POLITICIAN
Sher Ali Khan
1825 - 1879
Sher Ali Khan
Sher Ali Khan (Persian and Pashto: شیر علی خان; c. 1825 – 21 February 1879) was Amir of Afghanistan from 1863 to 1866 and from 1868 until his death in 1879. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sher Ali Khan has received more than 388,641 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2019). Sher Ali Khan is the 5,695th most popular politician (down from 4,605th in 2019), the 47th most popular biography from Afghanistan (down from 44th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Afghan Politician.
Memorability Metrics
390k
Page Views (PV)
64.33
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
5.90
Effective Languages (L*)
2.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sher Ali Khan ranks 5,695 out of 19,576. Before him are Juanita Castro, Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud, Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken, Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia, Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes, and Huo Guang. After him are Jonas Gahr Støre, Antiochus I Theos of Commagene, Angelica Balabanoff, Nicolas Catinat, Alexander V of Macedon, and Bruno Streckenbach.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJuanita Castro
1933 - 2023
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 5,689
Faisal bin Musaid Al Saud
1944 - 1975
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 5,690
Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken
1721 - 1774
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,691
Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
1200 - 1227
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,692
Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes
919 - 998
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,693
Huo Guang
150 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,694
Sher Ali Khan
1825 - 1879
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,695
Jonas Gahr Støre
1960 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,696
Antiochus I Theos of Commagene
86 BC - 38 BC
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,697
Angelica Balabanoff
1878 - 1965
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,698
Nicolas Catinat
1637 - 1712
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,699
Alexander V of Macedon
390 BC - 294 BC
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,700
Bruno Streckenbach
1902 - 1977
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 5,701
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1825, Sher Ali Khan ranks 19. Before him are Julia, Princess of Battenberg, Eduard Hanslick, Henri Giffard, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs, Henry Walter Bates, and Nubar Pasha. After him are Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia, Mór Jókai, Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, George Phillips Bond, Charles Frederick Worth, and Edward Frankland. Among people deceased in 1879, Sher Ali Khan ranks 15. Before him are Thomas Couture, Julia Margaret Cameron, August Grisebach, Charles De Coster, Jón Sigurðsson, and Maria Teresa of Savoy. After him are August Bournonville, Camille Doncieux, Heinrich Geißler, William, Prince of Orange, Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville, and Maurycy Gottlieb.
Others Born in 1825
Go to all RankingsJulia, Princess of Battenberg
NOBLEMAN
1825 - 1895
HPI: 66.36
Rank: 13
Eduard Hanslick
COMPOSER
1825 - 1904
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 14
Henri Giffard
INVENTOR
1825 - 1882
HPI: 65.26
Rank: 15
Karl Heinrich Ulrichs
WRITER
1825 - 1895
HPI: 64.86
Rank: 16
Henry Walter Bates
BIOLOGIST
1825 - 1892
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 17
Nubar Pasha
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1899
HPI: 64.53
Rank: 18
Sher Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1879
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 19
Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1844
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 20
Mór Jókai
WRITER
1825 - 1904
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 21
Princess Hildegard of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1864
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 22
George Phillips Bond
ASTRONOMER
1825 - 1865
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 23
Charles Frederick Worth
FASHION DESIGNER
1825 - 1895
HPI: 63.19
Rank: 24
Edward Frankland
CHEMIST
1825 - 1899
HPI: 62.84
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1879
Go to all RankingsThomas Couture
PAINTER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 9
Julia Margaret Cameron
PHOTOGRAPHER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 10
August Grisebach
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 11
Charles De Coster
WRITER
1827 - 1879
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 12
Jón Sigurðsson
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1879
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 13
Maria Teresa of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1879
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 14
Sher Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1879
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 15
August Bournonville
DANCER
1805 - 1879
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 16
Camille Doncieux
COMPANION
1847 - 1879
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 17
Heinrich Geißler
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 63.79
Rank: 18
William, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1840 - 1879
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 19
Édouard-Léon Scott de Martinville
INVENTOR
1817 - 1879
HPI: 63.26
Rank: 20
Maurycy Gottlieb
PAINTER
1856 - 1879
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 21
In Afghanistan
Among people born in Afghanistan, Sher Ali Khan ranks 47 out of 177. Before him are Ibn al-Rawandi (827), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Khaled Hosseini (1965), Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), and Tahir ibn Husayn (776). After him are Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), Inayatullah Khan (1888), Saman Khuda (701), Ibn Hibban (883), and Abu Sa'id Gardezi (1100).
Others born in Afghanistan
Go to all RankingsIbn al-Rawandi
PHILOSOPHER
827 - 911
HPI: 65.50
Rank: 41
Abu Sa'id Mirza
POLITICIAN
1424 - 1469
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 42
Khaled Hosseini
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 43
Mas'ud I of Ghazni
POLITICIAN
998 - 1041
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 44
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
POLITICIAN
1947 - 2012
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 45
Tahir ibn Husayn
POLITICIAN
776 - 822
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 46
Sher Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1879
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 47
Abdul Rahim Hatif
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2013
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 48
Abdul Ghani Baradar
POLITICIAN
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 49
Inayatullah Khan
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1946
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 50
Saman Khuda
POLITICIAN
701 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 51
Ibn Hibban
HISTORIAN
883 - 965
HPI: 63.61
Rank: 52
Abu Sa'id Gardezi
GEOGRAPHER
1100 - 1061
HPI: 63.59
Rank: 53
Among POLITICIANS In Afghanistan
Among politicians born in Afghanistan, Sher Ali Khan ranks 34. Before him are Abdul Rashid Dostum (1954), Menander I (-190), Abu Sa'id Mirza (1424), Mas'ud I of Ghazni (998), Haji Mohammad Chamkani (1947), and Tahir ibn Husayn (776). After him are Abdul Rahim Hatif (1926), Abdul Ghani Baradar (1968), Inayatullah Khan (1888), Saman Khuda (701), Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar (840), and Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (1949).
Abdul Rashid Dostum
1954 - Present
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 28
Menander I
190 BC - 130 BC
HPI: 65.62
Rank: 29
Abu Sa'id Mirza
1424 - 1469
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 30
Mas'ud I of Ghazni
998 - 1041
HPI: 65.09
Rank: 31
Haji Mohammad Chamkani
1947 - 2012
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 32
Tahir ibn Husayn
776 - 822
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 33
Sher Ali Khan
1825 - 1879
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 34
Abdul Rahim Hatif
1926 - 2013
HPI: 63.87
Rank: 35
Abdul Ghani Baradar
1968 - Present
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 36
Inayatullah Khan
1888 - 1946
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 37
Saman Khuda
701 - Present
HPI: 63.64
Rank: 38
Ya'qub ibn al-Layth al-Saffar
840 - 879
HPI: 63.09
Rank: 39
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.85
Rank: 40