1793 - 1828
Radama I "the Great" (1793–1828) was the first Malagasy sovereign to be recognized as King of Madagascar (1810–1828) by a European state. He came to power at the age of 17 following the death of his father, King Andrianampoinimerina. Under Radama's rule and at his invitation, the first Europeans entered his central highland Kingdom of Imerina and its capital at Antananarivo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Radama I has received more than 192,106 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Radama I is the 5,075th most popular politician (down from 4,122nd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Madagascar (down from 3rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Malagasy Politician.
Radama I was the king of Madagascar from 1810 to 1828. He is most famous for his reforms that modernized the country.
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Among politicians, Radama I ranks 5,075 out of 15,577. Before him are Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Daniel Burley Woolfall, Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony, Philip I, Prince of Taranto, Brahim Ghali, and Louis François, Prince of Conti. After him are Konstanty Ostrogski, Salvador Sánchez Cerén, Zhelyu Zhelev, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Wei Zheng, and Emperor Zhi of Han.
1756 - 1830
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,069
1852 - 1918
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,070
1728 - 1797
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,071
1278 - 1332
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,072
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,073
1717 - 1776
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,074
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,075
1460 - 1530
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,076
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,077
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,078
1898 - 1942
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,079
580 - 643
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,080
138 - 146
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,081
Among people born in 1793, Radama I ranks 10. Before him are Juan Manuel de Rosas, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Karl Ludwig Hencke, Constantine Kanaris, Ján Kollár, and Josef Ressel. After him are Michel Chasles, Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller, Dost Mohammad Khan, Charles Paul de Kock, Sam Houston, and Thomas Addison. Among people deceased in 1828, Radama I ranks 15. Before him are Carl Peter Thunberg, Karl Mack von Leiberich, Kobayashi Issa, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Charlotte, Princess Royal, and William Hyde Wollaston. After him are Sineperver Sultan, Lady Caroline Lamb, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, James Edward Smith, Richard Parkes Bonington, and François Isaac de Rivaz.
1793 - 1877
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 4
1793 - 1874
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 5
1793 - 1866
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 6
1793 - 1877
HPI: 59.43
Rank: 7
1793 - 1852
HPI: 59.30
Rank: 8
1793 - 1857
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 9
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 10
1793 - 1880
HPI: 57.74
Rank: 11
1793 - 1865
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 12
1793 - 1863
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 13
1793 - 1871
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 14
1793 - 1863
HPI: 57.11
Rank: 15
1793 - 1860
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 16
1743 - 1828
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 9
1752 - 1828
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 10
1763 - 1828
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 11
1757 - 1828
HPI: 59.94
Rank: 12
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 13
1766 - 1828
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 14
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 15
1761 - 1828
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 16
1785 - 1828
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 17
1770 - 1828
HPI: 55.66
Rank: 18
1759 - 1828
HPI: 55.10
Rank: 19
1801 - 1828
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 20
1752 - 1828
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 21
Among people born in Madagascar, Radama I ranks 5 out of 32. Before him are Claude Simon (1913), Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), and Andrianampoinimerina (1745). After him are Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Ranavalona II (1829), Radama II (1829), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Rasoherina (1814), and Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906).
1913 - 2005
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 1
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 2
1788 - 1861
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 3
1745 - 1810
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 4
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 6
1829 - 1883
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 7
1829 - 1863
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 8
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 9
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 10
1814 - 1868
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 11
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Madagascar, Radama I ranks 4. Before him are Ranavalona III (1861), Ranavalona I (1788), and Andrianampoinimerina (1745). After him are Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Ranavalona II (1829), Radama II (1829), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Albert Zafy (1927).
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 1
1788 - 1861
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 2
1745 - 1810
HPI: 59.74
Rank: 3
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 4
1936 - 2021
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 5
1829 - 1883
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 6
1829 - 1863
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 7
1912 - 1978
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 8
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 9
1814 - 1868
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 10
1906 - 1978
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 11
1927 - 2017
HPI: 52.92
Rank: 12