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Kofi Annan

7th Secretary-General of the United Nations

1938 - 2018

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His biography is available in 139 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 137 in 2024). Kofi Annan is the 2nd most popular diplomat, the most popular biography from Ghana and the most popular Ghanaian Diplomat.

Kofi Annan is most famous for serving as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1997 to 2006. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001 for his work with the United Nations.

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Kofi Annan is the highest-ranked of the 216 individuals in Pantheon born in Ghana.

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Kofi Annan ranks #2 of 109 Diplomats worldwide — among the top 2% of the profession.

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Kofi Annan's biography appears in 139 language editions of Wikipedia — more than 99% of all Diplomats.

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Kofi Annan shares a April 8 birthday with The Buddha, Christian IX of Denmark, and Mary Pickford.

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Among Diplomats

Among diplomats, Kofi Annan ranks 2 out of 109. Before him is Pocahontas. After him are Dag Hammarskjöld, Gaius Marius, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord, John Jay, Ban Ki-moon, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Alexandra Kollontai, John R. Bolton, Raoul Wallenberg, and Antony Blinken.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Kofi Annan ranks 2. Before him is Juan Carlos I of Spain. After him are Beatrix of the Netherlands, Claudia Cardinale, Romy Schneider, Bernie Madoff, Adriano Celentano, Queen Sofía of Spain, Jon Voight, Rudolf Nureyev, Anthony Giddens, and Leonid Kuchma. Among people deceased in 2018, Kofi Annan ranks 6. Before him are Stephen Hawking, Aretha Franklin, George H. W. Bush, Barbara Bush, and Ursula K. Le Guin. After him are Charles Aznavour, Montserrat Caballé, Ingvar Kamprad, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, Bernardo Bertolucci, and Stan Lee.

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In Ghana

Among people born in Ghana, Kofi Annan ranks 1 out of 216. After him are Kwame Nkrumah (1909), Peter Turkson (1948), John Mahama (1958), John Atta Mills (1944), Nana Akufo-Addo (1944), Marcel Desailly (1968), Sylvanus Olympio (1902), Abedi Pele (1964), John Kufuor (1938), Jerry Rawlings (1947), and Anton Wilhelm Amo (1703).

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Among Diplomats In Ghana

Among diplomats born in Ghana, Kofi Annan ranks 1. 

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