POLITICIAN
Tassos Papadopoulos
1934 - 2008
Tassos Papadopoulos
Efstathios "Tassos" Nikolaou Papadopoulos (Greek: Ευστάθιος (Τάσσος) Νικολάου Παπαδόπουλος; 7 January 1934 – 12 December 2008) was a Cypriot politician and barrister, who served as President of Cyprus from 2003 to 2008. An experienced member of the Makarios III’s cabinet, Papadopoulos took charge of the country’s parliament in 1976, two years after the Turkish invasion, and became one the island’s most notable proponents of a hardline position on Cypriot reunification. It was this sentiment that he successfully employed as a candidate in the 2003 presidential election, after which he directed the population to reject the Annan Plan. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tassos Papadopoulos has received more than 152,540 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Tassos Papadopoulos is the 4,478th most popular politician (down from 3,804th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Cyprus (up from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Cypriot Politician.
Tassos Papadopoulos is most famous for his role in the coup d'état of April 21, 1967. He was a colonel in the Greek army and one of the leaders of the coup.
Memorability Metrics
150k
Page Views (PV)
60.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
8.25
Effective Languages (L*)
3.20
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Tassos Papadopoulos by language
Over the past year Tassos Papadopoulos has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 18,400 views, followed by Greek (12,878), and Turkish (3,883). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Icelandic (395.28%), Western Punjabi (153.33%), and Luxembourgish (136.87%)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 4,478 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Afdal Shahanshah, Al-Mughira, Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal, Amyrtaeus, Amytis of Media, and V. V. Giri. After him are Parysatis II, Francis II, Duke of Brittany, Arbogast, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, Iry-Hor, and Duan Qirui.
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Al-Afdal Shahanshah
1066 - 1121
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 4,472
Al-Mughira
600 - 701
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 4,473
Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal
1862 - 1959
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 4,474
Amyrtaeus
450 BC - 399 BC
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 4,475
Amytis of Media
630 BC - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 4,476
V. V. Giri
1894 - 1980
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 4,477
Tassos Papadopoulos
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 4,478
Parysatis II
350 BC - Present
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 4,479
Francis II, Duke of Brittany
1435 - 1488
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 4,480
Arbogast
340 - 394
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 4,481
Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury
1671 - 1713
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 4,482
Iry-Hor
3101 BC - Present
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 4,483
Duan Qirui
1865 - 1936
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 4,484
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1934, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 79. Before him are Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, Hans Hollein, Henri Konan Bédié, Norman Schwarzkopf Jr., Valentin Ivanov, and Bingu wa Mutharika. After him are Georges Wolinski, Pratibha Patil, Leonid Rogozov, Marty Feldman, Ingvar Carlsson, and Pedro Pires. Among people deceased in 2008, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 53. Before him are Janez Drnovšek, Phil Hill, Dino Risi, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Dorothy Vaughan, and Horst Tappert. After him are Joshua Lederberg, Rajko Mitić, Sufi Abu Taleb, Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah, Henri Cartan, and Jerry Reed.
Others Born in 1934
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Richard, 6th Prince of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2017
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 73
Hans Hollein
ARCHITECT
1934 - 2014
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 74
Henri Konan Bédié
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2023
HPI: 60.80
Rank: 75
Norman Schwarzkopf Jr.
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1934 - 2012
HPI: 60.72
Rank: 76
Valentin Ivanov
SOCCER PLAYER
1934 - 2011
HPI: 60.66
Rank: 77
Bingu wa Mutharika
ECONOMIST
1934 - 2012
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 78
Tassos Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 79
Georges Wolinski
COMIC ARTIST
1934 - 2015
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 80
Pratibha Patil
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 60.29
Rank: 81
Leonid Rogozov
PHYSICIAN
1934 - 2000
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 82
Marty Feldman
ACTOR
1934 - 1982
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 83
Ingvar Carlsson
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 84
Pedro Pires
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 85
Others Deceased in 2008
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Janez Drnovšek
POLITICIAN
1950 - 2008
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 47
Phil Hill
RACING DRIVER
1927 - 2008
HPI: 61.14
Rank: 48
Dino Risi
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2008
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 49
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1918 - 2008
HPI: 60.86
Rank: 50
Dorothy Vaughan
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 51
Horst Tappert
ACTOR
1923 - 2008
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 52
Tassos Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 53
Joshua Lederberg
BIOLOGIST
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.32
Rank: 54
Rajko Mitić
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 2008
HPI: 60.18
Rank: 55
Sufi Abu Taleb
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2008
HPI: 59.99
Rank: 56
Saad Al-Salim Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1930 - 2008
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 57
Henri Cartan
MATHEMATICIAN
1904 - 2008
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 58
Jerry Reed
MUSICIAN
1937 - 2008
HPI: 59.23
Rank: 59
In Cyprus
Among people born in Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 8 out of 77. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Theodora (500), Makarios III (1913), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), John the Merciful (550), and Rauf Denktaş (1924). After him are Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Michael Cacoyannis (1922), Henry II of Jerusalem (1271), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), and Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442).
Others born in Cyprus
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Ptolemy XII Auletes
POLITICIAN
117 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 2
Theodora
COMPANION
500 - 548
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 3
Makarios III
POLITICIAN
1913 - 1977
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 4
Nicos Anastasiades
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 5
John the Merciful
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
550 - 619
HPI: 62.86
Rank: 6
Rauf Denktaş
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2012
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 7
Tassos Papadopoulos
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 8
Alparslan Türkeş
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1997
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 9
Michael Cacoyannis
FILM DIRECTOR
1922 - 2011
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 10
Henry II of Jerusalem
NOBLEMAN
1271 - 1324
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 11
Henry I of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1217 - 1253
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 12
Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1155 - 1196
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 13
Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus
POLITICIAN
1442 - 1487
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 14
Among POLITICIANS In Cyprus
Among politicians born in Cyprus, Tassos Papadopoulos ranks 5. Before him are Ptolemy XII Auletes (-117), Makarios III (1913), Nicos Anastasiades (1946), and Rauf Denktaş (1924). After him are Alparslan Türkeş (1917), Henry I of Cyprus (1217), Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus (1155), Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (1442), Peter I of Cyprus (1328), Anne of Cyprus (1418), and Glafcos Clerides (1919).
Ptolemy XII Auletes
117 BC - 51 BC
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 1
Makarios III
1913 - 1977
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 2
Nicos Anastasiades
1946 - Present
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 3
Rauf Denktaş
1924 - 2012
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 4
Tassos Papadopoulos
1934 - 2008
HPI: 60.35
Rank: 5
Alparslan Türkeş
1917 - 1997
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 6
Henry I of Cyprus
1217 - 1253
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 7
Isaac Komnenos of Cyprus
1155 - 1196
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 8
Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus
1442 - 1487
HPI: 57.94
Rank: 9
Peter I of Cyprus
1328 - 1369
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 10
Anne of Cyprus
1418 - 1462
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 11
Glafcos Clerides
1919 - 2013
HPI: 57.32
Rank: 12
