POLITICIAN
Raúl Alfonsín
1927 - 2009
Raúl Alfonsín
Raúl Ricardo Alfonsín (Spanish pronunciation: [raˈul alfonˈsin] ; 12 March 1927 – 31 March 2009) was an Argentine lawyer and statesman who served as President of Argentina from 10 December 1983 to 8 July 1989. He was the first democratically elected president after the 7-years National Reorganization Process. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raúl Alfonsín has received more than 662,730 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Raúl Alfonsín is the 2,481st most popular politician (up from 3,779th in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Argentina (up from 42nd in 2019) and the 10th most popular Argentinean Politician.
Raúl Alfonsín is most famous for being the first democratically elected president of Argentina after the dictatorship of Jorge Rafael Videla and Leopoldo Galtieri.
Memorability Metrics
660k
Page Views (PV)
64.27
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
3.37
Effective Languages (L*)
5.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Raúl Alfonsín ranks 2,481 out of 19,576. Before him are Princess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Stefan Uroš V, Rusudan of Georgia, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, and Karl Carstens. After him are Marcus Claudius Tacitus, Alexander Jannaeus, Shalmaneser I, Mohammed Badie, Alfonso VII of León and Castile, and Mary of Guise.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPrincess Désirée, Baroness Silfverschiöld
1938 - Present
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 2,475
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
1595 - 1640
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 2,476
Stefan Uroš V
1336 - 1371
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 2,477
Rusudan of Georgia
1194 - 1245
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2,478
Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
519 BC - 430 BC
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2,479
Karl Carstens
1914 - 1992
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2,480
Raúl Alfonsín
1927 - 2009
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2,481
Marcus Claudius Tacitus
200 - 276
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2,482
Alexander Jannaeus
125 BC - 76 BC
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 2,483
Shalmaneser I
1400 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 2,484
Mohammed Badie
1943 - Present
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 2,485
Alfonso VII of León and Castile
1105 - 1157
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 2,486
Mary of Guise
1515 - 1560
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 2,487
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1927, Raúl Alfonsín ranks 34. Before him are Gilbert Bécaud, Maurice Béjart, Martin Lewis Perl, Juliette Gréco, John McCarthy, and Rosalynn Carter. After him are Manfred Eigen, Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium, Emmanuelle Riva, Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad, Angelo Sodano, and Robert Ludlum. Among people deceased in 2009, Raúl Alfonsín ranks 19. Before him are David Carradine, Farrah Fawcett, Abdurrahman Wahid, Mercedes Sosa, Karl Malden, and Les Paul. After him are Robert McNamara, Milorad Pavić, Ted Kennedy, Vivian Maier, Vitaly Ginzburg, and Ralf Dahrendorf.
Others Born in 1927
Go to all RankingsGilbert Bécaud
SINGER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 28
Maurice Béjart
DANCER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 29
Martin Lewis Perl
PHYSICIST
1927 - 2014
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 30
Juliette Gréco
ACTOR
1927 - 2020
HPI: 64.93
Rank: 31
John McCarthy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1927 - 2011
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 32
Rosalynn Carter
COMPANION
1927 - 2023
HPI: 64.50
Rank: 33
Raúl Alfonsín
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 34
Manfred Eigen
CHEMIST
1927 - 2019
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 35
Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2005
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 36
Emmanuelle Riva
ACTOR
1927 - 2017
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 37
Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1927 - 1988
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 38
Angelo Sodano
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1927 - 2022
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 39
Robert Ludlum
WRITER
1927 - 2001
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 40
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsDavid Carradine
ACTOR
1936 - 2009
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 13
Farrah Fawcett
ACTOR
1947 - 2009
HPI: 66.58
Rank: 14
Abdurrahman Wahid
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2009
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 15
Mercedes Sosa
SINGER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 16
Karl Malden
ACTOR
1912 - 2009
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 17
Les Paul
INVENTOR
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 18
Raúl Alfonsín
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 19
Robert McNamara
BUSINESSPERSON
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 20
Milorad Pavić
WRITER
1929 - 2009
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 21
Ted Kennedy
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2009
HPI: 63.97
Rank: 22
Vivian Maier
PHOTOGRAPHER
1926 - 2009
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 23
Vitaly Ginzburg
PHYSICIST
1916 - 2009
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 24
Ralf Dahrendorf
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1929 - 2009
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 25
In Argentina
Among people born in Argentina, Raúl Alfonsín ranks 31 out of 1,154. Before him are Néstor Kirchner (1950), Daniel Passarella (1953), Helenio Herrera (1910), Alberto Fernández (1959), Mercedes Sosa (1935), and Marcelo Bielsa (1955). After him are César Luis Menotti (1938), Richard Walther Darré (1895), Reynaldo Bignone (1928), Mauricio Macri (1959), Carlos Reutemann (1942), and Ernesto Sabato (1911).
Others born in Argentina
Go to all RankingsNéstor Kirchner
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2010
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 25
Daniel Passarella
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 26
Helenio Herrera
SOCCER PLAYER
1910 - 1997
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 27
Alberto Fernández
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 28
Mercedes Sosa
SINGER
1935 - 2009
HPI: 64.78
Rank: 29
Marcelo Bielsa
COACH
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.64
Rank: 30
Raúl Alfonsín
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2009
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 31
César Luis Menotti
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2024
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 32
Richard Walther Darré
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 33
Reynaldo Bignone
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 34
Mauricio Macri
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 35
Carlos Reutemann
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2021
HPI: 63.00
Rank: 36
Ernesto Sabato
WRITER
1911 - 2011
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 37
Among POLITICIANS In Argentina
Among politicians born in Argentina, Raúl Alfonsín ranks 10. Before him are Jorge Rafael Videla (1925), Cristina Fernández de Kirchner (1953), Carlos Menem (1930), Leopoldo Galtieri (1926), Néstor Kirchner (1950), and Alberto Fernández (1959). After him are Richard Walther Darré (1895), Reynaldo Bignone (1928), Mauricio Macri (1959), Roberto Eduardo Viola (1924), Fernando de la Rúa (1937), and Juan Manuel de Rosas (1793).
Jorge Rafael Videla
1925 - 2013
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 4
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
1953 - Present
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 5
Carlos Menem
1930 - 2021
HPI: 67.52
Rank: 6
Leopoldo Galtieri
1926 - 2003
HPI: 66.33
Rank: 7
Néstor Kirchner
1950 - 2010
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 8
Alberto Fernández
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.92
Rank: 9
Raúl Alfonsín
1927 - 2009
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 10
Richard Walther Darré
1895 - 1953
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 11
Reynaldo Bignone
1928 - 2018
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 12
Mauricio Macri
1959 - Present
HPI: 63.12
Rank: 13
Roberto Eduardo Viola
1924 - 1994
HPI: 62.21
Rank: 14
Fernando de la Rúa
1937 - 2019
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 15
Juan Manuel de Rosas
1793 - 1877
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 16