POLITICIAN
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1916 - 2006

Hassan Gouled Aptidon
Hassan Gouled Aptidon (Somali: Xasan Guuleed Abtidoon; Arabic: حسن جوليد أبتيدون; October 15, 1916 – November 21, 2006) was the first President of Djibouti from 1977 to 1999. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hassan Gouled Aptidon is the 6,548th most popular politician (down from 5,569th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Somalia (down from 5th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Somali Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 6,548 out of 19,576. Before him are Peter Pellegrini, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, Abdul Rahim Hatif, Enrico Letta, Sergei Bagapsh, and Huo Guang. After him are Manuel Ávila Camacho, Peter II of Sicily, Lee Jong-wook, William I, Count of Burgundy, Henutmire, and Magnus II of Norway.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeter Pellegrini
1975 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 6,544
Jean-Baptiste Carrier
1756 - 1794
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 6,545
Abdul Rahim Hatif
1926 - 2013
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 6,546
Enrico Letta
1966 - Present
HPI: 64.69
Rank: 6,547
Sergei Bagapsh
1949 - 2011
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,548
Huo Guang
150 BC - 68 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,549
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,550
Manuel Ávila Camacho
1897 - 1955
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,551
Peter II of Sicily
1305 - 1342
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,552
Lee Jong-wook
1945 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,553
William I, Count of Burgundy
1020 - 1087
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,554
Henutmire
1300 BC - 1300 BC
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,555
Magnus II of Norway
1048 - 1069
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 6,556
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1916, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 68. Before him are Saburō Sakai, Henri Dutilleux, Georg Henrik von Wright, Hubert Maga, Lars Korvald, and Lung Chien. After him are Léo Ferré, Ernst Wilimowski, Hamani Diori, Bernard Blier, Richard Fleischer, and Giorgio Bassani. Among people deceased in 2006, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 85. Before him are Reinhart Koselleck, Floyd Patterson, Ferenc Bene, Lars Korvald, Gillo Pontecorvo, and Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. After him are Lee Jong-wook, Richard Fleischer, María Capovilla, Ryutaro Hashimoto, Tina Aumont, and Pramoedya Ananta Toer.
Others Born in 1916
Go to all RankingsSaburō Sakai
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.88
Rank: 62
Henri Dutilleux
COMPOSER
1916 - 2013
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 63
Georg Henrik von Wright
PHILOSOPHER
1916 - 2003
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 64
Hubert Maga
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2000
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 65
Lars Korvald
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 66
Lung Chien
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1975
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 67
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 68
Léo Ferré
MUSICIAN
1916 - 1993
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 69
Ernst Wilimowski
SOCCER PLAYER
1916 - 1997
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 70
Hamani Diori
POLITICIAN
1916 - 1989
HPI: 64.48
Rank: 71
Bernard Blier
ACTOR
1916 - 1989
HPI: 64.43
Rank: 72
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 73
Giorgio Bassani
WRITER
1916 - 2000
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 74
Others Deceased in 2006
Go to all RankingsReinhart Koselleck
HISTORIAN
1923 - 2006
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 79
Floyd Patterson
BOXER
1935 - 2006
HPI: 65.12
Rank: 80
Ferenc Bene
SOCCER PLAYER
1944 - 2006
HPI: 65.06
Rank: 81
Lars Korvald
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.91
Rank: 82
Gillo Pontecorvo
FILM DIRECTOR
1919 - 2006
HPI: 64.77
Rank: 83
Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
POLITICIAN
1926 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 84
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 85
Lee Jong-wook
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 86
Richard Fleischer
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 87
María Capovilla
CELEBRITY
1889 - 2006
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 88
Ryutaro Hashimoto
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2006
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 89
Tina Aumont
ACTOR
1946 - 2006
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 90
Pramoedya Ananta Toer
WRITER
1925 - 2006
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 91
In Somalia
Among people born in Somalia, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 11 out of 58. Before him are Mohammed Abdullah Hassan (1856), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), Waris Dirie (1965), Mohamed Farrah Aidid (1934), and Iman (1955). After him are Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), Nur Hassan Hussein (1937), and Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952).
Others born in Somalia
Go to all RankingsMohammed Abdullah Hassan
WRITER
1856 - 1920
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 5
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 6
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2024
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 7
Waris Dirie
WRITER
1965 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 8
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
POLITICIAN
1934 - 1996
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 9
Iman
MODEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 10
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 11
Mohamed Osman Jawari
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2024
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 12
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
POLITICIAN
1934 - 2012
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 13
Muse Bihi Abdi
POLITICIAN
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 14
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
POLITICIAN
1912 - 2012
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 15
Nur Hassan Hussein
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 16
Ali Mohammed Ghedi
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 17
Among POLITICIANS In Somalia
Among politicians born in Somalia, Hassan Gouled Aptidon ranks 8. Before him are Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955), Aden Adde (1908), Abdirashid Shermarke (1919), Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed (1962), Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud (1936), and Mohamed Farrah Aidid (1934). After him are Mohamed Osman Jawari (1945), Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed (1934), Muse Bihi Abdi (1948), Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein (1912), Nur Hassan Hussein (1937), and Ali Mohammed Ghedi (1952).
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
1955 - Present
HPI: 73.56
Rank: 2
Aden Adde
1908 - 2007
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 3
Abdirashid Shermarke
1919 - 1969
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 4
Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed
1962 - Present
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 5
Ahmed Mohamed Mohamoud
1936 - 2024
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 6
Mohamed Farrah Aidid
1934 - 1996
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 7
Hassan Gouled Aptidon
1916 - 2006
HPI: 64.68
Rank: 8
Mohamed Osman Jawari
1945 - 2024
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 9
Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed
1934 - 2012
HPI: 62.08
Rank: 10
Muse Bihi Abdi
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 11
Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein
1912 - 2012
HPI: 60.88
Rank: 12
Nur Hassan Hussein
1937 - 2020
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 13
Ali Mohammed Ghedi
1952 - Present
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 14