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Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
Velupillai Prabhakaran
Velupillai Prabhakaran (; Tamil: வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்; [ˈʋeːlɯpːiɭːaɪ pɾaˈbaːhaɾan]; 26 November 1954 – 18 May 2009) was an Eelam Tamil revolutionary. Prabhakaran was a major figure of Tamil nationalism, and the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). The LTTE was a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka in reaction to the oppression of the country's Tamil population by the Sri Lankan government. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Velupillai Prabhakaran has received more than 4,034,077 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Velupillai Prabhakaran is the 25th most popular mafioso (down from 20th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Sri Lanka and the most popular Sri Lankan Mafioso.
Velupillai Prabhakaran is most famous for being the leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organization that fought for the independence of the Tamil people in Sri Lanka.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
58.89
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
8.90
Effective Languages (L*)
3.06
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among MAFIOSOS
Among mafiosos, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 25 out of 52. Before him are John Gotti, Ned Kelly, Amado Carrillo Fuentes, Richard Kuklinski, Vito Genovese, and Semion Mogilevich. After him are Ta Mok, Khun Sa, Salvatore Giuliano, Griselda Blanco, Vito Cascio Ferro, and Joe Masseria.
Most Popular Mafiosos in Wikipedia
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John Gotti
1940 - 2002
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 19
Ned Kelly
1855 - 1880
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 20
Amado Carrillo Fuentes
1956 - 1997
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 21
Richard Kuklinski
1935 - 2006
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 22
Vito Genovese
1897 - 1969
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 23
Semion Mogilevich
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 24
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 25
Ta Mok
1926 - 2006
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 26
Khun Sa
1934 - 2007
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 27
Salvatore Giuliano
1922 - 1950
HPI: 57.69
Rank: 28
Griselda Blanco
1943 - 2012
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 29
Vito Cascio Ferro
1862 - 1943
HPI: 57.34
Rank: 30
Joe Masseria
1886 - 1931
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 31
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 53. Before him are Gianna Nannini, Aleksander Kwaśniewski, François Fillon, Riccardo Patrese, Robert Kocharyan, and Marian Gold. After him are Jane Campion, Kathleen Turner, Johnny Logan, Ross Brawn, Michael Dudikoff, and Eric Gerets. Among people deceased in 2009, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 48. Before him are Toni Sailer, Pavel Popovich, Patrick McGoohan, Mario Benedetti, Albert Barillé, and Amin al-Hafiz. After him are Ernst Barkmann, Edward T. Hall, Hussein-Ali Montazeri, Kim Peek, Clive Granger, and Sverre Fehn.
Others Born in 1954
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Gianna Nannini
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 47
Aleksander Kwaśniewski
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 48
François Fillon
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.42
Rank: 49
Riccardo Patrese
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 50
Robert Kocharyan
1954 - Present
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 51
Marian Gold
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 52
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 53
Jane Campion
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.78
Rank: 54
Kathleen Turner
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 55
Johnny Logan
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.65
Rank: 56
Ross Brawn
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 57
Michael Dudikoff
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 58
Eric Gerets
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 59
Others Deceased in 2009
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Toni Sailer
1935 - 2009
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 42
Pavel Popovich
1930 - 2009
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 43
Patrick McGoohan
1928 - 2009
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 44
Mario Benedetti
1920 - 2009
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 45
Albert Barillé
1920 - 2009
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 46
Amin al-Hafiz
1921 - 2009
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 47
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 48
Ernst Barkmann
1919 - 2009
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 49
Edward T. Hall
1914 - 2009
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 50
Hussein-Ali Montazeri
1922 - 2009
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 51
Kim Peek
1951 - 2009
HPI: 58.30
Rank: 52
Clive Granger
1934 - 2009
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 53
Sverre Fehn
1924 - 2009
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 54
In Sri Lanka
Among people born in Sri Lanka, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 3 out of 44. Before him are Patanjali (-200) and Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1916). After him are Ananda Coomaraswamy (1877), Anagarika Dharmapala (1864), Tony Hoare (1934), Jack Churchill (1906), Aryadeva (200), Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945), Gotabaya Rajapaksa (1949), William Chester Minor (1834), and Chandrika Kumaratunga (1945).
Others born in Sri Lanka
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Patanjali
200 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 1
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
1916 - 2000
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 2
Velupillai Prabhakaran
1954 - 2009
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 3
Ananda Coomaraswamy
1877 - 1947
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 4
Anagarika Dharmapala
1864 - 1933
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 5
Tony Hoare
1934 - Present
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 6
Jack Churchill
1906 - 1996
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 7
Aryadeva
200 - 250
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 8
Mahinda Rajapaksa
1945 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 9
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 10
William Chester Minor
1834 - 1920
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 11
Chandrika Kumaratunga
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.19
Rank: 12
Among MAFIOSOS In Sri Lanka
Among mafiosos born in Sri Lanka, Velupillai Prabhakaran ranks 1.
