POLITICIAN

Thein Sein

1944 - Today

Thein Sein

Thein Sein (Burmese: သိန်းစိန်; IPA: [θéɪɰ̃ sèɪɰ̃]; born 20 April 1944) is a Burmese politician and retired military general who served as the 9th President of Myanmar from 2011 to 2016. He previously served as prime minister from 2007 to 2010, and was considered by many in and outside Myanmar as a reformist leader in the post-junta government. His government undertook a series of political reforms including some deregulation of the country's censored media, releasing many political prisoners and halting the country's controversial large Chinese-led hydro-power project. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thein Sein has received more than 666,399 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Thein Sein is the 3,369th most popular politician (up from 3,712th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) (up from 8th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Burmese Politician.

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Memorability Metrics

670k
Page Views (PV)
62.24
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
8.10
Effective Languages (L*)
3.39
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Thein Sein ranks 3,369 out of 19,576. Before him are Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Lekë Dukagjini, Maria Pia of Savoy, Aelia Eudoxia, Ahmad ibn Tulun, and Şehzade Mehmed. After him are Chivu Stoica, Sverker I of Sweden, Niceto Alcalá-Zamora, Rudolf Schuster, Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, and Rumen Radev.

Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia

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Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
1857 - 1943
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,363
Lekë Dukagjini
1410 - 1481
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,364
Maria Pia of Savoy
1847 - 1911
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,365
Aelia Eudoxia
301 - 404
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,366
Ahmad ibn Tulun
835 - 884
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,367
Şehzade Mehmed
1605 - 1621
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 3,368
Thein Sein
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,369
Chivu Stoica
1908 - 1975
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,370
Sverker I of Sweden
1100 - 1156
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,371
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
1877 - 1949
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,372
Rudolf Schuster
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,373
Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
1943 - 2021
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 3,374
Rumen Radev
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 3,375

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Thein Sein ranks 81. Before him are Kary Mullis, Ashraf Marwan, R. Lee Ermey, W. G. Sebald, Gianni Morandi, and Günter Netzer. After him are Michelle Phillips, Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Antonio Damasio, Coluche, Bernard Hill, and Ian McDiarmid.

Others Born in 1944

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Kary Mullis
CHEMIST
1944 - 2019
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 75
Ashraf Marwan
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1944 - 2007
HPI: 62.47
Rank: 76
R. Lee Ermey
ACTOR
1944 - 2018
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 77
W. G. Sebald
WRITER
1944 - 2001
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 78
Gianni Morandi
SINGER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 79
Günter Netzer
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 80
Thein Sein
POLITICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 81
Michelle Phillips
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 82
Andrew S. Tanenbaum
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 83
Antonio Damasio
PSYCHOLOGIST
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 84
Coluche
ACTOR
1944 - 1986
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 85
Bernard Hill
ACTOR
1944 - 2024
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 86
Ian McDiarmid
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.65
Rank: 87