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Ranavalona III

1861 - 1917

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Ranavalona III (Malagasy pronunciation: [ranaˈvalːə̥]; 22 November 1861 – 23 May 1917) was the last sovereign of the Kingdom of Madagascar. She ruled from 30 July 1883 to 28 February 1897 in a reign marked by ultimately futile efforts to resist the colonial designs of the government of France. As a young woman, she was selected from among several Andriana qualified to succeed Queen Ranavalona II upon her death. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ranavalona III has received more than 462,293 page views. Her biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Ranavalona III is the 3,111th most popular politician (up from 3,226th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Madagascar and the most popular Malagasy Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 460k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 62.78

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.93

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Over the past year Ranavalona III has had the most page views in the with 56,618 views, followed by French (28,455), and Chinese (7,584). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Malay (149.68%), Serbian (66.19%), and Icelandic (63.01%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ranavalona III ranks 3,111 out of 19,576. Before her are Hystaspes, Kilij Arslan II, Abd al-Aziz ibn Baz, Blaise Compaoré, Paul Kruger, and Haman. After her are Razia Sultana, Herod II, Antonio José de Sucre, Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, Hyrcanus II, and Cassius Chaerea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1861, Ranavalona III ranks 26. Before her are Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, H. H. Holmes, Prince Carl, Duke of Västergötland, Antoine Bourdelle, Italo Svevo, and Maximilian von Spee. After her are Nettie Stevens, István Tisza, Solomon R. Guggenheim, Armando Diaz, Luigi Facta, and William Bateson. Among people deceased in 1917, Ranavalona III ranks 19. Before her are Buffalo Bill, John William Waterhouse, Dragutin Dimitrijević, Franz Brentano, Scott Joplin, and Ludwig Minkus. After her are Hussein Kamel of Egypt, Radomir Putnik, Liliʻuokalani, Dadabhai Naoroji, Léon Bloy, and Jean Gaston Darboux.

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In Madagascar

Among people born in Madagascar, Ranavalona III ranks 2 out of 36. Before her are Claude Simon (1913). After her are Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Radama I (1793), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), and Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906).

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Among POLITICIANS In Madagascar

Among politicians born in Madagascar, Ranavalona III ranks 1. After her are Ranavalona I (1788), Andrianampoinimerina (1745), Ranavalona II (1829), Didier Ratsiraka (1936), Radama I (1793), Philibert Tsiranana (1912), Marc Ravalomanana (1949), Radama II (1829), Rasoherina (1814), Gabriel Ramanantsoa (1906), and Rainilaiarivony (1828).

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