POLITICIAN
Ivo Josipović
1957 - Today

Ivo Josipović
Ivo Josipović (pronounced [ǐːʋo josǐːpoʋitɕ] ; born 28 August 1957) is a Croatian academic, jurist, composer, and politician who served as the president of Croatia from 2010 to 2015. Josipović entered politics as a member of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia (SKJ), and played a key role in the democratic transformation of the League of Communists of Croatia (SKH) into the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as the author of its first statute. He left politics in 1994, but returned in 2003, winning a seat in the Croatian Parliament running as an independent candidate on the SDP party list. He won re-election to parliament as a member of the SDP in 2007. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ivo Josipović is the 5,001st most popular politician (down from 4,821st in 2019), the 53rd most popular biography from Croatia (up from 55th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Croatian Politician.
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Among POLITICIANS
Among politicians, Ivo Josipović ranks 5,001 out of 19,576. Before him are Erwin Piscator, Chandragupta II, Horia Sima, Sweyn Haakonsson, Tervel of Bulgaria, and René Préval. After him are Mesud I, Eumenes I, Traidenis, Shvarn, Ayşe Sultan, and Muhammad Khan Junejo.
Most Popular Politicians in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsErwin Piscator
1893 - 1966
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 4,997
Chandragupta II
400 - 500
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 4,998
Horia Sima
1907 - 1993
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 4,999
Sweyn Haakonsson
1000 - 1016
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,000
Tervel of Bulgaria
675 - 721
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,001
René Préval
1943 - 2017
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,002
Ivo Josipović
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,003
Mesud I
1095 - 1156
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,004
Eumenes I
250 BC - 241 BC
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,005
Traidenis
1220 - 1282
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,006
Shvarn
1230 - 1270
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,007
Ayşe Sultan
1605 - 1660
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 5,008
Muhammad Khan Junejo
1932 - 1993
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 5,009
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, Ivo Josipović ranks 45. Before him are Stefan Löfven, Kelly McGillis, Rumiko Takahashi, Bruce Beutler, Masayoshi Son, and Ai Weiwei. After him are Rinat Dasayev, Faustin-Archange Touadéra, Kevin McHale, Theo van Gogh, Michael Cretu, and Michael Madsen.
Others Born in 1957
Go to all RankingsStefan Löfven
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 39
Kelly McGillis
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 40
Rumiko Takahashi
COMIC ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 41
Bruce Beutler
BIOLOGIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 42
Masayoshi Son
BUSINESSPERSON
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 43
Ai Weiwei
ARTIST
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 44
Ivo Josipović
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 45
Rinat Dasayev
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 46
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 47
Kevin McHale
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 48
Theo van Gogh
FILM DIRECTOR
1957 - 2004
HPI: 66.49
Rank: 49
Michael Cretu
MUSICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 50
Michael Madsen
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 51
In Croatia
Among people born in Croatia, Ivo Josipović ranks 53 out of 700. Before him are Ljudevit Gaj (1809), Josip Skoblar (1941), Matthias Flacius (1520), Siniša Mihajlović (1969), Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815), and Francis, Duke of Teck (1837). After him are Ivan Gundulić (1589), Luigi Dallapiccola (1904), Krešimir Ćosić (1948), Ante Gotovina (1955), Zlatko Čajkovski (1923), and Branko Zebec (1929).
Others born in Croatia
Go to all RankingsLjudevit Gaj
WRITER
1809 - 1872
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 47
Josip Skoblar
SOCCER PLAYER
1941 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 48
Matthias Flacius
WRITER
1520 - 1575
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 49
Siniša Mihajlović
COACH
1969 - 2022
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 50
Josip Juraj Strossmayer
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1905
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 51
Francis, Duke of Teck
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1900
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 52
Ivo Josipović
POLITICIAN
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 53
Ivan Gundulić
WRITER
1589 - 1638
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 54
Luigi Dallapiccola
COMPOSER
1904 - 1975
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 55
Krešimir Ćosić
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 66.35
Rank: 56
Ante Gotovina
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1955 - Present
HPI: 66.26
Rank: 57
Zlatko Čajkovski
SOCCER PLAYER
1923 - 1998
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 58
Branko Zebec
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1988
HPI: 66.16
Rank: 59
Among POLITICIANS In Croatia
Among politicians born in Croatia, Ivo Josipović ranks 17. Before him are Zoran Milanović (1966), Ivan Ribar (1881), Veljko Kadijević (1925), Tomislav of Croatia (null), Josip Juraj Strossmayer (1815), and Francis, Duke of Teck (1837). After him are Milka Planinc (1924), Milan Babić (1956), Slavko Kvaternik (1878), Vladko Maček (1879), Ivo Sanader (1953), and Ante Starčević (1823).
Zoran Milanović
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 11
Ivan Ribar
1881 - 1968
HPI: 68.66
Rank: 12
Veljko Kadijević
1925 - 2014
HPI: 67.68
Rank: 13
Tomislav of Croatia
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 14
Josip Juraj Strossmayer
1815 - 1905
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 15
Francis, Duke of Teck
1837 - 1900
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 16
Ivo Josipović
1957 - Present
HPI: 66.56
Rank: 17
Milka Planinc
1924 - 2010
HPI: 65.59
Rank: 18
Milan Babić
1956 - 2006
HPI: 65.15
Rank: 19
Slavko Kvaternik
1878 - 1947
HPI: 65.01
Rank: 20
Vladko Maček
1879 - 1964
HPI: 64.84
Rank: 21
Ivo Sanader
1953 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 22
Ante Starčević
1823 - 1896
HPI: 64.41
Rank: 23