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Wael Ghonim

1980 - Today

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Wael Ghonim (Arabic: وائل غنيم [ˈwæːʔel ɣoˈneːm]; born 23 December 1980) is an Internet activist and computer engineer with an interest in social entrepreneurship. In 2011, he became an international figure and galvanized pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt after his emotional interview following 11 days of secret incarceration by Egyptian police. During these 11 days, he was interrogated regarding his work as one of two administrators of the Facebook page, "We are all Khaled Said", which helped spark the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wael Ghonim has received more than 354,973 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Wael Ghonim is the 18,178th most popular politician (down from 16,631st in 2019), the 580th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 531st in 2019) and the 218th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Memorability Metrics

  • 350k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.47

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Wael Ghonim ranks 18,178 out of 19,576. Before him are Ángel Acebes, Pamela Rendi-Wagner, Andrea Fischer, Charles Pinckney, William Allen, and Jon Tester. After him are Filippos Petsalnikos, David Thompson, John Fetterman, Richard Burr, Abdolmalek Rigi, and Markos Kyprianou.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1980, Wael Ghonim ranks 420. Before him are Max Greenfield, Jasmin Wagner, Matthew Amoah, Michelle Kwan, Adiel de Oliveira Amorim, and Gustav Larsson. After him are Ryan Miller, Mustafa Ceceli, Zaho, Ti West, Lim Yo-hwan, and Cabore.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Wael Ghonim ranks 580 out of 642. Before him are Amr Zaki (1983), Amr Khaled (1967), Essam Abdel-Fatah (1965), Hossam Ghaly (1981), Mostafa Mohamed (1997), and Shikabala (1986). After him are Leila Aboulela (1964), Ahmed Elmohamady (1987), Aliaa Magda Elmahdy (1991), Mena Massoud (1991), Asmaa Mahfouz (1985), and Abdel-Zaher El-Saqqa (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Wael Ghonim ranks 218. Before him are Ahmed al-Senussi (1933), Farid Simaika (1907), Rawya Ateya (1926), Taher Abouzeid (1962), Ayman Nour (1964), and Amr Khaled (1967).

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