1935 - 2015
Zhelyu Mitev Zhelev (Bulgarian: Желю Митев Желев; Bulgarian: [ˈʒɛʎu ˈmitef ˈʒɛlef]; 3 March 1935 – 30 January 2015) was a Bulgarian politician and former dissident who served as the first democratically elected and non-Communist President of Bulgaria, from 1990 to 1997. Zhelev was one of the most prominent figures of the 1989 Bulgarian Revolution, which ended the 35 year rule of President Todor Zhivkov. A member of the Union of Democratic Forces, he was elected as President by the 7th Grand National Assembly. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhelyu Zhelev has received more than 155,712 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 44 in 2019). Zhelyu Zhelev is the 5,078th most popular politician (down from 4,488th in 2019), the 51st most popular biography from Bulgaria (down from 40th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Bulgarian Politician.
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Among politicians, Zhelyu Zhelev ranks 5,078 out of 15,577. Before him are Philip I, Prince of Taranto, Brahim Ghali, Louis François, Prince of Conti, Radama I, Konstanty Ostrogski, and Salvador Sánchez Cerén. After him are Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta, Wei Zheng, Emperor Zhi of Han, Andrew, Duke of Calabria, Yaropolk II of Kiev, and Chungnyeol of Goryeo.
1278 - 1332
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,072
1949 - Present
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,073
1717 - 1776
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,074
1793 - 1828
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,075
1460 - 1530
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 5,076
1944 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,077
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,078
1898 - 1942
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,079
580 - 643
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 5,080
138 - 146
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,081
1327 - 1345
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,082
1082 - 1139
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 5,083
1236 - 1308
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 5,084
Among people born in 1935, Zhelyu Zhelev ranks 72. Before him are John G. Avildsen, Monique Wittig, Lee Remick, Sonny Bono, Floyd Patterson, and Kurt Westergaard. After him are Bent Larsen, Seiji Ozawa, António Ramalho Eanes, Gene Vincent, Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, and Terry Riley. Among people deceased in 2015, Zhelyu Zhelev ranks 72. Before him are Richard F. Heck, Cynthia Lennon, Geraldine McEwan, Rod Taylor, Ornette Coleman, and Jin Youzhi. After him are Robert Loggia, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld, Chandra Bahadur Dangi, Georges Wolinski, and Árpád Göncz.
1935 - 2017
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 66
1935 - 2003
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 67
1935 - 1991
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 68
1935 - 1998
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 69
1935 - 2006
HPI: 58.54
Rank: 70
1935 - 2021
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 71
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 72
1935 - 2010
HPI: 58.32
Rank: 73
1935 - 2024
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 74
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 75
1935 - 1971
HPI: 57.88
Rank: 76
1935 - 2010
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 77
1935 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 78
1931 - 2015
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 66
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 67
1932 - 2015
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 68
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.71
Rank: 69
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 70
1918 - 2015
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 71
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 72
1930 - 2015
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 73
1938 - 2015
HPI: 58.24
Rank: 74
1921 - 2015
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 75
1939 - 2015
HPI: 58.09
Rank: 76
1934 - 2015
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 77
1922 - 2015
HPI: 57.92
Rank: 78
Among people born in Bulgaria, Zhelyu Zhelev ranks 51 out of 372. Before him are Irina Bokova (1952), John of Rila (876), Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280), Hristo Botev (1848), Peter Deunov (1864), and Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324). After him are Jules Pascin (1885), Nikola Zhekov (1865), Vladimir of Bulgaria (850), Bogdan Filov (1883), Vasil Kolarov (1877), and Vasile Lupu (1595).
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 45
876 - 946
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 46
1280 - 1330
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 47
1848 - 1876
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 48
1864 - 1944
HPI: 58.74
Rank: 49
1324 - 1397
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 50
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 51
1885 - 1930
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 52
1865 - 1949
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 53
850 - 893
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 54
1883 - 1945
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 55
1877 - 1950
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 56
1595 - 1661
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 57
Among politicians born in Bulgaria, Zhelyu Zhelev ranks 27. Before him are Rumen Radev (1963), Ivan Alexander of Bulgaria (1300), Kiril, Prince of Preslav (1895), Petar Mladenov (1936), Michael Shishman of Bulgaria (1280), and Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria (1324). After him are Nikola Zhekov (1865), Vladimir of Bulgaria (850), Vasil Kolarov (1877), Vasile Lupu (1595), Sineperver Sultan (1761), and Ivan Asen III of Bulgaria (1259).
1963 - Present
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 21
1300 - 1371
HPI: 59.75
Rank: 22
1895 - 1945
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 23
1936 - 2000
HPI: 59.48
Rank: 24
1280 - 1330
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 25
1324 - 1397
HPI: 58.51
Rank: 26
1935 - 2015
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 27
1865 - 1949
HPI: 58.02
Rank: 28
850 - 893
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 29
1877 - 1950
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 30
1595 - 1661
HPI: 57.31
Rank: 31
1761 - 1828
HPI: 57.03
Rank: 32
1259 - 1303
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 33