1940 - Today
Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev (Kazakh: Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев; Nūrsūltan Äbışūly Nazarbaev, pronounced [nʊɾsʊɫˈtɑn æbɪ̞ɕʊˈlɯ nɑzɑɾˈbɑjev]; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, from the country’s independence in 1991 until his formal resignation in 2019, and as the Chairman of the Security Council of Kazakhstan from 1991 to 2022.He held the special title of Elbasy (meaning "Leader of the Nation", Kazakh pronunciation: [jelˈbasɯ]) from 2010 to 2022. Nazarbayev was one of the longest-ruling non-royal leaders in the world, having led Kazakhstan for nearly three decades, excluding chairmanship in the Security Council after the end of his presidency. He has often been referred to as a dictator due to usurpation of power and autocratic rule. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Nursultan Nazarbayev has received more than 3,904,839 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2019). Nursultan Nazarbayev is the 266th most popular politician (up from 657th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 3rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Kazakhstani Politician.
Nursultan Nazarbayev is the president of Kazakhstan. He is most famous for his role in the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
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Among politicians, Nursultan Nazarbayev ranks 266 out of 15,577. Before him are Neville Chamberlain, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Tolui, Baldwin IV of Jerusalem, Philippe Pétain, and Rüstem Pasha. After him are Philip IV of Spain, Mahmud II, Charles the Bald, Edward III of England, Elizabeth of Russia, and William the Silent.
1869 - 1940
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 260
1946 - Present
HPI: 76.70
Rank: 261
1191 - 1232
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 262
1161 - 1185
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 263
1856 - 1951
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 264
1500 - 1561
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 265
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 266
1605 - 1665
HPI: 76.55
Rank: 267
1785 - 1839
HPI: 76.54
Rank: 268
823 - 877
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 269
1312 - 1377
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 270
1709 - 1762
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 271
1533 - 1584
HPI: 76.49
Rank: 272
Among people born in 1940, Nursultan Nazarbayev ranks 6. Before him are Pelé, Bruce Lee, Al Pacino, John Lennon, and Margrethe II of Denmark. After him are Chuck Norris, Constantine II of Greece, Saparmurat Niyazov, Ringo Starr, Michael Gambon, and Bartholomew I of Constantinople.
1940 - 2022
HPI: 85.54
Rank: 1
1940 - 1973
HPI: 83.04
Rank: 2
1940 - Present
HPI: 81.43
Rank: 3
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Rank: 4
1940 - Present
HPI: 79.66
Rank: 5
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 6
1940 - Present
HPI: 75.57
Rank: 7
1940 - 2023
HPI: 73.16
Rank: 8
1940 - 2006
HPI: 72.45
Rank: 9
1940 - Present
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 10
1940 - 2023
HPI: 71.82
Rank: 11
1940 - Present
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 12
Among people born in Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev ranks 2 out of 154. Before him are Tomyris (-600). After him are Baibars (1223), Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1953), Ahmad Yasawi (1103), Seljuk (902), Lavr Kornilov (1870), Akhmad Kadyrov (1951), Aslan Maskhadov (1951), Abai Qunanbaiuly (1845), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946), and Shoqan Walikhanov (1835).
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.64
Rank: 1
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 2
1223 - 1277
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 4
1103 - 1166
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 5
902 - 1038
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 6
1870 - 1918
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 7
1951 - 2004
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 8
1951 - 2005
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 9
1845 - 1904
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 10
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 11
1835 - 1865
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev ranks 2. Before him are Tomyris (-600). After him are Baibars (1223), Kassym-Jomart Tokayev (1953), Seljuk (902), Akhmad Kadyrov (1951), Aslan Maskhadov (1951), Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946), Ablai Khan (1711), Dinmukhamed Kunaev (1912), Zelimkhan Yandarbiyev (1952), and Muhammad Shaybani (1451).
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 77.64
Rank: 1
1940 - Present
HPI: 76.59
Rank: 2
1223 - 1277
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 3
1953 - Present
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 4
902 - 1038
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 5
1951 - 2004
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 6
1951 - 2005
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 7
1946 - 2022
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 8
1711 - 1781
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 9
1912 - 1993
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 10
1952 - 2004
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 11
1451 - 1510
HPI: 57.75
Rank: 12