A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

About A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was a distinguished Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. His historical importance, reflected in his Pantheon HPI Rank of #990, stems significantly from his pivotal role in India's civilian space program and missile development, often earning him the moniker "Missile Man of India." His work with organizations like ISRO and DRDO was instrumental in advancing the nation's technological and defense capabilities.

Despite this substantial historical footprint, Kalam's modern internet attention appears comparatively low. In 2025, he accrued an annualized 2.4 million Wikipedia views. This level of attention puts him in an "overattention" category relative to his importance, indicated by an Attention Gap score of +8x. This suggests that while he is critically important, his online visibility is disproportionately high compared to many other figures ranked similarly in the Pantheon. For context, Ptolemy, ranked #253 in importance, garnered only 533K views in the same year.

Interestingly, while overall attention is high for his rank, the year-over-year trend shows a decline of -32.3% in pageviews, although the most recent quarterly data suggests a rebound with +16% momentum from Q1 to Q3, indicating a fluctuating but still present public interest in his legacy.