Bill Clinton

About Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, presiding over a period of significant economic expansion and presiding over the first balanced federal budget in decades. His presidency also included major legislative achievements like NAFTA and welfare reform, cementing his place as an influential post-Cold War political figure, which is reflected in his Historical Popularity Index (HPI) rank of #704.

Despite this historical stature, Clinton's modern internet attention shows a notable over-indexing. He accrued 6.7 million annualized Wikipedia views in 2025, resulting in an Attention Gap of +20x when compared to his historical importance score. This level of attention vastly outpaces figures ranked significantly higher in historical importance; for example, Nero (#248 importance) garnered only 1.9 million views, and Mary, mother of Jesus (#9 importance), only 1.4 million views in the same year.

The data further suggests a cooling of current public interest: Clinton’s Wikipedia views dropped by 31.7% year-over-year, and his 2025 Momentum showed a substantial Q1 versus Q3 decline of 42%.