1934 - Today
Yakubu Dan-Yumma "Jack" Gowon (born 19 October 1934) is a retired Nigerian army general and military leader. As head of state of Nigeria, Gowon presided over a controversial Nigerian Civil War and delivered the famous "no victor, no vanquished" speech at the war's end to promote healing and reconciliation. The Nigerian Civil War is listed as one of the deadliest in modern history, with some accusing Gowon of crimes against humanity and genocide. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Yakubu Gowon has received more than 1,574,143 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Yakubu Gowon is the 11,893rd most popular politician (down from 11,018th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 21st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Nigerian Politician.
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Among politicians, Yakubu Gowon ranks 11,893 out of 15,577. Before him are Arsames I, Max von Hausen, Elizabeth Fry, Marcus Claudius Marcellus, Edward Fortunatus, and Kirta. After him are Oldřich Duras, Chatichai Choonhavan, Lucius Caecilius Metellus Denter, Lucien Carr, King Jing of Zhou, and Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal.
250 BC - 228 BC
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 11,887
1846 - 1922
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 11,888
1780 - 1845
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 11,889
300 BC - 177 BC
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,890
1565 - 1600
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,891
1550 BC - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,892
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,893
1882 - 1957
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,894
1920 - 1998
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,895
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,896
1925 - 2005
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,897
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 11,898
1509 - 1540
HPI: 49.56
Rank: 11,899
Among people born in 1934, Yakubu Gowon ranks 250. Before him are Ružica Sokić, Tengiz Sigua, Hamit Kaplan, Shirley Jones, Harald Grønningen, and John Keegan. After him are Jim Hutton, Lester R. Brown, Julio Jiménez, Paul Josef Cordes, Horst Szymaniak, and Marisa Allasio.
1934 - 2013
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 244
1934 - 2020
HPI: 49.75
Rank: 245
1934 - 1976
HPI: 49.64
Rank: 246
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 247
1934 - 2016
HPI: 49.61
Rank: 248
1934 - 2012
HPI: 49.60
Rank: 249
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 250
1934 - 1979
HPI: 49.49
Rank: 251
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.43
Rank: 252
1934 - 2022
HPI: 49.39
Rank: 253
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 254
1934 - 2009
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 255
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.35
Rank: 256
Among people born in Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon ranks 22 out of 236. Before him are Francis Arinze (1932), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (1977), Shehu Shagari (1925), and Ernest Shonekan (1936). After him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Abdullah al-Thani (1954), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (1954), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Rashidi Yekini (1963), and Amos Tutuola (1920).
1932 - Present
HPI: 51.43
Rank: 16
1951 - 2010
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 17
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 18
1977 - Present
HPI: 50.41
Rank: 19
1925 - 2018
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 20
1936 - 2022
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 21
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 22
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 23
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 24
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 25
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 26
1963 - 2012
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 27
1920 - 1997
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 28
Among politicians born in Nigeria, Yakubu Gowon ranks 8. Before him are Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Sani Abacha (1943), Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (1951), Goodluck Jonathan (1957), Shehu Shagari (1925), and Ernest Shonekan (1936). After him are C. Odumegwu Ojukwu (1933), Abdullah al-Thani (1954), Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Murtala Mohammed (1938), Nnamdi Azikiwe (1904), and Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942).
1937 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 2
1943 - 1998
HPI: 51.56
Rank: 3
1951 - 2010
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 4
1957 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 5
1925 - 2018
HPI: 49.74
Rank: 6
1936 - 2022
HPI: 49.66
Rank: 7
1934 - Present
HPI: 49.57
Rank: 8
1933 - 2011
HPI: 49.52
Rank: 9
1954 - Present
HPI: 49.38
Rank: 10
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 11
1938 - 1976
HPI: 47.96
Rank: 12
1904 - 1996
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 13
1942 - Present
HPI: 46.89
Rank: 14