POLITICIAN
Reza Shah
1878 - 1944
Reza Shah
Reza Shah Pahlavi (15 March 1878 – 26 July 1944) was an Iranian military officer and the founder of the Pahlavi dynasty. As a politician, he previously served as minister of war and prime minister of Qajar Iran and subsequently reigned as Shah of Pahlavi Iran from 1925 until he was forced to abdicate after the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran in 1941. He was succeeded by his eldest son, Mohammad Reza Shah. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Reza Shah has received more than 3,565,986 page views. His biography is available in 69 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 64 in 2019). Reza Shah is the 620th most popular politician (up from 743rd in 2019), the 30th most popular biography from Iran (up from 34th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Iranian Politician.
Reza Shah was the first shah of Iran. He is most famous for his modernization of Iran, which included the establishment of a national army, the building of roads, and the introduction of Western-style education.
Memorability Metrics
3.6M
Page Views (PV)
72.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
69
Languages Editions (L)
5.32
Effective Languages (L*)
4.62
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Reza Shah ranks 620 out of 19,576. Before him are Władysław IV Vasa, Christian X of Denmark, Yongzheng Emperor, Umberto I of Italy, Gojong of Korea, and Yuan Shikai. After him are Yesugei, Sviatoslav I of Kiev, Anna of Russia, Frederick VIII of Denmark, John, King of England, and Handan Sultan.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsWładysław IV Vasa
1595 - 1648
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 614
Christian X of Denmark
1870 - 1947
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 615
Yongzheng Emperor
1678 - 1735
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 616
Umberto I of Italy
1844 - 1900
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 617
Gojong of Korea
1852 - 1919
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 618
Yuan Shikai
1859 - 1916
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 619
Reza Shah
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 620
Yesugei
1134 - 1171
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 621
Sviatoslav I of Kiev
942 - 972
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 622
Anna of Russia
1693 - 1740
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 623
Frederick VIII of Denmark
1843 - 1912
HPI: 72.25
Rank: 624
John, King of England
1166 - 1216
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 625
Handan Sultan
1574 - 1605
HPI: 72.24
Rank: 626
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1878, Reza Shah ranks 3. Before him are Lise Meitner, and Janusz Korczak. After him are John B. Watson, Martin Buber, Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia, Pancho Villa, Werner von Blomberg, Gustav Stresemann, André Citroën, Pyotr Wrangel, and Lucien Febvre. Among people deceased in 1944, Reza Shah ranks 11. Before him are Wassily Kandinsky, Romain Rolland, Claus von Stauffenberg, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Abdulmejid II, and William James Sidis. After him are Günther von Kluge, Richard Sorge, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Charles Glover Barkla, Michael Wittmann, and Alexis Carrel.
Others Born in 1878
Go to all RankingsLise Meitner
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1968
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 1
Janusz Korczak
WRITER
1878 - 1942
HPI: 72.89
Rank: 2
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 3
John B. Watson
PSYCHOLOGIST
1878 - 1958
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 4
Martin Buber
PHILOSOPHER
1878 - 1965
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 5
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1918
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 6
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 7
Werner von Blomberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1946
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
Gustav Stresemann
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1929
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 9
André Citroën
ENGINEER
1878 - 1935
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 10
Pyotr Wrangel
NOBLEMAN
1878 - 1928
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 11
Lucien Febvre
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1944
Go to all RankingsWassily Kandinsky
PAINTER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 79.55
Rank: 5
Romain Rolland
WRITER
1866 - 1944
HPI: 78.95
Rank: 6
Claus von Stauffenberg
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1907 - 1944
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 7
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
NOBLEMAN
1857 - 1944
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 8
Abdulmejid II
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1944
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 9
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 72.59
Rank: 10
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 11
Günther von Kluge
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1882 - 1944
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 12
Richard Sorge
JOURNALIST
1895 - 1944
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 13
Filippo Tommaso Marinetti
WRITER
1876 - 1944
HPI: 69.88
Rank: 14
Charles Glover Barkla
PHYSICIST
1877 - 1944
HPI: 69.77
Rank: 15
Michael Wittmann
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1914 - 1944
HPI: 69.14
Rank: 16
Alexis Carrel
PHYSICIAN
1873 - 1944
HPI: 69.11
Rank: 17
In Iran
Among people born in Iran, Reza Shah ranks 30 out of 631. Before him are Bodhidharma (483), Tahmasp I (1514), Nader Shah (1688), Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj (817), Khosrow I (501), and Mansur Al-Hallaj (858). After him are Salman the Persian (568), Ferdowsi (940), Hassan Rouhani (1948), Darius II (-475), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), and Shams Tabrizi (1185).
Others born in Iran
Go to all RankingsBodhidharma
PHILOSOPHER
483 - 540
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 24
Tahmasp I
POLITICIAN
1514 - 1576
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 25
Nader Shah
POLITICIAN
1688 - 1747
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 26
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
817 - 875
HPI: 72.66
Rank: 27
Khosrow I
POLITICIAN
501 - 579
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 28
Mansur Al-Hallaj
WRITER
858 - 922
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 29
Reza Shah
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 30
Salman the Persian
COMPANION
568 - 657
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 31
Ferdowsi
WRITER
940 - 1020
HPI: 72.03
Rank: 32
Hassan Rouhani
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 33
Darius II
POLITICIAN
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 34
Nizam al-Mulk
POLITICIAN
1018 - 1092
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 35
Shams Tabrizi
WRITER
1185 - 1248
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 36
Among POLITICIANS In Iran
Among politicians born in Iran, Reza Shah ranks 12. Before him are Harun al-Rashid (766), Cambyses II (-550), Malik-Shah I (1055), Tahmasp I (1514), Nader Shah (1688), and Khosrow I (501). After him are Hassan Rouhani (1948), Darius II (-475), Nizam al-Mulk (1018), Antiochus III the Great (-241), Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (1956), and Farah Pahlavi (1938).
Harun al-Rashid
766 - 809
HPI: 77.53
Rank: 6
Cambyses II
550 BC - 522 BC
HPI: 74.97
Rank: 7
Malik-Shah I
1055 - 1092
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 8
Tahmasp I
1514 - 1576
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 9
Nader Shah
1688 - 1747
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 10
Khosrow I
501 - 579
HPI: 72.61
Rank: 11
Reza Shah
1878 - 1944
HPI: 72.32
Rank: 12
Hassan Rouhani
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 13
Darius II
475 BC - 404 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 14
Nizam al-Mulk
1018 - 1092
HPI: 71.91
Rank: 15
Antiochus III the Great
241 BC - 187 BC
HPI: 71.42
Rank: 16
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
1956 - Present
HPI: 71.00
Rank: 17
Farah Pahlavi
1938 - Present
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 18