Politician
Ernest Shonekan
Nigerian lawyer, former interim president
1936 - 2022
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Ernest Shonekan
His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Shonekan is the 16,444th most popular politician (down from 15,459th in 2024), the 63rd most popular biography from Nigeria (down from 48th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Nigerian Politician.
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Among Politicians
Among politicians, Ernest Shonekan ranks 16,437 out of 19,576. Before him are Virginia Raggi, Heiko Maas, Amir Sjarifuddin, Östen Undén, Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja, and Sæberht of Essex. After him are Manuel Murillo Toro, Anthony W. Gardiner, K. C. Wu, Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, Jerónimo Saavedra, and Marta Kos.
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Virginia Raggi
1978 - Present
HPI: 53.35
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Heiko Maas
1966 - Present
HPI: 53.35
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1907 - 1948
HPI: 53.34
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Östen Undén
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HPI: 53.34
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Marcelino Oreja, 1st Marquis of Oreja
1935 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 16,442
Sæberht of Essex
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 16,443
Ernest Shonekan
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 16,444
Manuel Murillo Toro
1816 - 1880
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 16,445
Anthony W. Gardiner
1820 - 1885
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 16,446
K. C. Wu
1903 - 1984
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 16,447
Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb
1925 - 2022
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 16,448
Jerónimo Saavedra
1936 - 2023
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 16,449
Marta Kos
1965 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 16,450
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1936, Ernest Shonekan ranks 501. Before him are Marino Klinger, Ferenc Németh, Gavriil Popov, Žarko Nikolić, Hugh Anderson, and Isaac Berger. After him are Jerónimo Saavedra, Hal Greer, Margaret Mahy, Carey Bell, Dimitar Largov, and Robert F. Overmyer. Among people deceased in 2022, Ernest Shonekan ranks 526. Before him are Kathleen Booth, Georgi Yartsev, Galina Shamrai, Alfredo Torres, Amos Sawyer, and Boris Moiseev. After him are Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb, Billy Bingham, Murray Halberg, Enrique Rodríguez, Tomás Boy, and Ilkka Kanerva.
Others Born in 1936
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Marino Klinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1975
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 495
Ferenc Németh
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 496
Gavriil Popov
POLITICIAN
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 497
Žarko Nikolić
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2011
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 498
Hugh Anderson
ATHLETE
1936 - Present
HPI: 53.44
Rank: 499
Isaac Berger
ATHLETE
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 500
Ernest Shonekan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 501
Jerónimo Saavedra
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2023
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 502
Hal Greer
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1936 - 2018
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 503
Margaret Mahy
WRITER
1936 - 2012
HPI: 53.28
Rank: 504
Carey Bell
MUSICIAN
1936 - 2007
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 505
Dimitar Largov
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 506
Robert F. Overmyer
ASTRONAUT
1936 - 1996
HPI: 53.25
Rank: 507
Others Deceased in 2022
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Kathleen Booth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1922 - 2022
HPI: 53.43
Rank: 520
Georgi Yartsev
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 521
Galina Shamrai
POLITICIAN
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 522
Alfredo Torres
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2022
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 523
Amos Sawyer
POLITICIAN
1945 - 2022
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 524
Boris Moiseev
SINGER
1954 - 2022
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 525
Ernest Shonekan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 526
Henry Plumb, Baron Plumb
POLITICIAN
1925 - 2022
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 527
Billy Bingham
SOCCER PLAYER
1931 - 2022
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 528
Murray Halberg
ATHLETE
1933 - 2022
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 529
Enrique Rodríguez
BOXER
1951 - 2022
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 530
Tomás Boy
COACH
1951 - 2022
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 531
Ilkka Kanerva
POLITICIAN
1948 - 2022
HPI: 53.12
Rank: 532
In Nigeria
Among people born in Nigeria, Ernest Shonekan ranks 63 out of NaN. Before him are Muhammadu Maccido (1928), Obafemi Martins (1984), Stephen Keshi (1962), Uche Okechukwu (1967), Israel Adesanya (1989), and Victor Ikpeba (1973). After him are Chukwudi Iwuji (1975), Flora Nwapa (1931), Kelechi Iheanacho (1996), Celestine Babayaro (1978), Daniel Amokachi (1972), and Vincent Enyeama (1982).
Others born in Nigeria
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Muhammadu Maccido
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2006
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 57
Obafemi Martins
SOCCER PLAYER
1984 - Present
HPI: 53.46
Rank: 58
Stephen Keshi
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - 2016
HPI: 53.45
Rank: 59
Uche Okechukwu
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 60
Israel Adesanya
MARTIAL ARTS
1989 - Present
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 61
Victor Ikpeba
SOCCER PLAYER
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 62
Ernest Shonekan
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 63
Chukwudi Iwuji
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.31
Rank: 64
Flora Nwapa
WRITER
1931 - 1993
HPI: 53.13
Rank: 65
Kelechi Iheanacho
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 66
Celestine Babayaro
SOCCER PLAYER
1978 - Present
HPI: 52.97
Rank: 67
Daniel Amokachi
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 68
Vincent Enyeama
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 69
Among Politicians In Nigeria
Among politicians born in Nigeria, Ernest Shonekan ranks 19. Before him are Ibrahim Babangida (1941), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa (1912), Yemi Osinbajo (1957), Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924), Abdulsalami Abubakar (1942), and Muhammadu Maccido (1928). After him are Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti (1900), Adebayo Adedeji (1930), Mohammed Yusuf (1970), Obafemi Awolowo (1909), Atiku Abubakar (1946), and Namadi Sambo (1954).
Ibrahim Babangida
1941 - Present
HPI: 57.59
Rank: 13
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
1912 - 1966
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 14
Yemi Osinbajo
1957 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 15
Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi
1924 - 1966
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 16
Abdulsalami Abubakar
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 17
Muhammadu Maccido
1928 - 2006
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 18
Ernest Shonekan
1936 - 2022
HPI: 53.33
Rank: 19
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
1900 - 1978
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 20
Adebayo Adedeji
1930 - 2018
HPI: 51.65
Rank: 21
Mohammed Yusuf
1970 - 2009
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 22
Obafemi Awolowo
1909 - 1987
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 23
Atiku Abubakar
1946 - Present
HPI: 49.34
Rank: 24
Namadi Sambo
1954 - Present
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 25
