POLITICIAN
Sahle-Work Zewde
1950 - Today
Sahle-Work Zewde
Sahle-Work Zewde (Amharic: ሣህለ ወርቅ ዘውዴ, born 21 February 1950) is an Ethiopian politician and diplomat who served as the 5th president of Ethiopia from October 2018 to October 2024, the first woman to hold the office. She was elected as president unanimously by members of the Federal Parliamentary Assembly on 25 October 2018. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sahle-Work Zewde has received more than 952,819 page views. Her biography is available in 66 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 60 in 2019). Sahle-Work Zewde is the 4,510th most popular politician (down from 4,481st in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Ethiopia (down from 10th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Ethiopian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
950k
Page Views (PV)
60.30
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
66
Languages Editions (L)
4.88
Effective Languages (L*)
5.28
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 4,510 out of 19,576. Before her are Emperor Xianzong of Tang, Emperor Seinei, Treniota, Charles III, Duke of Parma, Arkan, and François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville. After her are Phocion, Pratibha Patil, Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, Atsiz, Al-Muazzam Turanshah, and Milada Horáková.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEmperor Xianzong of Tang
778 - 820
HPI: 60.31
Rank: 4,504
Emperor Seinei
444 - 484
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4,505
Treniota
1210 - 1264
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4,506
Charles III, Duke of Parma
1823 - 1854
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4,507
Arkan
1952 - 2000
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4,508
François d'Orléans, Prince of Joinville
1818 - 1900
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4,509
Sahle-Work Zewde
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4,510
Phocion
402 BC - 318 BC
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 4,511
Pratibha Patil
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 4,512
Sibghatullah Mojaddedi
1925 - 2019
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 4,513
Atsiz
1097 - 1156
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 4,514
Al-Muazzam Turanshah
1250 - 1250
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 4,515
Milada Horáková
1901 - 1950
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 4,516
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1950, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 63. Before her are Alan Silvestri, Mark Spitz, Cybill Shepherd, Bjarne Stroustrup, Marianne Bachmeier, and Amos Gitai. After her are John Candy, David Graf, Chantal Akerman, Chen Shui-bian, Helen Clark, and Grigory Sokolov.
Others Born in 1950
Go to all RankingsAlan Silvestri
COMPOSER
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.03
Rank: 57
Mark Spitz
SWIMMER
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 58
Cybill Shepherd
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.67
Rank: 59
Bjarne Stroustrup
ENGINEER
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 60
Marianne Bachmeier
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1950 - 1996
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 61
Amos Gitai
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 62
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 63
John Candy
ACTOR
1950 - 1994
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 64
David Graf
ACTOR
1950 - 2001
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 65
Chantal Akerman
FILM DIRECTOR
1950 - 2015
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 66
Chen Shui-bian
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 67
Helen Clark
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 68
Grigory Sokolov
MUSICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 69
In Ethiopia
Among people born in Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 12 out of 105. Before her are Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik I (-954), Onuphrius (320), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200). After her are Abdullah ibn Ja'far (650), Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), Meles Zenawi (1955), and Mulatu Teshome (1955).
Others born in Ethiopia
Go to all RankingsMengistu Haile Mariam
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 6
Menelik I
POLITICIAN
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 7
Onuphrius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
320 - 400
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 8
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 9
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 10
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
POLITICIAN
1200 - 1221
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
Sahle-Work Zewde
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 12
Abdullah ibn Ja'far
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
650 - 680
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 13
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 14
Tewodros II
POLITICIAN
1818 - 1868
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 15
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
POLITICIAN
1506 - 1543
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 16
Meles Zenawi
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 17
Mulatu Teshome
POLITICIAN
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 18
Among POLITICIANS In Ethiopia
Among politicians born in Ethiopia, Sahle-Work Zewde ranks 9. Before her are Menelik II (1844), Mengistu Haile Mariam (1937), Menelik I (-954), Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia (1895), Ismaïl Omar Guelleh (1946), and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela (1200). After her are Girma Wolde-Giorgis (1924), Tewodros II (1818), Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (1506), Meles Zenawi (1955), Mulatu Teshome (1955), and Kaleb of Axum (500).
Menelik II
1844 - 1913
HPI: 66.93
Rank: 3
Mengistu Haile Mariam
1937 - Present
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 4
Menelik I
954 BC - 930 BC
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 5
Lij Iyasu of Ethiopia
1895 - 1935
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 6
Ismaïl Omar Guelleh
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 7
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
1200 - 1221
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 8
Sahle-Work Zewde
1950 - Present
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 9
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 10
Tewodros II
1818 - 1868
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 11
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
1506 - 1543
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 12
Meles Zenawi
1955 - 2012
HPI: 57.77
Rank: 13
Mulatu Teshome
1955 - Present
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 14
Kaleb of Axum
500 - 540
HPI: 54.86
Rank: 15