POLITICIAN

U Thant

1909 - 1974

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Thant (Burmese: သန့်; MLCTS: san. [θa̰ɰ̃]; 22 January 1909 – 25 November 1974), known honorifically as U Thant (), was a Burmese diplomat and the third secretary-general of the United Nations from 1961 to 1971, the first non-Scandinavian to hold the position. He held the office for a record 10 years and one month.A native of Pantanaw, Thant was educated at the National High School and at Rangoon University. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of U Thant has received more than 1,360,558 page views. His biography is available in 81 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 76 in 2019). U Thant is the 1,141st most popular politician (up from 1,392nd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Myanmar (Burma) and the most popular Burmese Politician.

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Memorability Metrics

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.09

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 81

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.19

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of U Thants by language

Over the past year U Thant has had the most page views in the with 186,331 views, followed by Burmese (22,809), and Russian (14,052). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Khmer (950.54%), Waray (101.17%), and (90.95%)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, U Thant ranks 1,141 out of 19,576. Before him are Alexander I of Macedon, William Henry Harrison, Roh Moo-hyun, Valerius Severus, Probus, and Emperor Taizu of Song. After him are John III of Portugal, Aristides, James II of England, Dolores Ibárruri, Mindaugas, and Theophilos.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, U Thant ranks 10. Before him are Francis Bacon, Osamu Dazai, Simone Weil, Juliana of the Netherlands, Peter Drucker, and Victor Borge. After him are Kwame Nkrumah, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Mohammed V of Morocco, Virginia Apgar, Andrei Gromyko, and Talal of Jordan. Among people deceased in 1974, U Thant ranks 11. Before him are Georges Pompidou, Amin al-Husseini, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, James Chadwick, Vittorio De Sica, and Pär Lagerkvist. After him are Baldur von Schirach, Duke Ellington, Virginia Apgar, Imre Lakatos, Julius Evola, and Miguel Ángel Asturias.

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In Myanmar (Burma)

Among people born in Myanmar (Burma), U Thant ranks 2 out of 40. Before him are Aung San Suu Kyi (1945). After him are Aung San (1915), Bayinnaung (1516), U Nu (1907), Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Peter Townsend (1914), Win Myint (1951), and Min Aung Hlaing (1956).

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  • Photo of Aung San Suu Kyi

    Aung San Suu Kyi

    SOCIAL ACTIVIST

    1945 - Present

    HPI: 75.00

    Rank: 1

  • Photo of U Thant

    U Thant

    POLITICIAN

    1909 - 1974

    HPI: 69.09

    Rank: 2

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    Aung San

    POLITICIAN

    1915 - 1947

    HPI: 66.96

    Rank: 3

  • Photo of Bayinnaung

    Bayinnaung

    POLITICIAN

    1516 - 1581

    HPI: 63.17

    Rank: 4

  • Photo of U Nu

    U Nu

    POLITICIAN

    1907 - 1995

    HPI: 62.42

    Rank: 5

  • Photo of Thein Sein

    Thein Sein

    POLITICIAN

    1944 - Present

    HPI: 62.24

    Rank: 6

  • Photo of Ne Win

    Ne Win

    POLITICIAN

    1910 - 2002

    HPI: 61.65

    Rank: 7

  • Photo of Than Shwe

    Than Shwe

    POLITICIAN

    1933 - Present

    HPI: 61.63

    Rank: 8

  • Photo of Alaungpaya

    Alaungpaya

    POLITICIAN

    1714 - 1760

    HPI: 61.30

    Rank: 9

  • Photo of Peter Townsend

    Peter Townsend

    MILITARY PERSONNEL

    1914 - 1995

    HPI: 60.66

    Rank: 10

  • Photo of Win Myint

    Win Myint

    POLITICIAN

    1951 - Present

    HPI: 60.52

    Rank: 11

  • Photo of Min Aung Hlaing

    Min Aung Hlaing

    POLITICIAN

    1956 - Present

    HPI: 60.04

    Rank: 12

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Among POLITICIANS In Myanmar (Burma)

Among politicians born in Myanmar (Burma), U Thant ranks 1. After him are Aung San (1915), Bayinnaung (1516), U Nu (1907), Thein Sein (1944), Ne Win (1910), Than Shwe (1933), Alaungpaya (1714), Win Myint (1951), Min Aung Hlaing (1956), Anawrahta (1015), and Htin Kyaw (1946).

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