POLITICIAN
Saufatu Sopoanga
1952 - 2020
Saufatu Sopoanga
Saufatu Sopoanga (22 February 1952 – 15 December 2020) was a Tuvaluan politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Tuvalu from 2 August 2002 to 27 August 2004. He drew international attention for his speeches warning about the effects of the rising sea level on Tuvalu and other low-lying island countries. He later served as Deputy Prime Minister from 2004 to 2006. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Saufatu Sopoanga has received more than 36,295 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Saufatu Sopoanga is the 17,024th most popular politician (up from 17,254th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Tuvalu (up from 7th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Tuvaluan Politician.
Memorability Metrics
36k
Page Views (PV)
49.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
18
Languages Editions (L)
6.49
Effective Languages (L*)
1.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 17,024 out of 19,576. Before him are Zeid Raad Al Hussein, Don Young, John Graves Simcoe, Yevgeny Roizman, Aleksy Antkiewicz, and Dietmar Woidke. After him are Henry Hyndman, David Adeang, Joseph Urusemal, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Adnan Terzić, and C. Douglas Dillon.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsZeid Raad Al Hussein
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 17,018
Don Young
1933 - 2022
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 17,019
John Graves Simcoe
1752 - 1806
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 17,020
Yevgeny Roizman
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 17,021
Aleksy Antkiewicz
1923 - 2005
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 17,022
Dietmar Woidke
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 17,023
Saufatu Sopoanga
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 17,024
Henry Hyndman
1842 - 1921
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 17,025
David Adeang
1969 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 17,026
Joseph Urusemal
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 17,027
Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
1919 - 1974
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 17,028
Adnan Terzić
1960 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 17,029
C. Douglas Dillon
1909 - 2003
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 17,030
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1952, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 606. Before him are Bappi Lahiri, Guillermo La Rosa, Andrzej Fischer, Mel Smith, Siegfried Brietzke, and Yukitaka Omi. After him are Joseph Urusemal, John Toll, Rubén Toribio Díaz, Willington Ortiz, Jacqueline Barton, and Sam McMurray. Among people deceased in 2020, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 691. Before him are Yuko Takeuchi, Danny Hodge, Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet, Jan Morris, Aleksandr Kabanov, and Tomás Herrera Martínez. After him are Ellis Marsalis Jr., Timothy Ray Brown, Dimitar Largov, Maxim Martsinkevich, Soumaïla Cissé, and Herman Cain.
Others Born in 1952
Go to all RankingsBappi Lahiri
SINGER
1952 - 2022
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 600
Guillermo La Rosa
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 601
Andrzej Fischer
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2018
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 602
Mel Smith
ACTOR
1952 - 2013
HPI: 49.86
Rank: 603
Siegfried Brietzke
ATHLETE
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 604
Yukitaka Omi
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 605
Saufatu Sopoanga
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 606
Joseph Urusemal
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 607
John Toll
WRITER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 608
Rubén Toribio Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 609
Willington Ortiz
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 610
Jacqueline Barton
CHEMIST
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 611
Sam McMurray
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 49.70
Rank: 612
Others Deceased in 2020
Go to all RankingsYuko Takeuchi
ACTOR
1980 - 2020
HPI: 49.91
Rank: 685
Danny Hodge
WRESTLER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 686
Emmanuel Issoze-Ngondet
POLITICIAN
1961 - 2020
HPI: 49.90
Rank: 687
Jan Morris
HISTORIAN
1926 - 2020
HPI: 49.89
Rank: 688
Aleksandr Kabanov
ATHLETE
1948 - 2020
HPI: 49.88
Rank: 689
Tomás Herrera Martínez
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1950 - 2020
HPI: 49.85
Rank: 690
Saufatu Sopoanga
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 691
Ellis Marsalis Jr.
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2020
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 692
Timothy Ray Brown
BIOLOGIST
1966 - 2020
HPI: 49.80
Rank: 693
Dimitar Largov
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 694
Maxim Martsinkevich
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1984 - 2020
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 695
Soumaïla Cissé
POLITICIAN
1949 - 2020
HPI: 49.72
Rank: 696
Herman Cain
BUSINESSPERSON
1945 - 2020
HPI: 49.71
Rank: 697
In Tuvalu
Among people born in Tuvalu, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 6 out of 8. Before him are Filoimea Telito (1945), Iakoba Italeli (1959), Kausea Natano (1957), Apisai Ielemia (1955), and Enele Sopoaga (1956). After him are Maatia Toafa (1954), Tomasi Puapua (1938), Willy Telavi (1954), and Karalo Maibuca (1999).
Others born in Tuvalu
Go to all RankingsFiloimea Telito
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1945 - 2011
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 1
Iakoba Italeli
POLITICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 2
Kausea Natano
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 3
Apisai Ielemia
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2018
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 4
Enele Sopoaga
POLITICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 5
Saufatu Sopoanga
POLITICIAN
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 6
Maatia Toafa
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 7
Tomasi Puapua
POLITICIAN
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 8
Willy Telavi
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 9
Karalo Maibuca
ATHLETE
1999 - Present
HPI: 17.77
Rank: 10
Among POLITICIANS In Tuvalu
Among politicians born in Tuvalu, Saufatu Sopoanga ranks 5. Before him are Iakoba Italeli (1959), Kausea Natano (1957), Apisai Ielemia (1955), and Enele Sopoaga (1956). After him are Maatia Toafa (1954), Tomasi Puapua (1938), and Willy Telavi (1954).
Iakoba Italeli
1959 - Present
HPI: 55.26
Rank: 1
Kausea Natano
1957 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 2
Apisai Ielemia
1955 - 2018
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 3
Enele Sopoaga
1956 - Present
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 4
Saufatu Sopoanga
1952 - 2020
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 5
Maatia Toafa
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 6
Tomasi Puapua
1938 - Present
HPI: 47.67
Rank: 7
Willy Telavi
1954 - Present
HPI: 46.75
Rank: 8