1929 - 1981
Omar Efraín Torrijos Herrera (February 13, 1929 – July 31, 1981) was a Panamanian dictator, as well as the Commander of the Panamanian National Guard and military leader of Panama from 1968 to his death in 1981. Torrijos was never officially the president of Panama, but instead held titles including "Maximum Leader of the Panamanian Revolution". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Omar Torrijos has received more than 706,119 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia. Omar Torrijos is the 4,143rd most popular politician (down from 3,562nd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Panama (down from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Panamanian Politician.
Omar Torrijos was a Panamanian politician and military officer who served as the president of Panama from 1968 to 1981. He is most famous for negotiating the Torrijos-Carter Treaties with U.S. President Jimmy Carter, which granted Panama control of the Panama Canal in 1979.
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Among politicians, Omar Torrijos ranks 4,143 out of 15,577. Before him are Judah ha-Nasi, Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, Prithviraj Chauhan, Princess Irene of the Netherlands, Andrea Dandolo, and David I of Scotland. After him are Prusias I of Bithynia, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Juan Negrín, Eleanor of Viseu, William, Duke of Nassau, and Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma.
135 - 217
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 4,137
2 BC - 40
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 4,138
1159 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 4,139
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 4,140
1306 - 1354
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 4,141
1084 - 1153
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 4,142
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,143
300 BC - 182 BC
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,144
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 4,145
1892 - 1956
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,146
1458 - 1525
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,147
1792 - 1839
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,148
1569 - 1622
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 4,149
Among people born in 1929, Omar Torrijos ranks 88. Before him are Hebe Camargo, Ed Asner, Andriyan Nikolayev, Michael Atiyah, Christos Sartzetakis, and Imelda Marcos. After him are Bob Newhart, Gerald Edelman, Fernanda Montenegro, Helmut Rahn, Abdel Halim Hafez, and Ivar Giaever. Among people deceased in 1981, Omar Torrijos ranks 42. Before him are Harry Harlow, Will Durant, Bill Haley, Bernard Lee, Lobsang Rampa, and Leo Kanner. After him are Lotte Lenya, Prince Yasuhiko Asaka, Duško Popov, Stefan Wyszyński, Karl Richter, and Heinz Kohut.
1929 - 2012
HPI: 60.25
Rank: 82
1929 - 2021
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 83
1929 - 2004
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 84
1929 - 2019
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 85
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 86
1929 - Present
HPI: 60.13
Rank: 87
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 88
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 89
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 90
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 91
1929 - 2003
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 92
1929 - 1977
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 93
1929 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 94
1905 - 1981
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 36
1885 - 1981
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 37
1925 - 1981
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 38
1908 - 1981
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 39
1910 - 1981
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 40
1894 - 1981
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 41
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 42
1898 - 1981
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 43
1887 - 1981
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 44
1912 - 1981
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 45
1901 - 1981
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 46
1926 - 1981
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 47
1913 - 1981
HPI: 57.85
Rank: 48
Among people born in Panama, Omar Torrijos ranks 5 out of 66. Before him are John McCain (1936), Manuel Noriega (1934), Carlos Fuentes (1928), and Edward A. Murphy Jr. (1918). After him are Roberto Durán (1951), Rubén Blades (1948), Billy Cobham (1944), Miguel Bosé (1956), Diego de Almagro II (1520), Guillermo Endara (1936), and Laurentino Cortizo (1953).
1936 - 2018
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 2
1928 - 2012
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 3
1918 - 1990
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 4
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 5
1951 - Present
HPI: 57.86
Rank: 6
1948 - Present
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 7
1944 - Present
HPI: 54.98
Rank: 8
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.68
Rank: 9
1520 - 1542
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 10
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 11
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Panama, Omar Torrijos ranks 3. Before him are John McCain (1936) and Manuel Noriega (1934). After him are Guillermo Endara (1936), Laurentino Cortizo (1953), Ricardo Martinelli (1952), Mireya Moscoso (1946), Ricardo Maduro (1946), Juan Carlos Varela (1963), Martín Torrijos (1963), Ernesto Pérez Balladares (1946), and Eric Arturo Delvalle (1937).
1936 - 2018
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 1
1934 - 2017
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 2
1929 - 1981
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 3
1936 - 2009
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 4
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.41
Rank: 5
1952 - Present
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 6
1946 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 7
1946 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 8
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.92
Rank: 9
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.66
Rank: 10
1946 - Present
HPI: 46.31
Rank: 11
1937 - 2015
HPI: 46.21
Rank: 12