POLITICIAN
Pervez Musharraf
1943 - 2023
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf (11 August 1943 – 5 February 2023) was a Pakistani military officer and politician who served as the tenth president of Pakistan from 2001 to 2008. He also served as the 10th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs from 1998 to 2001 and the 7th Chief of Army Staff from 1998 to 2007. Musharraf became the head of the armed forces in 1998 when he was promoted to four-star general by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pervez Musharraf has received more than 6,076,088 page views. His biography is available in 97 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 87 in 2019). Pervez Musharraf is the 2,399th most popular politician (up from 3,415th in 2019), the 86th most popular biography from India (up from 112th in 2019) and the 26th most popular Indian Politician.
Pervez Musharraf is most famous for being the president of Pakistan from 1999 to 2008. He is also known for suspending Pakistan's constitution and imposing martial law in 2007.
Memorability Metrics
6.1M
Page Views (PV)
64.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
97
Languages Editions (L)
4.30
Effective Languages (L*)
7.04
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Pervez Musharraf ranks 2,399 out of 19,576. Before him are Alp-Tegin, Alfonso the Battler, Sergei Witte, Seleucus IV Philopator, Bonne of Luxembourg, and Haakon the Good. After him are George Vella, Abdullah II of Jordan, Margaret III, Countess of Flanders, Ellac, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, and Emperor Xuan of Han.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlp-Tegin
963 - 963
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,393
Alfonso the Battler
1073 - 1134
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,394
Sergei Witte
1849 - 1915
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,395
Seleucus IV Philopator
217 BC - 175 BC
HPI: 64.47
Rank: 2,396
Bonne of Luxembourg
1315 - 1349
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,397
Haakon the Good
918 - 961
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,398
Pervez Musharraf
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,399
George Vella
1942 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,400
Abdullah II of Jordan
1962 - Present
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,401
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders
1350 - 1405
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,402
Ellac
425 - 454
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 2,403
Wenceslaus I of Bohemia
1205 - 1253
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,404
Emperor Xuan of Han
91 BC - 49 BC
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 2,405
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1943, Pervez Musharraf ranks 52. Before him are Mariss Jansons, Helmut Marko, Michael Mann, Klaus von Klitzing, Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, and Billie Jean King. After him are Andreas Baader, Terrence Malick, Peter Zumthor, Mohammed Badie, Betty Williams, and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Among people deceased in 2023, Pervez Musharraf ranks 48. Before him are Ryuichi Sakamoto, Paul Berg, Wolfgang Schäuble, Martin Amis, Karel Schwarzenberg, and Rosalynn Carter. After him are Alan Arkin, Federico Bahamontes, Tom Wilkinson, Otar Iosseliani, David McCallum, and Miroslav Blažević.
Others Born in 1943
Go to all RankingsMariss Jansons
MUSICIAN
1943 - 2019
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 46
Helmut Marko
RACING DRIVER
1943 - Present
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 47
Michael Mann
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.87
Rank: 48
Klaus von Klitzing
PHYSICIST
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 49
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.74
Rank: 50
Billie Jean King
TENNIS PLAYER
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.66
Rank: 51
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 52
Andreas Baader
EXTREMIST
1943 - 1977
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 53
Terrence Malick
FILM DIRECTOR
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 54
Peter Zumthor
ARCHITECT
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 55
Mohammed Badie
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 56
Betty Williams
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1943 - 2020
HPI: 64.09
Rank: 57
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 58
Others Deceased in 2023
Go to all RankingsRyuichi Sakamoto
COMPOSER
1952 - 2023
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 42
Paul Berg
CHEMIST
1926 - 2023
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 43
Wolfgang Schäuble
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2023
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 44
Martin Amis
WRITER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 64.90
Rank: 45
Karel Schwarzenberg
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 64.85
Rank: 46
Rosalynn Carter
COMPANION
1927 - 2023
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 47
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 48
Alan Arkin
ACTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 64.45
Rank: 49
Federico Bahamontes
CYCLIST
1928 - 2023
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 50
Tom Wilkinson
ACTOR
1948 - 2023
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 51
Otar Iosseliani
FILM DIRECTOR
1934 - 2023
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 52
David McCallum
ACTOR
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 53
Miroslav Blažević
COACH
1935 - 2023
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 54
In India
Among people born in India, Pervez Musharraf ranks 86 out of 1,861. Before him are Sher Shah Suri (1486), Samudragupta (335), Ramana Maharshi (1879), Rajendra Prasad (1884), Lawrence Durrell (1912), and Nathuram Godse (1910). After him are Bindusara (-320), Pete Best (1941), Ram Mohan Roy (1772), Varāhamihira (505), Patanjali (-200), and Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsSher Shah Suri
POLITICIAN
1486 - 1545
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 80
Samudragupta
POLITICIAN
335 - 380
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 81
Ramana Maharshi
PHILOSOPHER
1879 - 1950
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 82
Rajendra Prasad
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 83
Lawrence Durrell
WRITER
1912 - 1990
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 84
Nathuram Godse
EXTREMIST
1910 - 1949
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 85
Pervez Musharraf
POLITICIAN
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 86
Bindusara
POLITICIAN
320 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 87
Pete Best
MUSICIAN
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.38
Rank: 88
Ram Mohan Roy
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1833
HPI: 64.30
Rank: 89
Varāhamihira
ASTRONOMER
505 - 587
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 90
Patanjali
LINGUIST
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 91
Mirza Ghulam Ahmad
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1835 - 1908
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 92
Among POLITICIANS In India
Among politicians born in India, Pervez Musharraf ranks 26. Before him are Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775), Rajiv Gandhi (1944), Maharana Pratap (1540), Sher Shah Suri (1486), Samudragupta (335), and Rajendra Prasad (1884). After him are Bindusara (-320), Ram Nath Kovind (1945), Prithviraj Chauhan (1159), Mohammed Nadir Shah (1883), Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I (1671), and Razia Sultana (1205).
Bahadur Shah Zafar
1775 - 1862
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 20
Rajiv Gandhi
1944 - 1991
HPI: 65.61
Rank: 21
Maharana Pratap
1540 - 1597
HPI: 65.60
Rank: 22
Sher Shah Suri
1486 - 1545
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 23
Samudragupta
335 - 380
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 24
Rajendra Prasad
1884 - 1963
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 25
Pervez Musharraf
1943 - 2023
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 26
Bindusara
320 BC - 273 BC
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 27
Ram Nath Kovind
1945 - Present
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 28
Prithviraj Chauhan
1159 - 1192
HPI: 63.73
Rank: 29
Mohammed Nadir Shah
1883 - 1933
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 30
Nizam-ul-Mulk, Asaf Jah I
1671 - 1748
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 31
Razia Sultana
1205 - 1240
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 32