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Raila Odinga

1945 - Today

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Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata Constituency from 1992 to 2013 and has been the Leader of Opposition in Kenya since 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Raila Odinga has received more than 2,068,743 page views. His biography is available in 35 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Raila Odinga is the 14,428th most popular politician (down from 13,422nd in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Kenya (down from 20th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Kenyan Politician.

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  • 4.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Raila Odinga ranks 14,428 out of 19,576Before him are Nurul Amin, Niels Neergaard, Shapur-i Shahrvaraz, Bagrat V of Georgia, Laurance Rockefeller, and Alphonse Alley. After him are David Padilla, José Graziano da Silva, William M. Evarts, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, William Huskisson, and Samuel Dexter.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Raila Odinga ranks 420Before him are Erwin Vandendaele, Burhan Ghalioun, Ulla Pia, Kadir Topbaş, Gulnazar Keldi, and Giuseppe Wilson. After him are Francisco Sá, Portia Simpson-Miller, Peter Pace, Tony Kaye, Avi Shlaim, and Wyomia Tyus.

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In Kenya

Among people born in Kenya, Raila Odinga ranks 22 out of 150Before him are William Ruto (1966), Edi Gathegi (1979), Chris Froome (1985), Zena Marshall (1926), Wilson Kipketer (1972), and Naftali Temu (1945). After him are Amos Biwott (1947), John Njue (1944), Charles Asati (1946), Philip Waruinge (1945), Julius Sang (1946), and Paul Tergat (1969).

Among POLITICIANS In Kenya

Among politicians born in Kenya, Raila Odinga ranks 7Before him are Wangari Maathai (1940), Jomo Kenyatta (1893), Daniel arap Moi (1924), Mwai Kibaki (1931), Uhuru Kenyatta (1961), and William Ruto (1966). After him are Jaramogi Oginga Odinga (1911), Tom Mboya (1930), Peres Jepchirchir (1993), and Amina Mohamed (1961).