Simón Bolívar

About Simón Bolívar

Simón Bolívar (1783–1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a pivotal role in the struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire across much of South America. Known as "El Libertador," his military campaigns secured the sovereignty of modern-day Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Panama. His monumental influence on the political geography and history of the continent secures his position at HPI Rank #621 among the most globally impactful figures documented by the Pantheon project.

Despite this high historical standing, Bolívar’s contemporary internet attention is relatively modest. In 2025, his Wikipedia page accrued approximately 902K annualized views. This level of attention results in an **Attention Gap** score of +3x, indicating he is *overattended* relative to his historical importance, which is a rare finding suggesting strong, sustained cultural relevance in the digital age, unlike many figures with higher HPI ranks. For context, he receives significantly fewer views than politicians like Richard Nixon (#748, 4.2M views) or Dwight D. Eisenhower (#814, 3.6M views), suggesting his digital footprint is more concentrated within specific linguistic or geographic spheres.

His annual view growth shows a positive trend of +7.1% year-over-year, suggesting rising global interest, although a -10% dip between Q1 and Q3 of 2025 suggests recent fluctuations in search interest.