POLITICIAN
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970

António de Oliveira Salazar
António de Oliveira Salazar (28 April 1889 – 27 July 1970) was a Portuguese statesman, academic, and economist who served as Portugal's President of the Council of Ministers from 1932 to 1968. Having come to power under the Ditadura Nacional ("National Dictatorship"), he reframed the regime as the corporatist Estado Novo ("New State"), with himself as a dictator. The regime he created lasted until 1974, making it one of the longest-lived authoritarian regimes in modern Europe. A political economy professor at the University of Coimbra, Salazar entered public life as finance minister with the support of President Óscar Carmona after the 28 May 1926 coup d'état. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. António de Oliveira Salazar is the 289th most popular politician (down from 225th in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Portugal (up from 7th in 2019) and the most popular Portuguese Politician.
António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portuguese politician who is most famous for being the dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, António de Oliveira Salazar ranks 289 out of 19,576. Before him are Demosthenes, Louis XII of France, Wu Zetian, Henry II of France, Ferdinand I of Austria, and Babur. After him are Antoninus Pius, Tomyris, David Ben-Gurion, A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Louis the Pious, and Margaret I of Denmark.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDemosthenes
384 BC - 322 BC
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 283
Louis XII of France
1462 - 1515
HPI: 81.70
Rank: 284
Wu Zetian
624 - 705
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 285
Henry II of France
1519 - 1559
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 286
Ferdinand I of Austria
1793 - 1875
HPI: 81.62
Rank: 287
Babur
1483 - 1530
HPI: 81.60
Rank: 288
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 289
Antoninus Pius
86 - 161
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 290
Tomyris
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 291
David Ben-Gurion
1886 - 1973
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 292
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
1931 - 2015
HPI: 81.57
Rank: 293
Louis the Pious
778 - 840
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 294
Margaret I of Denmark
1353 - 1412
HPI: 81.56
Rank: 295
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1889, António de Oliveira Salazar ranks 5. Before him are Adolf Hitler, Charlie Chaplin, Martin Heidegger, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. After him are Jean Cocteau, Edgar Adrian, Jawaharlal Nehru, Edwin Hubble, Philip Noel-Baker, Paul Karrer, and Ante Pavelić. Among people deceased in 1970, António de Oliveira Salazar ranks 6. Before him are Charles de Gaulle, Janis Joplin, Bertrand Russell, Gamal Abdel Nasser, and Erich Maria Remarque. After him are Sukarno, Abraham Maslow, Yukio Mishima, Jimi Hendrix, Alexander Kerensky, and Max Born.
Others Born in 1889
Go to all RankingsAdolf Hitler
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1945
HPI: 94.99
Rank: 1
Charlie Chaplin
ACTOR
1889 - 1977
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 2
Martin Heidegger
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1976
HPI: 84.92
Rank: 3
Ludwig Wittgenstein
PHILOSOPHER
1889 - 1951
HPI: 83.27
Rank: 4
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 5
Jean Cocteau
WRITER
1889 - 1963
HPI: 80.33
Rank: 6
Edgar Adrian
PHYSICIAN
1889 - 1977
HPI: 80.05
Rank: 7
Jawaharlal Nehru
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1964
HPI: 78.99
Rank: 8
Edwin Hubble
ASTRONOMER
1889 - 1953
HPI: 78.45
Rank: 9
Philip Noel-Baker
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1982
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 10
Paul Karrer
CHEMIST
1889 - 1971
HPI: 77.10
Rank: 11
Ante Pavelić
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1959
HPI: 76.53
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1970
Go to all RankingsCharles de Gaulle
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1970
HPI: 86.70
Rank: 1
Janis Joplin
SINGER
1943 - 1970
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 2
Bertrand Russell
MATHEMATICIAN
1872 - 1970
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 3
Gamal Abdel Nasser
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1970
HPI: 82.33
Rank: 4
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 5
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 6
Sukarno
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1970
HPI: 81.02
Rank: 7
Abraham Maslow
PSYCHOLOGIST
1908 - 1970
HPI: 80.93
Rank: 8
Yukio Mishima
WRITER
1925 - 1970
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 9
Jimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 10
Alexander Kerensky
POLITICIAN
1881 - 1970
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 11
Max Born
PHYSICIST
1882 - 1970
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 12
In Portugal
Among people born in Portugal, António de Oliveira Salazar ranks 6 out of 633. Before him are Ferdinand Magellan (1480), Vasco da Gama (1460), Bartolomeu Dias (1450), Prince Henry the Navigator (1394), and Anthony of Padua (1195). After him are José Saramago (1922), Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467), António Guterres (1949), Fernando Pessoa (1888), Luís de Camões (1524), and Cristiano Ronaldo (1985).
Others born in Portugal
Go to all RankingsFerdinand Magellan
EXPLORER
1480 - 1521
HPI: 92.62
Rank: 1
Vasco da Gama
EXPLORER
1460 - 1524
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 2
Bartolomeu Dias
EXPLORER
1450 - 1500
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 3
Prince Henry the Navigator
EXPLORER
1394 - 1460
HPI: 84.33
Rank: 4
Anthony of Padua
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1195 - 1231
HPI: 82.94
Rank: 5
António de Oliveira Salazar
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 6
José Saramago
WRITER
1922 - 2010
HPI: 81.32
Rank: 7
Pedro Álvares Cabral
EXPLORER
1467 - 1520
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 8
António Guterres
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 9
Fernando Pessoa
WRITER
1888 - 1935
HPI: 78.77
Rank: 10
Luís de Camões
WRITER
1524 - 1580
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 11
Cristiano Ronaldo
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 12
Among POLITICIANS In Portugal
Among politicians born in Portugal, António de Oliveira Salazar ranks 1. After him are António Guterres (1949), Manuel I of Portugal (1469), Afonso I of Portugal (1109), Pedro I of Brazil (1798), John II of Portugal (1455), Sebastian of Portugal (1554), John I of Portugal (1358), John III of Portugal (1502), Afonso V of Portugal (1432), Peter I of Portugal (1320), and Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa (1948).
António de Oliveira Salazar
1889 - 1970
HPI: 81.59
Rank: 1
António Guterres
1949 - Present
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 2
Manuel I of Portugal
1469 - 1521
HPI: 77.70
Rank: 3
Afonso I of Portugal
1109 - 1185
HPI: 77.46
Rank: 4
Pedro I of Brazil
1798 - 1834
HPI: 76.94
Rank: 5
John II of Portugal
1455 - 1495
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 6
Sebastian of Portugal
1554 - 1578
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 7
John I of Portugal
1358 - 1433
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 8
John III of Portugal
1502 - 1557
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 9
Afonso V of Portugal
1432 - 1481
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 10
Peter I of Portugal
1320 - 1367
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 11
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa
1948 - Present
HPI: 74.29
Rank: 12