POLITICIAN
Salman of Saudi Arabia
1935 - Today
Salman of Saudi Arabia
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Arabic: سَلمَانْ بْنْ عَبْدُ اَلْعَزِیزْ آلْ سُعُودْ, romanized: Salmān bin ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl Su‘ūd; born 31 December 1935) is King of Saudi Arabia, reigning since 2015, and was also Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia from 2015 to 2022. The 25th son of King Abdulaziz, the founder of Saudi Arabia, he assumed the throne on 23 January 2015. Prior to his accession, he was Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 18 June 2012 to 23 January 2015. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salman of Saudi Arabia has received more than 12,713,187 page views. His biography is available in 93 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 88 in 2019). Salman of Saudi Arabia is the 193rd most popular politician (down from 185th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Saudi Arabia (down from 10th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Saudi Arabian Politician.
Salman of Saudi Arabia is most famous for being the King of Saudi Arabia. He is also the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
Memorability Metrics
13M
Page Views (PV)
78.02
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
93
Languages Editions (L)
7.99
Effective Languages (L*)
4.52
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Salman of Saudi Arabia ranks 193 out of 19,576. Before him are Demosthenes, Maximilien Robespierre, Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Anwar Sadat, Emperor Meiji, and Mark Antony. After him are Ali Khamenei, Batu Khan, William I, German Emperor, Louis the Pious, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, and Lucius Tarquinius Superbus.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDemosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 187
Maximilien Robespierre
1758 - 1794
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 188
Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
1946 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 189
Anwar Sadat
1918 - 1981
HPI: 78.13
Rank: 190
Emperor Meiji
1852 - 1912
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 191
Mark Antony
83 BC - 30 BC
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 192
Salman of Saudi Arabia
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 193
Ali Khamenei
1939 - Present
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 194
Batu Khan
1207 - 1255
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 195
William I, German Emperor
1797 - 1888
HPI: 77.99
Rank: 196
Louis the Pious
778 - 840
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 197
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931 - 2015
HPI: 77.96
Rank: 198
Lucius Tarquinius Superbus
600 BC - 495 BC
HPI: 77.95
Rank: 199
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1935, Salman of Saudi Arabia ranks 6. Before him are Alain Delon, Elvis Presley, Mahmoud Abbas, Luciano Pavarotti, and 14th Dalai Lama. After him are Woody Allen, José Mujica, Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank, Kenzaburō Ōe, Donald Sutherland, and Françoise Sagan.
Others Born in 1935
Go to all RankingsAlain Delon
ACTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 83.15
Rank: 1
Elvis Presley
SINGER
1935 - 1977
HPI: 82.83
Rank: 2
Mahmoud Abbas
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 81.05
Rank: 3
Luciano Pavarotti
SINGER
1935 - 2007
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 4
14th Dalai Lama
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 5
Salman of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 6
Woody Allen
FILM DIRECTOR
1935 - Present
HPI: 77.13
Rank: 7
José Mujica
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 8
Norman Foster, Baron Foster of Thames Bank
ARCHITECT
1935 - Present
HPI: 71.32
Rank: 9
Kenzaburō Ōe
WRITER
1935 - 2023
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 10
Donald Sutherland
ACTOR
1935 - 2024
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 11
Françoise Sagan
WRITER
1935 - 2004
HPI: 70.09
Rank: 12
In Saudi Arabia
Among people born in Saudi Arabia, Salman of Saudi Arabia ranks 12 out of 354. Before him are Abu Bakr (573), Husayn ibn Ali (626), Khalid ibn al-Walid (592), Aisha (605), Khadija bint Khuwaylid (556), and Osama bin Laden (1957). After him are Hasan ibn Ali (624), Muawiyah I (603), Bilal ibn Rabah (580), Aminah (557), Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1703), and Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924).
Others born in Saudi Arabia
Go to all RankingsAbu Bakr
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
573 - 634
HPI: 81.31
Rank: 6
Husayn ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
626 - 680
HPI: 80.66
Rank: 7
Khalid ibn al-Walid
MILITARY PERSONNEL
592 - 642
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 8
Aisha
COMPANION
605 - 678
HPI: 79.13
Rank: 9
Khadija bint Khuwaylid
COMPANION
556 - 619
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 10
Osama bin Laden
EXTREMIST
1957 - 2011
HPI: 78.46
Rank: 11
Salman of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 12
Hasan ibn Ali
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
624 - 670
HPI: 77.65
Rank: 13
Muawiyah I
POLITICIAN
603 - 680
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 14
Bilal ibn Rabah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
580 - 642
HPI: 76.87
Rank: 15
Aminah
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
557 - 577
HPI: 76.46
Rank: 16
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1792
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 17
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 18
Among POLITICIANS In Saudi Arabia
Among politicians born in Saudi Arabia, Salman of Saudi Arabia ranks 3. Before him are Umar (585), and Uthman (574). After him are Muawiyah I (603), Abdullah of Saudi Arabia (1924), Ibn Saud (1875), Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib (570), Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan (646), Zubayr ibn al-Awam (594), Abū Lahab (549), Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah (582), and Abu Sufyan ibn Harb (580).
Umar
585 - 644
HPI: 84.83
Rank: 1
Uthman
574 - 656
HPI: 82.16
Rank: 2
Salman of Saudi Arabia
1935 - Present
HPI: 78.02
Rank: 3
Muawiyah I
603 - 680
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 4
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
1924 - 2015
HPI: 74.68
Rank: 5
Ibn Saud
1875 - 1953
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 6
Hamza ibn Abdul-Muttalib
570 - 625
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 7
Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan
646 - 705
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 8
Zubayr ibn al-Awam
594 - 656
HPI: 72.58
Rank: 9
Abū Lahab
549 - 624
HPI: 72.54
Rank: 10
Abu Ubaidah ibn al-Jarrah
582 - 639
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 11
Abu Sufyan ibn Harb
580 - 641
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 12