POLITICIAN
Rafael Caldera
1916 - 2009
Rafael Caldera
Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez (Spanish pronunciation: [rafaˈel anˈtonjo kalˈdeɾa roˈðɾiɣes] ; 24 January 1916 – 24 December 2009) was a Venezuelan politician and academician who was the 46th and 51st president of Venezuela from 1969 to 1974 and again from 1994 to 1999, thus becoming the longest serving democratically elected politician to govern the country in the twentieth century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Caldera has received more than 449,868 page views. His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Rafael Caldera is the 4,438th most popular politician (up from 5,427th in 2019), the 9th most popular biography from Venezuela (up from 10th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Venezuelan Politician.
Memorability Metrics
450k
Page Views (PV)
60.42
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
43
Languages Editions (L)
4.02
Effective Languages (L*)
4.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Rafael Caldera ranks 4,438 out of 19,576. Before him are Leopold, Duke of Bavaria, Dion of Syracuse, Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany, Ewelina Hańska, Louis, Prince of Condé, and Emperor Go-Fushimi. After him are Lucius Munatius Plancus, Rafael del Riego, Brahim Ghali, Sten Sture the Elder, Sancho I of Pamplona, and Bernabò Visconti.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLeopold, Duke of Bavaria
1108 - 1141
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 4,432
Dion of Syracuse
409 BC - 354 BC
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,433
Joanna of Austria, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
1547 - 1578
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,434
Ewelina Hańska
1805 - 1882
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,435
Louis, Prince of Condé
1530 - 1569
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,436
Emperor Go-Fushimi
1288 - 1336
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,437
Rafael Caldera
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,438
Lucius Munatius Plancus
87 BC - 15 BC
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,439
Rafael del Riego
1784 - 1823
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,440
Brahim Ghali
1949 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4,441
Sten Sture the Elder
1440 - 1503
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4,442
Sancho I of Pamplona
865 - 925
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4,443
Bernabò Visconti
1323 - 1385
HPI: 60.41
Rank: 4,444
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Rafael Caldera ranks 54. Before him are C. Wright Mills, Raf Vallone, Jacque Fresco, Dino Risi, Ephraim Katzir, and Alberto Ginastera. After him are Consuelo Velázquez, Henri Dutilleux, Hamani Diori, Glenn Ford, Saburō Sakai, and Kristján Eldjárn. Among people deceased in 2009, Rafael Caldera ranks 46. Before him are John Updike, Amin al-Hafiz, Pavle, Serbian Patriarch, Norman Borlaug, Ertuğrul Osman, and Qian Xuesen. After him are Albert Barillé, Patrick McGoohan, Natasha Richardson, Pavel Popovich, Sergey Mikhalkov, and Edwin G. Krebs.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsC. Wright Mills
SOCIOLOGIST
1916 - 1962
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 48
Raf Vallone
ACTOR
1916 - 2002
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 49
Jacque Fresco
INVENTOR
1916 - 2017
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 50
Dino Risi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2008
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 51
Ephraim Katzir
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 52
Alberto Ginastera
COMPOSER
1916 - 1983
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 53
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 54
Consuelo Velázquez
MUSICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 55
Henri Dutilleux
COMPOSER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 56
Hamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 57
Glenn Ford
ACTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 58
Saburō Sakai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2000
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 59
Kristján Eldjárn
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1982
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 60
Others Deceased in 2009
Go to all RankingsJohn Updike
WRITER
1932 - 2009
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 40
Amin al-Hafiz
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2009
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 41
Pavle, Serbian Patriarch
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 42
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 43
Ertuğrul Osman
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2009
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 44
Qian Xuesen
PHYSICIST
1911 - 2009
HPI: 60.46
Rank: 45
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 46
Albert Barillé
WRITER
1920 - 2009
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 47
Patrick McGoohan
ACTOR
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 48
Natasha Richardson
ACTOR
1963 - 2009
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 49
Pavel Popovich
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 50
Sergey Mikhalkov
WRITER
1913 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 51
Edwin G. Krebs
CHEMIST
1918 - 2009
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 52
In Venezuela
Among people born in Venezuela, Rafael Caldera ranks 9 out of 183. Before him are Carlos the Jackal (1949), Nicolás Maduro (1962), Francisco de Miranda (1750), Antonio José de Sucre (1795), Baruj Benacerraf (1920), and Carolina Herrera (1939). After him are Reynaldo Hahn (1874), Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), Juan José Flores (1800), Ramón José Velásquez (1916), and Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914).
Others born in Venezuela
Go to all RankingsCarlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 3
Nicolás Maduro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 4
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 5
Antonio José de Sucre
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1830
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 6
Baruj Benacerraf
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 7
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 8
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 9
Reynaldo Hahn
COMPOSER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 10
Carlos Andrés Pérez
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 11
Rómulo Betancourt
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 12
Juan José Flores
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1800 - 1864
HPI: 58.15
Rank: 13
Ramón José Velásquez
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 14
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1914 - 2001
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 15
Among POLITICIANS In Venezuela
Among politicians born in Venezuela, Rafael Caldera ranks 6. Before him are Simón Bolívar (1783), Hugo Chávez (1954), Nicolás Maduro (1962), Antonio José de Sucre (1795), and Carolina Herrera (1939). After him are Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922), Rómulo Betancourt (1908), Ramón José Velásquez (1916), Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914), Juan Vicente Gómez (1857), and José Antonio Páez (1790).
Simón Bolívar
1783 - 1830
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
Hugo Chávez
1954 - 2013
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2
Nicolás Maduro
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 3
Antonio José de Sucre
1795 - 1830
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 4
Carolina Herrera
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 5
Rafael Caldera
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 6
Carlos Andrés Pérez
1922 - 2010
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 7
Rómulo Betancourt
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 8
Ramón José Velásquez
1916 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 9
Marcos Pérez Jiménez
1914 - 2001
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 10
Juan Vicente Gómez
1857 - 1935
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 11
José Antonio Páez
1790 - 1873
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 12