POLITICIAN
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
1917 - 1979
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim (Jawi: سلطان يحيى ڤيترا ابن المرحوم سلطان إبراهيم; 10 December 1917 – 29 March 1979) was Sultan of Kelantan from 1960, and the sixth Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the constitutional monarch of Malaysia, from 1975, until his death in 1979. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yahya Petra of Kelantan has received more than 238,157 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Yahya Petra of Kelantan is the 13,736th most popular politician (up from 14,202nd in 2019), the 37th most popular biography from Malaysia (up from 38th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Malaysian Politician.
Memorability Metrics
240k
Page Views (PV)
49.13
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
17
Languages Editions (L)
3.66
Effective Languages (L*)
2.41
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Yahya Petra of Kelantan ranks 13,736 out of 19,576. Before him are Ramiro de León Carpio, Marcus Octavius, Lucretia Garfield, Sultan Ali Keshtmand, Eva Kaili, and Quanah Parker. After him are Dmitry Sipyagin, Turhan Pasha Përmeti, Jakub Berman, Marcus Junius Pera, Eberhard Diepgen, and Alicia Moreau de Justo.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRamiro de León Carpio
1942 - 2002
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,730
Marcus Octavius
150 BC - 150 BC
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,731
Lucretia Garfield
1832 - 1918
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,732
Sultan Ali Keshtmand
1935 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,733
Eva Kaili
1978 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,734
Quanah Parker
1845 - 1911
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,735
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
1917 - 1979
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,736
Dmitry Sipyagin
1853 - 1902
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,737
Turhan Pasha Përmeti
1846 - Present
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,738
Jakub Berman
1901 - 1984
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 13,739
Marcus Junius Pera
300 BC - 260 BC
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 13,740
Eberhard Diepgen
1941 - Present
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 13,741
Alicia Moreau de Justo
1885 - 1986
HPI: 49.12
Rank: 13,742
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1917, Yahya Petra of Kelantan ranks 226. Before him are Fritz Honegger, Desi Arnaz, Babiker Awadalla, José Perácio, Li Rui, and Bagrat Shinkuba. After him are Ossie Davis, Simon Slåttvik, J. L. Mackie, Helena Rasiowa, Sidney Nolan, and Fyodor Khitruk. Among people deceased in 1979, Yahya Petra of Kelantan ranks 177. Before him are Igor Bondarevsky, Donny Hathaway, Gustav Winckler, John Diefenbaker, Anatoly Kuznetsov, and Louis Paul Boon. After him are Paul Paray, Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu, István Bibó, Walther Müller, Pyotr Gavrilov, and Bernt Evensen.
Others Born in 1917
Go to all RankingsFritz Honegger
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1999
HPI: 49.37
Rank: 220
Desi Arnaz
ACTOR
1917 - 1986
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 221
Babiker Awadalla
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2019
HPI: 49.21
Rank: 222
José Perácio
SOCCER PLAYER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 223
Li Rui
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2019
HPI: 49.17
Rank: 224
Bagrat Shinkuba
POLITICIAN
1917 - 2004
HPI: 49.15
Rank: 225
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 226
Ossie Davis
ACTOR
1917 - 2005
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 227
Simon Slåttvik
ATHLETE
1917 - 2001
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 228
J. L. Mackie
PHILOSOPHER
1917 - 1981
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 229
Helena Rasiowa
MATHEMATICIAN
1917 - 1994
HPI: 48.71
Rank: 230
Sidney Nolan
PAINTER
1917 - 1992
HPI: 48.69
Rank: 231
Fyodor Khitruk
FILM DIRECTOR
1917 - 2012
HPI: 48.68
Rank: 232
Others Deceased in 1979
Go to all RankingsIgor Bondarevsky
CHESS PLAYER
1913 - 1979
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 171
Donny Hathaway
SINGER
1945 - 1979
HPI: 49.81
Rank: 172
Gustav Winckler
SINGER
1925 - 1979
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 173
John Diefenbaker
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1979
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 174
Anatoly Kuznetsov
WRITER
1929 - 1979
HPI: 49.22
Rank: 175
Louis Paul Boon
WRITER
1912 - 1979
HPI: 49.18
Rank: 176
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 177
Paul Paray
CONDUCTOR
1886 - 1979
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 178
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1979
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 179
István Bibó
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1979
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 180
Walther Müller
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1979
HPI: 48.97
Rank: 181
Pyotr Gavrilov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1900 - 1979
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 182
Bernt Evensen
SKATER
1905 - 1979
HPI: 48.83
Rank: 183
In Malaysia
Among people born in Malaysia, Yahya Petra of Kelantan ranks 37 out of 90. Before him are Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Mokhtar Dahari (1953), Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor (1958), Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (1953), Sharafuddin of Selangor (1945), and Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931). After him are Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Devan Nair (1923), Ismail Petra of Kelantan (1949), Claudia Wells (1966), Siti Nurhaliza (1979), and Lee Chong Wei (1982).
Others born in Malaysia
Go to all RankingsMizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 31
Mokhtar Dahari
SOCCER PLAYER
1953 - 1991
HPI: 49.59
Rank: 32
Ibrahim Iskandar of Johor
NOBLEMAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 33
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
POLITICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 34
Sharafuddin of Selangor
NOBLEMAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.36
Rank: 35
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2015
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 36
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
POLITICIAN
1917 - 1979
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 37
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
POLITICIAN
1907 - 1979
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 38
Devan Nair
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2005
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 39
Ismail Petra of Kelantan
NOBLEMAN
1949 - 2019
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 40
Claudia Wells
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 47.98
Rank: 41
Siti Nurhaliza
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 42
Lee Chong Wei
BADMINTON PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 43
Among POLITICIANS In Malaysia
Among politicians born in Malaysia, Yahya Petra of Kelantan ranks 27. Before him are Putra of Perlis (1920), Ling Liong Sik (1943), Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan (1922), Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu (1962), Ahmad Zahid Hamidi (1953), and Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat (1931). After him are Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu (1907), Devan Nair (1923), Francisco Mendes (1939), and Penny Wong (1968).
Putra of Perlis
1920 - 2000
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 21
Ling Liong Sik
1943 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 22
Ja'afar of Negeri Sembilan
1922 - 2008
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 23
Mizan Zainal Abidin of Terengganu
1962 - Present
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 24
Ahmad Zahid Hamidi
1953 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 25
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat
1931 - 2015
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 26
Yahya Petra of Kelantan
1917 - 1979
HPI: 49.13
Rank: 27
Ismail Nasiruddin of Terengganu
1907 - 1979
HPI: 49.11
Rank: 28
Devan Nair
1923 - 2005
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 29
Francisco Mendes
1939 - 1978
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 30
Penny Wong
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.13
Rank: 31