MILITARY PERSONNEL

Sudirman

1916 - 1950

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Sudirman (Old Spelling: Soedirman; 24 January 1916 – 29 January 1950) was a high-ranking Indonesian military officer during the Indonesian National Revolution. The first commander of the Indonesian National Armed Forces, he continues to be widely respected in the country. Born in Purbalingga, Dutch East Indies, Sudirman moved to Cilacap in 1916 and was raised by his uncle. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sudirman has received more than 487,580 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Sudirman is the 1,487th most popular military personnel (down from 1,357th in 2019), the 43rd most popular biography from Indonesia and the 3rd most popular Indonesian Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 490k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 51.69

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.36

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.78

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Sudirmen by language

Over the past year Sudirman has had the most page views in the with 459,082 views, followed by English (59,512), and Banyumasan (7,244). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Banyumasan (315.37%), (195.12%), and Uzbek (39.24%)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Sudirman ranks 1,487 out of 2,058. Before him are Dobromir Chrysos, John Alcock, Akashi Motojiro, Sun Chuanfang, George Lawrence Price, and Justin. After him are Alberto Bayo, Franz Rohr von Denta, Ryszard Kukliński, Paavo Talvela, Bruce Fraser, 1st Baron Fraser of North Cape, and Demetrios Ypsilantis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Sudirman ranks 141. Before him are Dorothy McGuire, Iosif Shklovsky, Jackie Gleason, Movita Castaneda, Rossano Brazzi, and Charlie Christian. After him are José López Rega, Jurij Brězan, Carlo Rustichelli, Wan Li, Keenan Wynn, and Françoise Giroud. Among people deceased in 1950, Sudirman ranks 103. Before him are Aliya bint Ali, Alfonso Daniel Rodríguez Castelao, Vasily Gordov, Guilhermina Suggia, Joanni Perronet, and Arthur L. Newton. After him are Ernst II, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Bibhutibhushan Bandyopadhyay, Orhan Veli Kanık, Heinrich Tessenow, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Pavel Bazhov.

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In Indonesia

Among people born in Indonesia, Sudirman ranks 43 out of 158. Before him are Fatmawati (1923), Julius Darmaatmadja (1934), Sultan Agung of Mataram (1593), Hamengkubuwono X (1946), Pattimura (1783), and Anneke Grönloh (1942). After him are Agus Salim (1884), I Gusti Ngurah Rai (1917), Amir Sjarifuddin (1907), Xenia Stad-de Jong (1922), Amir Hamzah (1911), and Arie de Jong (1865).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Indonesia

Among military personnels born in Indonesia, Sudirman ranks 3. Before him are Abdul Haris Nasution (1918), and Sultan Agung of Mataram (1593). After him are I Gusti Ngurah Rai (1917), and Martha Christina Tiahahu (1800).

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