POLITICIAN
Walter de Silva
1951 - Today
Walter de Silva
Walter Maria de Silva (born 27 February 1951) is an Italian car designer and former head of Volkswagen Group Design, until 2015. Since beginning his car design career in 1972 as trainee car designer for Fiat's Style Centre. De Silva has also worked as a designer at I.DE.A Institute, and as head of design for Alfa Romeo, SEAT and the 'Audi brand group'. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walter de Silva has received more than 322,261 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Walter de Silva is the 10,485th most popular politician (down from 10,410th in 2019), the 2,671st most popular biography from Italy (down from 2,619th in 2019) and the 695th most popular Italian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
320k
Page Views (PV)
59.55
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
6.86
Effective Languages (L*)
1.60
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Walter de Silva ranks 10,485 out of 19,576. Before him are Louis-Mathieu Molé, Ur-Zababa, Malusha, King Huan of Zhou, Albin Kurti, and Agim Çeku. After him are Sergey Uvarov, Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola, Menkheperre, Semenre, Sansang of Goguryeo, and Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLouis-Mathieu Molé
1781 - 1855
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 10,479
Ur-Zababa
2350 BC - 2300 BC
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,480
Malusha
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,481
King Huan of Zhou
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,482
Albin Kurti
1975 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,483
Agim Çeku
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,484
Walter de Silva
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,485
Sergey Uvarov
1786 - 1855
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,486
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola
1385 - 1432
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,487
Menkheperre
1100 BC - 992 BC
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,488
Semenre
1600 BC - 1600 BC
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 10,489
Sansang of Goguryeo
200 - 227
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 10,490
Ariarathes IV of Cappadocia
300 BC - 200 BC
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 10,491
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1951, Walter de Silva ranks 165. Before him are Angelique Rockas, Zeudi Araya, Angela Voigt, Gregory Winter, Bernardo Atxaga, and Timo Salonen. After him are Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, Patriarch Daniel of Romania, Kathryn D. Sullivan, Isa Mustafa, Viktor Sukhorukov, and Ivars Godmanis.
Others Born in 1951
Go to all RankingsAngelique Rockas
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 159
Zeudi Araya
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 160
Angela Voigt
ATHLETE
1951 - 2013
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 161
Gregory Winter
BIOLOGIST
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 162
Bernardo Atxaga
WRITER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 163
Timo Salonen
RACING DRIVER
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.63
Rank: 164
Walter de Silva
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 165
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
POLITICIAN
1951 - 2010
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 166
Patriarch Daniel of Romania
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 167
Kathryn D. Sullivan
ASTRONAUT
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.44
Rank: 168
Isa Mustafa
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 169
Viktor Sukhorukov
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 170
Ivars Godmanis
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 171
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, Walter de Silva ranks 2,671 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Maurolico (1494), Roberto Rosato (1943), Osvaldo Cavandoli (1920), Gaetano Pugnani (1731), Lorenzo Lippi (1606), and Francesca Neri (1964). After him are Chromatius (335), Angelo Domenghini (1941), Giuseppe Morello (1867), Emma Bonino (1948), Roberto Farinacci (1892), and Gregorio Barbarigo (1625).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Maurolico
MATHEMATICIAN
1494 - 1575
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 2,665
Roberto Rosato
SOCCER PLAYER
1943 - 2010
HPI: 59.58
Rank: 2,666
Osvaldo Cavandoli
POLITICIAN
1920 - 2007
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,667
Gaetano Pugnani
COMPOSER
1731 - 1798
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 2,668
Lorenzo Lippi
PAINTER
1606 - 1665
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 2,669
Francesca Neri
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 2,670
Walter de Silva
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,671
Chromatius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
335 - 407
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 2,672
Angelo Domenghini
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 2,673
Giuseppe Morello
MAFIOSO
1867 - 1930
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 2,674
Emma Bonino
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 2,675
Roberto Farinacci
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1945
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 2,676
Gregorio Barbarigo
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1625 - 1697
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 2,677
Among POLITICIANS In Italy
Among politicians born in Italy, Walter de Silva ranks 695. Before him are Francesco Molin (1575), Cristoforo Moro (1390), Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì (1839), Giovanni Dolfin (1303), Liliana Segre (1930), and Osvaldo Cavandoli (1920). After him are Emma Bonino (1948), Roberto Farinacci (1892), Reniero Zeno (1250), Jacopo Contarini (1194), Bartolomeo Gradenigo (1260), and Antonio Ascari (1888).
Francesco Molin
1575 - 1655
HPI: 59.70
Rank: 689
Cristoforo Moro
1390 - 1471
HPI: 59.62
Rank: 690
Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì
1839 - 1908
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 691
Giovanni Dolfin
1303 - 1361
HPI: 59.61
Rank: 692
Liliana Segre
1930 - Present
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 693
Osvaldo Cavandoli
1920 - 2007
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 694
Walter de Silva
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.55
Rank: 695
Emma Bonino
1948 - Present
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 696
Roberto Farinacci
1892 - 1945
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 697
Reniero Zeno
1250 - 1268
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 698
Jacopo Contarini
1194 - 1280
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 699
Bartolomeo Gradenigo
1260 - 1342
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 700
Antonio Ascari
1888 - 1925
HPI: 59.35
Rank: 701