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Pascal Couchepin
1942 - Today
Pascal Couchepin
Pascal Couchepin (born 5 April 1942) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 1998 to 2009. A member of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/PRD), he was President of the Swiss Confederation twice, in 2003 and 2008. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pascal Couchepin has received more than 59,236 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Pascal Couchepin is the 8,194th most popular politician (down from 7,793rd in 2019), the 223rd most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 211th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Swiss Politician.
Memorability Metrics
59k
Page Views (PV)
55.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
33
Languages Editions (L)
5.89
Effective Languages (L*)
2.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Pascal Couchepin ranks 8,194 out of 19,576. Before him are Ezzelino III da Romano, Kim Seong-su, Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, Neferkauhor, Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, and Karl Gützlaff. After him are Maria of Trebizond, Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart, Teimuraz I of Kakheti, Tirimüjgan Kadın, Clarice de' Medici, and Andrey Razumovsky.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEzzelino III da Romano
1194 - 1259
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 8,188
Kim Seong-su
1891 - 1955
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 8,189
Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld
1753 - 1824
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 8,190
Neferkauhor
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 8,191
Charles IV, Duke of Alençon
1489 - 1525
HPI: 55.62
Rank: 8,192
Karl Gützlaff
1803 - 1851
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,193
Pascal Couchepin
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,194
Maria of Trebizond
1405 - 1439
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,195
Count Karl Sigmund von Hohenwart
1824 - 1899
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,196
Teimuraz I of Kakheti
1589 - 1661
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,197
Tirimüjgan Kadın
1819 - 1852
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,198
Clarice de' Medici
1493 - 1528
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,199
Andrey Razumovsky
1752 - 1836
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 8,200
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Pascal Couchepin ranks 191. Before him are Mike Markkula, Susan Sullivan, Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez, Edward Luttwak, Fradique de Menezes, and Daliah Lavi. After him are Iolu Abil, Samuel R. Delany, Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat, Jim Rogers, Nicole Fontaine, and Petar Nadoveza.
Others Born in 1942
Go to all RankingsMike Markkula
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 185
Susan Sullivan
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 186
Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez
ASTRONAUT
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 187
Edward Luttwak
HISTORIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 188
Fradique de Menezes
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 189
Daliah Lavi
ACTOR
1942 - 2017
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 190
Pascal Couchepin
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 191
Iolu Abil
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 192
Samuel R. Delany
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 193
Punsalmaagiin Ochirbat
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 194
Jim Rogers
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 195
Nicole Fontaine
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 55.50
Rank: 196
Petar Nadoveza
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2023
HPI: 55.47
Rank: 197
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Pascal Couchepin ranks 223 out of 1,015. Before him are Françoise-Louise de Warens (1699), Adolphe Appia (1862), Umberto Agnelli (1934), Robert Miles (1969), Denis de Rougemont (1906), and George de Mestral (1907). After him are Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac (1817), Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart (1742), Carl Nägeli (1817), Marcel Bezençon (1907), Pierre Jeanneret (1896), and Jean-André Deluc (1727).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsFrançoise-Louise de Warens
NOBLEMAN
1699 - 1762
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 217
Adolphe Appia
ARCHITECT
1862 - 1928
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 218
Umberto Agnelli
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 2004
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 219
Robert Miles
MUSICIAN
1969 - 2017
HPI: 55.74
Rank: 220
Denis de Rougemont
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1985
HPI: 55.71
Rank: 221
George de Mestral
INVENTOR
1907 - 1990
HPI: 55.69
Rank: 222
Pascal Couchepin
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 223
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
CHEMIST
1817 - 1894
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 224
Jakob Friedrich Ehrhart
BIOLOGIST
1742 - 1795
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 225
Carl Nägeli
BIOLOGIST
1817 - 1891
HPI: 55.59
Rank: 226
Marcel Bezençon
JOURNALIST
1907 - 1981
HPI: 55.44
Rank: 227
Pierre Jeanneret
ARCHITECT
1896 - 1967
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 228
Jean-André Deluc
GEOLOGIST
1727 - 1817
HPI: 55.29
Rank: 229
Among POLITICIANS In Switzerland
Among politicians born in Switzerland, Pascal Couchepin ranks 33. Before him are Leonardo Conti (1900), Alfred Escher (1819), Guy Parmelin (1959), Ruth Dreifuss (1940), Ubol Ratana (1951), and Alain Berset (1972). After him are Louis of Cyprus (1436), Ignazio Cassis (1961), Matilda of Habsburg (1253), Ernst Brenner (1856), Giuseppe Motta (1871), and Walter Hauser (1837).
Leonardo Conti
1900 - 1945
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 27
Alfred Escher
1819 - 1882
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 28
Guy Parmelin
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 29
Ruth Dreifuss
1940 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 30
Ubol Ratana
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 31
Alain Berset
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 32
Pascal Couchepin
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 33
Louis of Cyprus
1436 - 1482
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 34
Ignazio Cassis
1961 - Present
HPI: 55.01
Rank: 35
Matilda of Habsburg
1253 - 1304
HPI: 54.78
Rank: 36
Ernst Brenner
1856 - 1911
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 37
Giuseppe Motta
1871 - 1940
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 38
Walter Hauser
1837 - 1902
HPI: 53.86
Rank: 39