POLITICIAN
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
Sukarno
Sukarno ( soo-KAR-noh, Indonesian: [suˈkarno]; born Koesno Sosrodihardjo, Javanese: [ˈkʊs.nɔ sɔ.srɔ.di.har.dʒɔ], 6 June 1901 – 21 June 1970) was an Indonesian statesman, orator, revolutionary, and nationalist who was the first president of Indonesia, serving from 1945 to 1967. Sukarno was the leader of the Indonesian struggle for independence from the Dutch colonialists. He was a prominent leader of Indonesia's nationalist movement during the colonial period and spent over a decade under Dutch detention until released by the invading Japanese forces in World War II. Sukarno and his fellow nationalists collaborated to garner support for the Japanese war effort from the population, in exchange for Japanese aid in spreading nationalist ideas. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sukarno has received more than 4,606,227 page views. His biography is available in 100 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 94 in 2019). Sukarno is the 475th most popular politician (up from 498th in 2019), the most popular biography from Indonesia and the most popular Indonesian Politician.
Sukarno was the first president of Indonesia and was most famous for leading the country to independence.
Memorability Metrics
4.6M
Page Views (PV)
73.62
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
100
Languages Editions (L)
5.22
Effective Languages (L*)
5.49
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Sukarno ranks 475 out of 19,576. Before him are Heydar Aliyev, Frederick I of Prussia, Louis II of Hungary, Guy of Lusignan, Louis the German, and Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. After him are Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor, George I of Great Britain, Maximian, Hongwu Emperor, Idi Amin, and Sokollu Mehmed Pasha.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHeydar Aliyev
1923 - 2003
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 469
Frederick I of Prussia
1657 - 1713
HPI: 73.66
Rank: 470
Louis II of Hungary
1506 - 1526
HPI: 73.64
Rank: 471
Guy of Lusignan
1150 - 1194
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 472
Louis the German
806 - 876
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 473
Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
1880 - 1962
HPI: 73.63
Rank: 474
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 475
Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor
1608 - 1657
HPI: 73.61
Rank: 476
George I of Great Britain
1660 - 1727
HPI: 73.60
Rank: 477
Maximian
240 - 310
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 478
Hongwu Emperor
1328 - 1398
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 479
Idi Amin
1923 - 2003
HPI: 73.55
Rank: 480
Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
1505 - 1579
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 481
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Sukarno ranks 10. Before him are Marlene Dietrich, Enrico Fermi, Leopold III of Belgium, Louis Armstrong, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, and Jacques Lacan. After him are Fulgencio Batista, Ngo Dinh Diem, Linus Pauling, Clark Gable, Rudolf Höss, and Alberto Giacometti. Among people deceased in 1970, Sukarno ranks 11. Before him are António de Oliveira Salazar, Erich Maria Remarque, Abraham Maslow, Jimi Hendrix, Yukio Mishima, and Max Born. After him are Alexander Kerensky, Mark Rothko, Nelly Sachs, François Mauriac, Shmuel Yosef Agnon, and Peter II of Yugoslavia.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsMarlene Dietrich
ACTOR
1901 - 1992
HPI: 79.34
Rank: 4
Enrico Fermi
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1954
HPI: 79.11
Rank: 5
Leopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 6
Louis Armstrong
MUSICIAN
1901 - 1971
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 7
Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1901 - 1918
HPI: 75.86
Rank: 8
Jacques Lacan
PSYCHOLOGIST
1901 - 1981
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 9
Sukarno
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 10
Fulgencio Batista
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1973
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 11
Ngo Dinh Diem
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 12
Linus Pauling
CHEMIST
1901 - 1994
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 13
Clark Gable
ACTOR
1901 - 1960
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 14
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 15
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 16
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsAntónio de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.37
Rank: 5
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 6
Abraham Maslow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 76.98
Rank: 7
Jimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 8
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.13
Rank: 9
Max Born
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1970
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 10
Sukarno
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 11
Alexander Kerensky
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 12
Mark Rothko
PAINTER
1903 - 1970
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 13
Nelly Sachs
WRITER
1891 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 14
François Mauriac
WRITER
1885 - 1970
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 15
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
WRITER
1888 - 1970
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 16
Peter II of Yugoslavia
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1970
HPI: 70.02
Rank: 17
In Indonesia
Among people born in Indonesia, Sukarno ranks 1 out of 158. After him are Suharto (1921), Willem Einthoven (1860), Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), Abdurrahman Wahid (1940), Joko Widodo (1961), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), B. J. Habibie (1936), Anthony Fokker (1890), Laura Gemser (1950), Prabowo Subianto (1951), and Enrique of Malacca (1495).
Others born in Indonesia
Go to all RankingsSukarno
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 1
Suharto
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 2
Willem Einthoven
PHYSICIAN
1860 - 1927
HPI: 70.04
Rank: 3
Megawati Sukarnoputri
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 4
Abdurrahman Wahid
POLITICIAN
1940 - 2009
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 5
Joko Widodo
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 6
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 7
B. J. Habibie
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 8
Anthony Fokker
ENGINEER
1890 - 1939
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 9
Laura Gemser
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.33
Rank: 10
Prabowo Subianto
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 11
Enrique of Malacca
EXPLORER
1495 - 1600
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Indonesia
Among politicians born in Indonesia, Sukarno ranks 1. After him are Suharto (1921), Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), Abdurrahman Wahid (1940), Joko Widodo (1961), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), B. J. Habibie (1936), Prabowo Subianto (1951), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Gajah Mada (1290), Diponegoro (1785), and Ma'ruf Amin (1943).
Sukarno
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 1
Suharto
1921 - 2008
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 2
Megawati Sukarnoputri
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 3
Abdurrahman Wahid
1940 - 2009
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 4
Joko Widodo
1961 - Present
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 5
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
1949 - Present
HPI: 65.68
Rank: 6
B. J. Habibie
1936 - 2019
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 7
Prabowo Subianto
1951 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 8
Mohammad Hatta
1902 - 1980
HPI: 60.24
Rank: 9
Gajah Mada
1290 - 1364
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 10
Diponegoro
1785 - 1855
HPI: 57.72
Rank: 11
Ma'ruf Amin
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 12