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Tedros Adhanom

1965 - Today

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (Tigrinya: ቴዎድሮስ አድሓኖም ገብረኢየሱስ, sometimes spelled ቴድሮስ ኣድሓኖም ገብረየሱስ; born 3 March 1965) is an Ethiopian public health official, researcher, diplomat, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization since 2017. He is the first African to become WHO Director-General, receiving an endorsement for the role by the African Union. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tedros Adhanom has received more than 5,516,060 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia. Tedros Adhanom is the 1,702nd most popular politician (down from 1,350th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Eritrea (down from 1st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Eritrean Politician.

Tedros Adhanom is most famous for being the first black African to be elected president of Ethiopia.

Memorability Metrics

  • 5.5M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 71.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 62

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 17.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Tedros Adhanom ranks 1,702 out of 19,576. Before him are Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, Pyotr Stolypin, Grand Duchess Anna Petrovna of Russia, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and Cyrus the Younger. After him are Theresa May, Afonso III of Portugal, Arthur Balfour, Bernhard von Bülow, Libius Severus, and Marozia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1965, Tedros Adhanom ranks 8. Before him are J. K. Rowling, Dmitry Medvedev, Bashar al-Assad, Salman Khan, Petro Poroshenko, and Mads Mikkelsen. After him are Gheorghe Hagi, Hans-Dieter Flick, Björk, Charlie Sheen, Brandon Lee, and Robert Downey Jr..

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In Eritrea

Among people born in Eritrea, Tedros Adhanom ranks 2 out of 13. Before him are Isaias Afwerki (1946). After him are Remo Girone (1948), Aman Andom (1924), Zeudi Araya (1951), Gianfranco Rosi (1963), Zersenay Tadese (1982), Tadesse Abraham (1982), Daniel Teklehaimanot (1988), Ghirmay Ghebreslassie (1995), Biniam Girmay (2000), and Lázaro Martínez (null).

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Among POLITICIANS In Eritrea

Among politicians born in Eritrea, Tedros Adhanom ranks 2. Before him are Isaias Afwerki (1946). After him are Aman Andom (1924).

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