence and his leadership in the establishment of the Republic of Turkey in 1923.
Memorability Metrics
12M
Page Views (PV)
88.57
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
198
Languages Editions (L)
13.14
Effective Languages (L*)
5.23
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ranks 15 out of 19,576. Before him are Thomas Jefferson, Saladin, Vladimir Lenin, Jimmy Carter, Augustus, and Richard Nixon. After him are Cleopatra, David, Henry Kissinger, Commodus, Otto von Bismarck, and Andrew Jackson.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsThomas Jefferson
1743 - 1826
HPI: 89.53
Rank: 9
Saladin
1138 - 1193
HPI: 89.39
Rank: 10
Vladimir Lenin
1870 - 1924
HPI: 88.93
Rank: 11
Jimmy Carter
1924 - Present
HPI: 88.87
Rank: 12
Augustus
63 BC - 14
HPI: 88.84
Rank: 13
Richard Nixon
1913 - 1994
HPI: 88.62
Rank: 14
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 15
Cleopatra
69 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 88.41
Rank: 16
David
1010 BC - 970 BC
HPI: 87.35
Rank: 17
Henry Kissinger
1923 - 2023
HPI: 86.93
Rank: 18
Commodus
161 - 192
HPI: 86.14
Rank: 19
Otto von Bismarck
1815 - 1898
HPI: 85.97
Rank: 20
Andrew Jackson
1767 - 1845
HPI: 85.95
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1881, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ranks 2. Before him is Pablo Picasso. After him are Alexander Fleming, Stefan Zweig, Pope John XXIII, Béla Bartók, Asta Nielsen, Lu Xun, Anna Pavlova, Alexander Kerensky, Hans Kelsen, and Enver Pasha. Among people deceased in 1938, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ranks 1. After him are Edmund Husserl, Karel Čapek, Georges Méliès, Charles Édouard Guillaume, Konstantin Stanislavski, Nikolai Bukharin, Kanō Jigorō, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Gabriele D'Annunzio, Béla Kun, and Faustina Kowalska.
Others Born in 1881
Go to all RankingsPablo Picasso
PAINTER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 1
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 2
Alexander Fleming
BIOLOGIST
1881 - 1955
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 3
Stefan Zweig
WRITER
1881 - 1942
HPI: 79.72
Rank: 4
Pope John XXIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1881 - 1963
HPI: 79.52
Rank: 5
Béla Bartók
COMPOSER
1881 - 1945
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 6
Asta Nielsen
ACTOR
1881 - 1972
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 7
Lu Xun
WRITER
1881 - 1936
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 8
Anna Pavlova
DANCER
1881 - 1931
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 9
Alexander Kerensky
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 10
Hans Kelsen
PHILOSOPHER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 11
Enver Pasha
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1922
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsMustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 1
Edmund Husserl
PHILOSOPHER
1859 - 1938
HPI: 76.75
Rank: 2
Karel Čapek
WRITER
1890 - 1938
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 3
Georges Méliès
FILM DIRECTOR
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.52
Rank: 4
Charles Édouard Guillaume
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 5
Konstantin Stanislavski
FILM DIRECTOR
1863 - 1938
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 6
Nikolai Bukharin
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1938
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 7
Kanō Jigorō
MARTIAL ARTS
1860 - 1938
HPI: 70.83
Rank: 8
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
PAINTER
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 9
Gabriele D'Annunzio
WRITER
1863 - 1938
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 10
Béla Kun
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 11
Faustina Kowalska
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1938
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 12
In Greece
Among people born in Greece, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ranks 7 out of 1,024. Before him are Aristotle (-384), Plato (-427), Socrates (-470), Alexander the Great (-356), Pythagoras (-570), and Homer (-800). After him are Hippocrates (-460), Sophocles (-497), Pericles (-494), Democritus (-460), Epicurus (-341), and El Greco (1541).
Others born in Greece
Go to all RankingsAristotle
PHILOSOPHER
384 BC - 321 BC
HPI: 94.42
Rank: 1
Plato
PHILOSOPHER
427 BC - 347 BC
HPI: 94.10
Rank: 2
Socrates
PHILOSOPHER
470 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 93.30
Rank: 3
Alexander the Great
MILITARY PERSONNEL
356 BC - 323 BC
HPI: 92.48
Rank: 4
Pythagoras
PHILOSOPHER
570 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 5
Homer
WRITER
800 BC - 750 BC
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 6
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 7
Hippocrates
PHYSICIAN
460 BC - 370 BC
HPI: 87.19
Rank: 8
Sophocles
WRITER
497 BC - 406 BC
HPI: 86.01
Rank: 9
Pericles
POLITICIAN
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 10
Democritus
PHILOSOPHER
460 BC - 360 BC
HPI: 84.00
Rank: 11
Epicurus
PHILOSOPHER
341 BC - 269 BC
HPI: 83.74
Rank: 12
El Greco
PAINTER
1541 - 1614
HPI: 82.22
Rank: 13
Among POLITICIANS In Greece
Among politicians born in Greece, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk ranks 1. After him are Pericles (-494), Kösem Sultan (1590), Philip II of Macedon (-382), Bayezid II (1447), Demosthenes (-384), Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha (1493), Leonidas I (-540), Muhammad Ali of Egypt (1769), Cleisthenes (-565), Solon (-638), and Alcibiades (-450).
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
1881 - 1938
HPI: 88.57
Rank: 1
Pericles
494 BC - 429 BC
HPI: 84.01
Rank: 2
Kösem Sultan
1590 - 1651
HPI: 81.27
Rank: 3
Philip II of Macedon
382 BC - 336 BC
HPI: 79.96
Rank: 4
Bayezid II
1447 - 1512
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 5
Demosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 6
Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
1493 - 1536
HPI: 77.06
Rank: 7
Leonidas I
540 BC - 480 BC
HPI: 77.05
Rank: 8
Muhammad Ali of Egypt
1769 - 1849
HPI: 77.04
Rank: 9
Cleisthenes
565 BC - 492 BC
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 10
Solon
638 BC - 558 BC
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 11
Alcibiades
450 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 12