POLITICIAN
Urho Kekkonen
1900 - 1986
Urho Kekkonen
Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈurho ˈkɑlevɑ ˈkekːonen] ; 3 September 1900 – 31 August 1986), often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as prime minister (1950–1953, 1954–1956), and held various other cabinet positions. He was the third and most recent president from the Agrarian League/Centre Party. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Urho Kekkonen has received more than 933,181 page views. His biography is available in 67 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 65 in 2019). Urho Kekkonen is the 1,470th most popular politician (down from 1,370th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Finland (down from 9th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Finnish Politician.
Urho Kekkonen was the president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He is most famous for being the first Finnish president to visit the Soviet Union.
Memorability Metrics
930k
Page Views (PV)
72.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
67
Languages Editions (L)
5.49
Effective Languages (L*)
4.46
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Urho Kekkonen ranks 1,470 out of 19,576. Before him are Al-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf, Jiajing Emperor, Porfirio Díaz, Masinissa, Charles III of Naples, and Leo von Caprivi. After him are Koxinga, Uzziah, Yitzhak Ben-Zvi, Alexios IV Angelos, Anthemius, and Millard Fillmore.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAl-Hajjaj ibn Yusuf
661 - 714
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1,464
Jiajing Emperor
1507 - 1567
HPI: 72.39
Rank: 1,465
Porfirio Díaz
1830 - 1915
HPI: 72.38
Rank: 1,466
Masinissa
238 BC - 148 BC
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,467
Charles III of Naples
1345 - 1386
HPI: 72.37
Rank: 1,468
Leo von Caprivi
1831 - 1899
HPI: 72.36
Rank: 1,469
Urho Kekkonen
1900 - 1986
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 1,470
Koxinga
1624 - 1662
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 1,471
Uzziah
900 BC - 900 BC
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 1,472
Yitzhak Ben-Zvi
1884 - 1963
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 1,473
Alexios IV Angelos
1182 - 1204
HPI: 72.34
Rank: 1,474
Anthemius
420 - 472
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1,475
Millard Fillmore
1800 - 1874
HPI: 72.33
Rank: 1,476
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1900, Urho Kekkonen ranks 21. Before him are Margaret Mitchell, Spencer Tracy, Dennis Gabor, Sándor Márai, Jacques Prévert, and Charles Francis Richter. After him are Eyvind Johnson, Hans Fritzsche, Giorgos Seferis, Hans Adolf Krebs, Richard Kuhn, and Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark. Among people deceased in 1986, Urho Kekkonen ranks 15. Before him are Jiddu Krishnamurti, Joseph Beuys, Cliff Burton, Jean Genet, Harold Macmillan, and Frank Herbert. After him are Henry Moore, Celâl Bayar, Jaroslav Seifert, Edward Adelbert Doisy, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Cary Grant.
Others Born in 1900
Go to all RankingsMargaret Mitchell
WRITER
1900 - 1949
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 15
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 16
Dennis Gabor
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1979
HPI: 73.12
Rank: 17
Sándor Márai
WRITER
1900 - 1989
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 18
Jacques Prévert
WRITER
1900 - 1977
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 19
Charles Francis Richter
GEOLOGIST
1900 - 1985
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 20
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 21
Eyvind Johnson
WRITER
1900 - 1976
HPI: 72.12
Rank: 22
Hans Fritzsche
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1953
HPI: 71.83
Rank: 23
Giorgos Seferis
WRITER
1900 - 1971
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 24
Hans Adolf Krebs
CHEMIST
1900 - 1981
HPI: 71.12
Rank: 25
Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 70.68
Rank: 26
Knud, Hereditary Prince of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1976
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsJiddu Krishnamurti
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1986
HPI: 74.22
Rank: 9
Joseph Beuys
ARTIST
1921 - 1986
HPI: 73.32
Rank: 10
Cliff Burton
MUSICIAN
1962 - 1986
HPI: 73.25
Rank: 11
Jean Genet
WRITER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 73.24
Rank: 12
Harold Macmillan
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1986
HPI: 72.69
Rank: 13
Frank Herbert
WRITER
1920 - 1986
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 14
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 15
Henry Moore
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1986
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 16
Celâl Bayar
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1986
HPI: 71.21
Rank: 17
Jaroslav Seifert
WRITER
1901 - 1986
HPI: 70.76
Rank: 18
Edward Adelbert Doisy
CHEMIST
1893 - 1986
HPI: 70.65
Rank: 19
Georgia O'Keeffe
PAINTER
1887 - 1986
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 20
Cary Grant
ACTOR
1904 - 1986
HPI: 70.45
Rank: 21
In Finland
Among people born in Finland, Urho Kekkonen ranks 12 out of 751. Before him are Sauli Niinistö (1948), Paavo Nurmi (1897), Frans Eemil Sillanpää (1888), Mika Waltari (1908), Aki Kaurismäki (1957), and Tarja Halonen (1943). After him are Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Lars Ahlfors (1907), Helene Schjerfbeck (1862), Elias Lönnrot (1802), Mikael Agricola (1510), and Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895).
Others born in Finland
Go to all RankingsSauli Niinistö
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 6
Paavo Nurmi
ATHLETE
1897 - 1973
HPI: 74.87
Rank: 7
Frans Eemil Sillanpää
WRITER
1888 - 1964
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 8
Mika Waltari
WRITER
1908 - 1979
HPI: 73.19
Rank: 9
Aki Kaurismäki
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 10
Tarja Halonen
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 11
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 12
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1956
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 13
Lars Ahlfors
MATHEMATICIAN
1907 - 1996
HPI: 71.27
Rank: 14
Helene Schjerfbeck
PAINTER
1862 - 1946
HPI: 71.26
Rank: 15
Elias Lönnrot
PHYSICIAN
1802 - 1884
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 16
Mikael Agricola
WRITER
1510 - 1557
HPI: 70.96
Rank: 17
Artturi Ilmari Virtanen
CHEMIST
1895 - 1973
HPI: 70.95
Rank: 18
Among POLITICIANS In Finland
Among politicians born in Finland, Urho Kekkonen ranks 4. Before him are Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (1867), Sauli Niinistö (1948), and Tarja Halonen (1943). After him are Juho Kusti Paasikivi (1870), Risto Ryti (1889), Pehr Evind Svinhufvud (1861), Kyösti Kallio (1873), Otto Wille Kuusinen (1881), Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia (1917), Mauno Koivisto (1923), and Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg (1865).
Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim
1867 - 1951
HPI: 77.86
Rank: 1
Sauli Niinistö
1948 - Present
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 2
Tarja Halonen
1943 - Present
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 3
Urho Kekkonen
1900 - 1986
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 4
Juho Kusti Paasikivi
1870 - 1956
HPI: 71.85
Rank: 5
Risto Ryti
1889 - 1956
HPI: 70.69
Rank: 6
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
1861 - 1944
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 7
Kyösti Kallio
1873 - 1940
HPI: 68.24
Rank: 8
Otto Wille Kuusinen
1881 - 1964
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 9
Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia
1917 - 1992
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
Mauno Koivisto
1923 - 2017
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 11
Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg
1865 - 1952
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 12