Pratibha Patil

About Pratibha Patil

Pratibha Patil is a significant Indian political figure, best known for serving as the 12th President of India from 2007 to 2012. Her career also includes serving as the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007, making her the first woman to hold that office in the state. Her career as a lawyer and politician spans several decades within the Indian National Congress party, securing her a position as one of the nation's most influential 21st-century leaders, which is reflected in her Historical Popularity Index (HPI) rank of #941 globally.

In the digital age, Patil's online attention appears reasonably aligned with her historical ranking. She garnered approximately 506K annualized Wikipedia pageviews in 2025, placing her attention gap near the expected baseline of ~1x relative to her historical importance. This contrasts with some contemporaries; for instance, she receives significantly fewer views than Reinhard Heydrich (#949 importance, 1.5M views), though Heydrich ranks slightly lower in overall historical impact. Interestingly, while her 2025 pageviews are declining by -18.6% year-over-year, her short-term momentum between Q1 and Q3 was positive at +10%, suggesting recent, albeit small, spikes in interest in the current year.