POLITICIAN
Samir Amin
1931 - 2018
Samir Amin
Samir Amin (Arabic: سمير أمين) (3 September 1931 – 12 August 2018) was an Egyptian-French Marxian economist, political scientist and world-systems analyst. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Samir Amin has received more than 479,467 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Samir Amin is the 5,644th most popular politician (down from 5,108th in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 231st in 2019) and the 123rd most popular Egyptian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
480k
Page Views (PV)
58.65
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
32
Languages Editions (L)
6.63
Effective Languages (L*)
2.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Samir Amin ranks 5,644 out of 19,576. Before him are Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia, Christian Michelsen, Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon, and Bidzina Ivanishvili. After him are Arnulf III, Count of Flanders, Tokugawa Ienari, Diana Abgar, Otto II, Margrave of Meissen, Dragiša Cvetković, and Bernardino Machado.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAbu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada
1500 - 1485
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 5,638
Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino
1490 - 1538
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 5,639
Prince Friedrich Karl of Prussia
1828 - 1885
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 5,640
Christian Michelsen
1857 - 1925
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 5,641
Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon
1491 - 1521
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 5,642
Bidzina Ivanishvili
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,643
Samir Amin
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,644
Arnulf III, Count of Flanders
1054 - 1071
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,645
Tokugawa Ienari
1773 - 1841
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,646
Diana Abgar
1859 - 1937
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,647
Otto II, Margrave of Meissen
1125 - 1190
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,648
Dragiša Cvetković
1893 - 1969
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,649
Bernardino Machado
1851 - 1944
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 5,650
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1931, Samir Amin ranks 90. Before him are Takashi Takabayashi, Thorvald Stoltenberg, Sergio Sebastiani, Nikolai Chernykh, Johnny Kitagawa, and Anthony de Mello. After him are Tomi Ungerer, Jack Swigert, John Charles, Juan Goytisolo, Mike Nichols, and Angie Dickinson. Among people deceased in 2018, Samir Amin ranks 76. Before him are Christine Nöstlinger, Quini, Thorvald Stoltenberg, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Efraín Ríos Montt, and Henri Michel. After him are Whitey Bulger, James Mirrlees, Odvar Nordli, Richard Pipes, Robert Faurisson, and Uri Avnery.
Others Born in 1931
Go to all RankingsTakashi Takabayashi
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2009
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 84
Thorvald Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 85
Sergio Sebastiani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 2024
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 86
Nikolai Chernykh
ASTRONOMER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 87
Johnny Kitagawa
BUSINESSPERSON
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 88
Anthony de Mello
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1931 - 1987
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 89
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 90
Tomi Ungerer
WRITER
1931 - 2019
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 91
Jack Swigert
ENGINEER
1931 - 1982
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 92
John Charles
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2004
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 93
Juan Goytisolo
WRITER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 94
Mike Nichols
FILM DIRECTOR
1931 - 2014
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 95
Angie Dickinson
ACTOR
1931 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 96
Others Deceased in 2018
Go to all RankingsChristine Nöstlinger
WRITER
1936 - 2018
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 70
Quini
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2018
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 71
Thorvald Stoltenberg
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 72
Girma Wolde-Giorgis
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2018
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 73
Efraín Ríos Montt
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2018
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 74
Henri Michel
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2018
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 75
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 76
Whitey Bulger
EXTREMIST
1929 - 2018
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 77
James Mirrlees
ECONOMIST
1936 - 2018
HPI: 58.10
Rank: 78
Odvar Nordli
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2018
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 79
Richard Pipes
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 80
Robert Faurisson
WRITER
1929 - 2018
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 81
Uri Avnery
WRITER
1923 - 2018
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 82
In Egypt
Among people born in Egypt, Samir Amin ranks 254 out of 642. Before him are Merytre-Hatshepsut (-1500), Youssef Chahine (1926), Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700), Nepherites II (-400), Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy (1928), and Ammonius Hermiae (440). After him are Narriman Sadek (1933), Achilles Tatius (200), Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria (444), Ahmose (-1504), Ahmed Shawqi (1868), and Marika Rökk (1913).
Others born in Egypt
Go to all RankingsMerytre-Hatshepsut
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1500 BC - 1425 BC
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 248
Youssef Chahine
FILM DIRECTOR
1926 - 2008
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 249
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
POLITICIAN
700 - 716
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 250
Nepherites II
POLITICIAN
400 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 251
Muhammad Sayyid Tantawy
WRITER
1928 - 2010
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 252
Ammonius Hermiae
PHILOSOPHER
440 - 523
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 253
Samir Amin
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 254
Narriman Sadek
COMPANION
1933 - 2005
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 255
Achilles Tatius
WRITER
200 - 300
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 256
Pope Dioscorus I of Alexandria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
444 - 454
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 257
Ahmose
POLITICIAN
1504 BC - 1492 BC
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 258
Ahmed Shawqi
WRITER
1868 - 1932
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 259
Marika Rökk
ACTOR
1913 - 2004
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 260
Among POLITICIANS In Egypt
Among politicians born in Egypt, Samir Amin ranks 123. Before him are Osorkon II (-1000), Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), Neferkare II (-2150), Solamish (1272), Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa (700), and Nepherites II (-400). After him are Ahmose (-1504), Ahmed Shafik (1941), Menkare (-2200), Sobekhotep IV (-1700), Thamphthis (-2600), and Khendjer (-1800).
Osorkon II
1000 BC - 850 BC
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 117
Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep
1800 BC - 1718 BC
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 118
Neferkare II
2150 BC - 2055 BC
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 119
Solamish
1272 - 1291
HPI: 58.86
Rank: 120
Abd al-Aziz ibn Musa
700 - 716
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 121
Nepherites II
400 BC - 380 BC
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 122
Samir Amin
1931 - 2018
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 123
Ahmose
1504 BC - 1492 BC
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 124
Ahmed Shafik
1941 - Present
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 125
Menkare
2200 BC - 2200 BC
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 126
Sobekhotep IV
1700 BC - 1720 BC
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 127
Thamphthis
2600 BC - 2560 BC
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 128
Khendjer
1800 BC - 1800 BC
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 129