POLITICIAN
Shimon Peres
1923 - 2016
Shimon Peres
Shimon Peres ( shee-MOHN PERR-ess, -ez; Hebrew: שמעון פרס [ʃiˌmon ˈpeʁes] ; born Szymon Perski, Polish: [ˈʂɨmɔn ˈpɛrskʲi]; 2 August 1923 – 28 September 2016) was an Israeli politician and statesman who served as the eighth prime minister of Israel from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996 and as the ninth president of Israel from 2007 to 2014. He was a member of twelve cabinets and represented five political parties in a political career spanning 70 years. Peres was elected to the Knesset in November 1959 and except for three months out of office in early 2006, served as a member of the Knesset continuously until he was elected president in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shimon Peres has received more than 4,746,085 page views. His biography is available in 96 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 93 in 2019). Shimon Peres is the 154th most popular politician (up from 358th in 2019), the most popular biography from Belarus (up from 3rd in 2019) and the most popular Belarusian Politician.
Shimon Peres was the ninth Prime Minister of Israel and a statesman who served in various roles for six decades. He was elected to the Knesset in 1959, and in 1977, became the country's youngest ever Prime Minister. He served as Prime Minister again from 1984 to 1986 and from 1995 to 1996. In 2007, he won the Nobel Peace Prize together with Yasser Arafat and Yitzhak Rabin.
Memorability Metrics
4.7M
Page Views (PV)
79.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
96
Languages Editions (L)
11.58
Effective Languages (L*)
3.96
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Shimon Peres ranks 154 out of 19,576. Before him are Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden, Pol Pot, Abdul Hamid II, Xerxes I, Alexander I of Russia, and Hulagu Khan. After him are Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Akbar, Deng Xiaoping, Mustafa I, Orhan, and Gamal Abdel Nasser.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGustavus Adolphus of Sweden
1594 - 1632
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 148
Pol Pot
1925 - 1998
HPI: 79.24
Rank: 149
Abdul Hamid II
1842 - 1918
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 150
Xerxes I
519 BC - 475 BC
HPI: 79.23
Rank: 151
Alexander I of Russia
1777 - 1825
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 152
Hulagu Khan
1217 - 1265
HPI: 79.19
Rank: 153
Shimon Peres
1923 - 2016
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 154
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
1954 - Present
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 155
Akbar
1542 - 1605
HPI: 79.10
Rank: 156
Deng Xiaoping
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 157
Mustafa I
1591 - 1639
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 158
Orhan
1288 - 1362
HPI: 78.98
Rank: 159
Gamal Abdel Nasser
1918 - 1970
HPI: 78.97
Rank: 160
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1923, Shimon Peres ranks 3. Before him are Henry Kissinger, and Maria Callas. After him are Lee Kuan Yew, Heydar Aliyev, Idi Amin, Wisława Szymborska, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Rocky Marciano, Charlton Heston, Italo Calvino, and Wojciech Jaruzelski. Among people deceased in 2016, Shimon Peres ranks 4. Before him are Muhammad Ali, Fidel Castro, and Johan Cruyff. After him are Umberto Eco, Bud Spencer, David Bowie, Debbie Reynolds, Alan Rickman, Bhumibol Adulyadej, Leonard Cohen, and Zaha Hadid.
Others Born in 1923
Go to all RankingsHenry Kissinger
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2023
HPI: 86.93
Rank: 1
Maria Callas
SINGER
1923 - 1977
HPI: 79.76
Rank: 2
Shimon Peres
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 3
Lee Kuan Yew
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2015
HPI: 78.57
Rank: 4
Heydar Aliyev
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 5
Idi Amin
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2003
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 6
Wisława Szymborska
WRITER
1923 - 2012
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 7
Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
NOBLEMAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 8
Rocky Marciano
BOXER
1923 - 1969
HPI: 71.19
Rank: 9
Charlton Heston
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 10
Italo Calvino
WRITER
1923 - 1985
HPI: 70.64
Rank: 11
Wojciech Jaruzelski
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2014
HPI: 70.22
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 2016
Go to all RankingsMuhammad Ali
BOXER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 88.97
Rank: 1
Fidel Castro
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2016
HPI: 82.66
Rank: 2
Johan Cruyff
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 80.03
Rank: 3
Shimon Peres
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 4
Umberto Eco
WRITER
1932 - 2016
HPI: 79.03
Rank: 5
Bud Spencer
ACTOR
1929 - 2016
HPI: 77.23
Rank: 6
David Bowie
SINGER
1947 - 2016
HPI: 75.99
Rank: 7
Debbie Reynolds
ACTOR
1932 - 2016
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 8
Alan Rickman
ACTOR
1946 - 2016
HPI: 75.10
Rank: 9
Bhumibol Adulyadej
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2016
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 10
Leonard Cohen
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 11
Zaha Hadid
ARCHITECT
1950 - 2016
HPI: 73.44
Rank: 12
In Belarus
Among people born in Belarus, Shimon Peres ranks 1 out of 368. After him are Marc Chagall (1887), Lev Vygotsky (1896), Menachem Begin (1913), Chaim Weizmann (1874), Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877), Tadeusz Kościuszko (1746), Alexander Lukashenko (1954), Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732), Andrei Gromyko (1909), Simon Kuznets (1901), and Chaim Soutine (1893).
Others born in Belarus
Go to all RankingsShimon Peres
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2016
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 1
Marc Chagall
PAINTER
1887 - 1985
HPI: 78.14
Rank: 2
Lev Vygotsky
PSYCHOLOGIST
1896 - 1934
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 3
Menachem Begin
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1992
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 4
Chaim Weizmann
POLITICIAN
1874 - 1952
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 5
Felix Dzerzhinsky
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1926
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 6
Tadeusz Kościuszko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1817
HPI: 71.45
Rank: 7
Alexander Lukashenko
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 8
Stanisław August Poniatowski
POLITICIAN
1732 - 1798
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 9
Andrei Gromyko
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1989
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 10
Simon Kuznets
ECONOMIST
1901 - 1985
HPI: 67.93
Rank: 11
Chaim Soutine
PAINTER
1893 - 1943
HPI: 67.47
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Belarus
Among politicians born in Belarus, Shimon Peres ranks 1. After him are Menachem Begin (1913), Chaim Weizmann (1874), Felix Dzerzhinsky (1877), Alexander Lukashenko (1954), Stanisław August Poniatowski (1732), Andrei Gromyko (1909), Zalman Shazar (1889), Sviatopolk I of Kiev (978), Mstislav I of Kiev (1076), Isser Harel (1912), and Maria Kaczyńska (1942).
Shimon Peres
1923 - 2016
HPI: 79.16
Rank: 1
Menachem Begin
1913 - 1992
HPI: 75.04
Rank: 2
Chaim Weizmann
1874 - 1952
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 3
Felix Dzerzhinsky
1877 - 1926
HPI: 71.81
Rank: 4
Alexander Lukashenko
1954 - Present
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 5
Stanisław August Poniatowski
1732 - 1798
HPI: 70.50
Rank: 6
Andrei Gromyko
1909 - 1989
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 7
Zalman Shazar
1889 - 1974
HPI: 65.53
Rank: 8
Sviatopolk I of Kiev
978 - 1019
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 9
Mstislav I of Kiev
1076 - 1132
HPI: 63.94
Rank: 10
Isser Harel
1912 - 2003
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 11
Maria Kaczyńska
1942 - 2010
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 12