POLITICIAN
Pakalitha Mosisili
1945 - Today
Pakalitha Mosisili
Bethuel Pakalitha Mosisili (born 14 March 1945) is a former Mosotho politician who was the fourth prime minister of Lesotho from May 1998 to June 2012 and again from March 2015 to June 2017. He led the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) to a near-total victory in the 1998 election, and under his leadership the party also won majorities in the 2002 and 2007 elections. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pakalitha Mosisili has received more than 161,908 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Pakalitha Mosisili is the 12,976th most popular politician (up from 13,911th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Lesotho (up from 6th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Mosotho Politician.
Memorability Metrics
160k
Page Views (PV)
50.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
6.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.30
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Pakalitha Mosisili ranks 12,976 out of 19,576. Before him are Juan García Oliver, Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney, Lojze Peterle, Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan, Segismundo Moret, and Wee Kim Wee. After him are Theo-Ben Gurirab, Indravarman II, Theodo of Bavaria, Udayadityavarman II, Edward I, Count of Bar, and Lyndon LaRouche.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuan García Oliver
1901 - 1980
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 12,970
Magnus Erlendsson, Earl of Orkney
1075 - 1117
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 12,971
Lojze Peterle
1948 - Present
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 12,972
Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
1922 - 2008
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 12,973
Segismundo Moret
1833 - 1913
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,974
Wee Kim Wee
1915 - 2005
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,975
Pakalitha Mosisili
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,976
Theo-Ben Gurirab
1938 - 2018
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,977
Indravarman II
1190 - 1243
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,978
Theodo of Bavaria
625 - 716
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,979
Udayadityavarman II
1049 - 1066
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,980
Edward I, Count of Bar
1296 - 1336
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,981
Lyndon LaRouche
1922 - 2019
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 12,982
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1945, Pakalitha Mosisili ranks 341. Before him are Sam Anderson, Ken Walsh, Paul Kennedy, Zygmunt Maszczyk, Faina Melnik, and Roberta Bondar. After him are Gianni Amelio, Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel, David Sanborn, Kent Karlsson, Azim Premji, and Meira Kumar.
Others Born in 1945
Go to all RankingsSam Anderson
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 335
Ken Walsh
SWIMMER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 336
Paul Kennedy
HISTORIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.28
Rank: 337
Zygmunt Maszczyk
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 338
Faina Melnik
ATHLETE
1945 - 2016
HPI: 50.23
Rank: 339
Roberta Bondar
ASTRONAUT
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.21
Rank: 340
Pakalitha Mosisili
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 341
Gianni Amelio
FILM DIRECTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.17
Rank: 342
Gholam-Ali Haddad-Adel
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 343
David Sanborn
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 50.13
Rank: 344
Kent Karlsson
SOCCER PLAYER
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.07
Rank: 345
Azim Premji
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.05
Rank: 346
Meira Kumar
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.03
Rank: 347
In Lesotho
Among people born in Lesotho, Pakalitha Mosisili ranks 3 out of 14. Before him are Letsie III of Lesotho (1963), and Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938). After him are Moshoeshoe I (1786), Sebastian Koto Khoarai (1929), Tom Thabane (1939), Olive Schreiner (1855), Leabua Jonathan (1914), Justin Lekhanya (1938), Moeketsi Majoro (1961), Sam Matekane (1958), and Ntsu Mokhehle (1918).
Others born in Lesotho
Go to all RankingsLetsie III of Lesotho
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
POLITICIAN
1938 - 1996
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 2
Pakalitha Mosisili
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 3
Moshoeshoe I
POLITICIAN
1786 - 1870
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 4
Sebastian Koto Khoarai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2021
HPI: 48.91
Rank: 5
Tom Thabane
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 6
Olive Schreiner
WRITER
1855 - 1920
HPI: 47.29
Rank: 7
Leabua Jonathan
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1987
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 8
Justin Lekhanya
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2021
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 9
Moeketsi Majoro
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 10
Sam Matekane
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 11
Ntsu Mokhehle
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1999
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Lesotho
Among politicians born in Lesotho, Pakalitha Mosisili ranks 3. Before him are Letsie III of Lesotho (1963), and Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (1938). After him are Moshoeshoe I (1786), Tom Thabane (1939), Leabua Jonathan (1914), Justin Lekhanya (1938), Moeketsi Majoro (1961), Sam Matekane (1958), and Ntsu Mokhehle (1918).
Letsie III of Lesotho
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 1
Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho
1938 - 1996
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 2
Pakalitha Mosisili
1945 - Present
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 3
Moshoeshoe I
1786 - 1870
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 4
Tom Thabane
1939 - Present
HPI: 48.03
Rank: 5
Leabua Jonathan
1914 - 1987
HPI: 46.15
Rank: 6
Justin Lekhanya
1938 - 2021
HPI: 44.75
Rank: 7
Moeketsi Majoro
1961 - Present
HPI: 42.05
Rank: 8
Sam Matekane
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.97
Rank: 9
Ntsu Mokhehle
1918 - 1999
HPI: 40.60
Rank: 10