1915 - 1998
Nguyễn Văn Linh (Vietnamese: [ŋwǐənˀ van liŋ̟]; 1 July 1915 – 27 April 1998) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and politician. Nguyễn Văn Linh was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam from 1986 to 1991 and a political leader of the Vietcong during the Vietnam War. During his time in office, Linh was a strong advocate of "Đổi Mới" (renovation), an economic plan whose aim is to turn Vietnam economy to a socialist-oriented market economy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nguyễn Văn Linh has received more than 266,672 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Nguyễn Văn Linh is the 8,122nd most popular politician (up from 8,566th in 2019), the 46th most popular biography from Vietnam (up from 53rd in 2019) and the 31st most popular Vietnamese Politician.
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Among politicians, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 8,122 out of 15,577. Before him are Leonardo Donato, Minervina, Elisabeth of Bohemia, Michael Szilágyi, Philippa of Guelders, and Chungsuk of Goryeo. After him are Louis of Cyprus, Bubo, Duke of the Frisians, Karl Vaino, Theodore I Palaiologos, Hosokawa Gracia, and Han Seung-soo.
1536 - 1612
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,116
300 - 300
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,117
1358 - 1373
HPI: 54.42
Rank: 8,118
1400 - 1460
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,119
1464 - 1547
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,120
1294 - 1339
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,121
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,122
1436 - 1482
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,123
674 - 734
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,124
1923 - 2022
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,125
1355 - 1407
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 8,126
1563 - 1600
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 8,127
1936 - Present
HPI: 54.40
Rank: 8,128
Among people born in 1915, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 88. Before him are Edmond O'Brien, Kunihiko Kodaira, Arsenio Erico, Kon Ichikawa, Carmen Herrera, and Gretl Braun. After him are John Vorster, Richard Hamming, Lorne Greene, Piet de Jong, Tapio Wirkkala, and Horst Sindermann. Among people deceased in 1998, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 94. Before him are Frithjof Schuon, Efim Geller, Christian Mortensen, Zbigniew Herbert, Birger Ruud, and Shinichi Suzuki. After him are Lucio Battisti, Vladimir Demikhov, Richard Hamming, Clara Rockmore, Hans von Ohain, and Archie Moore.
1915 - 1985
HPI: 54.77
Rank: 82
1915 - 1997
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 83
1915 - 1977
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 84
1915 - 2008
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 85
1915 - 2022
HPI: 54.48
Rank: 86
1915 - 1987
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 87
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 88
1915 - 1983
HPI: 54.29
Rank: 89
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 90
1915 - 1987
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 91
1915 - 2016
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 92
1915 - 1985
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 93
1915 - 1990
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 94
1907 - 1998
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 88
1925 - 1998
HPI: 54.83
Rank: 89
1882 - 1998
HPI: 54.81
Rank: 90
1924 - 1998
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 91
1911 - 1998
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 92
1898 - 1998
HPI: 54.47
Rank: 93
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 94
1943 - 1998
HPI: 54.39
Rank: 95
1916 - 1998
HPI: 54.31
Rank: 96
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.23
Rank: 97
1911 - 1998
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 98
1911 - 1998
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 99
1916 - 1998
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 100
Among people born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 46 out of 124. Before him are Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Nguyễn Du (1765), Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), Phạm Tuân (1947), Riccardo Cocciante (1946), and Trương Tấn Sang (1949). After him are Lý Thái Tổ (974), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Phan Bội Châu (1867), and Hàm Nghi (1872).
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 40
1765 - 1820
HPI: 54.73
Rank: 41
1910 - 1963
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 42
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.60
Rank: 43
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 44
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 45
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 46
974 - 1028
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 47
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 48
1807 - 1847
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 49
1912 - 2011
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 50
1867 - 1940
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 51
1872 - 1943
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 52
Among politicians born in Vietnam, Nguyễn Văn Linh ranks 31. Before him are Nguyễn Hữu Thọ (1910), Duy Tân (1900), Nguyễn Khánh (1927), Văn Tiến Dũng (1917), Ngô Đình Nhu (1910), and Trương Tấn Sang (1949). After him are Lý Thái Tổ (974), Nguyễn Minh Triết (1942), Thiệu Trị (1807), Võ Chí Công (1912), Hàm Nghi (1872), and Đỗ Mười (1917).
1910 - 1996
HPI: 56.09
Rank: 25
1900 - 1945
HPI: 55.55
Rank: 26
1927 - 2013
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 27
1917 - 2002
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 28
1910 - 1963
HPI: 54.72
Rank: 29
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 30
1915 - 1998
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 31
974 - 1028
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 32
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 33
1807 - 1847
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 34
1912 - 2011
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 35
1872 - 1943
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 36
1917 - 2018
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 37