1901 - 1970
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 4,357,074 page views. His biography is available in 94 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 90 in 2019). Sukarno is the 499th most popular politician (down from 416th 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.
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Among politicians, Sukarno ranks 499 out of 15,577. Before him are Tahmasp I, John II of France, Hafez al-Assad, Christian VII of Denmark, Jean-Baptiste Colbert, and Heraklonas. After him are Frederick William I of Prussia, Abdulmejid II, Norodom Sihanouk, Anna of Russia, Moctezuma II, and Syngman Rhee.
1514 - 1576
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 493
1319 - 1364
HPI: 73.27
Rank: 494
1930 - 2000
HPI: 73.26
Rank: 495
1749 - 1808
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 496
1619 - 1683
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 497
618 - 641
HPI: 73.21
Rank: 498
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 499
1688 - 1740
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 500
1868 - 1944
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 501
1922 - 2012
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 502
1693 - 1740
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 503
1466 - 1520
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 504
1875 - 1965
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 505
Among people born in 1901, Sukarno ranks 12. Before him are Enrico Fermi, Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, Jacques Lacan, Linus Pauling, Clark Gable, and Rudolf Höss. After him are Fulgencio Batista, Leopold III of Belgium, Ngo Dinh Diem, Magda Goebbels, Gary Cooper, and Alberto Giacometti. Among people deceased in 1970, Sukarno ranks 10. Before him are Abraham Maslow, Gamal Abdel Nasser, António de Oliveira Salazar, Jimi Hendrix, Erich Maria Remarque, and Yukio Mishima. After him are Hjalmar Schacht, Max Born, Nelly Sachs, Édouard Daladier, Alexander Kerensky, and Peter II of Yugoslavia.
1901 - 1954
HPI: 77.48
Rank: 6
1901 - 1918
HPI: 76.31
Rank: 7
1901 - 1981
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 8
1901 - 1994
HPI: 73.87
Rank: 9
1901 - 1960
HPI: 73.86
Rank: 10
1901 - 1947
HPI: 73.73
Rank: 11
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 12
1901 - 1973
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 13
1901 - 1983
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 14
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.00
Rank: 15
1901 - 1945
HPI: 71.77
Rank: 16
1901 - 1961
HPI: 71.70
Rank: 17
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 18
1908 - 1970
HPI: 79.14
Rank: 4
1918 - 1970
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 5
1889 - 1970
HPI: 77.00
Rank: 6
1942 - 1970
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 7
1898 - 1970
HPI: 76.51
Rank: 8
1925 - 1970
HPI: 75.78
Rank: 9
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 10
1877 - 1970
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 11
1882 - 1970
HPI: 71.56
Rank: 12
1891 - 1970
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 13
1884 - 1970
HPI: 70.53
Rank: 14
1881 - 1970
HPI: 70.46
Rank: 15
1923 - 1970
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 16
Among people born in Indonesia, Sukarno ranks 1 out of 126. After him are Suharto (1921), Willem Einthoven (1860), B. J. Habibie (1936), Joko Widodo (1961), Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), Abdurrahman Wahid (1940), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), Anthony Fokker (1890), Gajah Mada (1290), Mohammad Hatta (1902), and Dharmakirti (700).
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 1
1921 - 2008
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 2
1860 - 1927
HPI: 69.66
Rank: 3
1936 - 2019
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 4
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 5
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 6
1940 - 2009
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 7
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 8
1890 - 1939
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 9
1290 - 1364
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 10
1902 - 1980
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 11
700 - 660
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 12
Among politicians born in Indonesia, Sukarno ranks 1. After him are Suharto (1921), B. J. Habibie (1936), Joko Widodo (1961), Megawati Sukarnoputri (1947), Abdurrahman Wahid (1940), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (1949), Gajah Mada (1290), Mohammad Hatta (1902), Diponegoro (1785), Jusuf Kalla (1942), and Tan Malaka (1897).
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 1
1921 - 2008
HPI: 71.78
Rank: 2
1936 - 2019
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 3
1961 - Present
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 4
1947 - Present
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 5
1940 - 2009
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 6
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 7
1290 - 1364
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 8
1902 - 1980
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 9
1785 - 1855
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 10
1942 - Present
HPI: 53.90
Rank: 11
1897 - 1949
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 12