POLITICIAN
P. A. Sangma
1947 - 2016
P. A. Sangma
Purno Agitok Sangma (1 September 1947 – 4 March 2016) was an Indian politician who has served as the 4th Chief Minister of Meghalaya from 1988 to 1990 and the 11th Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998. He served as a member of the Lok Sabha from Tura in Meghalaya from 2014 to 2016, 1991 to 2008 and from 1977 to 1989 and the minister of Information and Broadcasting in the Rao ministry from 1995 to 1996. He was the founder of National People's Party and co-founder of Nationalist Congress Party. Sangma contested the 2012 Indian presidential election, supported by the Bharatiya Janta Party and the AIADMK. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of P. A. Sangma has received more than 860,566 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. P. A. Sangma is the 17,368th most popular politician (down from 16,299th in 2019), the 935th most popular biography from India (down from 850th in 2019) and the 256th most popular Indian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
860k
Page Views (PV)
48.83
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
1.92
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, P. A. Sangma ranks 17,368 out of 19,576. Before him are Domingos Simões Pereira, Sylvie Goulard, Rui Maria de Araújo, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Algirdas Šemeta, and Richard Seddon. After him are Gilles Simeoni, Trinidad Jiménez, Cleopa Msuya, Sato Kilman, Juanita M. Kreps, and Guillaume Soro.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDomingos Simões Pereira
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 17,362
Sylvie Goulard
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 17,363
Rui Maria de Araújo
1964 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 17,364
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 17,365
Algirdas Šemeta
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 17,366
Richard Seddon
1845 - 1906
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 17,367
P. A. Sangma
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 17,368
Gilles Simeoni
1967 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 17,369
Trinidad Jiménez
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 17,370
Cleopa Msuya
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 17,371
Sato Kilman
1957 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 17,372
Juanita M. Kreps
1921 - 2010
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 17,373
Guillaume Soro
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 17,374
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1947, P. A. Sangma ranks 801. Before him are John Ralston Saul, Mike DeWine, Táňa Fischerová, Hubert Ingraham, Tierno Monénembo, and Peter Persidis. After him are Dieter Riedel, Oliver Friggieri, Nicole Bricq, Tom Daschle, Eva Ström, and Steve Khan. Among people deceased in 2016, P. A. Sangma ranks 544. Before him are Daniel Willems, Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves, Kitty Kallen, Joe Medicine Crow, Ilkka Hanski, and Nahed Hattar. After him are Yūko Mizutani, George Voinovich, Noel Neill, Christopher Zeeman, Ron Glass, and Marvin Kaplan.
Others Born in 1947
Go to all RankingsJohn Ralston Saul
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 795
Mike DeWine
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 796
Táňa Fischerová
ACTOR
1947 - 2019
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 797
Hubert Ingraham
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 798
Tierno Monénembo
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.89
Rank: 799
Peter Persidis
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2009
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 800
P. A. Sangma
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 801
Dieter Riedel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 802
Oliver Friggieri
WRITER
1947 - 2020
HPI: 48.79
Rank: 803
Nicole Bricq
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2017
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 804
Tom Daschle
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 805
Eva Ström
WRITER
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.65
Rank: 806
Steve Khan
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 48.64
Rank: 807
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsDaniel Willems
CYCLIST
1956 - 2016
HPI: 49.10
Rank: 538
Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - 2016
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 539
Kitty Kallen
SINGER
1921 - 2016
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 540
Joe Medicine Crow
WRITER
1913 - 2016
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 541
Ilkka Hanski
BIOLOGIST
1953 - 2016
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 542
Nahed Hattar
WRITER
1960 - 2016
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 543
P. A. Sangma
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 544
Yūko Mizutani
ACTOR
1964 - 2016
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 545
George Voinovich
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2016
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 546
Noel Neill
ACTOR
1920 - 2016
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 547
Christopher Zeeman
MATHEMATICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 548
Ron Glass
ACTOR
1945 - 2016
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 549
Marvin Kaplan
ACTOR
1927 - 2016
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 550
In India
Among people born in India, P. A. Sangma ranks 935 out of 1,861. Before him are Jamuna (1936), Chandrashekhar Agashe (1888), Zohra Sehgal (1912), Mary Kom (1983), Uma Bharti (1959), and Udupi Ramachandra Rao (1932). After him are Nasir Hussain (1931), Rahat Indori (1950), Mandakini (1963), Nagarjuna (1959), Prabhas (1979), and Padma Subrahmanyam (1943).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsJamuna
ACTOR
1936 - 2023
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 929
Chandrashekhar Agashe
BUSINESSPERSON
1888 - 1956
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 930
Zohra Sehgal
ACTOR
1912 - 2014
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 931
Mary Kom
BOXER
1983 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 932
Uma Bharti
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 933
Udupi Ramachandra Rao
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2017
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 934
P. A. Sangma
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 935
Nasir Hussain
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 936
Rahat Indori
WRITER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 937
Mandakini
ACTOR
1963 - Present
HPI: 48.82
Rank: 938
Nagarjuna
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.80
Rank: 939
Prabhas
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 940
Padma Subrahmanyam
DANCER
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.72
Rank: 941
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, P. A. Sangma ranks 256. Before him are Nandini Satpathy (1931), Uddhav Thackeray (1960), V. K. Sasikala (1954), Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy (1972), Asaf Ali (1888), and Uma Bharti (1959). After him are Sushilkumar Shinde (1941), Sikandar Jah (1768), Raman Singh (1952), Arun Shourie (1941), Leo Amery (1873), and Margaret Alva (1942).
Nandini Satpathy
1931 - 2006
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 250
Uddhav Thackeray
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.20
Rank: 251
V. K. Sasikala
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 252
Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy
1972 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 253
Asaf Ali
1888 - 1953
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 254
Uma Bharti
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 255
P. A. Sangma
1947 - 2016
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 256
Sushilkumar Shinde
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 257
Sikandar Jah
1768 - 1829
HPI: 48.57
Rank: 258
Raman Singh
1952 - Present
HPI: 48.56
Rank: 259
Arun Shourie
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 260
Leo Amery
1873 - 1955
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 261
Margaret Alva
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.05
Rank: 262