POLITICIAN
Riek Machar
1953 - Today
Riek Machar
Riek Machar Teny Dhurgon (born 26 November 1952) is a South Sudanese politician who has served as the First Vice President of South Sudan since 2020. A member of the Nuer ethnic group, Machar earned degrees in engineering from Khartoum University and the University of Bradford. In 1984, he joined the Sudanese People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLM/A) rebel group fighting for southern independence during the Second Sudanese Civil War. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Riek Machar has received more than 776,808 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Riek Machar is the 11,237th most popular politician (up from 12,345th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from South Sudan and the 2nd most popular South Sudanese Politician.
Memorability Metrics
780k
Page Views (PV)
52.31
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
4.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.22
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Riek Machar ranks 11,237 out of 19,576. Before him are Pascual Cervera y Topete, Claude Pompidou, Decimus Junius Silanus, Kurunta, Nasib Yusifbeyli, and Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Maurice Hilleman, Savka Dabčević-Kučar, Duwa, Stepan Petrichenko, Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPascual Cervera y Topete
1839 - 1909
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 11,231
Claude Pompidou
1912 - 2007
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 11,232
Decimus Junius Silanus
150 BC - Present
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 11,233
Kurunta
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 11,234
Nasib Yusifbeyli
1881 - 1920
HPI: 52.32
Rank: 11,235
Elizabeth of Denmark, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
1573 - 1625
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,236
Riek Machar
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,237
Maurice Hilleman
1919 - 2005
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,238
Savka Dabčević-Kučar
1923 - 2009
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,239
Duwa
1282 - 1307
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,240
Stepan Petrichenko
1892 - 1947
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,241
Duchess Jutta of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
1880 - 1946
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,242
Publius Cornelius Lentulus Spinther
75 BC - 25 BC
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 11,243
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1953, Riek Machar ranks 180. Before him are René Houseman, Melchior Ndadaye, Annemarie Moser-Pröll, Ladislav Jurkemik, René Vandereycken, and Robert Parish. After him are Klaus Wowereit, Sergey Mironov, Pat Benatar, Mark Thatcher, Sergio Castellitto, and Dominique Perrault.
Others Born in 1953
Go to all RankingsRené Houseman
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 2018
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 174
Melchior Ndadaye
POLITICIAN
1953 - 1993
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 175
Annemarie Moser-Pröll
SKIER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 176
Ladislav Jurkemik
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 177
René Vandereycken
COACH
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 178
Robert Parish
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 179
Riek Machar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 180
Klaus Wowereit
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.22
Rank: 181
Sergey Mironov
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 182
Pat Benatar
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 183
Mark Thatcher
BUSINESSPERSON
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.97
Rank: 184
Sergio Castellitto
ACTOR
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.96
Rank: 185
Dominique Perrault
ARCHITECT
1953 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 186
In South Sudan
Among people born in South Sudan, Riek Machar ranks 2 out of 9. Before him are Salva Kiir Mayardit (1951). After him are Alek Wek (1977), Luol Deng (1985), Guor Marial (1984), James Moga (1983), Thon Maker (1997), Lopez Lomong (1985), Rose Lokonyen (1995), Duop Reath (1996), Abraham Guem (1999), and Amur Al-Khanjari (2000).
Others born in South Sudan
Go to all RankingsSalva Kiir Mayardit
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 1
Riek Machar
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 2
Alek Wek
MODEL
1977 - Present
HPI: 37.39
Rank: 3
Luol Deng
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 36.73
Rank: 4
Guor Marial
ATHLETE
1984 - Present
HPI: 29.07
Rank: 5
James Moga
SOCCER PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 23.47
Rank: 6
Thon Maker
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1997 - Present
HPI: 22.78
Rank: 7
Lopez Lomong
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 22.46
Rank: 8
Rose Lokonyen
ATHLETE
1995 - Present
HPI: 21.79
Rank: 9
Duop Reath
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 10
Abraham Guem
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 11
Amur Al-Khanjari
ATHLETE
2000 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In South Sudan
Among politicians born in South Sudan, Riek Machar ranks 2. Before him are Salva Kiir Mayardit (1951).