POLITICIAN
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
1900 - 1970
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia (March 8, 1900 – June 9, 1970) was a Costa Rican medical doctor and politician, who served as President from 1940 to 1944. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia has received more than 119,268 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia is the 14,285th most popular politician (down from 13,332nd in 2019), the 19th most popular biography from Costa Rica (down from 14th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Costa Rican Politician.
Memorability Metrics
120k
Page Views (PV)
48.18
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
2.81
Effective Languages (L*)
2.72
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia ranks 14,285 out of 19,576. Before him are Femke Halsema, Théo Lefèvre, Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas, Arthur Meighen, Josep Irla, and Juan Campisteguy. After him are Enrique Peralta Azurdia, Dmitry Polyansky, Giovanni Battaglin, Ylli Bufi, David Dinkins, and Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFemke Halsema
1966 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 14,279
Théo Lefèvre
1914 - 1973
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 14,280
Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas
1925 - 2005
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 14,281
Arthur Meighen
1874 - 1960
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 14,282
Josep Irla
1874 - 1958
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 14,283
Juan Campisteguy
1859 - 1937
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 14,284
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 14,285
Enrique Peralta Azurdia
1908 - 1997
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 14,286
Dmitry Polyansky
1917 - 2001
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 14,287
Giovanni Battaglin
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 14,288
Ylli Bufi
1948 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 14,289
David Dinkins
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 14,290
Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani
1968 - Present
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 14,291
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia ranks 219. Before him are Pedro Ochoa, César Espinoza, Ivan Kozlovsky, Charles Jewtraw, Mikhail Tikhonravov, and Irene Guest. After him are Mikhail Lavrentyev, Alan Helffrich, Ludovico Bidoglio, Zinaida Aksentyeva, Hélène Prévost, and Józef Kowalski. Among people deceased in 1970, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia ranks 190. Before him are Lee Barnes, Jaipal Singh Munda, Parashqevi Qiriazi, Hans Walzhofer, Irene Guest, and Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch. After him are Janko Alexy, Hélène Sparrow, Ludovico Bidoglio, Vano Muradeli, István Fekete, and Shoichi Sakata.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsPedro Ochoa
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1947
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 213
César Espinoza
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1956
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 214
Ivan Kozlovsky
SINGER
1900 - 1993
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 215
Charles Jewtraw
SKATER
1900 - 1996
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 216
Mikhail Tikhonravov
ENGINEER
1900 - 1974
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 217
Irene Guest
SWIMMER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 218
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 219
Mikhail Lavrentyev
MATHEMATICIAN
1900 - 1980
HPI: 48.15
Rank: 220
Alan Helffrich
ATHLETE
1900 - 1994
HPI: 48.08
Rank: 221
Ludovico Bidoglio
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 222
Zinaida Aksentyeva
ASTRONOMER
1900 - 1969
HPI: 47.88
Rank: 223
Hélène Prévost
POLITICIAN
1900 - 2000
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 224
Józef Kowalski
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 2013
HPI: 47.87
Rank: 225
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsLee Barnes
ATHLETE
1906 - 1970
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 184
Jaipal Singh Munda
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1970
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 185
Parashqevi Qiriazi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1880 - 1970
HPI: 48.32
Rank: 186
Hans Walzhofer
SOCCER PLAYER
1906 - 1970
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 187
Irene Guest
SWIMMER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 188
Abram Samoilovitch Besicovitch
MATHEMATICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 189
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 190
Janko Alexy
PAINTER
1894 - 1970
HPI: 48.09
Rank: 191
Hélène Sparrow
PHYSICIAN
1891 - 1970
HPI: 47.99
Rank: 192
Ludovico Bidoglio
SOCCER PLAYER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.94
Rank: 193
Vano Muradeli
COMPOSER
1908 - 1970
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 194
István Fekete
WRITER
1900 - 1970
HPI: 47.66
Rank: 195
Shoichi Sakata
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1970
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 196
In Costa Rica
Among people born in Costa Rica, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia ranks 19 out of 134. Before him are Franklin Chang Díaz (1950), Rodrigo Carazo Odio (1926), José María Castro Madriz (1818), Otilio Ulate Blanco (1891), Federico Tinoco Granados (1868), and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1940). After him are Mario Echandi Jiménez (1915), Luis Alberto Monge (1925), Roberto Gayón (1905), José Joaquín Trejos Fernández (1916), Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921), and Paulo Wanchope (1976).
Others born in Costa Rica
Go to all RankingsFranklin Chang Díaz
ASTRONAUT
1950 - Present
HPI: 49.41
Rank: 13
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 14
José María Castro Madriz
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1892
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 15
Otilio Ulate Blanco
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1973
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 16
Federico Tinoco Granados
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1931
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 17
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 18
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 19
Mario Echandi Jiménez
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2011
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 20
Luis Alberto Monge
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2016
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 21
Roberto Gayón
SOCCER PLAYER
1905 - Present
HPI: 47.65
Rank: 22
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2010
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 23
Daniel Oduber Quirós
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1991
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 24
Paulo Wanchope
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 46.79
Rank: 25
Among POLITICIANS In Costa Rica
Among politicians born in Costa Rica, Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia ranks 13. Before him are Teodoro Picado Michalski (1900), Rodrigo Carazo Odio (1926), José María Castro Madriz (1818), Otilio Ulate Blanco (1891), Federico Tinoco Granados (1868), and Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (1940). After him are Mario Echandi Jiménez (1915), Luis Alberto Monge (1925), José Joaquín Trejos Fernández (1916), Daniel Oduber Quirós (1921), Juan Rafael Mora Porras (1814), and José María Figueres (1954).
Teodoro Picado Michalski
1900 - 1960
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 7
Rodrigo Carazo Odio
1926 - 2009
HPI: 48.95
Rank: 8
José María Castro Madriz
1818 - 1892
HPI: 48.93
Rank: 9
Otilio Ulate Blanco
1891 - 1973
HPI: 48.84
Rank: 10
Federico Tinoco Granados
1868 - 1931
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 11
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 12
Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia
1900 - 1970
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 13
Mario Echandi Jiménez
1915 - 2011
HPI: 48.10
Rank: 14
Luis Alberto Monge
1925 - 2016
HPI: 47.85
Rank: 15
José Joaquín Trejos Fernández
1916 - 2010
HPI: 47.09
Rank: 16
Daniel Oduber Quirós
1921 - 1991
HPI: 47.02
Rank: 17
Juan Rafael Mora Porras
1814 - 1860
HPI: 46.64
Rank: 18
José María Figueres
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.22
Rank: 19